http://www.macnn.com/ MacNN is the leading source for news about Apple and the Mac industry. It offers news, reviews, discussion, tips, troubleshooting, links, and reviews every day. The best place for Mac News. Period. en-us http://images.macnn.com/images/macnn-logo-bw.gif http://www.macnn.com/ http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/11/12/device.integrates.ipod.dock/ <img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/0911/mw10sml.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Panasonic on Thursday introduced the MW-10, a device that combines a photo frame with an audio system and iPod dock. The system integrates a CD player, AM/FM tuner, 45-station preset memory, and a 9-inch WVGA LCD with 4GB of internal memory for picture storage. Users can add memory or offload photos from a CD or SD memory card.... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/11/12/device.integrates.ipod.dock/ Fri, 13 Nov 2009 02:00:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/11/10/softbank.announces.new.winter.spring.handsets/ <img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/0911/softbankandroidintro.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Japanese telecoms provider Softbank on Tuesday announced an upcoming lineup of handsets, including revealing that it will launch an Android-powered smartphone by the spring of 2010. The device will use a 3.7-inch OLED and be powered by Qualcomm's 1GHz Snapdragon CPU but has received few other details. Otherwise, Snapdragon is already found or to be found in a number of other smartphones from vario... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/11/10/softbank.announces.new.winter.spring.handsets/ Tue, 10 Nov 2009 17:20:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/11/09/ricoh.gxr.system.has.multiple.sensors.lenses/ <img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/0911/ricohgxrin.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Ricoh will release a new camera system sometime in December that promises to be smaller than either Olympus' or Panasonic's Micro Four Thirds Cameras. Called GXR, the key feature of the system will be to make both the sensor and lens interchangeable. Photographers will have the option of replacing both the lens and sensor as a package instead of just the lens alone.... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/11/09/ricoh.gxr.system.has.multiple.sensors.lenses/ Mon, 09 Nov 2009 22:10:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/11/05/e.p2.official.with.continuous.af/ <img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/0911/olympuse-p2.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Olympus as promised today released the E-P2 as its second-generation Micro Four Thirds compact. The update to the 12.3-megapixel camera primarily adds continuous, motion-track autofocusing that can better follow a subject across the frame. HD movie recording likewise gets a boost with manual control over the aperture and shutter speed.... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/11/05/e.p2.official.with.continuous.af/ Thu, 05 Nov 2009 13:00:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/11/04/walmart.confirms.day.of.deals/ <img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/0910/walmartdealsin.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Yesterday's leak of Walmart offering several sales on consumer electronics products has been confirmed today by the big-box electronics retailer. The one-day deals are slated to start on Saturday, November 7th at 8AM. The leaked image matches Walmart's official products down to the prices and includes an Xbox 360 Arcade gaming console coming with a $100 gift card for $199. The headline offering, a... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/11/04/walmart.confirms.day.of.deals/ Wed, 04 Nov 2009 19:35:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/10/16/epson.shows.047.inch.800x600.evf.panel/ <img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/0910/seikoevf.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Epson has began producing a small, high-temperature polysilicon LCD panel that is just 0.47 inches in diagonal size and has an extremely dense 800x600 resolution. The panel is meant for use in the electronic viewfinders (EVF) of some digital cameras and is crisp enough to replicate an actual optical eyepiece. Unlike competing products that display RGB colors in sequence, the new example doesn't p... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/10/16/epson.shows.047.inch.800x600.evf.panel/ Fri, 16 Oct 2009 21:20:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/10/12/lufthansa.intros.flynet.in.flight.data.service/ <img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/0910/lufthansaflynet.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Airline Lufthansa revealed it will soon offer improved cellphone and Internet services on its long-distance flights, bettering those offered from other airlines. According to a Monday WSJ report (subscription required), the German company will partner with Panasonic to offer the connection services, called FlyNet, on flights between Europe and North America in the next few months before expanding ... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/10/12/lufthansa.intros.flynet.in.flight.data.service/ Mon, 12 Oct 2009 17:00:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/10/08/panasonic.shows.2351.capabale.projector/ <img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/0910/panaae4000.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Panasonic recently introduced its latest home theater projector, the PT-AE4000U. The 1080p LCD projector has a 1,600 lumens brightness ratio and a 100,000:1 dynamic contrast ratio. To help integrate it into user's existing home theater systems, there is a programmable 12V trigger for a drop-down screen and Panasonic's VIERA Link compatibility for control of all compatible system components with on... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/10/08/panasonic.shows.2351.capabale.projector/ Thu, 08 Oct 2009 20:10:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/10/06/panasonic.plasma.prototype.is.ultra.dark.fast/ <img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/0910/panaalphaipsintro.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />At the ongoing CEATEC show in Japan, Panasonic showed off its next-generation IPS-Alpha plasma prototype panel. While specs aren't yet available, subjectively the new display has very true black levels, while fast-moving scenes are reproduced without much noticeable blur. Panasonic hung a 2008 model next to the IPS-Alpha for comparison purposes, showing off the advances it has made in the past yea... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/10/06/panasonic.plasma.prototype.is.ultra.dark.fast/ Tue, 06 Oct 2009 13:25:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/09/29/panasonic.adds.new.toughbook.models.win7/ <img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/0909/panatoughbook.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Panasonic on Tuesday morning debuted six new Let's Note models in Japan, which are the equivalent of the maker's ToughBook rugged notebook PCs in North America. There were updated versions of the F8, R8, T8, W8 as well as two new models in the S8 and N8. The main change is the inclusion of 32-bit Windows 7, with some models getting the option to downgrade to Windows XP. The new S8 and N8 PCs also ... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/09/29/panasonic.adds.new.toughbook.models.win7/ Tue, 29 Sep 2009 17:00:00 GMT