Sony Ericsson C905

Just released last month, Sony Ericsson's C905 ("C" for Sony's Cyber-shot line of cameras) has an amazing 8.1 megapixel camera in this high-end, scratch-resistant ( for the screen) cellphone. It is the first 8.1 megapixel camera to be released outside of Korea. It carries the Assisted GPS function and WiFi as well, although its camera feature and capabilities overshadow the rest of the phone's functions. The camera in it has the Xenon-in built flash. Because of this there will be no worries for red eye nor light adjustment. The Xenon-in built camera flash takes care of it all for you. It carries the Smart-Contrast feature, allowing the camera to automatically adjust the shadows to get a more beautifully taken picture. Auto Focus is another feature, though it is pretty much a standard in cameras now, allowing the camera to automatically focus on whatever picture you're trying to take. Face detection of course, is included. Obviously it detects the faces of the people in your picture and takes a clearer and sharper image of the faces so that it doesnt fade off into the background. And finally, the camera also has a Best Pic function as well. This makes it so that when you click to take the picture, three pictures will be taken, and then three more pictures after you let go of the button. This allows you to choose which picture is the best, just in case you're just a tad late in taking the photo.

All this is inside a CELLPHONE. Of course the cellphone has its own unique features as well but no other cellphone has a camera that even comes close to the C905, at least for now. If anyone is a fan of cameras, cellphones, and/or camera-phones, this is the phone to get.















Do cameras interest you? To find out more, go to the Digital Camera Survey website here or go to http://www.ndrs.org/iol/cameras.htm

Telus BlackBerry Storm retail price?

The BlackBerry Storm has been confirmed for Bell and Telus, though it has yet to be released. Currently the rumors are that the touch-screen BlackBerry Storm will cost $299.99 on a 3-year contract, $549.99 on 2-years, $599.99 on a single year and $649.99 without a contract, although either Telus nor Bell has made a statement for how much these handhelds will cost when they're released to the public.

bgC3 - Bill Gate's new mysterious company

After recently stepping down as an executive chairman, Bill Gates has started a new and mysterious company called bgC3, which he has kept very tightly under wraps. bgC3 is expected to be a think tank for scientific and technological innovations. According to the company's federal trademark registration the company will be involved in scientific and technological services, industrial analysis and research, and design and development of computer hardware and software as well.

More over, some have been wondering what the name represents. Obviously "bg" would stand for Bill Gates, and the "C" has been given a couple guesses as to what it might stand for. The first and most probable guess for what it might be is: company. That would make sense as C3 would mean Company 3, which really is his third company or enterprise after Microsoft and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. But TechFlash, a technological news souce based in Seattle, has reported that the "C" stands for "catalyst." The reason for this is that bgC3 will, aside from its other purposes, will act as a catalyst between Microsoft and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. So far, an insider has said that the statement is only half correct.

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Hugh Jackman - Sexiest Man Alive vs. George Clooney - Former Sexiest Man Alive

In a recent interview, Hugh Jackman who just won the title of the Sexiest Man Alive from People Magazine, revealed that he received a not-so-friendly phonecall from predecessor George Clooney, who has held the title twice before. It happened at 2a.m. when the phone rang. George Clooney told Hugh "I know what you did! You started this big campaign that's been going on and [you] took the title away from me." Whether this was intended to be a joke or not is not clear, although Hugh said it was NOT a courtesy call, despite recalling the event in a jokingly manner.

Motorola's Moto QA30

The Moto QA30 is Motorola's response to the latest trend in qwerty-equipped devices. Not just another qwerty phone, it is a qwerty SLIDER to be exact, the first of its kind. It comes with 2.5-inch 320×240 display, 2-megapixel camera, 1x EVDO connectivity, Bluetooth, 3.5mm headset jack, Facebook access, email, USB 2.0 and microSD card support up to an amazing 32GB. Details concerning the price and availability are still unknown at this time, but expect it to be revealed soon than later. Although it runs on the CDMA network, and not the more popular GSM, that just means that the QA30 will almost surely be available in Canada. Look forward to it!

OLPC

One Laptop Per Child, or otherwise known as OLPC, is a non-profit organization. It is giving out laptops manufactured by Quanta Computer. These laptops can be given to children and schools in places that are in need of more modern technology for learning and every day use, for $199. Or for the price of $399, the person who made the purchase will, not only send one overseas to those in need, but receive one as well.

The latest laptop is the XO. It is a very capable laptop despite being only $199 each. They are made specially for children in remote locations and Third World countries, but recently, a large quantity has been given to the state of Alabama as well. It is only about the size of a small textbook, has a special screen that is just as visible even if it is directly in the sun. It is light, durable and self sufficient, meaning that battery can be stored through electrical outputs and if there are none available, energy can be produced manually through a handle that spins a rotator, storing energy inside the machine. Another neat feature is its wireless networking system. Say there are 15 of these laptops at a remote location. If even just one of these is connected to the internet, then the other 14 will be connected as well, as long as they are within range.

The laptop is a very interesting machine, with many features in which a normal computer bought at a much higher price doesnt even have. OLPC is clearly a great organization, not only helping others in places that need the attention, but for no profit as well.

Last week, we (the ict12 class) were introduced to the visual
basics program. We started off in the new language by creating a Hello World program that responds to clicks, unlike Turbo Pascal. VB appears to be a lot more fun as well.