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So far, sending files to your Kindle cost a flat fee — one dime per document for conversion and download over Whispernet. Looks like that honeymoon is over, as Amazon’s announced that as of May 4th, the Personal Document Service will be a variable fee of $0.15 per megabyte, rounding up. It’s still free of charge if you transfer the documents over via USB, and sending them to “name”@free.kindle.com will return converted files to your email address gratis. If you’re trying to be frugal, we might suggest combining all those pending transfers into one fat PDF and sending it off sometime this weekend.

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FCC has just give an approved to the Motorola A4500 a.k.a Motorola Napoleon, means the folks who residing in the U.S will able to purchase the device via Verizon soon. Features include GSM 850/900/1800/1900 (Quadband) / EV-DO / CDMA 800/1900 (Dual Band) network support, Wi-Fi and Bluetooth connectivity, Fingerprint scanner, Memory card slot, QWERTY keyboard, and integrated 2-megapixel camera module. The A4500 is powered by Windows Mobile 6.1, a standard operation system for the device on its class.

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We can’t quite recall if the last week in April of 2008 was jam packed with camera introductions, but you can go ahead and pencil this little stretch down as quite an important time in the lives of DSLR junkies. Nary 24 hours after we gave you our pair of pennies on Nikon’s D5000, Canon’s EOS Rebel T1i (its arch enemy, just so you know) has arrived. Based on specifications alone, the T1i looks like a much more serious shooter than the D5000, though its kit package — which also includes an 18-55mm IS EF-S lens — runs you $50 more and omits that all-too-intriguing articulating display.
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At the NAB 2009 Show in Las Vegas, TAMUZ has launched its new 7.6-inch portable broadcast monitor which being holds a title as the world first battery powered ruggedized monitor that uses an OLED display (Organic Light Emitting Diodes) for SD/HD-SDI signals, known as the OCM 107W HD. This HAWK series-based display is uses full metal monitor housing that designed to save space in height and depth. The OCM 107W HD also boasts a resolution of of 800 x 480 pixels, brightness 150 cd/m2 nominal, but adjustable in the range of 70 to 200 cd/m2, 500.000:1 contrast ratio, component input and a HDMI input. The package OCM 107W HD including accessories starts at $4.290.

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Whispers of a new or revised PSP have been growing decidedly louder as of late, and now 1UP’s gotten a ton of new details from what it claims are “sources directly involved with the new system” — our favorite kind of people, actually. Here’s what they were told: UMD is out, replaced instead with options for either 8GB or 16GB of built-in flash memory. Also nixed is any hope of a “PSP-4000,” with Sony opting instead to use a subtitle. Three rumored names include PSP Slide, PSP Flip, and PSP Go!, the latter of which borrows from Sony’s pre-existing Go! brand and suggests there might be a built-in camera à la PSP-3000’s Go!Cam peripheral. The same D-pad, analog nub, and face button configuration remains, but they now slide out from the bottom of the unit (see mockup, pictured). Expected launch is September for Japan and late October / early November for US, and coming with ‘em are over 100 classic and new downloadable titles including Gran Turismo Mobile as a headliner. Sony’s supposedly going official with all this during its E3 press conference in early June, and for now they’re opting to give the staple “does not comment on rumors or speculation” response. That’s one mighty intriguing rumor — we can only hope it pans out. Read more »

Here’s the worlds first high-definition wearable helmet camcorder from VholdR, known as the ContourHD. Sporting a 5 Megapixel CMOS image sensor, along with aluminum and fiberglass body and its water-resistant, the camera can record 1280720o video at 30fps or 858480 video at 60fps with H.264 codec, making it ideal for the fastest adventure sports appear as smooth as butter. As an additional features include MicroSD card slot, a removable Li-Ion battery, a rotating 192 lens and two lasers help users accurately align shots. Users simply rotate the lens until the lasers are lined up horizontally. At $279, the ContourHD can be yours.

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If you find the idea of turntablism without the hardware intriguing, but last year’s surface-based TRAKTOR Scratch DJ system was just a little too abstract for your tastes, here’s a rather clever compromise from Cambridge-based designerTodd Vanderlin. Using a vinyl record equipped with an AR marker, he manipulates the music by moving in front of a video camera. It’s also got the added bonus of being able to control the beat across a three-dimensional space, and if you’re viewing it through the camera’s feed, the middle marker’s replaced by pre-set visuals. Direct your browser to after the break for a video demonstration. Read more »

Samsung and O2 Germany today announced the Samsung i7500, which also hold a title as the first of Samsung smartphone that running under Google’s Android Operating System. Set to available in June, exclusively via O2, the i7500 will come with a 3.2-inch capacitive AMOLED display with HVGA (480 x 320) resolution, 528 MHz Qualcomm MSM7200A CPU, Android 1.5 OS, 8GB of internal memory, MicroSD card slot, 3.5mm headset jack, GPS, and 5 megapixel camera with LED flash. Measuring a mere 11.9 mm thick, the Samsung i7500 also loads a Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and support Quad band GSM/GPRS/EDGE network as well as Tri-band UMTS/HSPA at 900 / 1700 / 2100 MHz bands. The retail price to be of around 300 (about US$398). Other hands-on p

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