NEWS IN Tech

Unsane! What to say about this tech jewel? We’re talking about a Canon camera that is as expansive as a brand new Audi A3 car… Here are some insights about the specs by The Verge: Canon made a lot of digital filmmakers happy with the EOS C300, but it also received a lot of criticism for limiting its recording to just 1080p — great for web video, not so great for traditional moviemaking. The EOS C500 will offer 4K resolution and and RAW output to go head-to-head with cameras like the RED Scarlet. Inside, the C500 uses a new 8.85-megapixel Super 35 sensor and records at 50mbps video at anywhere from 1 to 60fps… This is a professional moviemaking camera embodied in the body of a DSLR Camera! Price: $30,000… Read the rest of this entry »

Wantful: “Gift giving is hard— harder than it needs to be— and it’s gotten rote and commoditized along the way. We’re tired of gift cards, stick-on bows, and pre-printed greeting cards. We’ve seen too many forced smiles and poorly suited gifts that never see the light of day. Like you, we’ve struggled with the mechanics of gift-giving: remembering, shopping, wrapping, and delivering. So we’re reinventing the entire experience.” That’s how they present their service: what more can I say? Wantful is the solution to all your recurring gift giving issues, just indicate who the gift is for, your budget and the occasion, Wantful comes up with a list of “fancy-like” gift to add to your list. Link Read the rest of this entry »

Even better than its indestructible cameras dedicated to extreme sports (such as base jumping, surfing, skiing or even snowboarding), GoPro just released the GoPro App to remote control (through a wifi connection) your GoPro Hero cameras while using it!! Connect, view and control your images live from your smartphone. Isn’t that cool? Download the app for free. Read the rest of this entry »

I’m sure many of you guys still possess some good old tape cassette you could not get rid of for a long long time… Time has come to reminisce all that! This device by Hammacher converts audio tape cassettes into MP3 files and stores them directly onto an iPhone or iPod touch… The other cool thing is that tapes can be listened to using the headphones jack!! Available at Hammacher for only $79.95  Read the rest of this entry »

The Joybee GP2 by BenQ is basically an ultra portable mini projector designed for on-the-go audiovisual entertainment! You can plug your iPhone or iPod into the dock to share all your stuffs (video, pics, musics)… I found this fascinating and desperately want to get mine. The BenQ Joybee GP2 Mini Projector is still worth $549 (lil bit cheaper than the iPhone) and weighs almost 1kg, which is a bit too much for a pocket projector. Link Read the rest of this entry »

Though I am an convinced iPhone aficionado, this Google Now dashboard deserved a post on our blog! This looks so cool! Available soon on Androïd…

Last week, at the Worldwide Developers Conference, Apple presented is the new next generation MacBook Pro (starting at $2,200) which gets even thinner coming in at .71 inches thin and a total weight of 4.4 lbs. The machine will also boast a 15.4 inch Retina Display with a resolution of 2880×1800 and 220 pixels per inch. As for specs, the new Pro will finally have Quad Core Intel processors up to 2.7GHz, up to 16GBs of 1600Mhz of RAM (!!), Nvidia Kepler graphics with 1GB of RAM, 7 hours of battery life, Facetime HD, USB 3, HDMI, and up to 768GBs of flash storage. What a beast! Read the rest of this entry »

If some of you still swear in PCs instead of Macs, the options to compete with the (aging) MacBook Pros aren’t that numerous. Fortunately though, Lenovo’s still in the game and introduced the ThinkPad X1 Carbon just a few weeks ago. It is one of the thinnest and lightest14” ultrabook laptop: measuring only 18.8mm thik and weighing hardly anything, it includes a 720p HD camera and boasts up to 10 hours of battery life. Besides, it features 3G connectivity, meaning you can connect anytime you want with a mobile broadband pay-as-you-go option without beeing embarrassed with a dedicated USB key or pocket modem. The ThinkPad X1 Carbon Ultrabook is expected to go on sale in August. An easy pick if you want a PC and still be proud of it. Read the rest of this entry »

Leica has officially announced a few days ago the release of the M Monochrom :  it features a brand new monochrome CCD sensor with a resolution of 18 megapixels alongside no interpolation with the direct processing of raw data, fine-grain image noise of 320-10,000 ISO and a 2.5 inch 230,000 dot rear LCD. No need to say that it also comes with Leica’s perfectly sharp image quality and excellent built quality. In other words, it is a Leica M body, without the color sensor. Just like we can’t convert colour images to black & white with Lightroom… But that’s not as pure as a monochrom sensor! Read the rest of this entry »