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Drawn to life: The laptop tablet

Edvarcl Heng | Nov 02, 2007

Correction: The original version of this article misstated the 12WX's power requirements. The Wacom Cintiq 12WX requires an AC power source to operate.

Come December, in Asia, you'll be able to buy a new 12.1-inch tablet that displays in widescreen (16:10). It will be fanless, silent and won't burn your thighs. It doesn't come with a keyboard, but it does come with a spiffy 1,024-pressure pen. And you don't even need to spend money on future upgrading, since it doesn't need RAM or an operating system.
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Photo gadget cures Awkward Arm Syndrome

Leslie Katz | Nov 02, 2007

You're standing at that remote scenic overlook, and you'd love a picture to prove you made it. But you don't have a tripod and there's not another tourist in sight to snap a shot.

So you do what one usually does in such situations--take a photo via arm extension, and end up with a less-than-optimal image that highlights your nose and right forearm way more than the stunning canyon behind you.

Enter the XShot. Proving once again that anything can become a trend, it's a cleverly designed telescopic rod that attaches to any compact digital camera or handheld video camera and allows photographers and videographers to be a part of the image--sans the dreaded Awkward Arm Syndrome™.

The XShot connects to digicams using a built-in thumb screw and can be adjusted to the desired angle. It reaches more than 3 feet, enough extension to include a number of people in a shot. It's made of stainless steel, closes to 9 inches, weighs about a quarter of a pound, and can fit into a pocket.

The idea for the gadget occurred to XShot co-founder Michael Daoud while he was visiting the Louvre Museum in Paris. "I tried to capture a photo of my wife and I with the Louvre in the background," he says, "but because the camera was only at arm's length and so close to our faces, only a small part of the Louvre Museum was in the picture."

Daoud realized that if he could extend his arm a bit more he could take much better pictures. That's when he came up with the idea of a telescopic accessory that could hold the camera and be extended to take a full picture of the subjects and the background.

The XShot sells for US$24.95 at America's Best Buy, Staples, and other retailers. It's also available online at www.xshotpix.com.

Via Crave CNET

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Photokina to be held in Singapore?

Edvarcl Heng | Nov 01, 2007

From Koelnmesse, the organizer behind the famed imaging fair in Germany, comes the Asian equivalent--the Imaging Expo Singapore. Koelnmesse claims that this event is the first imaging tradeshow to be held in the Asia-Pacific region outside of China and is projected to become an annual affair.

The Imaging Expo Singapore will be held on November 2–4 at the Suntec International Convention and Exhibition Centre on over 8,000sqm of floor space. With the presence of manufacturers such as Canon, Fujifilm, Ricoh and Wacom, the organizers are expecting a total visitor turnout of 30,000 over the three days.

Alongside the expo is the Photo Imaging X-change, which is a multi-tracked conference with presentations, workshops and studio sessions by well-known photographers and imaging professionals.

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