eK-gadgets info

Olympus today announced their new E-520 digital SLR, and we have a preview of it available. The E-520 is the follow-up to the E-510, and its new features mostly mirror those of the E-420 (review coming soon, I promise!). Below are the highlights of this new D-SLR — there are a ton more details in the preview.

Olympus E-520 specification :

• 10.0 effective Megapixel Live MOS sensor
• Sensor-shift image stabilization; new ability to stabilize for horizontal and vertical panning
• FourThirds lens mount with 2X focal length conversion ratio
• Dust reduction system
• New 2.7-inch “HyperCrystal II” LCD with 230,000 pixels with live view (the E-510’s screen was 2.5″ in size)
  • Contrast detect AF with select lenses; face detection available when using this mode; other AF modes include AF sensor (like the E-510) and hybrid (a mix of the two)
  • New LCD promises improved viewing angle, contrast, and color
• Faster continuous shooting: 3.5 frames/second (versus 3 fps on the E-510)
• Full manual controls; shutter speed range of 60 - 1/4000 sec
• Hot shoe for external flash; also supports wireless flashes
• Shadow Adjustment Technology brightens dark areas of your photos
• Perfect Shot Preview lets you quickly see the effects of adjusting exposure compensation or white balance
• Uses BLM-1 lithium-ion battery; 650 shots per charge (unchanged)
• Optional underwater housing
• USB 2.0 High Speed support
• Ships in July for $599 body only or $699 with the F3.5-5.6, 14 - 42 mm lens
  

Along with the E-520 comes a new Zuiko Digital lens. This F4.0-5.6, 9 - 18 mm lens is going to make wide-angle lovers drool. It’s just 3 inches long, weighing 9.9 ounces (280 g), and is equivalent to 18 - 36 mm when attached to a FourThirds mount. This lens will be available in the Fall for $599.

T-Mobile have announced today that starting May 28th they will be offering the Nokia 5310 XpressMusic Phone to all those who want more from their music while on the go.

Let’s take a look at the Nokia 5310:

- T-Mobile myFaves(TM) enabled

- Music player with dedicated external music controls

- MP3 and video ring tones

- Stereo Bluetooth connectivity

- 2.0 megapixel camera with 4x digital zoom

- Video capture and playback

- FM radio

- 1 GB micro-SD card included in box (support for up to 4 GB which means more than 3000 songs)

- Digital music player (supports AAC, eAAC+, MP3 and WMA formats)

- 2-inch QVGA 240 x 320 display with up to 16 million colors

- Stereo wired headset

- 3.5 mm headphone jack, compatible for use with most music player earphones

- Hands free speaker

- Voice dialing, voice commands and voice recorder

- Tri-band 850, 1800, 1900 MHz GSM/GPRS/EDGE

- Dimensions: 1.76 x 4.09 x 0.39 inches, 3.0 ounces

E-TEN Information Systems has recently introduced its new X500+ ultra-thin VGA Pocket PC Phone. Designed with improved Auto-Macro camera and the latest Windows Mobile 6 platform this new cell phone delivers the visual and ergonomic benefits of a larger screen-area.

E-TEN X500+ ultra-thin VGA Pocket PC Phone is in fact the first pocket PC phone featuring 3.5G connectivity, Windows Mobile 6 and a VGA display. Offering up to four times the resolution of previous E-TEN handsets, this PC phone comes with more pixels to make the images and movies viewed sharper.

E-TEN’s exclusive suite of in-house developed software comes preloaded on E-TEN X500+ ultra-thin VGA Pocket PC Phone. Moreover, it utilized the Namecard Manager to simplify the process of updating contacts. Based on the Windows Mobile 6 Professional platform, this cell phone makes use of the latest applications to let the users be more productive while working with documents, presentations and spreadsheets on the move.

Measuring 113.5 x 60.5 x 15.5 mm, this cell phone from E-TEN incorporates the OCR technology to identify and extract contact information. E-TEN X500+ ultra-thin VGA Pocket PC Phone is presently available in silver and black colors.

Is a new smartphone coming up from E-TEN? If we are to believe recent rumors, the DX900 from the glofiish series is the next dual-sim phone from E-TEN. It’s about to be released at Taiwan’s Computex in June.

What will the DX900 have for you? Well here it is:

• Windows Mobile OS,

• Samsung CPU at 533 MHz

• triband HSDPA,

• quadband GSM/GPRS/EDGE,

• 3 megapixel autofocus cam,

• FM radio,

• 256MB of ROM,

• microSDHC memory expansion,

• GPS,

• motion sensor.

We’ll give you more details if this rumor materializes next month.

The Nokia N810 Internet Tablet - WiMAX Edition, which we saw recently on the Whack, has just been approved by the FCC - so all you guys waiting for the device can finally look forward to finding it in the stores. Plenty of utilities have been carried over from the previous editions, including the Media Player which supports AAC, AMR, M4A, MP2, MP3, RA, WAV and WMA formats.

The Nokia N810 also supports a variety of video formats including MP4, MPEG1, RealVideo and WMV9. For those of you who can’t get enough of their blog digests for the day, this one features a built-in Feed Reader - great for sitting on the pot and reading.

Priced at US $455 and thereabouts, those who pre-ordered it should be getting it soon.