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Back in May, we heard overly MTI Micro was struggling provided “an elusive Japanese developer or digicams” to get its Mobion energy cell tech to actual products. Given such a Canon Fuel Cell DSLR patent, it looks as if it’s desire we can no-so elusively safely say at which the camera is making developed. The patent itself is straight up enough: “The up to date invention connected to an electronic resources process undergoing electricity cells, and a good deal more particularly, to a camera process in that energy cells are while to a camera person and a connection device tied to the camera body.” It seems as although the gas cells may gas the overall camera system, not excluding flashes and a greater number of motors, full provided a separate energy management system, type of as if owning your own mini generator. As for when such method should be available, no word.

To be utterly honest, we are not so absolute there is any true adjustment between any of Aiptek’s crapcorders. They all appear to boast a couple of circumstances of HD capturing abilities, entirely worthless digital zooms and expansion slots for your SDHC card of choice. Additionally, properties all attain output that is marginally proper as opposed to mediocre and expense next-to-nothing contrasted to “real” HD camcorders. Are we missing anything, or do you in essence ask for us to run at a low level the official specs catalog of the £129.99 ($249) AHD 300?

As the military industrial complex surges forward, so do develops in technology for the public sector. At lowest that is how the cold-war wisdom goes. Case in point: QinetiQ is developing a lens-less, mirror-less, battlefield imaging approach amongst chosen boon out of your DARPA’s deep pockets. The LACOSTE expect (Large Area Coverage Optical Search additonally Track and Engage) aims to set aloft high-altitude (about 20km) drones and air-ships fitted amongst a special, thousand-strong microscopic sensor array (a “first of such a kind,” according to QinetiQ), a “mask,” and image processor to decode the scene and extract an image of the speedily turning circumstances on the battlefield or, you foreseen it, city streets. The resulting lightweight and highly-durable process can feature a “super resolution” mode providing the ability to “detect and simultaneously track substantial ranges of moving vehicles in dense urban regions amid a exorbitant degree of accuracy, 24-hours a day.” And right here you notion CCTV was intrusive.

Don’t sweat it, we’re not going to quiz you on the specs from Samsung’s NV40 — after all, this puppy was introduced way back in January of the year 2008 .Nevertheless, the 10-megapixel shooter has finally arrived at PhotographyBLOG’s labs for review, so let’s dive right in. Simply put, the NV40 isn’t a revolutionary step above the NV20, though that wasn’t seen as necessarily bad. It was noted that the image stabilization worked quite well, but captures were still noticeably noisy even at ISO 200. The unit itself felt like a premium product, and the Smart Touch interface was highly praised, but reviewers just couldn’t find a way to stomach the £199 ($385) price tag with such disappointing image results. Check out the full review for yourself before passing judgment, but it sounds like Sammy just barely missed the mark with this one.

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The ever-boastful MTI Micro is back again, just days after showing off a fuel cell-powered GPS prototype in Atlanta. This go ’round, the company is announcing a newfound partnership with an elusive Japanese developer of digicams in order to “evaluate the feasibility, development and production” of Mobion products. The love affair will enable the two to work together in evaluating and adapting the aforesaid technology for use in “various precision imaging applications, including digital cameras.” Best of all, work is apparently already ongoing, and MTI Micro is expected to deliver prototypes later this month. Going from prototype form to the store shelf, however, will be the hard part.

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Over in Japan, Sony has just launched a fairly well-spec’d digiframe that’s certainly worthy of attention. The VGF-CP1 packs a 7-inch 800 x 480 resolution panel, multicard reader / USB port, 100MB of free internal memory (85MB for pictures, 15MB for music), support for still images / MP3s / WAV files and built-in 802.11b/g WiFi. Aside from showing off your recent vacation snaps, the unit can also display the current time, check in with your favorite RSS feeds and keep you up to speed with the latest weather forecasts. No telling if this thing will ever see US soil, but those parked in Tokyo can grab it on May 17th for around ¥30,000 ($258).

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It looks like Creative’s getting set to muscle in on Pure Digital’s Flip Video — online retailer JR.com has specs up for something called the Vado VF0570-P, and they’re basically identical to the Flip Video Ultra, apart from a slightly larger 2-inch screen. Other than that, you’re getting the same 2 hours of VGA-res video on 2GB of built-in memory and YouTube support for the same $100 price. No pics or ship dates yet, but we’re guessing we’ll see something official pretty soon.

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You want questionable design? Kenko’s giving you questionable design. Rather than just leaving the remote unattached like, oh, every other digital photo frame maker in the universe, this firm has found a reason to stick it on the side of the frame itself. Generally known for its photographic paper, Kenko has ventured into the ever-growing world of digiframes with the 7-inch KDF-07, and while the flip-out remote can be tucked behind when not needed, we’re still a bit perplexed as to why it’s even assembled in this manner. Specs wise, you’ll find support for JPEG, MP3, AVI and MPEG1/2/4 file formats, a multicard reader, a 480 x 234 resolution panel and a USB port for transferring files from your PC. Folks somehow obsessed with the above pictured device can supposedly snag one in grain, black or silver motifs for ¥16,800 ($160), but we’re betting that crew is mighty small. [Warning: PDF read link]

[Via CNET]

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Ok grrrls, FujiFilm has gone all pearls-in-the-kitchen with their new FinePix Z3 Zoom camera, calling it the ideal “handbag companion” for the ladies. The Z3 is nothing more than the Z2 (or Z1 for that matter) dolled-up in pink of course, with the addition of a picture stabilization mode, intelligent flash, and a new flash mode which snaps both a natural light and flash shot with a single press of the shutter. So like the Z2, you get a 5.1-megapixel, 1/2.5-inch CCD, 3x optical zoom, 2.5-inch LCD, an xD Picture card slot, and 640 x 480 videos recorded at 30fps. Oh, and it’s available in blue and silver too in case your man-bag is looking for a little action.

[Via Let’sGoDigital]

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Well, what do you know? The actual Rebel XSi comes packaged in a box that looks exactly like the one that cropped up earlier this month. Still, there’s just something special about seeing Canon’s latest DSLR cautiously unboxed, with the fortunate unboxer taking special care not to insert an obscene amount of blur into each snap. Sure, the model shown above was unboxed within a retail location, but that’s not to say you can’t hand over some cold hard cash to do the same at your abode. Check out the whole process in the read link below — just brace yourself for some serious (albeit SFW) gadget affection in that first shot.

[Thanks, Ryan]

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