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Olympus preannounces dSLR, Micro Four Thirds models

update 9/26:  It turns out that the product will not be named E-A1; that was just a random name that appeared in a graphic accompanying the press materials. So mentally replace each instance of "E-A1" in this post with "Olympus 4/3rd's DSLR concept."

Of all the major camera manufacturers, Olympus stands out as lacking a prosumer model. Between the approximately $600 E-520 and $1,500-ish E-3 lies a huge gap for competing with the likes of the Canon EOS Rebel XSi and 40D, the Nikon D90, and the Sony Alpha DLSR-A700. And … Read more

Audi A1 photos and details revealed

Mini? Mini who?

Audi has released photos of its Audi A1, aka the Audi Metroproject Quattro concept car that it plans to debut at the 2007 Tokyo auto show next week.

The Audi wins hands-down in terms of a sophisticated and elegant look for a sub-compact, inexpensive car compared with its intended rival, the BMW Mini Cooper.

The Audi A1 makes BMW's Mini Cooper look like Minnie Mouse, a colorful, fun and quirky friend you once thought was cute as a child. But now that you're an adult your interests lie more toward Heidi Klum or Seal.

My … Read more

Keyboard reads your handwriting

We wish we had more information on this keyboard--in fact, we'd settle for just about any information on it. As far as we can tell from its product listing, this is a USB keyboard equipped for handwriting recognition with a built-in touch screen and stylus.

It's described as an "identity" feature, which implies that the handwriting would be used for security, but it could also just be used to read foreign language characters or custom symbols, not unlike a Chinese-made mouse that we saw earlier this year. What we do know is that it's marketed … Read more

Canon XH-A1 High Definition for $4200 after a $701 savings

J&R has the Canon XH-A1 High Definition for $4200, after a $701 savings >> Regular price is $4,200 >> Click here for deal

SAP: We love SaaS! No, we hate it! It will kill us! It's salvation!

Will the real SAP please stand up? I'm not sure about you, but I'm having a hard time following the quadruple backflip with a twist that the company has been doing about SaaS/on-demand computing.

Displaying true Clinton-esque talents, SAP's chairman, Hasso Plattner, backtracked on previous comments that suggested that he was picking out a coffin for SAP. He first said this:

This model [SaaS] will compete with our current model, and 99% of our installations are on site.

Astute readers may infer from this that SaaS portends Bad Things for SAP. Or that the company's … Read more