Libretto Revival

Lbretto

Toshiba has introduced a new Libretto micro laptop in Japan. I remember seeing them when they were still running with a P-100 CPU. This is just about the perfect computer for goingon the road with a digital camera. That 60GB hard drive would hold a lot of photos (even if 20GB would be used for the OS and apps)!

…This is a mobile notebook with a weight of under 1kg and A5 size. The body size is 210 x 165 x 29.8 ~ 33.4mm (W x D x H), and it weighs about 999g; with the DVD dock, it weighs about 1499g.
…Besides including a DVD Dock or not, the specifications o­n the models are the same — the low power consumption Pentium M 733 (1.10GHz), 256MB of PC2700 DDR SDRAM, Intel 855GME chipset (onboard video), and 60GB hard drive. A 7.2″ “Clear SuperView” LCD is also provided, with a resolution of 1280 x 768.
Available interfaces are USB 2.0 x 2, Ethernet, Bluetooth (Ver 2.0), IEEE 802.11b/g wireless LAN, mini RGB x 1 (mini D-Sub 15 pin conversion cable included), IEEE 1394 (4-pin) x 1, Type2 PC Card slot, and SD card slot. The lithium ion battery will power the unit for roughly 5.3 hours.

Libretto Revival

Japan, notebook, ultra small

Nikon D70s

Nikon D70s

Crap, my camera is out of date already. Had to happen, but now I want an upgrade. 🙂

Nikon today have announced the Nikon D70s DSLR – an upgrade of the previously released D70 model. The D70s features a larger 2 inch LCD monitor, newly re-designed menus, better auto focus, wider flash coverage and a longer lasting battery. It will reatail at $1200 with an 18-70mm lens or $900 as a body only package. Expect to see it in stores early May 2005.

OMG!

The new high-energy rechargeable lithium-ion battery EN-EL3a delivers the power to shoot up to 2,500 images* on a single charge.

Worth it just for these. I hope that the IR remote will work on my D70

Remote control options are also expanded for the D70s, with the new optional Remote Cord (MC-DC1) adding greater convenience and ease of use in a wider variety of shooting situations, including long exposures and close-ups. Cable-free operation is also available with the optional Wireless Remote Control ML-L3. A third option involves Nikon Capture 4 (Ver. 4.2) software, which can be used to control the D70s from a computer via the USB connection.

Nikon D70s Press Release

Nikon, camera, photography