Pentax is rollin’ into PMA next week with two under-glass products still in development: a nameless 10 megapixel digital SLR shooter and the first US appearance of the long overdue 18 megapixel medium format DSLR, Pentax 645 (pictured) — first presented back in May of 2005. We’re sure to get some pics from the floor of that 10er next week. Afterall, Pentax plans to release it onto the mean streets in Autumn ’06 so they’d best get crackin’.

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EIZO has just added two new “Creator Edition” displays to their their line of LCDs targeted at graphics pros. The widescreen ColorEdge CE210W and CE250W displays sport 21-inch and 24-inch sizes respectively, along with 1000:1 contrast ratios and 8ms response times. In the 21-inch you can score 1680×1050 pixels, while the 24-inch version brings 1920×1200, and both displays include a USB hub and 5 year warranty. They’re slated to ship in mid-March, no word on price yet.

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The world’s fastest, most powerful, most exclusive and most expensive open sports car, the new Pagani Zonda F will make its debut in the Geneva auto show. The roadster features lightweight carbon-fibre rear deck can be lowered in just seconds and offers a completely clear view all round the car when retracted. The car has a 7.3 litre AMG V12 producing 650 HP and 780Nm of torque. Only twenty-five examples of the new Zonda Roadster F slated for manufacture. (Check-out Classic Driver for stunning rear and side view)

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Panasonic tapped Olympus for a little bit of the old intra-corporate synergy to help fill in that weak spot in their digital product lineup: DSLRs. Among other things, Panny’s new DMC-L1 features the Venus Engine III, a 2.5-inch live LCD (like in Olympus’s E-330), and a 7.5 megapixel “Live MOS” sensor, as they call it — which sounds more or less like a CMOS, though they claim it has reduced power consumption and more CCD-like image quality. (Remember, Canon also uses CMOS sensors in their DSLRs.) Panasonic has also added Oly’s Supersonic Wave Filter dust reduction system, which shakes dust off the sensor before it has a chance to sully the image. The DMC-L1 also includes Panasonic’s image stabilization system, and continues Panny’s use of Leica-branded lenses — though in this case the lenses use Olympus’s Four Thirds system. No announcement on price or release date yet, but we aren’t expecting this fine motha to run us cheap.

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Want to turn the small screen of your PC into mega-display! Zenview has recently announced their six-screen monitor to give you that HDTV’s big-screen like experience! The Zenview Command Center Elite features six 24 inch screens interlocked together to form one big display of a whooping 41.8 inches making is the biggest screen up to date for a computer. The monitors are premium Samsung 24 inch monitors that have a resolution of 1920×1200 pixels. And, together the resolution is 5760 by 2400 at a contrast ration of 1000:1 per screen. The screen includes five inputs per panel including digital DVI-D, analog RGB/VGA, component TV inputs, S-video TV input, and a composite video TV input. The starting price of the mega-screen display is $11,999.

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Ahhh Wilma, you have arrived at last. Sony Ericsson just announced their K800 and K790 (pictured) cellphones; their first to be tagged with Cyber-shot branding letting you know there’s some good digicam lovin’ on the inside. True to the name, these handsets bring a big 3.2 megapixel camera with flash and lens cover, dedicated shutter button, auto red eye reduction, PictBridge support, image stabilization, and a brand new feature called BestPic — press the shutter once and get 9 full quality snaps; 4 before and 4 after the actual image you captured all presented as icons on the display. You select the best image(s) from the bunch to keep. The handsets differ in network coverage with the K800 going dual-mode UMTS/GPRS while the K790 goes tri-band EDGE with the K790a and K790i destined for the Americas with support for 850/1800/1900 and 900/1800/1900 MHz respectively. The K800 also features a second, front mounted camera for video conferencing. No surprises from the specs we already saw, but if feels good to run ‘em down again: 2.0-inch QVGA 262K TFT display, 64MB internal flash memory with Memory Stick Micro M2 expansion slot, Bluetooth 2.0, an RSS reader, video recording and playback, Music Player supporting MP3/AAC, and RDS FM radio all in a 106 x 47 x 18/20 mm (4.1 x 1.8 x 0.7/0.78 inch) “Velvet Black” package. You’ll have to keep lusting a bit longer though, ’cause these won’t hit globally until Q2. Many more pix after the break.

 

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It should come as no surprise that the first thing Apple announced at today’s event was a revamped Mac mini. And while the updated diminutive computer may not be the Mac media center many had hoped for, it does have Apple’s Front Row media management software, and comes in both Core Solo and Core Duo versions, which Apple says makes the machine anywhere from 2.5 to 5.5 times faster than the G4 version. Although the machine has the familiar mini form factor, new additions include an IR port for the Apple Remote, two more USB 2.0 ports (for a total of four), SPDIF, Gigabit Ethernet, standard Bluetooth and WiFi. The new mini also comes with an updated version of Front Row with Apple’s Bonjour networking technology, which allows sharing and streaming of media, including audio, video and photos, among all Macs on a local network. The Core Solo version, at 1.5GHz, and including a CD burner, 512MB RAM and a 60GB drive, is $599; the Core Duo at 1.67GHz includes an 80GB drive and a dual-layer DVD burner, and sells for $799. Both models are available immediately.

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