Heya Xacti fans, Sanyo just upped the specs on the C6 digital camera and MPEG-4 video recorder with the introduction of the DMX-CG6. While the CG6 maintains the same 6 megapixel CCD, bumps come by way of the higher capacity SDHC card support, optical image stabilization, improved low-light capabilities, bigger 2.5-inch LCD, AAC audio recording, and a reduction in size from a tall and slim 68 × 23 × 108mm to a short and fat 67.7 × 34.5 × 100.3mm including about 10-grams of added heft. All the additions should make the CG6 even more awesomer once the reviews start to roll in. But if you need that Xacti video fix at more than 640 x 480 and 30fps, well, you know where to go, right? Available for about ¥50,000 (roughly $429) when they drop late November in Japan.

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Looks like Hauppauge quietly went and released a hybrid NTSC and ATSC TV tuner for PCs. And don’t it look to be from the same OEM’er Elgato’s been kicking around with? The WinTV-HVR-950 hybrid TV stick supports up to 1080i ATSC digital or analog NTSC TV broadcasts when slotted into your USB 2.0 port and ships with Hauppauge’s WinTV-Scheduler and the WinTV2000 application to watch and schedule TV recordings to MPEG-2. No word on pricing or availability but we have a sneakin’ suspicion it’ll cost ya about a Benjamin.

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We can’t say we find the idea of a 10.1 megapixel image captured with a $200 camera particularly appealing, but we can’t really fault Norcent for playing the megapixel game so dang well. Of course, the camera doesn’t really have much else going on, but the 2.4-inch LCD doesn’t sound too terrible. The maximum ISO, a mere 200, doesn’t sound quite as fun, and most other features truly fail to excite. There’s some 3x zoom action, VGA video capture and 32MB of built-in memory, and the camera runs on a pair of AA batteries. So, if you’re prepared to snap some really crappy pics at incredibly wasteful resolutions, the DC-1020 seems be the way to go, and it should be available now for that very purpose.

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IBM’s innvovative new RFID “Clipped Tag” allows “consumers to tear off the antenna of an RFID tag, thereby significantly reducing the tag’s read range to just a few inches.”

The clipped tag gives consumers the ability to simply “opt out” and protect their privacy. The chip, however, retains full functionality otherwise. This enhances consumer privacy while maintaining the benefits of the technology, such as product authentication or recalls

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ABT has just unveiled its revamped 2007 Audi TT, complete with special suspension kit, integrated grille, 19-inch AR19 wheels, and a four pipe rear muffler. Engine output has been increased to 355hp, powered by a supercharged 3.2L VR6 engine. One more picture after the jump.

Specific modifications of the motor management allow the Abt TT-iS to be fuelled with standard, super or superplus gasoline. The performance increases to as much as 240 HP

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