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Toshiba's XDE technology "revitalises" DVDs

Toshiba may have pulled the plug on HD DVD, and conceded the HD format war to Blu-ray, but the company has a new HD technology up its sleeve.

Lotus 'Safe & Sound' system makes hybrid, electric vehicles audible

Due to the almost silent operation of hybrid and electric vehicles running on electric power at slow speeds, blind and partially sighted pedestrians may be at risk while crossing roads or walking through parking lots since they cannot hear the vehicles as they approach.

SingStar Amped track list announced

Anyone who is familiar with data trackers GfK Australia's weekly software charts will be more than familiar with the SingStar franchise, as its games constantly appear in both the PlayStation 2 and overall top 10 charts. Due to its widespread success, it's no surprise that Sony has announced SingStar Amped, another addition to the franchise.

Creative's cheap headphones silence the world

Buying noise-cancelling headphones usually requires a bank loan but Creative's new HN-605s are alarmingly cheap.

Pentax releases K20D firmware update

Pentax has released updated firmware for its top of the line digital SLR, the 14-megapixel K20D.

Valve announces best PC gaming idea of the year (so far)

Valve's new service allows users to save their games and settings online — forever solving the problem of having to back-up save games, or re-enter your configurations.

Adobe releases debugged Lightroom 1.4.1

After a debugging session to fix problems with the flawed 1.4.0, Adobe Systems on Thursday released Photoshop Lightroom 1.4.1.

Mazda's three 6s

Some say that it's easier to make a hit than to follow one up. Mazda's giving it a red hot go with the second-generation 6.

Dell denies 30 percent SSD return rate

Dell has crunched its numbers and says there isn't a problem with solid-state drives — but it's still early days for the costly technology.

Europe and America: now it's carbon emissions versus fuel economy

The differences between Europe and America run deep: gourmet versus supersize me, small hatches versus big SUVs, public transport versus Interstates, and so forth. You can add g/km versus mpg to the list too now.

Micron carves out image-sensor division

Micron says its image-sensor division, now called Aptina, is more independent and responsive. Also new: better sensors and even smaller mobile phone cameras.

Which is better, Aperture or Lightroom?

With Aperture 2.0, Apple made up ground it had lost to Adobe Lightroom. What software for processing and cataloging raw images should a new customer buy?

Blind advocates lobby for noisier hybrid cars

Hybrid cars may be on every environmentalist-cum-trend setter's hot list, but their surging popularity is raising alarms among the blind and their advocates, who fear the near-silent vehicles could endanger lives.

Stanford camera chip can see in 3D

Chip designers develop image sensor that can judge the distance of different elements in a scene, but it takes a good deal of computing brawn to process the image.

Apple upgrades Aperture ambitions to 2.0

No, the company wasn't letting its high-end photo-editing tool wither on the vine. With Aperture 2.0, Apple put the ball back in Adobe's court for raw image editing.

Yamaha releases schmick hi-fi gear; receiver

Yamaha is attempting to re-enter the field of hi-fi -- a phrase the company itself created -- with the release of three new flagship products.

End of the line for Canon's midsize sensor?

It ain't over 'til it's over, but it looks like Canon's intermediate-size APS-H sensor line, found in 1D Mark III SLRs used by photojournalists, may be at the end of its life span.

Lightroom plug-in exports photos straight to iStockphoto

A plug-in enables photographers to upload their images directly to "microstock" Web site.

Kodak aims for 5-megapixel phone cameras

Eastman Kodak has new image sensor technology it says will make 5-megapixel cameras worthwhile even on mainstream phones.

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