At the photokina 2008 trade show Hasselblad showed off its new flagship camera, the H3DII-50, that is the first digital camera on the market to feature Kodak's 50-megapixel sensor. A 60-megapixel model will be announced in 2009. The sensor measures 36x48mm and is twice the physical size of the larg... More...

ScienceDaily (Sep. 16, 2008) — Want more power and longer battery life for that cell phone, laptop, and digital music player? "Flower power" may be the solution. Chemists are reporting development of flower-shaped nanoparticles with superior electronic performance than co... More...

ScienceDaily (Sep. 16, 2008) — Researchers at the University of Bath are helping to develop new rechargeable batteries that could improve hybrid electric cars in the future. Transport is a major energy user and is estimated to be responsible for around 25% of the UK's total carbon emission... More...

The three-year wait for a successor to Canon's EOS 5D has finally come to an end with today's announcement of the Canon EOS 5D Mark II digital single-lens reflex camera. And the wait was worth it, based on this model's revolutionary specs: This full-frame camera is the first camera to record 1920 b... More...

Canon on Thursday announced four new models for its line of PowerShot point and shoot digital cameras. The new models include the G10, the SX10 IS, SD990 IS and SD880 IS. Prices range from $299.99 to $499.99, and they're all expected to go on sale in October. The PowerShot G10 is Canon's new f... More...

Casio America has introduced its Exilim EX-FH20 . The new point-and-shoot digital camera costs $599.99 and will be available in October. The Casio Exilim EX-FH20 can record high-speed videos and shoot up to 40 frames at a time in burst mode.The EX-FH20 features a 9.1 megapixel sensor and a 26mm-... More...

ScienceDaily (Sep. 9, 2008) — Researchers at Purdue University have shown how to reduce fuel consumption and dramatically improve the efficiency of hydraulic pumps and motors in heavy construction equipment. The Maha Fluid Power Research Center is part of the Engineering Research Center ... More...

Nikon on Tuesday announced that it is shipping the Coolpix S60 , a point-and-shoot digital camera with 10 megapixel sensor. It costs US$349.95. The Coolpix S60 features a 3.5-inch touchscreen LCD and optical image stabilization.The Coolpix S60 features a 3.5-inch touch screen LCD interface and 5... More...

Sony on Tuesday introduced its first full-frame digital Single Lens Reflex (DSLR) camera. The DSLR-A900 is coming in November for US$3,000. The A900 is Sony 's first full-frame DSLR, with a 24.6-megapixel sensor.The DSLR-A900 features a 246-megapixel, 35mm full-frame CMOS sensor. It uses a new pr... More...

SanDisk will ship the fastest SDHC cards it has ever made in September, the company said on Wednesday. The new cards were designed specifially for the new digital single-lens reflex (DSLR) camera, like the Nikon D90. The SanDisk Extreme III can achieve speeds of 30 megabytes per second, the com... More...

Sony and Panasonic will both unveil new digital SLR (single lens reflex) cameras next week, the companies said Wednesday. Sony's camera, a new member of its "alpha" family of cameras, will be shown at a company event that is scheduled to take place in Tokyo on Wednesday. Sony didn't offe... More...

In the prior installment of the Macworld Video, Chris Breen offered up a number of suggestions on how to share your movies and photos with friends. Working backwards, as I often do, I thought I'd offer up some suggestions on how to get your images ready for sharing. But not just any images--un... More...

As Labor Day arrives, the really good part of summer departs. And when it leaves, it leaves you with a camera and camcorder stuffed with memories. Sure, you may get as far as dropping those memories into iPhoto and iMovie, but what then? "What then?" is exactly the purpose of this week's ... More...

Nikon has been busy this summer. First came the D700 --a full-frame, professional/enthusiast digital single-lens reflex camera that neatly fills the gap between the company's D300 and D3 models. Now, with the D90, Nikon has unleashed another digital SLR refresh--this time, to its midrange SLR. ... More...

Canon on Tuesday unveiled four consumer cameras and a 15.1 megapixel digital SLR camera for advanced amateurs. The EOS 50D Digital SLR builds on the EOS 40D -- which will remain in Canon's product line. The 50D features Canon's new DIGIC 4 image processor, improved noise reduction, and in-camer... More...

Olympus unveiled five new digital cameras Monday that will start rolling out this month until well into the fall. Highlighting the parade of changes to the camera maker's consumer line is the introduction of the SP-565 Ultra Zoom . Olympus bills the 10-megapixel camera as a smaller and lighter ve... More...

ScienceDaily (Aug. 18, 2008) — Hybrid technology combines the advantages of combustion engines and electric motors. Scientists are developing high-performance energy storage units, a prerequisite for effective hybrid motors. The tasks involved are distributed between the three Fraunhofer... More...

ScienceDaily (Feb. 8, 2008) — A new energy-capturing knee brace can generate enough electricity from walking to operate a portable GPS locator, a cell phone, a motorized prosthetic joint or an implanted neurotransmitter, research involving the University of Michigan shows. The paper&... More...

Simplo Technology chairman Raymond Sung has confirmed that the company has received urgent orders for 400,000 battery modules from Dell after the US computer giant announced a recall of about 4.1 million Dell-branded notebook-use lithium-ion batteries with cells manufactured by Sony due to fire risk... More...

ScienceDaily (Jan. 12, 2007) — Engineering physics researchers are devising a unique "blanket" that will enable them to squeeze as much electricity as possible from nuclear-powered batteries the size of a grain of coarse salt. "It looks like we'll have an effe... More...