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Limited Edition iGo LED Pocket Projector

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I can totally understand a person’s obsession with shiny gadgets. How can one not be distracted by something shiny that does nifty things? Even pico projectors, which I don’t think I have a need for, can be an attractive purchase – if only just because.

This limited edition pico projector from Personal Projector UK is something else, though. It is encased in 24 carat gold, which should already give you the idea that it does not come cheap. Described as the ultimate luxury gadget, the package includes cables (HDMI cables as well). At GBP999 (about USD1600), I get how it can be the ultimate luxury.

To be fair to the manufacturer, the pocket projector does have its highlights. It has received a design award from CES Innovations 2011 Design and Engineering Awards. It also has been reviewed by BBC’s Something for the Weekend and was described as having “really incredible quality”. (Now for that price, nothing less than incredible quality will do, don’t you think?) The manufacturers also highlight the fact that this pico projector can be connected to practically any device that you own. Flip, smartphones, digital cameras – name it and the iGo LED Pocket Projector will be able to connect to the device. The result? You can project whatever pictures and movies that you want to show off wherever you may be.

Oh, if you are from the UK, you can get a FREE 30 Day Subscription to LOVEFiLM + a £10 Amazon.co.uk Gift Voucher. Thank God for small favors, eh? Still, if money is not an issue, this gadget will be an interesting conversation piece if anything. Buy it here.

Samsung launches WB5000 compact digital camera

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samsung-wb5000-compact-hybrid-digital-cameraSamsung has just announced its rather nice looking WB5000 compact digital camera, featuring an impressive Schneider-KREUZNACH 26mm wide angle lens, 24x optical zoom and 12.5 megapixels.

Samsung has effectively launched a hybrid camera here, taking the best bits of a compact camera but including features that are standard on a DSLR but you wouldn’t expect on a compact, such as that massive zoom range, lots of manual shooting controls and the option to store files in RAW format.

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Canon unveils new PowerShot digital cameras: G11, S90, SX20 IS

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Stand by for an afternoon of Canon camera announcements. First up is the news that Canon has upgraded its range of PowerShot compact digital cameras with some new models.

First up is the PowerShot G11, predictably superseding the PowerShot G10, offering a 10 megapixel image sensor, 5x optical zoom, DIGIC 4 image processing for improved low-light image capture and reduced noise, Intelligent Contrast Correction, and a 2.8-inch vari-angle PureColor II VA LCD screen.

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Samsung shows off new multi-wireless and multi-LCD compact cameras

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The days of having to plug in all your peripherals to exchange data are long gone, as Samsung proves today with what it claims is the world’s first “multi-wireless” compact digital camera.

The ST1000 (not to be confused with Nikon’s Coolpix S1000pj announced last week) features built-in GPS, Bluetooth and Wi-Fi, allowing for geotagging goodness and connection to any open wireless network for picture exchange.

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Pentax shows off range of new Optio compact digital cameras

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Not wanting to be left out after Sony and Nikon announced their compact digital cameras this week, Pentax has been showing off its latest Optio cameras — the P80, E80 and waterproof WS80.

The Optio P80 features a 12.1-megapixel 4x optical zoom lens, a beefed up face recognition that claims to assess 32 faces in 0.03 seconds including those annoying individuals who insist on tilting their heads in photos, smile detection, high definition 720p recording, and a triple anti-shake system that works on both images and movies in normal and low-light conditions.

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Sony Cyber-shot TX1 and WX1 announced

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Hot on the heels of Nikon’s new COOLPIX compacts comes Sony with two new Cyber-shot digital cameras.

Both TX1 and WX1 models offer 10.2 megapixels and Sony’s Exmor R CMOS sensor with BIONZ imaging processor — in English, that means that shooting should be more responsive with reduced noise, even in low light conditions.

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Nikon launches huge range of COOLPIX compact digital cameras

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We definitely like our Nikon dSLRs, such as the excellent D90, D80 and D40, but let’s not forget there’s an increasing range of compact digital cameras from Nikon, including the four COOLPIX model ranges just announced.

Detailed camera specs are pretty boring (but I’ll give you the links if you want to find out more), so here are the highlights.

Perhaps the most exciting in terms of possibilities is the COOLPIX S1000pj. Nikon claims it’s the first compact camera to feature a built-in projector that means you can share your images and videos wherever there’s a wall or screen handy.

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