If you haven’t heard as yet, here goes. Canon’s EOS-1D Mark IV and EOS Rebel T2i/550D digital SLR cameras have been provided firmware updates. The move comes close on the heels of reports that there existed a bug  in the move mode of the cams. Canon has called it Firmware v1.0.8 and has been updated in both the SLRs.(Image: Engadget)We are also told that the firmware update isn’t just to correct the bug in the movie mode. It has been found that the language menus in French and Spanish had some spelling errors. Canon hopes to correct the errors with the same firmware

Canon has introduced three new Powershot Digital cameras: the S95, the SD4500 IS and SX130 IS. The Canon S95 digital camera, which is based upon Canon’s Hybrid IS technology, is an update to last year’s S90. It comes with Canon’s DIGIC 4 image processing, a 10-megapixel high-sensitivity CCD sensor, and 28 mm wide f/2.0 lens with Optical image stabilization.It has 3.8x optical zoom. It also comes with 720p HD video, a new HDR (high dynamic range) scene mode and a mini HDMI. The Canon S95 camera is scheduled to become available in late August at estimated pricing of

In addition to SL630, HZ35W and HZ30W, Samsung unveils also the ultra slim TL110 and TL105 digital cameras. The former is a 14.2 Megapixel camera with 5x optical zoom and 27mm wide-angle while the latter is a 12.2 Megapixel camera with 4x optical zoom and 27.5mm wide-angle. They both have 2.7-inch LCD display.The TL110 features also dual image stabilization and the TL105 includes digital image stabilization. They offer special image effects such as Fisheye and Lomo, and a long list of user-selectable Photo Styles. Videos are record at 720p resolution at 30fps.[samsung]

Samsung announced in the US market the new SL630 (aka PL80) point-and-shoot digital camera. Like its little brother SL600, the SL630 features 12.2 Megapixel image sensor, 5x optical zoom lens with 28mm wide angle, and a 2.7-inch LCD display.The SL630 includes Samsung’s optical and digital Dual Image Stabilization, Smart Auto mode, Face Detection, Smile Shot, Blink Detection, Beauty Shot, and Red Eye Fix mode. It can record 640×480 video at 30fps. Samsung’s SL630 will be available in March 2010.[samsung]

When you get rid of the strings, is it really still a guitar? We’ll leave that to the philosophers. In the meantime, take a look at just such a specimen. The Misa Digital Guitar is great looking, but somehow we don’t think it will catch on.Then again I’m no musician. Maybe it will revolutionize music. The Misa is really just a MIDI controller that you can interface with software on your PC and you can use said software on your PC and use a normal guitar. Whatever you like. Rock on. [Dvice]

Amazon is looking to further tighten its stranglehold on the eBook market with its latest announcement of a 70 percent royalty option for its Kindle Digital Text Platform. This would mean that authors would stand to get a significant amount of the profits, though there are some conditions. The books much be priced between $2.99 and $9.99, and the list price must be at least 20 percent below the price of the physical book list price. The title must also be available in all geographies the publisher has rights for, and this only covers

Aperion Audio introduces the Home Audio Link (HAL)digital media dapter that streams any audio format wirelessly from a computer, iPod, MP3 music player or mobile device to a variety of audio systems. By adding more HAL Receiver units the music can be distributed to up to three rooms.To hear music from a laptop computer, for example, the user simply plugs the matchbox sized HAL Send unit into a computer’s USB port, connects the HAL Receive unit into an AV receiver, plugs in the power adapter and the system links automatically. Unlike many wireless products on the market

Samsung has added a pair of compact digital cameras to its range with the launch of the Samsung TL110 and TL105.Both of these new Samsung compact digital cameras are just 0.65 inches thick, and both feature a 2.7 inch LCD display.The Samsung TL110 and TL105 can record HD video in 720p at 30fps, and feature a range of built in services like easy upload to YouTube and photo sharing websites.The Samsung TL110 features a 14.2 megapixel sensor and five times optical zoom, whilst the Samsung TL105 features a 12.2 megapixel sensor and four times optical zoom.Both the Samsung TL110 and

Based in Sydney Australia Misa Digital has created a string-less digital guitar. Their aim was to create a simple and effective instrument with a minimalistic interface and configurable sound module end. There are no strings on this guitar and your right hand doesn’t pluck, it controls sound.Check out the video of it in action after the jump.The digital guitar is created using Linux Gentoo 2.6.31 and a MIDI controller. The digital Guitar needs to be plugged into a MIDI compatible sound module but the sounds it creates are only limited by the device it’s

Point and shoot cameras are what most people go after when they are looking for a new camera. The things are cheaper and smaller than DSLRs for the most part and often have higher zoom levels than cheaper DSLRs offer.Such is the case with the new Samsung HZ35W and HZ30W digital cameras unveiled today. Both cameras have very similar specs with 12MP sensors, 15x optical zoom, and 24mm wide-angle lenses. Both cameras also have dual image stabilization. The 35W has a 3-inch AMOLED screen and GPS for geotagging images. The 30W has a 3-inch TFT LCD and lacks GPS. Other than those