CeBIT America 2003

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CeBIT Day 1 Continued

I stopped by the Casio (http://www.casio.com) booth, and went to see what they had new.  They upgraded their slim line digital cameras, the Exilim series, by adding more mega pixels, about one to be exact (from 2.0 to 3.0).  A slightly not so slim Exilim got the benefit of a 3x optical zoom, rather than just having a 3x digital zoom (the difference, optical zoom doesnt give you jaggies, unlike digital).  The optical zoom fitted ones also come in a 4 megapixel variety.  Both models come with 1.6 TFT LCD display, flash, Lithium Ion rechargeable batteries, built in internal memory, and they use secure digital (SD) memory cards.  The dock on the new Exilims has the cameras LCD screen facing the user as opposed to the older ones which faced the monitor.  They also had Direct CD printers.  These printers allowed you to print directly on the disc.  It is very limited, as it can only print one color at a time.  You can also put jpgs and such, but, with one color, there is not much you can really do.  It is very suitable for making demo discs more professional (for those aspiring musicians), as well as making your cd collection a little neater (for those who cant stand using a sharpie marker).  Currently there are 2 models, a $99.00 one that needs a pc to be operated, and a $150.00 one that can be operated on its own (it has a built in keyboard).

 

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Exilim front shot (yes that is my grubby hand)

 

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Back shot (its so tiny, or is it just my huge hand?)

 

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Profile shot (now thats what I call pocket size)

 

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On disc printing doesnt hurt to be a little neat.

 

Up next was Matroxs little booth.  They were showcasing their new G450MMS graphics cards based on the Parhelia chipset.  Its aimed more for the business crowd, that need multi monitor solutions.  They had a 4 monitor system hooked up to one video card.  It was very impressive, seeing 4 19 flat panels lined across.  The card itself only has 2 heads, but, a special y cable enabled you to use 4 monitors. Another great feature suitable for those video editors, is you can directly hook it up to a regular television set, so if you are working on lets say Adobe Premier, you can have your tool sets, time lines, etc., and a preview of the movie your working on displayed directly on a television. (I know its not a new feature, but this can be all done with one card.  Imagine 3 monitors, plus the TV, or 2 plus the TV).  Each display is handled by a chip, meaning, the displays do not share RAMDACS, and RAM.  They all operate on individual 360 MHz RAMDACS and they all get 32 MB of memory. Sadly, there is no AGP version available.  A lower end card is also available with 3 monitor support.  Prices range from $200.00 to about $350.00.

 

 

matrox.jpgOoh, 4 monitor goodness

 

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