Pink Samsung Pixon available to pre-order: Worlds first Pink 8 Megapixel camera phone!

Mobile phone giants Samsung have added a feminine flavour to one of their big hitters in the form of the Pink Samsung Pixon, which takes the title as the worlds first Pink 8.0 Megapixel camera phone. The Pink Pixon is now available to pre-order on Orange at Mobiles.co.uk, exclusively online. The Pixon, also known as the M8800 and formerly the Bresson, has earned massive popularity thanks to a wealth of camera features that would look more at home on a top of the range digital camera. The usual suspects of autofocus and a flash are complimented by face, smile and blink detection, advanced shake reduction, auto-panorama shot and Geo-tagging.

Away from the impressive camera, the stand out feature of the Pixon is the stunning 3.2 inch touchscreen display. Perfect as a viewfinder for the camera, the touchscreen also offers intuitive navigation. The homescreen supports customisable shortcuts (known as widgets) that users can drag and drop on to the active screen and then send to the tool bar on the side when not in use. At just 13.8mm thick you might think the Pixon would run out of space for premium features but no, the phone still packs in HSDPA connectivity for high speed web browsing and downloads, 200MB of internal memory and a memory card slot, a built in MP3 and movie player, Bluetooth v2.0 and TV output.

The Pink Samsung Pixon is now available to pre-order at Mobiles.co.uk on Orange. Exclusively available online, stock is expected in the first two weeks of March. Click here to check out the latest offers and get your Pink Pixon first!

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[Source: The UK Mobile Phone Blog]

Fifth Gear: 2009 Ford Focus RS

Fifth Gear's Jason Plato takes the new 2009 Ford Focus RS, which features a "2.5 liter turbocharged five cylinder with 300 horsepower, searing green paintjob, Revoknuckles, Recaro buckets, [and] six speed transmission," out for a road test. Video after the break.

That other British car show, Fifth Gear, has managed to get their grubby mitts on the 2009 Focus RS and toss it at some curvy mountain roads. Not surprisingly, they kinda liked it.

[via Jalopnik]

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Tramontana R Boasts Twin Turbocharged V12

The Tranmontana R Edition is essentially "an evolved version of the standard open-wheel two-seater, packing a Mercedes-sourced 5.5-liter V12 available in a twin-turbocharged 760 hp version that dolls out an astonishing 811 lb-ft of torque." Video after the break. Click here for first picture in gallery.

The Group claims a 0-100 time of 3.6 seconds and a 10.15-second run to 200 mph. The wheelbase has been shortened by 50mm to improve handling and aerodynamics, and weight is down by 202 pounds to just 2,777 pounds.

[via Autoblog]

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Windows Vista: About 46368 Days and 5 Hours Remaining

There's been a lot of noise about Windows Vista issues, but rarely do you hear about the insanely long file copying times. Though the wait time could possibly be the result of outdated hardware, it's still something you don't see everyday.




(Thanks, Jackson)

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Dark Blade: The World's Smallest 3-Channel R/C Helicopter

The Dark Blade 3-channel R/C helicopter from ThinkGeek combines "a futuristic drop-ship style design with precise flying characteristics and an innovative rear propeller system." Video after the break.

The secret of the incredible stability of the Dark Blade 3-Channel R/C Helicopter comes down to the torque control afforded by the dual rotor design.

[via ThinkGeek]

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Mashimaro MP3 Player

Inspired by a popular cartoon character in Korea, the Mashimaro MP3 player can store up to 9-hours of audio in a variety of formats, including: MP3, WMA, OGG, ASF, WAV and APE. Click here for first picture in gallery.

As a sort of dirty mouthed, toilet humor version of Hello Kitty, Mashimaro takes a spot as one of the iconic cartoon figures in Korea.

[via Yankodesign]

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eBay Watch: Incredible Cave House

For $300,000 on eBay, you could purchase your very own cave house. Supposedly, "this property used to be some sort of musical venue called 'Caveland' where the likes of Bob Seger and Ike and Tina Turner once performed." Auction page. Click here for first picture in gallery.

Apparently the house is finished, but most of the photos show the house in an unfinished form. But whatever, because the main point here is that these people are living in a cave.

[via eBay - Gizmodo]

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Deal of the Day: LifeSpan Fitness TR1000 Treadmill with 7-Inch LCD TV for $999.99 Shipped

Amazon is selling the LifeSpan Fitness TR1000 for only $999.99 shipped, originally priced at $1699.99. Features include: "speed and incline buttons on the handlebars, which let you adjust the speed and incline without removing your hands." Product page.

..eight compression shocks in the deck suspension to evenly absorb the impact of the foot strike while providing a firm pushoff at the end of each step; and several preset programs that make it easy to vary the incline and distance as you walk.

[via Amazon]

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CirculaFloor Has Omni-Directional System, Simulates VR Walking

Japanese researchers have developed CirculaFlor, which consists of "a series of autonomous tiles that reposition themselves quickly so that whoever is walking above can move in any direction across them, without going anywhere at all." Video after the break.

It's all thanks to holonomics, which have the tiles moving every-which-way without having to turn, and they can even lift, too, to simulate walking up stairs. It needs about five square meters of space to operate continuously.

[via Dvice]

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Amazon Kindle 2 Unboxed and Previewed

Similar to its predecessor, the Amazon Kindle 2 "is incredibly light and comfortable to hold, and the keyboard is fairly usable." Available now, priced at $359. Product page. Video after the break. Click here for first picture in gallery.

As with the first version, Amazon has done a masterful job with presentation and packaging.

[via Engadget]

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Mac OS X Snow Leopard Preview

Apple's next operating system, Snow Leopard, will improve "performance and reduce the OSes footprint -- so far the developer builds have added very few new visible user features." Continue reading for a Stacks preview.

Notably missing from Snow Leopard so far is the rumored QuickLook Finder icons that AppleInsider wrote about just after Apple's announcement of Snow Leopard last year.

[via Worldofapple]

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Notice of the Convening of the AGM

1. Notice of the Convening of the AGM

On March 13, 2009, pursuant to Article 17 of the Articles of Incorporation, the BOD of Samsung Electronics approved the convening of the 40th annual general meeting of shareholders.

1. Date: March 13, 2009 (Friday) 09:00 a.m.

2. Place: Multifunctional Hall (5F), Samsung Electronics Bldg., 1320-10, Seocho-2-dong,

Seocho- ku, Seoul

3. Report: ?Audit report...



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Apple Disk II Drive Gets Gutted, Fitted with Mac Mini

Simply put, this modder gutted "his old Disk ][ enclosure and managed to find a way to squeeze the innards of a Mac Mini inside the case." Yes, the slot-loading DVD drive pictured above is functional. Click here for first picture in gallery.

..even wired up the old drive activity LED, so it looks like the floppy drive is cranking when the Mac Mini is on.

[via Technabob - Flickr]

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Best Motoring: Mazda Cup Circuit Trial

Best Motoring invades Tsukaba once again for a Euro / Japanese car showdown. The participants include: SL63 AMG, Audi TT-S, BMW M3-DCT, Lexus IS-F, and the EVO X. Video after the break.

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