Compact Outdoor Camera Nikon Coolpix AW 120 with Wi-Fi and GPS

The Nikon Coolpix AW120 with 16 megapixels and powerful lens with optical 5x zoom is waterproof to 18 meters, can withstand drops of up to two meters and withstand temperatures of up to -10 ° C. Thus, the model for versatile outdoor use even underwater suitable.

Integrated GPS and Full HD recording

Thanks to the integrated GPS , GLONASS, world maps and compass that helps Nikon Coolpix AW120  in the review of travel routes. About the built-in Wi-Fi can function just-experienced to be shared quickly via a mobile device, of course, filming in are full HD possible. The ultra wide-angle lens (24 mm, 1:2.8) with optical 5x zoom blur in low light - on land or under water - for optimum image brightness.

Clear picture even in low Light condition

With its advanced backside illumination CMOS sensor with 16 megapixels are even under low light conditions, such as in caves or in the rainforest, succeed clear images. The 7.5 cm (3-inch) OLED monitor with 921,000 pixels provides a crystal-clear playback with superb brightness values, even underwater or in direct sunlight. If an adventure to be recorded on video, the AW120 enables moving pictures in 1080/60i with optical zoom and autofocus. For explorers, the camera offers recording speeds with 15-240 frames per second.

Nikon Coolpix AW 120: Price & Availability

The Nikon Coolpix AW120 is available in four colors black, blue, orange and camouflage expected from the end of February 2014 for a suggested retail price of 349.00 EUR in trade.

Video: Underwater shooting Coolpix AW 120

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An elevator to space, it is possible (and more convenient than the rocket)

The concept of the elevator into space has often been mentioned in various works of science fiction, but never really looked into reality. Yet it has aroused the interest of scientists from the International Academy of Astronautics, explaining that such a project is feasible.

In this 300-page report , scientists studying concretely so the possibility of setting up such a project.Better they even raise the question of whether such a solution does not present more benefits than the current system of rockets used to travel in space. Rockets have the drawback of being constituted 80% of the mass of a clean fuel, the rest generally becoming a new space debris once the mission is completed, and can not take a limited cargo . An elevator as that imagined by scientists system would free of these constraints and energy loading to some extent.

The true complexity of such a project obviously lies in its construction and implementation. The general idea would be to hang a cable carbon at the equator, it is down to a counterweight that would maintain a geostationary orbit. The cable shown in the example is nearly 99,750 kilometers, which involves many calculations regarding its mass to maintain the orbit and the tension of said cable. If this project seems crazy, the report take it very seriously. Of course, the idea is yet nowhere else in the imagination of its creators, but all the elements seem to be present for it to be feasible. In the late 90s, NASA had already presented a type of cable that could correspond to that required in the report.

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Nokia X (Normandy): 75% of all Android apps will be directly compatible

Nokia is doing now on Android OS. So far so good - but the Finns make it exactly like Amazon with its Kindle tablets. Who can read the source code, recognizes Android (4.1 Jelly Bean), for all other presents on the surface of a completely different user experience.Apps are then also not over the Google Play anew Nokia X, but by manual installation or a store of Nokia / Microsoft. For users and developers there is now the question of the scope of the offer - the Play Store you can now at least be sure of a suitable for virtually all aspects of app to find. Nokia has been on the presentation in Barcelona promised that it would just fall developers to port their programs to the UI of the Nokia X. In the context of the associated SDK (Software Development Kit) is now the assertion in the room that at least 75%, that three out of four apps for Android, originally with the operating system of the Nokia X (as well as the X + and XL) are compatible. To test this, the Finns have even an appropriate tool provided. The adaptation of the remaining 25% should not each avail more than eight hours according to Nokia. Now, the developers just have the time to ship their apps into the new app display of Nokia. Who wants to try the Nokia X without abandoning his usual programs, so it has a good chance that its standard programs will run without major problems.

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Gear Fit bracelet connected Samsung

Everyone thought that the news of Samsung would be limited to new smartphone Galaxy S5 and watches Gear 2 and Neo 2 (Light in France). There is nothing! Like what, you can still be surprised at the press conference and it is not worse. The Korean manufacturer has introduced its strap connected, Gear Fit . And the least we can say is that the surprise was total. If the principle is riding the current fashion of connected objects, the approach is a little further from a technological point of view. Indeed, the first singularity of the bracelet is a curved AMOLED touchscreen and color!Let's face it: this is clearly the most beautiful view on the subject, far ahead of any competition which is essentially limited to a few pixels. 1.84 inch screen offers a resolution of 432 x 128 pixels. That is enough to check the information provided, the number of steps to calories burned, through the heartbeat . For just as the phone Galaxy S5 , a special sensor is placed on the back of the bracelet in order to read the information in real time from the wrist or from a phone connected via Bluetooth 4.0 LE .

Moreover, during the conference, it was announced that twenty products of the Galaxy range is compatible with the bracelet. Is this a backdoor to announce that the bracelet reserves phones brand means?Hopefully not, because such a policy is certainly detrimental to watch Galaxy Gear first name. Another strong point is the Gear Fit is resistant to water and dust, certified IP 67 . The shower should not be an obstacle, its weight is particularly flattering: 27 grams only. Unfortunately, the battery is not sensational, Samsung evokes 3-4 days of autonomy under normal conditions or 5 days standby. On this point, the competition does not have to blush. Expect to be able to move the wrist, but so far no date or price have been announced.

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Samsung Galaxy S 5 with optimized camera and fingerprint sensor

Samsung has announced the fifth generation of the Galaxy S series. The Samsung Galaxy S5 is equipped with a fingerprint sensor and an optimized 16-megapixel camera and comes in April.

The smartphone is equipped with a 5.1-inch Super AMOLED equipped Full HD monitor. The new Samsung flagship is water and dust resistant (IP67).

Faster camera

The 16-megapixel camera in the Samsung Galaxy S5 is designed to provide the fastest auto-focus speed of 0.3 seconds. A new selective autofocus to enable certain image sections highlight.

Biometric theft protection

A new fingerprint sensor to safely protect the device biometrically and can also be used for mobile payments. This fingerprint sensor hiding behind an elongated button, which simultaneously serves as a home button. In addition, one can power-saving mode set in which the display changes to black and white display and all the unnecessary features are switched off, the battery life increase.

Video: Samsung Galaxy S5

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Wristwatch Arcade, an arcade wrist

A watch can be smart, futuristic or just original. Illustrates this model is intended as a nod to the terminals 80 arcades. Retro timepiece that displays the time like an arcade game.

The accessory allows the owner to carry a small arcade wrist. It is an analog watch with a design inspired by asteroids. On the dial is a small ship and two meteorites of different sizes instead of needles. Their respective positions and allows you to translate the hours and minutes easily.Equipped with a joystick as an ornament, it is provided with a fire button to activate a red backlight.It also triggers a specific sound effects. Only downside, watch arcade does not however make a real game play

Recently available on ThinkGeek , it is offered to the public for the modest sum of $ 60 .

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Windows 8.1 update 1: new preview mop Web

Since the beginning of the month, several Prerelease Windows 8.1 update 1 is out and about on the web. If they are distributed without the consent of Microsoft, they still allow you to make a serious idea next steps of the OS. For a few hours, a new pre-release is still at large. It is always WZor , who had already announced the release of the previous versions, which again prevents users via his Twitter account the diffusion of this . This is called MICROSOFT.WINDOWS.8.1.2014.UPDATE.X86-64.ONLY.MSU.9600.17025.WINBLUE_GDR.140214-1706-WZT . It is therefore an update applicable systems 32 and 64 bits . She dated 16.02.2014 and as in the previous edition, we must "tweak" a bit before installing this new prerelease. If little new compared to previous pre-release have yet been identified, it seems that OS is faster in the light of the first comments of users who have installed this edition. It is also likely that Microsoft is well advanced and that the bulk of the work was done, though Redmond has not officially communicated on this issue. It will anyway wait until April before Microsoft unveils its schedule during the Build.

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