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BenQ launches their latest M31 Full-HD 1080p camcorder. This pocket-size camera is equipped with a 10x optical zoom lens, an Electronic Image Stabilizer with GYRO-sensor and an array of smart features, making capturing high quality video more intuitive. To record the faces of your family and friends or any subject in perfect focus, the M31 incorporates smart features such as the Touch AF Lock and Face Exposure Tracking. The auto-focus lock function can be activated by touching the subject on the 3.5-inch touch screen…

Sigma announces the release of firmware update version 1.01 for the SD15 digital SLR camera. This first firmware update offers the following improvements: • Adds the selected function of Quick Set • Addition to the Key Sound cancellation function • Improves the display quality of the Color LCD monitor …

Nintendo has issued a warning that the 3DS, its eagerly awaited glasses-free 3D portable gaming device, should not be used by children under six when the gadget is in 3D-viewing mode.

There’s plenty of free reading matter available for the Amazon Kindle, from classics to more recent releases, and it’s all quite easy to find thanks to Jungle-search.com.

Fans of Polaroid photos, check this out. Korean designers Yoo Geun-hyuk & Yoon Bo-jung have conceptualised the Flutter In Pinhole camera, which is made from cardboard and has two Polaroid sheets inside.

With CES 2011 just around the corner, it seems like a good time to gaze into our crystal ball and hypothesise about camcorders in 2011.

Mafia II’s exciting action and uncompromising mob story make for an impressive and violent adventure.

Enslaved is an affecting adventure that makes strong use of its characters and story to create a believable world.

Samsung introduces its new i-Function system camera the NX11 and three new lenses. The new camera is an upgrade to Samsung’s flagship NX10. The change in grip design provides a more comfortable usability and the lens priority mode dial means that each mode can be selected with each of the lenses. A panorama function has also been added to the upgraded NX11, which allows you to take panoramic pictures in one press-and-sweep motion. The new NX11 is planned for availability in February for $649 (incl. zoom lens)…

Samsung introduces the new WB700 compact super-zoom digital camera, successor to the model WB600. The zoom has been improved from 15x to 24x zoom, which is done through a combination of an 18x optical zoom and a 1.3x Smart Zoom function. The WB700 is equipped with a 16 megapixel CCD sensor, full manual control and the ability to record full 1080p high definition video with an innovative technology to remove zoom noise from video content. The WB700 is expected to be available in April for a price of $299.99…

OEM car stereos and in-dash navigation systems typically deter would-be thieves as they usually only work in the vehicle in which they ship. Not so VW’s RNS range…

The outstanding Sony BDP-S470 3D Blu-ray player proves that you don’t have to pay a premium for usable features and stellar performance.

Here are CNET’s picks for the 40 most anticipated games of 2011.

Found an iPad lurking beneath the tree? Perhaps this collection of our favourite apps will help you get started.

We take a look at 10 popular ideas about modern technology to find out whether they’re good rules-of-thumb or just plain wishful thinking.

Visual change is a necessity on the web and each year we see sites - big and small - change their stripes. Here in no particular order are 2010’s big redesigns.

As we’re now in the middle of the winter “Big Gooseberry season” and we’re running short on Big Gooseberries, I like to share with you my wishful thinking on the much discussed 7″ Apple iPad. When Steve Jobs declared that a 7-inch iPad would be Dead on Arrival he may actually have spoken the truth as far as an iPad is concerned. What I hope to see is a new wallet-like 7″ device that would nicely fill the gap, both in size and function, between the iPhone and the iPad that would combine the function of my phone and my wallet…

Merry Christmas