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Limited edition Leica M9-P white camera
One brand that is known for bringing out limited edition cameras is Leica. The company is all set to unveil an exclusive white M9-P camera. Limited to 50 units, the unicorn shooter will come with an f/0.95 50mm kit lens. Expected to go on sale from June this year, the $31,770 camera is meant for the Japanese markets only.
The body of these limited edition cameras is set in white lacquer finish with some parts covered in white calf’s leather. For those less enthusiastic with this price, you can get the same camera in black or chrome for as less as $7,995. The camera comes with an 18-megapixel full-frame 24x 36mm sensor with an interchangeable lens system.
Pentax’s Camera of the Year 645D DSLR
There is good news for all the photography enthusiasts, as this camera will surely blow your mind. The limited edition Camera Grand Prix Japan 2011 “Camera of the Year” from Pentax is the one which all of you should look for. A limited edition medium-format lacquer-finished 645D DSLR, a 40 megapixel camera is up for grabs. The made to made-to-order kit features a 645D Japan O-ST123 leather strap, a body mount cap and a center-spot-matte focusing screen ds-80 all packed neatly in a customized paulownia-wood box. The camera boasts of stunning features like a large CCD sensor, and a dust-proof, weather-resistant body which can work in even in temperatures as low as “”10°C.
Fujitsu F704i – World’s slimmest waterproof phone
Believed to be the world’s slimmest (1.8cm thick) waterproof phone, Fujitsu unveiled the F704i in Tokyo.
The most striking feature, however, is not its slimness but its resistance to water for up to a half hour!
Other features:
- Music player
- MicroSD card slot
- 1.3MP camera
- 2.2-inch QVGA LCD display
- 3G connectivity
- Facility for integral bath massage
- IC lock function
And if all this wasn’t enough, the company has appointed a color therapist to design the colors and the casing that will enhance your mood and promote healing.
Phantom HD camera is worth $118,000
The Phantom HD camera from Vision Research is a high speed digital video camera, and when I said high speed, I meant an unbelievable 1,052 fps high-speed‚ 1080p recording, at a mere price of $118,000!
Specifications:
- Maximum resolution of 2048ƒ”"2048 [1500 frames per second (fps) at 720p resolution or 1000fps at 1080p.]
- 32GB of internal memory
- Swappable Phantom CineMags with a flash memory‚ of up to 512GB
- Compatible with 35mm accessories
- 11-stop dynamic range
- 14-bit sensor depth
- ISO 640 sensitivity
- Ability to capture videos in slow motion
Lindsay Lohan sues E*Trade for $100 million
Lindsay Lohan sued the *Trade Financial Corp for $100 million ($50 million of compensatory damages + $50 million of exemplary damages) in a Nassau County, New York state court, claiming that a “milkaholic” baby in a recent TV commercial during the Super Bowl last month was modelled after her.
According to Lindsay, the online stock trading company E*Trade user her likeness, name, characterization, and personality without paying her or getting her approval.
The ad features a love triangle between babies: a baby boy apologizes to his girlfriend through a video chat for not calling her the night before because he was on E*Trade. The camera then switches to the baby girl who, seemingly suspicious of her boyfriend, asks “And that milkaholic Lindsay wasn’t over?” and the boy nervously replies “Lindsay?” before another baby girl, apparently Lindsay, comes into the frame and asks, “Milk-a-what?”
The controversial ad reportedly drew over 106.5 million American viewers, a record for a U.S. television program.
ARRI’s Alexa camera is worth $60,000
ARRI has introduced the Alexa camera to compete with RED for the section of the high-end, professional-caliber digital camera market.
Specifications:
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35 CMOS Bayer sensor (developed by ARRI) which allows you to shoot uncompressed 2K resolutions to an external hard drive, or in 1080p to flash memory owing to the integrated SxS card module
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Makes possible high-definition, 108op video, import it to Final Cut Pro and edit it without spending lengthy hours converting the video first.
Cost: $60,000
Disney DM005SH diamond cell phone – The rich kid’s fantasy
The Disney DM005SH diamond cell phone is the fifth model in the DM series that boasts of superior image quality and offers customization of the battery cover with up to 90 Disney motifs!
This glamorous phone is available in Ŕsunrise pink, midnight blue or stardust white. The features include: 22 pieces of diamonds in several sizes that make up the Disney Logo, 8 million pixel camera (As compared to the 3.2 million megapixels in the previous models), a CCD sensor, a 3.4 inch AVS LCD and a hidden LED display.
Not surprisingly, the phone has Disney’ engraved on the keyboard, three radio buttons in the phone function key area of the navigation keys representing the shadow of the world famous Mouse’s mug and pre-loaded Disney themes.‚
Lomo LC-A+ Gold camera debuts in a limited edition
Lomo has unveiled a limited edition (130 units) of the LC-A+ Gold camera that comes clad in 24K gold-leaf gilding and finest brown leather wrapping.
Priced at $600, the Lomo gold edition features an original Russian Minitar lens, wooden casing,‚ a unique number and certification sheet guaranteeing its authenticity, two rolls of Lomography 800 Film in a golden tin and the ‘Lomographiere’ hardcover book.
The uber-classy Ulysse Nardin Chairman Cellphone’
In an attempt to compete with luxury cellphone market leader Vertu, watchmakers Ulysse Nardin have launched a cellphone named the Chairman.
The most appealing features being; the same way that an automatic watch receives power from the force of a rotor, the Chairman uses the kinetic energy of the moving rotor to supply supplemental power.‚ Another amazing feature is its higher spec sheet, and the fact that it runs Android!
Other specifications of the Ulysse Nardin include 3.2-inch capacitive touchscreen,‚ physical numeric keys,‚ a fingerprint reader, an 8-megapixel camera, a massive 32GB of storage, and a Freescale i.MX processor that is being said to cope with HD video playback
Limited to only 1846 units, the Ulysse Nardin Chairman Cellphone could cost anything between $12,800 and $49,500.
The phone is available in several versions: Rose Gold, Rose Gold & Blue, Rose Gold & Steel, Stealth Black and Steel & Blue trims.
Gresso Lady Gold & Ultramarine Gold – an ode to femininity, elegance and beauty
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Gresso has launched two new luxury handsets – The Lady Gold and Ultramarine Gold‚ ‚ at a limited edition of 15 units.
According to Gresso, Lady Gold does not come to the market as a simple collection, but as an ode to femininity, elegance and beauty, as the main feature it comes with is its looks.
While the Lady Gold has been dressed in red and coated with several layers of high-tech ceramic of Magenta Diamond color, the Ultramarine Gold comes in blue, or as Gresso would like to call it ” the color of the sky and the ocean.
Priced at $6,500, the case of the phones is made out of titanium covered with high-tech ceramic and the keys on the handsets are made of 18K gold.
Also, the devices contain a transparent sapphire back inspired by the famous Swiss Skeleton watches to allow users to admire the inner mechanism of the device.
Other specifications include:
- Windows Mobile 6 Standard operating system
- 2GB of internal memory
- SMS/MMS/EMAIL
- WAP 2.0
- GPRS capabilities
- Bluetooth connectivity
- Mini-USB
- PC Synchronization
- MP3 player
- 2-megapixel camera
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