| Xacti HD1a HD camcorder adds wide display, more
Sanyo on Thursday introduced the Xacti HD1a, a compact digital media camera that records both still pictures and digital video. It does it all onto an SD flash memory card. The Xacti HD1a is coming in September for $699.99. The Xacti HD1a records video in 720p and grabs 5.1 megapixel still images. Because it uses SD cards instead of bulky tapes or optical media, it's much more compact than other camcorders. It uses a 10x optical zoom lens and 2.2-inch LCD display. New features in the HD1a include a 16:9 widescreen still picture mode, in-camera video editing, a 30 frames-per-second 320 x 240 MPEG-4 pixel video recording mode called “Web-SHQ," optimized for the video iPod. The 16:9 still image mode grabs 3.8 megapixel images in the same wide-screen format as the Xacti HD1's digital videos.
Lindsay Writing Memoirs to Avoid Bankruptcy?
Between working in the morgue and hunting men in Italy, it seems that Lindsay Lohan has found the time to write her memoirs. OK! Magazine writes that the actress has decisively decided to write a book, and financial problems could also be one of her motivations. Allegedly Lindsay, who spent most of her money at rehabilitation, had to borrow 10,000 dollars from her friend Steve-O. Lohans spokesperson denied the rumours, but her close friends say that the actress has started to worry. She regrets all the cash she threw around the last couple years. She needs everything to fall into place and get her back on track, and fast said a friend of the problematic actress. .
24-inch iMac Core 2 Duo/2.16GHz
But the new iMac completed our suite of 14 tasks using Adobe Photoshop CS2 in 24 percent less time than the old 20-inch model—a respectable jump. Quick operations For general operations, the 24-inch iMac's overall responsiveness was excellent. Opening, dragging, and resizing windows was very quick. HD video playback was smooth, and working in Intel-native applications such as Final Cut Pro ( ), Motion ( ), iMovie ( ), and iWeb ( ) was snappy. (You can custom configure a 24-inch model with a 2.33GHz Core 2 Duo processor for an extra $250. Our benchmark chart shows the performance improvements you'll see with this faster chip.) The 24-inch iMac also has an upgraded sound system, with a 24-watt digital amplifier (twice that of the other models) to power the built-in stereo speakers.
Newsday's Movie Reviews
What's the point of making a parody that's dumber than the stuff it parodies? "Meet the Spartans" panders for cheap laughs at the expense of just about every vulgar excess in present-day pop culture. But it also wallows in the slop it denigrates to the point where the movie is all but indistinguishable from its dopiest targets. .
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US Wants New Iran Sanctions Fast
Iran claims its program is peaceful and insists it has the same right to enrichment technology as nuclear nations such as the United States. The 11-page report gave Iran a relatively clean bill of health on explaining the origin of traces of enriched uranium in a military facility; experiments with polonium, which can also be used in a weapons program; and purchases on the nuclear black market. In such cases, "the agency has been able to conclude that answers provided by Iran ... are (either) consistent with its findings (or) ... not inconsistent with its findings," said the report, in careful language that would allow it to renew its investigation into the issues. But it said Teheran had rejected as irrelevant some material forwarded by the agency that purportedly shows it working on tests of missile trajectories and high explosives, and research on a missile re-entry vehicle , activities that would most likely be part of weapons development.
Aspen Technology to be delisted from Nasdaq
The delisting comes after a series of accounting misshaps dating back several years, resulting in the firing of CEO David McQuillin in 2004. The Cambridge, Mass., company (Nasdaq: AZPN) requested an extension for filing its 2007 fourth quarter and 2008 first quarter results, as well as restatements for fiscal 2005 and 2007. Nasdaq granted an extension to Aspen until Feb. 8, but it failed to meet that deadline and its second-quarter earnings deadline. Deloitte & Touche asked not to be reappointed as Aspen's accounting firm for 2008. Chief Executive Mark Fusco said he was disappointed with the delisting, and the company may appeal to the Nasdaq Listing and Hearing Review Council. The company will most likely be traded on the Pink Sheet Electronic Quotation Service.
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