The Camera Grand Prix 2011 jury of specialized editors writing for 11 photography magazines of japan have picked the premium camera Fujifilm Finepix X100 as their choice : the Editors' Choice Award, a prestigious award, the second one for the X100 this year after the TIPA 2011 premium camera of the year. The hybrid viewfinder, the EXR processor, its magnesium alloy frame, its high quality built as well as its APS-C sized MOS sensor have seduced the jury this year.
The Fuji X100 review is coming soon... in the meantime, to know more about the FinePix X100.
Fujifilm FinePix X100 adds two new awards to the tally
It may be just four months since the Fujifilm FinePix X100's launch but International recognition for the camera's exceptional qualities continues to roll in with the receipt of two more prestigious awards.
The outstanding performance of the X100 had already been recently recognised with the TIPA Award for Best Premium Camera, which is now joined by the equally prestigious award of Editors Choice from the 2011 Camera Grand Prix of Japan.
The X100's growing iconic status has now also been recognised by the world's best-selling gadget magazine: Stuff who have awarded the camera as one of their 2011 Cool List Winners. Adrian Clarke, Director of Fujifilm's Digital Products said To win two of the camera world's most prestigious awards is a fantastic achievement and we are equally proud that Stuff magazine should recognise the X100's iconic status. When the camera was unveiled in 2010, Fujifilm sought to remind the world of the company's heritage, resources and outright technical capabilities. The Awards are the highest recognition that with the X100, Fujifilm has created a camera with truly outstanding qualitiesp>
First held in 1984, the Camera Grand Prix is one of the camera industry's most prestigious awards. Winners are selected by a 57 member selection panel; compromising members of the Camera Journal
Press Club of Japan, top editorial staff of the member publications, academic experts, technical writers, professional photographers and a representative of the TIPA.
The Camera Grand Prix Awards are held annually under the sponsorship of the Camera Journal Press Club (CJPC). Founded in 1963, the CJPC is based on the main photography writers from the top 11 photo and camera magazines in Japan.
The Camera GP Editors Award is chosen by a selection of top professional writers who select their ultimate favourite product having considered all photographic and imaging products launched between 1April 2010 and 31 March 2011.
In selecting the FinePix X100, the editor's panel commented: Fujifilm's FinePix X100 is a compact digital camera featuring a new hybrid viewfinder, which combines a projected bright-frame optical viewfinder and an electronic viewfinder system with approx. 100% field of view and a 1,400,000 dot LCD panel. A magnesium alloy body with manually operated control dials, an APS-C CMOS sensor and new EXR processor deliver the highest image quality in the history of FinePix cameras, the quality of which is so high that is almost beyond the performance of DSLRs.
Commenting on the X100's inclusion as a 2011 Cool List Winner the team at Stuff magazine said: "Achingly retro on the outside but reassuringly cutting edge on the inside, Fujifilm's X100 doesn't just look the part, it's also capable of DSLR-standard results."
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“The Cortus APS3 was a good fit for our design.” said Dan O’Loughlin Director of Hardware Technology at Certicom. “The APS3 helped us meet our design goals and provided the required processing performance. The APS3 co-processor interface allowed the integration of our specific algorithm elements directly into the instruction set enabling efficient firmware to be developed.”
Mike Chapman, CEO of Cortus, said “We are delighted to be able to offer a cost effective solution to Certicom that enables them to gain silicon space and power consumption. Our processor cores are a perfect fit with Certicom’s technology and provides a high quality, simple to use solution they can offer their customers.”
The Cortus APS3 is a fully 32-bit processor designed specifically for embedded systems. It features a tiny silicon footprint (the same size as an 8051), very low power consumption, high code density and high performance. A full development environment is available, which is available for customization and branding for final customer use. The ecosystem around the APS3 is rich and well developed, it includes a full development environment (for C and C++), peripherals typical of embedded systems, bus bridges to ensure easy interfacing to other IP and system support and functions such as cache and memory management units. For the most demanding designs the APS3 can be used in a multi-core configuration. The APS3 processor core is currently in production in a range of products from security applications to ultra low power RF designs.
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Both Kensington and Samsung have built a host of cases, chargers, stands, and other peripherals to protect the iPad 2 (in the case of Kensington) and Galaxy Tab 10.1 (obviously Samsung’s focus), and improve the functionality and capability of the tablets.
Cases, Stands and Styli for the iPad 2, Courtesy of Kensington
Kensington appears to have been busy this spring, and the fruits of its labors have ripened into six brand new iPad 2 accessories. For starters (and typists), there’s the $100 KeyFolio Pro Performance Keyboard Case. For customers who are really not that into typing, but could go for a traditional writing implement, Kensington has developed the $15 Virtuoso Stylus, which will let users write, draw, and annotate on their iPad 2s (when using the right apps).
Rounding out the list are four accessories meant to keep iPad 2s out of harm’s way: the $30 Kensington BlackBelt Protection Band, the creatively named $20 Protective Back Cover, the even more creatively named $40 Protective Cover and Stand, and the $50 Protective Folio and Stand.
All of these products are tailored to the iPad 2, and can currently be found online at Amazon, Kensington.com, and other major retailers.
Cased, Connected and Charged -- Samsung Releases Line of Galaxy Tab 10.1 Accessories
On the Android side of things, Samsung has been crafting its own collection of Galaxy Tab 10.1 peripherals. For docking options, Samsung will offer the Galaxy Tab 10.1 Multi-Media Dock and Galaxy Tab 10.1 Keyboard Dock.
For customers considering cases, Samsung will deliver three options: the Book Cover Case, Bluetooth Keyboard Case, and the Leather Pouch. Samsung will also offer a hodgepodge of connectivity accessories, such as its USB Adapter or HDMI Cable Adapter.
All of the Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 accessories mentioned above and more should be available by mid-summer.
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