Test Center review: BlackBerry Storm bridges business and lifestyle

The new BlackBerry 9530, commonly called the Blackberry Storm, has the familiar fingertip navigation and flick-to-scroll gesture common to most widescreen phones. Apart from that, the BlackBerry Storm is very much its own device, unmistakably a BlackBerry in its strong messaging, connectivity, and extensibility, but carried to a new level of usability by a touchscreen display and a redesigned GUI.
BlackBerry Storm
Very Good
8.4
Research in MotionBlackBerry Storm
Very Good
8.4
Research in Motion
Extensibility (20%)
Messaging (20%)
Networking (20%)
Usability (20%)
Multimedia (10%)
Value (10%)
Extensibility (20%)
Messaging (20%)
Networking (20%)
Usability (20%)
Multimedia (10%)
Value (10%)
Cost
$199 with two-year coverage contract; currently exclusively available through Verizon in United States
Platforms
Windows PC with USB, optional Bluetooth for BlackBerry Desktop; Windows or Mac for Verizon 3G modem (tethering) software included; any system with USB Storage Class support for file transfer; all existing BlackBerry and Java MIDP applications are supported; included Roxio media manager software requires Windows
Bottom Line
The BlackBerry Storm, RIM's first touchscreen handset, brings the business and lifestyle worlds together. It lacks Wi-Fi, but delivers an uncommonly rich out-of-box experience for $199. Highlights include Verizon's quick 3G network, the ability to mount the Storm as a USB drive, quick-fix navigation, client-side Office document viewing, and a bright, wide screen that displays all apps in both portrait and landscape modes.
The iPhone, T-Mobile G1, and Touch Diamond have Wi-Fi; BlackBerry Storm does not. For some readers, the absence of Wi-Fi and the inferior Web browser (RIM's is barely serviceable) will add up to a showstopper. I can't keep you from blowing off the Storm for the lack of Wi-Fi, but I'd advise that you'd be making a mistake to do it without at least looking at the smartphone yourself.
[ Competition among business smartphones is heating up. See InfoWorld's guide to next-gen mobile and Test Center reviews of the iPhone 3G, T-Mobile G1, Palm Treo Pro, and HP iPaq 910c. ]
RIM had to make some sacrifices to bring the Storm to Verizon for less than $200. This isn't a device that RIM could stamp out from its standard QWERTY template. Everything is new, and until the R&D is paid down by volume, something had to give. In the BlackBerry Storm, Wi-Fi got the chop. If this inclines you to blow off this handset, I suggest you take a beat. Omitting Wi-Fi made room for an enormous combination of features you don't find in sub-$200 devices. It's a matter of balance, and I consider the scales tipped decisively in the buyer's favor.
Getting past Wi-FiFor file transfers, BlackBerry Storm works as a mountable USB Storage Class device; no drivers or proprietary client software is required. Storm operates on CDMA/EvDO and GSM/UMTS 3G networks, so it's global without caveats; plus, once you've paid your debt to Verizon, it will jump with you to any carrier you choose. Verizon bundles a removable 8GB SD (Secure Digital) card, and its data plan supports tethering, so you can use the phone to connect your notebook to Verizon's network with functionality identical to Verizon's very popular cell data access dongles/cards. Verizon client software for Macs and PCs configures the Storm as a modem automatically, but even that utility is optional.
The BlackBerry Storm's tower-triangulation-assisted GPS powers Google Maps, E-911, location-aware Java and JavaScript applications, and VZ Nav, a very cool voice-enabled turn-by-turn navigator. VZ Nav gets a fast fix on your location down to the street address, and if someone wonders where you are, you can e-mail or text them your whereabouts from within the navigator. I have yet to determine whether VZ Nav is trialware, as Sprint Navigator is on the Touch Diamond, but with BlackBerry Storm's loudspeaker and big display, I'd pay for it or my prevailing BlackBerry turn-by-turn favorite, TeleNav.
E-mail attachments can be viewed on the BlackBerry Storm without being bounced to a server. Attachments can be saved to flash memory and transferred via USB, or attached to outbound messages. Images and video shot with the onboard camera, a 3.2-megapixel device with optical auto-focus and a very bright LED lamp (I was able to shoot an analog clock from 15 feet away in total darkness), can be saved to flash memory or sent via e-mail or Multimedia Message Service.
RIM got perspective rotation absolutely right. All the BlackBerry Storm's applications, including the entire library of existing BlackBerry and Java MIDP software, operate in portrait and landscape mode without having to be rewritten for it. Screen orientation flips easily and only when you want it to, unlike the iPhone and Touch Diamond, which sometimes have trouble figuring out which way is up.
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Email has become the most pervasive channel for business communication yet despite large enterprise investments in replication, mirroring, and tape backup systems, email systems continue to fail. While natural and man-made disasters can lead to email outages, new data shows that email systems are more frequently brought down by technological failures and human error. Dell MessageOne™ conducted research to understand the frequency and causes of email outages in North American corporations using Microsoft® Exchange Server. This research shows that enterprise email systems are prone to a variety of potential breakdowns including configuration errors, loss of network access, database corruption, SAN (Storage Area Network) failures, and viruses. Data from the survey shows that in any given 12-month time period, there is a 72% likelihood of an unplanned email outage and a 24% likelihood of a planned email outage for any given company. Join Ziff Davis and Dell MessageOne™ in this informative one-hour eSeminar as we explore:
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http://www.ciol.com/Technology/Mobility/News-Reports/RCom-partners-with-ZMQ-Software/191108112803/0/

Mobile Games RCom partners with ZMQ Software

NEW DELHI, INDIA: Reliance Communications (RCom), part of Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group (ADAG), has joined hands with IT solutions provider ZMQ Software Systems to launch mobile games on social themes.
RCom would launch 'MDG Chase' mobile game, developed by ZMQ, to create mass awareness on the millennium development goals (MDGs) espoused by the UN.
"MDG Chase is an interactive mobile game, where users catch different MDGs, learn about the various issues and concerns, score points and come to know how they can really contribute in achieving them.
Krishna Durbha, head- VAS, RCom, said: "We are glad that our partnership with ZMQ will help in popularising mobile games based on noble goals of the UN."
The UN has declared eight MDGs that include reducing poverty and hunger, ensuring education for all, controlling and managing diseases and ensuring sustainable development.
Source: PR Wire

summary
Reliance Communications joined hands with ZMQ Software Systems to launch mobile games on social themes. RCom would launch 'MDG Chase' mobile game, developed by ZMQ, to create mass awareness on the millennium development goals (MDGs) espoused by the UN.

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Panel seeks details on 2G, 3G launch
NEW DELHI, INDIA: A Parliamentary panel has called a meeting on November 14 to discuss spectrum allocation for 2G mobile services and the launch of 3G services in the country.
The standing committee on information technology has decided to have briefing on allocating spectrum for the existing services and introduction of 3G services from Department of Telecom, an official communication said.
Mobile operators have been demanding additional spectrum from the Government for 2G services, where they have more subscribers.
Some new operators have been given start-up 2G spectrum in certain circles. The Government is slated to start 3G spectrum auction in mid-January next year.
Many international players are expected to bid for spectrum but the current global financial turmoil may deter some.
The panel could deliberate on this changing scenario as well.
Source: PTI

summary

Mobile operators have been demanding additional spectrum from the Government for 2G services, where they have more subscribers

Microsoft unveils HPC Server 2008

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Microsoft unveils HPC Server 2008

NEW DELHI, INDIA: Microsoft announced the release of Windows HPC Server 2008—its latest offering in the High Performance Computing (HPC) segment. This Windows HPC Server 2008 will be available to Independent Software Vendors (ISVs) and computer manufacturers for final distribution.
Commenting on the launch, Pallavi Kathuria, Director—Server Business Group, Microsoft India said, "The success achieved by Windows Compute Cluster Server 2003 in the last few years is a strong testament of Microsoft's value proposition in the High Performance Computing market. We are confident that as the successor, Windows HPC Server 2008 will help us further build on this momentum by offering an easy-to-deploy, cost-effective and scalable HPC solution for firms to leverage their existing resources and scale from workstation to cluster — all in a familiar Windows environment."
By focusing on productivity for users, developers and administrators, Microsoft is all set to take high-performance computing mainstream. "The launch of Windows HPC Server 2008 is just another step in our vision to drive HPC mainstream," added Kathuria.
In India Microsoft has experienced a great rise in the adoption curve of its HPC solutions in commercial scenarios like manufacturing, BFSI and media and entertainment, and has been working with leading names in these areas in India.©DQChannels

summary

Microsoft announced the release of Windows HPC Server 2008—its latest offering in the High Performance Computing (HPC) segment. This Windows HPC Server 2008 will be available to Independent Software Vendors (ISVs) and computer manufacturers for final distribution.

Teachnology sets singhts on piracy

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Technology sets sights on piracy

By Daniel Emery Technology reporter, BBC News

The Sirius Star's cargo has an estimated value of $100m
The hijacking of giant Saudi oil tanker - Sirius Star - has focused the world's attention on piracy.
In the past five years, the number of piracy attacks world-wide have fallen by almost 50%, from 452 incidents in 2003 to 282 in 2007.
But it is a different story off the coast of Somalia; pirate attacks have increased by 100% in the past year.
The Sirius Star is the biggest tanker ever to be hijacked, with a cargo of 2m barrels of oil worth more than $100m.
Is our technology capable of hurting someone? Absolutely.
Vahan SimidianHPV Technologies
Siren mode
But other than arming crews - a move opposed by ship owners and maritime organisations alike - what measures can be put in place to keep ships, their crew, and cargo safe?
Long-Range Audio Device (L-RAD) and Magnetic Acoustic Device (MAD) are pieces of equipment that many ships are now starting to deploy. Classified as a 'non lethal' weapon they create a beam of sound that can travel far further than sound from a normal loud speaker.
Vahan Simidian CEO of HPV Technologies, who developed MAD, explained how it all worked.
"We create our sound through what we call a plane sound source of information, which means a message can be heard a long way away.
The long throw planar magnetic speaker can be heard miles away
"If the captain had concerns about a vessel, they would activate siren mode on the MAD. That will definitely get their attention. You would then tell them that you know that they are there, and that they do not have the element of surprise.
"Should they keep on closing, the captain would commence evasive actions and switch on 'tone' - this is a piercing sound that will irritate and disorientate them," he said.
Currently they are used to communicate to a potential attacker that the ship knows they are there, but experts say that on full power it could knock someone off their feet.
"For now, the speakers on a merchant vessel aren't capable of hurting a person. Is our technology capable of hurting someone? Absolutely," said Mr Simidian.
Barbed wire
We don't advocate the use or carriage of weapons on board a vessel
Cyrus MoudiInternational Maritime Bureau
Nick Davis, a former pilot who runs Anti-Piracy Maritime Security Solutions, an organisation set up to help protect merchant vessels, has three-man teams working on vessels in the Gulf of Aden.
He said that ships - and more importantly ship owners - need to take precautions to help themselves.
"There are certain types of ship that are liable to pirate attack. It needs to be slow moving - less than 20 mph - and have a low freeboard (that's the distance between the water and the deck)," he said.
"For vulnerable vessels, the usual measures employed when a ship leaves port is to hang barbed wire all the way round it, flood the ballast tanks, keep the fire hoses on full power and maintain a permanent deck watch.
"If any [small] ship comes within a mile, you sound the general alarm and crank up the Long-Range Audio Device (L-RAD) and get all the crew on deck."

Nick Davis said that having technology such as L-RAD or MAD, along with an alert crew, can make all the difference.
His team recently helped repel an attack on an 8,500 tonne chemical tanker.
"The team identified three boats coming at speed - once they got within a mile, they activated the piracy general alarm. The ship increased speed, and called local coalition forces on VHF.
"The L-RAD was activated and the crew got on deck. The pirates got within 400m brandishing weapons. However, we were sending warning tones via the L-RAD and eventually they withdrew."
Radar lookout
Frequently though, crews will have to repel boarders. The usual method is to use a high pressure hose to try and push an assailant off the ship.
But a company in the Netherlands has come up with a simple solution: a 9000 volt electric fence. Secure Ship is a set of electrified guard rails surrounding the ship, which the manufactures say is similar to systems used to protect military installations.
The International Maritime Bureau manager Cyrus Moudi said that the Secure Ship system had its uses, but wasn't suitable for every ship.
"The electric fence is non-lethal and can help deter attackers. But it's not strictly safe and you cannot use it on vessels carrying flammable cargo. Electricity and explosive vapour is not a good mix," he said.
"We don't advocate the use or carriage of weapons on board a vessel. There are better ways of securing your ship. And the primary defence is having a good lookout."
The task of keeping a good lookout usually falls to radar, except when the crew is on alert. But many attacks are conducted in small vessels and spotting and identifying them is easier said than done, especially when wave 'clutter' can confuse radar.
But a technology development firm in East Anglia are working on a system that not only spots a target, but can identify it too.
The marine holographic radar can detect and image small targets
Gordon Oswald, technology director with Cambridge Consultants, who are developing the holographic radar, said that while the idea was still in its infancy, it had the potential to be a valuable tool for ships and their crew.
"The holographic radar looks all round a ship, rather than seating a beam in a 360 degree circuit. Which means you can continually observe the target and get more information on what it's doing, rather than having to plot a course," he said.
The device works on a fixed line of sight and would be used in conjunction with regular radar. But unlike other devices, it can form an image of its target, enabling the crew to actually see what the target looks like.
At least 12 vessels - including the Ukrainian freighter MV Faina carrying 33 tanks and other military hardware, which was seized in September - remain captive and under negotiation, with around 250 crew being held hostage.

summary:

The hijacking of giant Saudi oil tanker - Sirius Star - has focused the world's attention on piracySiren mode
But other than arming crews - a move opposed by ship owners and maritime organisations alike - what measures can be put in place to keep ships, their crew, and cargo safe?
Long-Range Audio Device (L-RAD) and Magnetic Acoustic Device (MAD) are pieces of equipment that many ships are now starting to deploy. Classified as a 'non lethal' weapon they create a beam of sound that can travel far further than sound from a normal loud speaker.

Barbed wire
We don't advocate the use or carriage of weapons on board a vessel
Cyrus MoudiInternational Maritime Bureau
Nick Davis, a former pilot who runs Anti-Piracy Maritime Security Solutions, an organisation set up to help protect merchant vessels, has three-man teams working on vessels in the Gulf of Aden.
Radar lookout
Frequently though, crews will have to repel boarders. The usual method is to use a high pressure hose to try and push an assailant off the ship.

Astronaut loses tool

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Astronaut loses tool bag during spacewalk

By Kate Tobin CNN
(CNN) -- Things didn't go quite according to plan for astronaut Heide Stefanyshyn-Piper during her spacewalk outside the International Space Station on Tuesday.
Astronaut Heide Stefanyshyn-Piper maneuvers by the tail of the docked space shuttle Endeavour.
First, a grease gun inside her tool bag leaked, coating everything inside with a film of lubricant. While she was trying to clean it up in the absence of gravity, the whole bag floated away.
Stefanyshyn-Piper and Steve Bowen were outside the space station on the scheduled six-hour spacewalk, the first of the space shuttle Endeavour's stay at the station.
After completing a few preliminary tasks, Stefanyshyn-Piper was beginning the job of cleaning and lubricating the gears of the station's malfunctioning starboard Solar Alpha Rotary Joint, or SARJ, when she discovered the grease gun leak and then lost the bag.

summary:
Heide Stefanyshyn-Piper during her spacewalk outside the International Space Station on Tuesday.astronaut grease gun inside her tool bag leaked, coating everything inside with a film of lubricant. While she was trying to clean it up in the absence of gravity, the whole bag floated away.Stefanyshyn-Piper and Steve Bowen were outside the space station on the scheduled six-hour spacewalk.

Intel Launches Core i7 as PC

http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/153975/intel_launches_core_i7_as_pc_demand_softens.html

Intel Launches Core i7 as PC Demand Softens
Sumner Lemon and Martyn Williams, IDG News Service
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Intel began sales of its high-end Core i7 desktop chips in Tokyo late Saturday night, bringing to market a series of processors that are significantly more powerful than any of the company's current desktop products.
In a move intended to stoke demand among Japanese PC enthusiasts, shops in Akihabara, Tokyo's main electronics district, stayed open past midnight to put the first Core i7 chips on sale. The launch preempted a San Francisco news conference planned for Monday, as signs increasingly point to softening global demand for computers.
"This is a major new architecture for Intel and to be able to launch it here first to the user-community that Akihabara supports is a really exciting thing for us to do," said Steve Dallman, vice president of sales and marketing and general manager of Intel's worldwide reseller channel organization, shortly after the midnight launch. He was referring to the PC hobbyists and gamers who crowd the areas electronics stores in search of components to build their own computers.
"One of the features in the new processor I think they are going to be very excited about is Turbo-mode," he said. "There's also Turbo-tuning, which allows them to go in for the first time and tune 20 different parameters to optimize the performance of the processor."
The 3.2GHz Core i7 965 Extreme Edition is priced at US$999, while the 2.93GHz Core i7 940 and 2.66GHz Core i7 920 are priced at $562 and $284, respectively. Additional versions of Nehalem targeted at other market segments, including laptops, are expected to be released next year.
Several hundred people crowded stores that were open from around 10pm until 1am Sunday morning to check out the new chip and buy it. It was offered alongside compatible motherboards and other components.
"We ran-out of the high-end ones, the 965 processors, and the motherboards above ¥40,000 (US$410)," said Keisuke Kurashi, manager of the Faith store in the electronics district.
Core i7 is the first chip series based on Intel's Nehalem architecture to hit the market. Manufactured using a 45-nanometer process, these chips differ from Intel's existing products in several ways, most notably with the inclusion of an on-chip memory controller and faster links that connect the processor with main memory.
The chips that went on sale late Saturday aren't for the average user.
The first Core i7 processors were designed for systems aimed at gamers and other high-end users, and not the mass market, said Bryan Ma, director of personal systems research at IDC Asia-Pacific.
Despite the challenging economic environment, the release of Core i7 gives Intel a boost by strengthening its desktop product line and will keep the company one step ahead of rival AMD in the high-end desktop space. "They need to stay competitive," Ma said.
The Core i7 launch comes as overall PC demand is weakening in markets around the world. To what extent the new chips will convince buyers to upgrade their systems remains to be seen, and industry observers will be watching closely.
On Wednesday, Intel sent stock markets diving with a warning that it's fourth-quarter revenue will be sharply lower than the company's earlier estimates, signaling that demand for PCs was falling short of expectations. The chip maker also warned that gross margins, a broad measure of the company's profitability, will be lower than expected at 55 percent instead of the previous estimate of 59 percent.
"Revenue is being affected by significantly weaker than expected demand in all geographies and market segments," Intel said in a statement.
Intel said the revised gross margin estimate was primarily caused by lower revenue projections, but also blamed "other charges associated with the weaker-than-expected demand environment."
Those other charges include the cost of excess capacity and inventory write-offs, according to a research note put out by Credit Suisse analyst John Pitzer, who said the slowdown in PC demand will persist beyond December.
"We expect the weaker demand environment to persist into at least 1H09," Pitzer wrote, referring to the first half of next year.
As a result, Pitzer lowered his 2009 revenue forecast for Intel to US$33.8 billion, a decline of 12 percent compared to his 2008 forecast. He also said Intel's gross margin could fall to 50 percent during the first quarter of 2009 due to lower revenue, the cost of carrying excess production capacity, inventory write-offs, and startup costs for Intel's upcoming 32-nanometer process technology

summary:

Intel Launches Core i7 as PC Demand Softens of processors that are significantly more powerful than any of the company's current desktop products.

The 3.2GHz Core i7 965 , while the 2.93GHz Core i7 940 and 2.66GHz Core i7 920

The first Core i7 processors were designed for systems aimed at gamers and other high-end users, and not the mass market, said Bryan Ma, director of personal systems research at IDC Asia-Pacific

As a result, Pitzer lowered his 2009 revenue forecast for Intel to US$33.8 billion, a decline of 12 percent compared to his 2008 forecast. He also said Intel's gross margin could fall to 50 percent during the first quarter of 2009 due to lower revenue, the cost of carrying excess production capacity, inventory write-offs, and startup costs for Intel's upcoming 32-nanometer process technology.

Fujifilm 3D

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Make your images come alive!Newly Developed 3D Digital Real Image System"FUJIFILM FinePix Real 3D System"
PHOTOKINA 2008, COLOGNE, GERMANY, September 23, 2008 - FUJIFILM Corporation today announces a radical departure from current imaging systems with the development of a completely new, real image system (3D digital camera, 3D digital photo frame, 3D print) that marks a complete break from previous attempts to introduce this technology।
The arrival of digital photography over a decade ago opened up so many new ways of enjoying images, not only through capture, but also through manipulation, printing and display. Sales of digital cameras, and other devices like camera phones or webcams have raced ahead of what experts had expected because of the sheer scope of what has become possible in digital imaging.So many more consumers are enjoying photography through their cameras, PCs and prints than was the case in the heyday of film.
Fujifilm is determined to push those boundaries yet further, to produce devices which offer new ways to capture and process images, and to expand consumer enjoyment of photography in ways that had hitherto only been imagined.
Fujifilm has a strong research program currently running to improve every aspect of capture and output. This is based on the broad concept of producing images as lifelike as possible, or more simply, "capturing an image exactly as your eye sees it". The "Real Photo Technology" program is determined to improve key quality metrics for each generation of camera, like "high resolution with low noise", "expanded wide dynamic range", "intelligent scene recognition", "intelligent flash", "face detection" etc., culminating in the announcement this September of a new type of sensor, Fujifilm Super CCD EXR, which will take image quality to levels hitherto undreamed of.
Previous 3D systems were hampered by poor image quality, and a cumbersome user experience, which often meant the need for special 3D glasses. One major benefit of the FinePix Real 3D System is that for digital camera LCD playback, display and print, the consumer can enjoy the image just as it was originally seen with the naked eye.
The same research team is determined to use these key technologies to open up a new market with 3D imaging. The new 3D image system features advanced image signal processing and micro-component technologies, and is so far able to demonstrate a camera, a viewing panel and a 3D printing system.
The Technology Behind the 3D Camera
The 3D camera depends heavily on a newly developed chip called the "RP (Real Photo) Processor 3D" which synchronizes the data passed to it by both CCD sensors, and instantaneously blends the information into a single high quality image, for both stills and movies."Built-in 3D auto" determines optimal shooting conditions from both sensors. 3D auto means that as soon as the shutter is depressed, key metrics for the image, such as focus, zoom range, exposure, etc. are synchronized. The camera is also fitted with built-in synchro control, giving 0.001-second precision for shutter control and movie synchronization.The processor uses the very latest technologies of high sensitivity and high resolution as the newest 2D processors.
Special identical high quality compact Fujinon lenses have been developed for the 3D system to ensure complete conformity between the left and right images.The LCD monitor system has also been completely revised. The camera is fitted with a 2.8-inch, 230,000 pixel LCD. Thanks to a new engineering approach, screen flickering and image deterioration, thought to be difficult to overcome, are reduced to an absolute minimum to achieve beautiful, natural 3D images. The screen will also resolve 2D images as any other camera LCD.
Viewing with the FinePix Real 3D System

A new 8.4-inch, "FinePix Real 3D Photo Frame" with over 920,000 pixels has also been developed. The LCD monitor on the camera and the stand alone display panel share similar technologies which solve the problem of screen flickering and image ghosting, common problems with earlier developments, giving crisp, high resolution viewing of images in glorious 3D or standard 2D.A newly developed "light direction control module" in the back of the LCD controls light to right eye and left eye direction.This light direction control system enables easy and high quality 3D viewing without special 3D glasses.
Printing with the FinePix Real 3D System

Using know-how gained through years of development of Frontier, Fujifilm has developed a 3D printing system using a fine pitch lenticular sheet giving high-precision, and fine quality multiple viewpoint 3D like never before.
Shooting with FinePix Real 3D System (FUTURE POSSIBILITIES)
FinePix Real 3D System is also paving the way for new possibilities in 2D photo enjoyment.The heart of the system is a new concept camera fitted with dual lenses. Each lens can capture stills or movies from a slightly different position, producing the basis of the 3D image.By combining new dual lens system, new functions can be achieved, for example, image quality improvement function (Simultaneous Dual-Image Shooting: Multi-Expression). For users, this is just one possibility from a dual lens camera. Other fascinating possibilities include:












Imaging for the Future। More Than You Imagined
New dimensions in imaging mean a wealth of new possibilities which will revolutionise the way consumers enjoy imaging. Fujifilm is determined to leverage its considerable technical resources to explore 3D in everyway possible, to produce products that expand the imaging market, while at the same time, give future generations of consumers an even richer imaging experience than was conceived at the dawn of the digital age.

summary: 3D digital camera, 3D digital photo frame, 3D printthat marks a complete break from previous attempts to introduce this technology. The arrival of digital photography over a decade ago opened up so many new ways of enjoying images, not only through capture, but also through manipulation, printing and display. Sales of digital cameras, and other devices like camera phones or webcams have raced ahead of what experts had expected because of the sheer scope of what has become possible in digital imaging.