NEW 2012 Waterproof Cameras — Features, Prices and Release Dates

There’s a lot to talk about in this 2012 waterproof cameras list.

There’s the sleek glass plated Sony TX200V, the highly anticipated Canon D20 and more importantly — the first ever waterproof camera with manual controls by Panasonic with the meaty metallic TS4.

Read on for a short summary of features, prices and release dates of all the waterproof cameras released in 2012.

1. Panasonic Lumix TS4

DSLR junkies can now rejoice — a waterproof camera with manual control is finally here.

Yes, it looks similar to the TS3. It also has a 2.7 inch screen and 4.6x zoom. But the 12.1 megapixel Panasonic TS4 now lets you select your own aperture and shooting speed, and it is the first and only waterproof camera of the kind so far.

HP launching ENVY 15 notebook in India

Hp introduced the redesigned ENVY 15 notebook PC that offers a blend of performance and style, all in a single package. Featuring a clean and definitive geometric design, the essence of the new HP ENVY 15 lies in the details and craftsmanship. The notebook sports an all-metal chassis with rounded edges in a classic black and silver finish.

The ENVY 15 now features the Radiance Backlit keyboard that provides illumination using individual LEDs dedicated to each keycap. The keyboard also works with a proximity sensor to illuminate when it detects a user approaching the notebook and deactivate after the user leaves.

Facebook 'makes people feel close'

Social media sites such as Facebook make people feel better about themselves, according to a US study

The majority of people have a positive experience of social networking sites and regularly experience kind gestures when using them, a study by Pew Internet, an American not-for-profit research organisation, has found.

10 Companies SOPA Could Destroy And Why

One of 2011′s most hotly contested political issues, the Stop Online Piracy Act, has spilled over into 2012. The language and far-reaching implications of the bill have caused high-profile workers within the entertainment industry to publicly oppose it; even supporters admit that it could vastly change the internet as we know it. Here are ten of the popular websites that could be potentially destroyed, should SOPA pass.

Facebook – Indisputably one of the most popular social networking sites in the history of the internet, Facebook boasts more than 800 million users around the globe. These users are currently able to post any link they like to their walls or those of their friends; those links can house legal and illegal content with no repercussions to the site itself. Under SOPA, advertizing revenue and any payments could be blocked for the entire network, should one complaint of infringing content be filed.

Apple Patent Reveals Plans for 3D on Steroids

Apple has filed a patent application for a 3D eye-tracking graphical user interface (GUI) for personal electronic devices like the iPhone and iPad.

The application, published Friday by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, describes technology that could be incorporated in the company's iOS mobile operating system for use with gaming, photography, video, biometrics, and surveillance applications, according to the Patently Apple blog, which spotted the filing.

Apple's proposed technology essentially uses various techniques to combine aspects of current 3D simulation for handheld devices with facial-recognition technologies, particularly eye-tracking, to create a more reliable and realistic 3D interface for users.

Current 3D simulation for gaming and other applications on handheld devices uses data from various instruments like accelerometers and gyrometers that are built into the devices to recreate "six-axis" positional information, the blog notes, while facial-recognition software has also been improved upon greatly in recent years for biometrics and other purposes.

Kindle for Android updated to version 3.4

Amazon has officially updated their seminal Android Kindle for Android Application today and brings the firmware version to 3.4. This new update brings only two major things to the tablet which are sure to make it an essential install.

The main thing that has changed with the application is the physical size. In past updates it blew up to over 10 MB and they have managed to bring it back down to about 8. It is not a huge difference but size does matter to some. The only other good option was the addition of  ‘real page numbers.’ This was a feature that mainly was developed last year and makes sure your ebook syncs up exactly the way the printed version does. In the past when you had an ebook and were on page 16, it would be different then the page 16 of a tangible book. This was mainly due to the formatting and the way the table of contents was laid out.  If you are in a bookclub or reading a textbook this is an install you will want to get.