Autofocus Archive

  • Verizon to announce Moto Tao next week? Phone to drop Dec. 1?

    Verizon to announce Moto Tao next week? Phone to drop Dec. 1?

    First came the rumors. Then came the leaked images. And now, 3 all-knowing (conveniently unnamed) analysts have predicted that Verizon’s long awaited foray into Android will happen some time next week with the announcement of Motorola’s Sholes/Tao smartphone. The timing seems feasible, especially considering that Motorola is holding a MOTODEV Android-related press event next Tuesday, [...]

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  • Erotic watches old and new

    Erotic watches old and new

    Before the Internet, when a gentleman wanted to polish the brass knobs of his dear mum's armoire he would depend on his internal spank bank which, potentially, included nudes he had seen in postcards and museums as well as racy lines about breasts he may have read in the Bible. However, barring a visit to the local establishment of vice, there was little way to view two people giving it the old Charles and Diana, if you catch my meaning. Thus they had to resort to horological erotic automata. These were watch movements featuring two or more figures giving each other a good, filling Hardee's breakfast either on command or at a set time. NSFW LINKS AND IMAGES!

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  • Verizon Samsung Rogue: not a smartphone, but we’re still drooling

    Verizon Samsung Rogue: not a smartphone, but we’re still drooling

    What happens when you take the Samsung OmniaPro, improve its keyboard and the general look of the device, then strip it of its smartphone OS? You get the Verizon Rogue. For those looking for the smartphone package without the smarts, it’s a nice piece of kit. That QWERTY keyboard looks downright delicious, it’s got a nicely [...]

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  • New Canon EOS 5D Mark II firmware to add manual exposure control for video recording

    New Canon EOS 5D Mark II firmware to add manual exposure control for video recording

    Hey, it's no autofocus, but Canon's sent word that a free firmware update is coming for the EOS 5D Mark II that'll enable manual exposure control while shooting video, including ISO and aperture settings and shutter speed. Excited? Yeah, us too. No word on what else the update might entail, but it looks like we won't have to wait long either, as the company's saying to expect the download sometime in early June.

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