Button Placement Archive

  • Despite appearances, the PinPhone is not an iPhone

    Despite appearances, the PinPhone is not an iPhone

    Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, yadda yadda yadda. Here we have the latest -- and perhaps greatest -- imitation iPhone from China. This thing really, really looks like an iPhone. Similar form factor. Similar physical button placement. Astonishingly similar user interface. Heck, even a similar name: the PinPhone 3GS! Clearly you're not going to have access to iPhone Apps, since this thing can't possibly be using the iPhone OS, but it should be more than adequate to make the casual observer believe you have an iPhone. And that's what really matters, right?

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  • Leica comes clean, announces the M9 and X1

    Leica comes clean, announces the M9 and X1

    Finally. It seems like there have been a dozen leaks about the Leica M9 and X1 the last couple of weeks, but they are finally announced. It's too bad that the leaks killed all the fun and announced everything already though. The new M9, which should be available this week, features a very similar body as the M8, but now rocks a 18MP full frame CCD sensor along new button placement for quick access to important settings. Plus, it has new micro lens that should help with performance at the edges of the frame and further justify the £4,850 inc VAT ($8,000 USD) price.

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