Canon's China paradox

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Canon's new DV camcorders

Canon's new DV camcorders 03/20/2003 08:30 AM

Two new DV camcorders from Canon that double as 1.33 megapixel digital still cameras. Both the Optura 10 and Optura 20 have 16x optical zoom lenses, Firewire for transferring video to a PC, and slots for saving still images to MMC and SD memory cards.
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Canon's EOS 20D Pictures and Specs
Leaked

Canon's EOS 20D Pictures and Specs
Leaked 08/18/2004 08:38 AM

And while we're on the leaked photo tip, Canon has let slip the dogs of, uh, camera... pictures. The EOS 20D hasn't been officially announced yet (it's expected by the end of this week), but the first details are being gleaned from pictures that are still up on Canon's site. There's a mess of projected specs on DPReview, too, and while they seem reasonable enough (they come from a major Korean camera retailer), bear in mind it's still all conjecture at this point. Projected street price for the 8.2-megapixel camera is around $1,300.

The EOS 20D Digital SLR will be an update uses the same lens EF-S lens mount as the Canon's EOS 300D (the Digital Rebel), and will be an update to the 10D (Durr. Thanks, guys.). (Thanks, Geoff!)

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Scanner shootout: Epson's Perfection
1260 vs. Canon's CanoScan LiDE 130

Scanner shootout: Epson's Perfection
1260 vs. Canon's CanoScan LiDE 130 11/03/2003 11:08 AM
Now that everyone seems to have a digital camera it seems like consumer-grade digital scanners aren't exactly the hot commodity once were (could you even imagine scanning an entire roll of pictures these days?), but if you're in the market for one, Hardware Zoom has a head-to-head comparison of Epson's Perfection 1260 and Canon's CanoScan LiDE 30 (pictured at right). The Canon comes out on top, in case you were wondering. Read Amazon - Canon CanoScane LiDE 30 [Via DesignTechnica]...

Microsoft Announces Canon's Support Of
Media Transfer Protocol in Digital Still
Cameras

Microsoft Announces Canon's Support Of
Media Transfer Protocol in Digital Still
Cameras 09/22/2004 04:13 PM
Microsoft Corp. today announced that its new Media Transfer Protocol (MTP) will be supported by Canon Inc., a leader in the field of professional and consumer imaging equipment and information systems. Canon, one of the market leaders in adopting and promoting Picture Transfer Protocol (PTP), now plans to incorporate support for MTP into its future digital camera product offerings. This announcement coincides with next week's 2004 Photokina trade show and signifies a premier industry relationship for Microsoft, introducing one of the most advanced technologies yet for image acquisition to a Windows®-based PC.

The age of paradox

The age of paradox 06/05/2005 10:50 PM

I noticed a trend in the books I've read lately (Everything Bad Is Good for You, Blink, and Freakonomics) is to point out things in our culture that should seem one way, but turn out to be another way entirely.

This is just a datapoint, but I couldn't help but wonder all last summer about the never ending run of Napoleon Dynamite at the local art house theater. We have this single screen, old art deco place that usually plays a very small independent movie or two each week, and then it is gone. But for a solid month they ran Dynamite, then after swapping a few others, brought it back for another few weeks of steady business. What I also found baffling was this dusty old theater was usually filled with 40 to 60 year olds watching low budget character pieces, and it was constantly packed with teens and college-aged film viewers.

Napoleon Dynamite seems like one giant paradox of entertainment to me, one that I figured had no chance of success for several reasons:

- The film has a thin plot and moves incredibly slowly. There's a joke, then twenty minutes of dead slow story, then another payoff.

The movie felt like it was four hours long to me, and I'm used to watching thin plots with lots of dead time. But the paradox is that it's a slow cooker of a film, and it's a hit with young people. That doesn't make sense, if you've read about how "kids today all have ADD" and "the jump cuts of MTV and fast pace of video games are killing their attention span." The conventional wisdom is that if you want to reach an audience of 17 year olds, make a movie like Charlie's Angels with explosions, hot women, and an easy to grasp story.

- To call the main character Napoleon Dynamite a nerd is a disservice to nerds. He goes way beyond your average geek and almost comes off as a depressed aspergers sufferer. Why on earth would every kid from the local college and high school identify with him? If you've seen the Merchants of Cool, conventional wisdom is that popular, photogenic people will always be cool and what kids will hope to attain. Are we in some sort of dystopia where most kids identify with Napoleon Dynamite because they share his experiences and not that of the "cool" folks? Is it just the Rudy-esque triumph over the jocks that his dancing reveals at the end?

That's all I have for now, but something struck me as a parallel between recent books challenging the notions we've always held as true, and the strange, wild popularity of a small, geeky, outside-of-hollywood film that met with great success, but by all measures, probably should have been a flop.

"the Python Paradox"

"the Python Paradox" 08/13/2004 03:28 AM

The Marlboro Paradox

The Marlboro Paradox 07/20/2004 12:51 PM
Despite a decent second quarter, investors look down on Altria.

The TiVo Paradox

The TiVo Paradox 05/26/2004 09:01 AM
A widening loss and dilution play counterpoint to TiVo's great story.

The storage paradox

The storage paradox 09/14/2004 07:33 AM
CNET Asia Sep 14 2004 11:46AM GMT

It is a paradox [Flickr]

It is a paradox [Flickr] 12/24/2004 01:01 PM

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It is a paradox

The Performance Paradox

The Performance Paradox 04/11/2005 06:11 AM
If you deliver, you only qualify to deliver more. So how can we possibly get off the treadmill?

The Loser's Paradox

The Loser's Paradox 08/18/2004 02:52 AM
Economists who study government (public choice theorists) have since the 1970s been interested in the "Loser's Paradox." Can it help explain the content of our copyright and telecommunications laws?...

The Monty Hall Paradox

The Monty Hall Paradox 04/26/2004 06:50 PM

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The Python Paradox, by Paul Graham

The Python Paradox, by Paul Graham 08/12/2004 03:26 PM

Hawking cracks black hole paradox

Hawking cracks black hole paradox 07/15/2004 08:20 AM

Gaza Paradox: Israeli Army Moves In So
It Can Pull Out

Gaza Paradox: Israeli Army Moves In So
It Can Pull Out 05/22/2004 02:25 AM
Now in its fourth day, the Israeli incursion helps explain the seeming paradox that a proposal to withdraw could lead to bloodshed.

China Mobile And China UnionPay Launch
Wireless Banking

China Mobile And China UnionPay Launch
Wireless Banking 03/28/2005 01:29 AM
ChinaTechNews.com Mar 28 2005 5:54AM GMT

China agrees to take neutral position on
3G standards at China-U.S. JCCT

China agrees to take neutral position on
3G standards at China-U.S. JCCT 04/22/2004 10:45 PM
Interfax Information Agency Apr 23 2004 2:25AM GMT

China Expert Technology awarded $10m
e-government contract in China

China Expert Technology awarded $10m
e-government contract in China 03/19/2005 02:27 AM
Computer Business Review Mar 18 2005 5:40AM GMT

"China (yes, that China) won't support
the UN resolution on US international
legal immunity because it would look as
if they were condoning our war crimes in
Iraq. Sorta makes you proud to be an
american, don't it?"

"China (yes, that China) won't support
the UN resolution on US international
legal immunity because it would look as
if they were condoning our war crimes in
Iraq. Sorta makes you proud to be an
american, don't it?" 06/19/2004 04:26 PM

CHINA: Web users want China to clarify
subversion law

CHINA: Web users want China to clarify
subversion law 02/12/2004 10:16 PM
Asia Media Feb 13 2004 3:02AM GMT

CHINA: China issues more internet
regulations

CHINA: China issues more internet
regulations 06/22/2004 01:09 AM
Asia Media Jun 22 2004 5:14AM GMT

Made-in-China played in China

Made-in-China played in China 12/17/2003 10:38 PM
CNET Asia Dec 17 2003 9:50PM ET

FC Now: Mr. China, and "Mr. China"

FC Now: Mr. China, and "Mr. China" 04/07/2005 05:55 AM
I've recently read two new books that provide very different takes on China. "Three Billion New Capitalists: The Great Shift of Wealth and Power to the East" (to be published in June by Basic Books) is by Clyde Prestowitz, president...

Can't Name Your Kid With A Dot Com In
China

Can't Name Your Kid With A Dot Com In
China 12/30/2004 07:55 PM
Earlier this year, we noted that China had told a father he could not name his kid "@", mainly because there was no good way to pronounce it. Well, it appears that China really doesn't like people naming their kids after internet related things. Not only is the "@" out, but so is naming your kid with a .com. A father wanted to name his son Zhao.com, but the registry office has rejected the name. Perhaps he should have just gone straight to a domain registrar instead. Of course, here in the US we have no such restrictions, leading to things like kids named 2.0.

Seeing Red in China

Seeing Red in China 04/22/2004 01:24 PM
CNOOC "deposited" hundreds of millions with a sister company without asking shareholders' permission.

PPC In China

PPC In China 02/24/2003 08:09 AM
Are there any PPC engines in China?

Cup of China

Cup of China 12/02/2003 01:25 AM
I need ideas, plenty and plenty of ideas. What I want to do is, I want to make a little...

China push

China push 01/26/2004 12:07 AM
CNET Asia Jan 26 2004 3:41AM GMT

GE hailed as example by China

GE hailed as example by China 12/09/2003 02:44 AM
Boston Globe Dec 9 2003 2:32AM ET

Green China?

Green China? 11/19/2003 10:28 PM
Salon Nov 19 2003 9:37PM ET

Snake Oil From China

Snake Oil From China 01/03/2005 05:56 PM
One of the world's premier automotive headline makers hatches a familiar scheme.

China Choices

China Choices 12/27/2004 05:59 PM
A new, perhaps better, ETF offers investment in the country.

Nearly 200 die in China gas blast

Nearly 200 die in China gas blast 12/26/2003 05:24 AM
Battle to stem China blast fumes

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King Wants More of China

King Wants More of China 04/11/2005 03:00 PM
Anheuser-Busch ups its stake in Tsingtao.

China fearful of net

China fearful of net 01/06/2005 09:02 AM
Can 'unsettle a country's foundations'

A New China Yuchai?

A New China Yuchai? 04/07/2005 06:02 PM
An agreement between China Yuchai and Coomber looks promising, but we've heard this before.

Staples Goes to China?

Staples Goes to China? 08/18/2004 01:05 PM
The company impresses the Street with strong earnings, an optimistic outlook, and a toehold abroad.

Anarchy in China

Anarchy in China 04/15/2005 12:56 PM
Farmers angry at corruption and poverty repel riot police, and sightseers arrive to gawk at the tiny village that rose up against authorities.
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