there is a good review at http://www.dpreview.com/previews/canong1x/

Canon U.S.A. is unveiling a new flagship Power-Shot G-series model. The G1X (shipping in February at a $799 suggested retail) will be positioned for advanced amateurs and professionals looking for a walk-around point-and-shoot model and offers a large 1.5-inch 14.3-mega-pixel CMOS image sensor and a 4x (28-112mm) optical zoom lens.

It is said to have a shallow depth of field and an aperture range of F/2.5-16 affording better low-light capability.

Other new features include 14-bit RAW file support, a new DIGIC 5 image processor with improved low-light support, high-speed burst HQ shooting of up to 6fps/4.5 fps at full resolution, multi-area white balance adjustment, expanded Smart Auto settings, child-weighted face detection system, handheld night scene and HDR mode. It will shoot up to FullHD 1080 video and includes a 720p Movie Digest mode to automatically compile a video log of all still shots.

PowerShot G1X Specifications

14.3mp CMOS (1.5inch) Sensor (1/1.5? probably) (… I think this will only be 12MP based on the S100 … Carl)
4x Zoom (28-112)
f/2.5-16
14bit RAW
DIGIC 5
6fps/4.5fps
Multiarea White Balance
HDR Mode
FullHD 1080p Video
720P Movie Digest Mode

Aussie tech price ‘rip-offs’ go under the microscope – via smh.com.au

Aussie’s Tech Prices A ‘Rip-Off’ Compared To US – via smarthouse.com.au

Govt intensifies focus on IT price hikes – via delimiter.com.au

I finally gave in and purchased an upgrade to Captivate 5.5. I currently have Adobe eLearning Suite 1 which includes Captivate 4, and figured I could purchase the upgrade for just the Captivate program…… WRONG

When I tried to activate the software, the installer accepted the software code correctly, but was unable to detect the installed Captivate 4. The installer was only looking a single copy of Captivate 4, not the suite package.

After a 20 minute chat with the friendly Adobe support person in India, I was very politely told you cannot upgrade a single program in a software suite with a single program upgrade…. I could have sworn you used to be able to do this.

Luckily the support person was able to remotely unlock the Captivate 5.5 and allow it to work correctly.

My proof is here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/suomynona/5900859927/ and http://pouryourheartintoit.tumblr.com/ in case one site or the other takes issue with my accusations.

That, and many local Seattle sites/publications thought I wouldn’t find out that they were using my photos without my approval or providing credit.

Someone that was once very generous has turned into a NO person.