Saturday, January 13, 2007

Nikon D40 Digital SLR is Nikon's First Camera to be Certified for ...

Melville, New York -- Nikon (www.nikondigital.com), the world leader in high quality digital imaging, precision optics and photo imaging technology, today announced its new D40 digital SLR camera will be Nikon's first camera certified to deliver the highest quality images and photo sharing capabilities with the new Windows Vista. Using the Nikon D40 along with Windows Vista will make it easier and more fun to capture, organize and share beautiful pictures with family and friends. "The D40 is Nikon's smallest digital SLR to date and provides the customer with the confidence and ability to quickly and easily capture stunning pictures of life's most important moments," says Bo Kajiwara, director of marketing and planning for Nikon Inc. "Nikon is confident that the D40 will satisfy users of Windows Vista with superb image quality and enhanced functionality at a significant value." "We're excited about the tremendous support and enthusiasm Nikon is providing for Windows Vista at this year's Consumer Electronics Show," said Brad Goldberg, general manager for Windows Client at Microsoft Corp.

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Review: Smith Optics Premise Helmet

Any on-snow specialist will tell you skiing is about rhythm. (We recommend Snoop's “Vato.") To get you in the groove, the Premise—part of Smith Optics' first-ever line of protective lids—has Skullcandy speakers built comfortably into each earpad. The Twin Tip cord connects to both your MP3 and mobile phone and has volume and answering controls that are easy to use with gloves or frozen fingers. But the Airevac system is what warmed our hearts: Smith built two plastic vents into the helmet's eyebrow line. The simple openings channel sweaty air away from your forehead so you can kill it on the slopes without goggle fog. —Katy Neusteter WIRED Crunch-resistant polycarbonate shell with polystyrene inner takes tree branches (not to be confused with trees) to task. Wicking liner. Removable earpads.

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LightPath Technologies Fiscal 2007 Second Quarter Comments

ORLANDO, Fla., Jan. 12 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- LightPath Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: LPTH) , manufacturer and integrator of families of precision molded aspheric optics, precision molded infrared optics, GRADIUM(R) glass products, and high-performance fiber-optic collimators and isolators, reported today that projected results for its second quarter of fiscal 2007 include sales of approximately $3.8 million compared with $3.0 million in the second quarter of fiscal 2006, an increase of 28%. The Company reduced delinquent shipments in its backlog by $500k and experienced an increase in communications-based shipments in the first quarter of fiscal 2007. Our current quarter sales of approximately $3.8 million compared to our first quarter sales of approximately $4.4 million, decreased 15%, but are nearly flat quarter to quarter when considering the reduction in delinquent shipments.

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