TikTok is the cheaper version with a plastic band and a snap-in frame inspired by the locking mechanisms in skiboots. The LunaTik is the nicer, more premium offering – it’s forged from Aerospace Grade Aluminum and then machined via CNC into its final form. “The straps are made from high grade silicone rubber and the hardware is solid stainless steel not some chrome plated brass that will wear off. The quality of these watch cases and straps will be scrutinized very carefully and produced in the same factories that produce the best watches for companies like Nixon, Diesel, Vestal, and Nike.”

“Research shows that our customers greatly value sharing images and video clips, but they often forget or don’t have enough time if they wait to get home to upload images,” said Phil Lubell, director of digital camera marketing at Sony Electronics. “Our new Cyber-shot DSC-G3 camera provides the simplicity and convenience of sharing in the moment, while the impulse is still fresh in people’s minds.”

Impressive highlights of Sony Cyber-shot G3:

• World’s first Wi-Fi enabled camera with built-in web browser
• Powerful 10.1 megapixel 1/2.3? Super HAD CCD image sensor
• Ultra-bright, high resolution 3.5-inch Xtra Fine LCD touch-screen display with wide viewing angle
• Newly-developed Carl Zeiss Vario-Tessar 4x optical zoom lens
• BIONZ Imaging Processor delivering the high resolution and fast performance
• Face Detection technology detects up to 8 individual faces (can even distinguish between children and adults) and controls flash, focus, exposure, and white balance to deliver accurate, natural skin tones with reduced red-eye for beautiful images
• Popular Smile Shutter technology automatically detects and captures smiling faces
• Double Anti-blur Solution combines Optical SteadyShot image stabilization and High ISO sensitivity 3200 aiming to minimize blur
• Intelligent Scene Recognition (iSCN) Mode automatically detects 8 different types of scenes
• Dynamic Range Optimizer (DRO) Standard and Plus using a sophisticated algorithm to determine the best exposure and contrast settings for almost any shooting environment
• New Anti-blink function works to help counter blinking and squinting
• MPEG Movie VX Fine Mode capturing VGA (640 x 480 pixel resolution) audio/video clips at a high frame rate – up to 30 frames per second
• Semi-manual focus lets users specify the camera’s approximate focus distance
• 4GB internal memory storing up to an astounding 40,000 VGA-sized images or up to 950 high resolution images, along with Memory Stick Duo slot for extended storage

The new DLNA-certified Sony Cyber-shot G3 comes with complimentary AT&T Wi-Fi access to Sony’s Easy Upload Home Page until Jan. 31, 2012, accessing thousands of AT&T hotspots across the country, including participating coffee shops, selected book stores and major quick-serve restaurant locations as well as hundreds of upscale hotels and airports.

“By collaborating with Sony to launch the first digital still camera with a built in Web browser and embedded access across the entire AT&T Wi-Fi service network, we’re enabling consumers to gain quick and convenient access to Sony’s Easy Upload Homepage through thousands of AT&T Wi-Fi hotspots across the country,” said Glenn Lurie, president of AT&T’s emerging device organization. “The wireless capabilities and cutting-edge features of the G3 camera with the reliable coverage of AT&T’s Wi-Fi network offers a unique consumer experience.”

The new Sony CyberShot G3 digital camera, available in black, is only 16.4mm thick and is available from sonystyle.com, Sony Style retail stores, Amazon.com and authorized dealers for about $500.

An instant 360 degree panoramic image achieved with one single click, without the need of expensive Digital SLR, fisheyes lens and stitching apps sounds like an architect or a real estate agent’s best friend to promote a virtual asset in bird’s eye view.

The Camera sports an 8MP image sensor, 1.5-inch LCD screen and has a built-in memory storage to capture 160 of still images at its full charged. It packs an advanced camera features such as : The CCD type image sensor has light sensitivity up to ISO 400; white balance can be set at fully auto; exposure control is available via aperture priority; image can be taken via a single shot or self-timer fashion, and HDR support is available in auto-bracketing mode.

Priced at $999, the Giroptic’s One-shot 360° Panoramic Digital Camera comes equipped with Windows and Macs apps to allow photographed images convert to publishable virtual tours, ready to be uploaded and hosted at Giroptic servers. Optional plans without sponsored ads are also available at extra monthly fees.

Available from: Giroptic

The touchscreen smartphone, which has a 3.5 inch screen and both a touchscreen and a glide-out Qwerty keyboard, is the latest handset in Nokia’s N series. It follows the blockbuster N95, the handset which has so far sold 15 million, and the N96, which was released earlier this year.

The N97 is the latest handset to join an increasingly crowded smartphone market that includes the G1, which runs Google’s Android software, the BlackBerry Storm, which went on sale last month, and Sony Ericsson’s X1.

Nokia claims the N97, which is due to be released by the middle of next year, is “the world’s most advanced mobile computer” and will boast new services that will transform the way people connect to the internet.

The phone comes with 32 GB of memory – more than twice the capacity of the most powerful iPhone on the market – with the option to expand this to 48 GB with a 16 GB memory card. This means it can store thousands more songs, or hours more video, than its rivals (up to 37 hours of music and 4.5 hours of video playback to be precise).

In a gentle dig at Apple, Anssi Vanjoki, Nokia’s executive vice president of markets, who unveiled the phone, made the point that the N97 can access “the entire internet, not just piece of it” as, unlike the iPhone, it will be able to play the Flash videos used on many websites.

In another move that makes the N97 more like a mini-computer than a phone, the screen tilts to a 35 degree angle when the keyboard glides out, making it easier to see the screen while typing. It is a nice touch. I tried it out: your forefingers fit snuggly behind the screen making it more stable to hold and therefore easier to type. Unlike other slide-out Qwerty keyboards, as seen on handsets such as the G1 or the HTC Touch Pro, which feel quite clunky as they move into place, the N97 really does glide, or almost pivot, out. It is a very satisfying movement.

Like most of its rivals the N97 will run over HSDPA, the fastest type of mobile broadband, with speeds of up to 7.2 Mbps, and, although this is a feature surprisingly absent in the Storm, the N97 is wifi enabled.

While the hardware is impressive, it is the software that Nokia executives are most excited about and which they say will let users personalize the internet.

The N97 will sport internet widgets that can be moved around with your finger to personalize your home screen and a Nokia Messaging button – a single application that will enable you to access any webmail, e-mail and Instant Messenger accounts you might have.

The N97 also introduces so-called “SoLo”, or social location, making it easier to update social networks automatically with real-time information. The phone’s integrated A-GPS sensors and an electronic compass means it knows exactly where it is, and, if your friends allow it to, will know where they are too, opening up new possibilities for gaming and applications.

More Information: Nokia

The G1′s Full-time Live View lets you see in the LCD how adjusting the exposure, white balance, aperture or shutter speed will affect the photo. This kind of live view shooting is not possible with conventional digital SLR cameras.

The G1 aintroduces the Micro Four Thirds System standard, an extended version of the Four Thirds System standard for digital camera systems. Using this standard, and developing a camera body that eliminates the mirror box and optical viewfinder unit, Panasonic has managed to reduce lens mount diameter by 6 mm and shorten the distance between the lens mount and image sensor by about half.  The result is a digital interchangeable lens camera that’s both extremely compact and highly mobile.

If you’ve hesitated to buy a digital SLR camera because you think they’re hard to use, your wait is over. Intelligent Auto mode activates 6 detection and compensation functions that work automatically, leaving you free to just aim and shoot.

Shake detection – MEGA O.I.S.
Helps prevent blurring when the camera shakes.

Motion detection –  Intelligent ISO Control
Helps prevent blur caused by subject motion.

Light detection – Intelligent Exposure
Adjusts the brightness of dark areas in the image.

Advanced Face - Detection Face Detection AF/AE
Helps deliver clear portraits.

Scene detection - Intelligent Scene Selector
Selects the optimal scene mode for the situation.

Subject detection - AF Tracking
AF Tracking follows moving subjects and adjusts accordingly.

The 3.0-inch LCD rotates 180° horizontally and 270° vertically, making it easy to capture dynamic shots from extreme angles without getting into awkward positions.  When the lighting around you changes, the LCD back lighting level automatically changes so you get comfortable, easy-on-the-eyes viewing at all times.

In My Color mode you can adjust the color, brightness and saturation while checking changes live giving you control over how your image will look.

Like using different film type in a standard camera, you can enjoy a wide range of expression based on six color modes and three monochromatic modes. When the multi-film mode is selected, you can record pictures having up to three different effects with each press of the shutter button.

The G1 shoots wide-screen, 16:9, full-HD images. These images are simply breathtaking when displayed on an HDTV, which handles about four times the data of a standard-definition TV. Enjoy a whole new style of HDTV viewing with family and friends.

Available from: Panasonic

Guinness World Records have confirmed the title after seeing the phone put through its paces. Earlier this year it was dropped from a height of 10 feet, sprayed with water from a high velocity jet and even placed in a cement mixer.

Guinness World Records then examined the handset and said only superficial cosmetic damage would be tolerated, even a small crack in the screen would have jeopardised the record attempt. Unlike my phone – which seems to shatter into 27 different pieces if I even look at it in the wrong way – the JCB Toughphone passed the tests.

Makers say the mobile can operate at temperatures from -20c to +60c and be dropped, shocked, splashed and covered in dust, all without missing a call.  A spokesperson for JCB said: “The market has been demanding a no-nonsense mobile that can handle the knocks of an active lifestyle as well as dealing with the rigors of life on a building site.”

Available from: JCB ToughPhone

It is also Wi-Fi enabled so can pull pictures from GMail, Flicker or you can email them directly to the frame. You can use Windows Live to display News, Weather and traffic info and something that I’ve not seen on a digital frame before is it’s touch screen so setting up and entering your wireless information should be a lot less fiddly (though you may see the odd thumbprint on your pics).

Unlike other digital photo frames that just accept memory cards and show photos, the iGala has a brain inside its rectangular head. Use the touchscreen interface to configure the iGala to connect to your wi-fi network, then the iGala can do all kinds of smart things like login to a Gmail account and display any e-mailed photos on its hi-res 800×600 screen.

Of course the iGala can pull your photos automatically from Flickr and you can connect to Windows Live FrameIt if you’re looking for a free web based interface to automatically push photos, news and traffic to your frame. No PC is required because the iGala is essentially a mini touchscreen computer running Linux.

Available from: Think Geek

The SLATE features:

• Camera
• Bluetooth capable
• Text Messaging
• Instant Messaging
• Mobile Email

Available from: at&t