Pentax claims smallest and lightest Interchangeable Lens Camera System

There's a mad race going on in the IRL (Interchangeable Lens Camera) segment and it is a race to the smallest, lightest and most convenient camera system.

Pentax just jumped in the fray with a promising new system of bodies and lenses. This is like the revenge of the digital rangefinders and it's starting to get really crowded. Sony just dropped their smallest NEX C3 camera, Panasonic countered with their petite but capable GF3 and now Pentax is big time flexing.

Sporting  a 12.4-million-pixel, 1/2.3in, CMOS sensor the Pentax Q will feature a 'Q' lens mount with an outer diameter around 6mm shorter than the K-mount, according to Pentax. 

'This is made possible by reducing the flange back to nearly one fifth of that of the K-mount, as well as by optimising the size of the image circle of its lenses to be proportioned to the size of the compact image sensor,' Pentax reps explained. The cameras and first lenses are expected to hit the market in September.

Video: Seagate's GoFlex Satellite, 500GB wireless storage for your iPad

During today's Future Shop training event where a bunch of manufacturers showed off their latest and greatest for the upcoming (gasp!) Back to School season, we got a chance to check out Seagate's innovative new GoFlex Satellite. This WiFi enabled hard drive can be accessed simultaneously by up to three iOS devices. You can even take this in your vehicle to serve as a mobile server.  This drops July 29th for $199! How cool is that!

The Champ's Devices: Manny Pacquiao shows off HP's TouchPad and Veer

Ready to take on all naysayers, HP's webOS TouchPad tablet and micro smartphone Veer have Manny Pacquiao, the pound for pound best boxer in the world at their corner. The message is clear, don't underestimate the new webOS  devices because they may just surprise you. We saw the HP TouchPad earlier today at a Future Shop employee training event and were pretty impressed with its performance and speed. It will be interesting to see how it is received in the marketplace. As for Manny, we can't wait to see him get Floyd Mayweather in the ring.

Review: Sharp Aquos LE835 40" inch Quattron 3D HDTV

By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

There's a lot to like with Sharp's Aquos LE835 40" inch Quattron 3d HDTV set (whew). A thin profile, slim bezel/border surrounding the screen, yellow-boosted Quattron technology plus 3D, some SmartTV functionality plus WiFi connectivity for good measure.

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