Nikon’s D300s has been filtering out to select retail locations for a few days now, and judging by the box that just arrived on our doorstep, we’d say Nikon (just barely) kept its promise of having these things out by the end of August. The semi-pro body is significantly more sturdy and somewhat heavier than our in-house D90, though the rear LCD sure looks awfully similar. We’re planning on giving the 12.3 megapixel CMOS sensor and 720p movie mode a go, but for now, feel free to peruse the gallery below to see exactly what a penny under $1,800 gets you in the DSLR world these days.

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Nikon D300s unboxing and hands-on originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 31 Aug 2009 12:57:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Dell Mini 3i breaks cover for most complete photo shoot to date originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 31 Aug 2009 12:39:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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AFP – Internet giant Google announced Monday it was adding nine more languages to Google Translate, its automatic translation program.

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Google adds Malay, Swahili others to automatic translation
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And just like that, Apple’s yearly iPod event is happening. According to an email we’ve just received, it looks like all those rumors we heard turned out to be true. The big A will be holding the proceedings at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts Theater in San Francisco (go figure), and guess what? We’ll be there live.

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Apple holding ‘rock and roll’ themed event, September 9th originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 31 Aug 2009 12:03:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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We told you when we unveiled our back to school guide that we’d be giving away a bunch of gear, remember that? Well, here we are, ready to deliver. So what do we have in our bag of goodies this time? Let’s just say our winner is going to be one happy camper. A bunch of the companies we featured in the guide have graciously handed over some gear for one lucky reader. The list of gear that will be in your bag is below — so read the rules (seriously, they’ve changed — read them!) and submit a comment to be entered! Good luck.

One randomly chosen winner will receive:

One (1) Acer Aspire Timeline 8000 laptop
One (1) Acer Aspire One D250
One (1) Nokia Surge
One (1) Astak EZ-Reader Pro*
One (1) iLuv iMM153 dock
One (1) Canon Pixma MP490 all-in-one printer
One (1) Timbuk2 customizable Swig bag
One (1) Cocoon Innovations CPS 400 laptop case
One (1) Roku Digital Video Player

Big thanks to the following companies for providing us with gear to give away: Acer, Nokia, Astak, iLuv, Canon, Timbuk2, Cocoon Innovations, and Roku.

* The Astak EZ-Reader Pro will be released during the month of September, and will ship to the winner at that time.

Continue reading Engadget’s back to school giveaway, part one!

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Engadget’s back to school giveaway, part one! originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 31 Aug 2009 12:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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