Technology and Innovation

The VW Camper Van, vehicle of choice for surfers, and hemp shirt-wearing travellers the world over, has been given a makeover and a change of name. Enthusiasts can pay their respects to the all-new VW Microbus at Volkswagen’s impressively swish site. A movie shows off the Microbus’s new curves and illustrates the additional gizmos; such as a rear-view video camera, mounted above the license plate, that relays pictures back to a screen in the central roof console. And they’ve upgraded the original’s wheezy engine to a 230-horsepower V6 beast. Is nothing sacred? • For more concept cars turn to page 68.

Unique 3x optical zoom lens.
This revolutionary system employs a high-precision prism behind the first lens element to refract light through 90° downwards onto the CCD. So the lens moves up and down, not in and out.

2 million pixels.
2-megapixel CCD plus Minolta’s optical excellence, enhanced by the latest image processing technology means A4 prints can now be made with confidence.

While platform choices have definitely gotten a bit more cut and dried over the course of the past year and a half, it’s still not an easy decision to make. You still have to consider how much the machine conforms to your concept of “ideal” when you purchase it.  such as how easy it is to perform any upgrades you might want down the road (particularly hard drives, disc burners and memory), whether all the ports you need are present, and so on.

MacBookPro
•2.33 GHz Intel Cote 2 Duo
? l7″TFTWdescieen Display
? 2 GB RAM • 160GB, 5 4K Hard Drive ?Ati Radeon X1600Graphics •SuperDnve
? AirPort Extreme 8 Bluetooth 2.0+EDR
? Includes: OSXTger 104, DMTS: OSX liger Training DVD
OuoMJes tor Free Continental USA Shipping •APMBP23S17A

My Book Pro Hardrives
• Irple Interface: USB 2.0, Firewire 4DD& 800
• 7200 RPM
• Real Seek Time of 8 9ms
• EMC Retrospect Express
• Capacity Gauge • 3 Yeat Warranty

20″ LCD Monitor
• 1000:1 contrast rate
? Utilizes LED backlight technology
• 178°/178° viewing angle and a 8 ms response time
• DVI-D,OVI-land2LtSBpo’ts
? 1600 x 1200 native resolution

• HP XW8400 Dual Core 3 2GHz Violation | • 2S0GBSAIA Internal HD -1G3 Memory
• nVIDIA Quadra FX FXI400
• Dual-layer DVD Burner with UghtScilbe – ADS Pyro PCI 64-Bit 3-Port Rrewire Board for Avid
• USB Hardware Dongle
• Bella Keyboard for Xpress DV

Wireless Microphone System
The U100 series from Audio-Technica is equipped with 100 tunable IMF channels and offers true diversity operation for reliable reception. The transmitter features an input level control to help keep your signal in check and the all-metal receiver provides balanced XLR output. Available with either an MT831 carded or MT830 omnidirectional lavalier.

High-Definition Field Recorder
Ihelascam HD P2 ft a portable stereo recordr that captures location and field sound at up to TOkHtW-blt resolution to Compact Flash media I: features dual XLR mic inputs with phantom powe-and also includesa fireWIre port for fast data transfer to your PC or Mac. Our HD-P2J tit also includes a 2GB Compart Hash card.

Camcorder Stabilizing System
[ • Pro Shoulder Support for Pro HD/SD Camcorders up to 7 lbs I • Articulating Weight Rtbncng System ;• Fully Adjustable: Swwiing Shoulder Arch
• Quick-Release Camera Mount : • Accessor)’ Mounting Capabilities