The 12.5-millimeter high drive weighs in at 5.43 ounces (155 grams), and other features include a 12 millisecond average read seek time and 66.6M-byte per second Ultra DMA mode-4 interface.

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The Ultra Resolution mode shoots 11 Megapixel digital stills.

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The folks there got their hands on a pre-release version of the system, loaded with a Core 2 Extreme QX6850 processor factory overclocked to 3.67GHz, 4GB of Corsair dual channel DDR2-8500 RAM, and two GeForce 8800 Ultra cards running in SLI mode, among other desirable specs.

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The microP2 card will ensure high-speed transfer, high reliability and the writing assurance of all P2 frame rates, formats and codecs, as well as Panasonic's newest compression platform, up to the AVC-Intra200 mode of AVC-ULTRA, which will be available within 2013.

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Japan, on the other hand, seems settled in an ultra-low rate, counter-deflation, mode.

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Several U.S. thin film companies, which use semiconductors that allow them to create ultra-thin solar panels, are in production expansion mode.

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The M5M supports DEVSLP power mode that reduces power consumption and extends battery life of an ultra-portable device.

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Finally, there's a new best shot mode called Slow View, which captures a full-res ultra slow-motion video clip of your subject and then plays it back on the LCD.

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"The first Ultra HD displays were introduced in 2012, but today's Dual-Mode DisplayPort-to-HDMI cable adaptors limit display resolution to 1080p, " said Craig Wiley, senior director of marketing at Parade Technologies, and VESA Board of Directors chairman.

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