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Pokémon (ポケモン Pokemon?, English pronunciation: /ˈpoʊkeɪmɑːn/, POH-kay-mahn[1]) is a media franchise published and owned by the video game company Nintendo and created by Satoshi Tajiri in 1996. Originally released as a pair of interlinkable Game Boy role-playing video games, Pokémon has since become the second most successful and lucrative video game-based media franchise in the world, behind only Nintendo's own Mario series.[2] Pokémon properties have since been merchandised into anime, manga, trading cards, toys, books, and other media. The franchise celebrated its tenth anniversary in 2006,[3] and as of 28 May 2010, cumulative sales of the video games (including home console versions, such as the "Pikachu" Nintendo 64) have reached more than 200 million copies.[4] The name Pokémon is the romanized contraction of the Japanese brand Pocket Monsters (ポケットモンスター Poketto Monsutā?),[5] as such contractions are quite common in Japan. The term "Pokémon", in addition to referring to the Pokémon franchise itself, also collectively refers to the 493 fictional species that have made appearances in Pokémon media as of the release of the Pokémon role-playing game (RPG) for the Nintendo DS, Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver. Like the words deer and sheep, the word "Pokémon" is identical in both the singular and plural, as is each individual species name; in short, it is grammatically correct to say both "one Pokémon" and "many Pokémon" as well as "one Pikachu" and "many Pikachu". In November 2005, 4Kids Entertainment, which had managed the non-game related licensing of Pokémon, announced that it had agreed not to renew the Pokémon representation agreement. Pokémon USA Inc. (now The Pokémon Company International), a subsidiary of Japan's Pokémon Co., now oversees all Pokémon licensing outside of Asia.[6]
Canon announces EOS-1D X: full-frame 18MP sensor, 14 fps, 204,800 top ISO, $6,800 price tag (Engadget)
Stick a piece of gaffer tape over the unmistakable X, and Canon's latest EOS-
1D pro-level camera will look virtually identical to every 1D model that came
before it. But once you flip up the power slider, this new king of the jungle
will hum like no other. Canon's phenomenally powerful EOS-1D X really sounds
like the DSLR to rule them all. Its 18 megapixel full-frame sensor uses
oversized pixels to battle noise and is supported by a pair of Digic 5+
imaging processors, which also help drive a 61-point high density reticular AF
system, a top ISO setting of 204,000 (51,200 native), a 252-zone metering
system, a 14 fps JPEG (or 12 fps RAW) burst mode and a built-in wired gigabit
LAN connection, for remote shooting and image transfer. The camera's curious
single-letter name represents a trio of industry milestones: the X is the 10th
generation Canon professional SLR (dating back to the F1 in the 1970s), it's a
crossover model, filling in for both the 1D Mark IV and 1Ds Mark III (which
has been discontinued), and, well, it sounds to be pretty darn "Xtreme."
The 1D X is being marketed to ...
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