10/31/2016

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Deal:Huion 580 with 15% off & Huion GT-190S with 20% off

Huion 580 Graphic Drawing Tablet and Huion GT-190S Pen Monitor are NOW Available for Order! Huion 580 has a special price with 15% OFF Discount during Nov 1, 2016 5:55 PM PDT ‐ Nov 1, 2016 9:55 PM PDT while Huion GT-190S has a special price with 20% OFF Discount during Oct 31, 2016 9:55 AM PDT ‐ Oct 31, 2016 1:55 PM PDT.


Huion GT-190S Pen Monitor

With GT-190S, Huion brings you a perfect tool for your work. Finally you are drawing and designing directly on the Huion’s 19” screen and because of that you are minimizing mistakes caused by blind work on a graphic tablet. It is purposely made to deliver latest features in digital graphics creation and more to artists, educators and offices all over the world. Feel comfortable. Huion GT-190 has a wide LCD screen with 16:10 aspect ratio, 1440 x 900 pixels, 250 cd/m2, displays almost 17 millions colors with high 1000:1 contrast. You will be able to employ 2048 pressure levels to release your talent and bring an extra convenience to your work. There are impressive 5080 LPI and 220 RPS to secure accurate and smooth creation. Adjustable stand and wide viewing angle will lead you to find a perfect position for your work. Huion GT-190 has USB, DVI and VGA plug. It is designed to be a good looking tool and it is. Fully covered by very fine rubber Huion’s stylus pen feels good in hands and gives you an excellent experience. GT-80 recognises 2048 pressure levels and comes with lifetime supply tips as a free gift. Its lightweight is something you will get used to from the very beginning.

You can now buy it from here with 20% OFF Discount.
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Religion of Tradition – Herbert W Armstrong – The World Tomorrow Radio Broadcast

Religion of Tradition – Herbert W Armstrong – The World Tomorrow Radio Broadcast

Religion of Tradition

And greetings friends. This is Herbert W Armstrong with the Good News of the World Tomorrow. And again I say we ought to have good news today, and we could have it. And there is a way to have it if we only would be willing to find that way. My friends do you know that it’s possible to believe in Jesus Christ, to accept Jesus Christ as personal Savior, to worship Jesus Christ, and still be completely lost and unsaved? Do you know that a great many people are actually doing that? …

Religion of Tradition

http://www.hwalibrary.com/cgi-bin/get/hwa.cgi?action=getbroadcast&InfoID=1409409091

Additional Programs and Literature available at: hwalibrary.com

HPH NAGRACE NT-N8 RK3229 Android 5.1 TV-Box 1/8GB, 2.4GHZ WiFi 10/100 LAN BT4

Unit Arrived to day looks really good thank to Nagrace, well presented, and good looking unit.
Included A to A male usb very useful.

Specs:
Ugoos NT-N8 Rk3229, Android 5.1, 1/8GB, 2.4GHZ WIFI 10/100LAN BT4
HDMI 2.0, Support 4K×2K decode output
3 x USB Host,1xOTG
1 x SPDIF
1 x TF
AV Out 1x3.5mm earphone Jack
1 x RJ45
1 x DC Jack
Internal antenna, Remote Control, USB Cable Male A to A, 5Vdc-3amp Power Pack (AU)  and HDMI cable.

Ok Let's get things happening.

What's in the box

MEIZU OFFICIALLY M5: DURABLE, BUDGET SMARTPHONE

Meizu officially presented its new smartphone: the model M5. The device is surprising robust housing and quite reasonable specification. Chinese brand also imposed a price that will appeal to many users.


Recently, the network appeared rumors about the model M5, however, has long been known that Meizu is also preparing a more powerful variant of the smartphone, or PRO 6s. The last of them will be shown probably within the next few weeks. This time, however, we must arm ourselves with patience, however, as the Chinese brand unveiled the device with mid-range performance. What awaits us in exactly the model M5 and what to expect? Let's look at his appearance and specification.

Meizu M5 recently received certification in China, which he wrote for you, Paul. Several rumors have suggested that the device may appear in the variant with 4 or even 6 gigabytes of RAM – which, unfortunately, this was the beginning of the doubt, and as it turns out, completely justified.


Meizu M5 is made of polycarbonate and has a really tough case. For displaying the image corresponds to the 5.2-inch screen with a resolution of 1280 x 720 pixels. In the middle of the device manufacturer has applied 2 or 3 gigabytes of RAM and 16 or 32 GB of built-in memory. The smartphone is powered by MediaTek MT6750 processor, which operates at clock speed of 1.5 Ghz. In terms of the battery it is also good: Meizu M5 has a cell size of 3,070 mAh, which should translate quietly for the day using the smartphone.

On the rear panel there is a place on the 13-megapixel camera with f / 2.2. Below the camera Meizu has implemented a dual LED Illuminates. The phone is also equipped with a button mBack, which is known from previous generation devices. As for the SIM card, the Meizu M5 boasts input dual-SIM 2 card format nano. The phone will appear in several different colors, among which worth mentioning colors such as Champagne Gold, Matte Black, Mint Green or even classic, white shade. Out of the box, Meizu M5 is to operate under the control of Android with the overlay Flyme OS. In the case of the Chinese version, however, we will have to deal with the copyright system Meizu: YunOS 5.1.


Specifications Meizu M5:

Display: 5.2-inch 1,280 x 720 pixels
Processor: MediaTek MT6750
RAM: 2 GB or 3
Memory: 16 or 32 GB
SIM: Dual-SIM
Battery: 3,070 mAh
Camera: 13MP f / 2.2
fot. Meizu
fot. Meizu

Price

A model Meizu M5 variant with 2 GB of RAM will have to pay about 103 dollars. For the more powerful version you will need to add a little, but the price is still very attractive. 3-gigabyte version costing around $ 132. Prices and options will vary depending on the on the availability of global version.

XIAOMI REDMI 4A. DECENT SMARTPHONE FOR DECENT MONEY

Xiaomi redmi 4A is a new low-cost smartphone from Xiaomi, which just appeared on page one of the Chinese operators. What offers the device priced at approx. $ 400?

Xiaomi redmi 4A is another representative of the cheapest series of Xiaomi smartphones. The device has not yet been officially presented by the same manufacturer, however, one of the Chinese carriers posted on its website a full technical specification and the price of this smartphone. Let's take a closer Xiaomi redmi 4A.
Specifications Xiaomi redmi 4A


System: Android 6.0 with the overlay Marshmallow MIUI 8,
Display: 5-inch display with a resolution of HD (1280×720) IPS, 294 PPI screen 2.5D
Processor: Qualcomm Snapdragon 425, 4 x ARM Cortex-A53 with a clock frequency of 1.4 GHz, 64-bit,
GPU: Adreno 308,
RAM: 2 GB,
Memory: 16 GB, microSD reader (up to 128 GB)
Camera: 5 megapixel,
Camera: 13 megapixel,
Battery: 3030 mAh,
Dimensions: 139.9 x 70.4 x 8.5 mm,
Weight: 140 g.
It is true that the specification is not particularly inspiring, but this can not be, because we are talking about really cheap device. Xiaomi redmi 4A will be sold for 690 yuan, which gives us a little more than $ 400 Net – a really decent price. Source: Phone Radar

CANON EF 24-105MM F / 4L LATER THIS YEAR

We already know when to hit stores lens Canon EF 24-105mm f / 4L IS II USM. You buy it later this year. When exactly can you expect it?

Canon EF 24-105mm f / 4L IS II USM is a professional full-frame lens, which was introduced in August. This zoom with a wide focal range and constant light is an interesting proposition due to the fact that it gives a large room for maneuver. It is true focal ratio of f / 4 is not fondest dream photographer, but in the case of full-frame matrices such clarity will free operation even indoors.

For the construction of the optical glass it comprises as many as 17 lens elements in 12 groups. Yes advanced design provides a high quality image when working with matrices of full-frame high resolutions, turn the minimum distance sharpening is only 45 millimeters. Versatility combined with high quality construction makes it an interesting proposition, especially when we add the 4-stop image stabilization. Canon EF 24-105mm f / 4L IS II USM to hit stores should already 10 December. Of course, in Poland, we will have a little wait for him, but you suspect that our distributors will offer it at the beginning of next year. Glass can be purchased for about a thousand dollars. At the moment it is unclear how this will translate into Polish price. Source: canonrumors.com

YONGNUO YN 100 MM F / 2 THREE TIMES CHEAPER THAN THE CANON?

Chinese manufacturer Yongnuo more spins on the market lenses. You can already buy the new model – this time it's clear telephoto.

Yongnuo brand is known among others from flash and lighting, which confusingly similar to the original Canon, but are much cheaper. Recently, a Chinese manufacturer of fine finds also in the market lenses. After the "fifties" for Canon and Nikon, the offer was also "thirty of five." Now the manufacturer extends the range of lenses with a third model – a long stalk of 100 mm with a constant f / 2.


Yongnuo YN 100 mm f / 2 is bound to find a wide audience. With a long focal length and bright light we can count on a very nice, vivid picture with shallow depth of field. Optics Lens to 8 lens elements in 6 groups, while sharpening the minimum distance is 90 centimeters. Importantly, the glass is not Yongnuo manually, as in many cases, low-cost lenses, but is equipped with autofocus, so it can be thus easily used by photographers. Of course, the best news is the price of the lens. Buy it be through portal Aliexpress , the consignment is free, and the lens now costs $ 171. Calculating this in our out some 672 gold, so almost three times less than the lens of Canon with the same parameters, for which we have to pay more than 1,800 zł.

10/30/2016

3-D drawing on the Microsoft Surface Studio.

3-D drawing on the Microsoft Surface Studio.

Source:https://gfycat.com/BreakableFlippantHapuku

Photo-News 131

Photo-News 131

Hasselblad True Zoom – a part of motomods for the Moto Z smartphone
Get ready for the 53 compation of the Wildlife Photographer of the Year
Snapseed 2.9 will support RAW editing on mobile
The new OSMO MOBILE from dji was shown at IFA in Berlin
From “KICKSTARTER”: The Lomo’Instant Automat Camera
TAMRON anounced its new generation of the 150-600 – the SP 150-600mm Di VC USD ‘G2’

Trying something new with life

It’s been a while (again), I’ve been super busy designing the inside of our new home that we moved into over a year ago. It’s frustrating because I just want to get all the stuff for the inside done so I can move on to concentrate on other things. Everything is on track anyway and I hope to finish with the majority of the inside by early next year, I might even take photos and upload them here if it turns out looking ok!
I’ve also started a new job, which is super intense. I have a huge work load again, but it’s better because it’s more advanced to what I did in my last job and there’s lots of opportunities to grow. The downside is that I am super exhausted every weekend, making me feel like I never have any time or energy. It is literally taking everything I have to write this even though I could probably do with a nap ( I just woke up). I keep thinking I need to look into some sort of vitamins or supplements for energy but then I remember I already have two types of vitamins per day. Maybe more exercise? Who knows.
Speaking of lack of energy, being creative requires a lot of it. Everything is more exhausting for me now because I’ve decided that now that I’m older, I also want to start taking my arts and crafts a lot more seriously. This means that nearly every evening and weekend I am sculpting or drawing, and whenever we go anywhere (which isn’t often heh) I am taking my big ass camera to do photography!
I love art, I wish I had more opportunities to do it, which is why I have actually decided to mix it into my career as well. I do a lot of designing at work because we don’t have a designer and I obviously need visuals for social media. I have always done designing as a smaller aspect of my job where it is required, so I thought – hey, why not make this into something more tangible?
I bought a Huion Tablet which means I can draw digitally! I’m very proud of myself because I actually bought this instead of the new Sims 4 expansion pack. =.=
This is particularly great because I need to make infographics at work and we need to have our own original illustrations, so now I will be able to do that without having to first scan a drawing or just edit an existing graphic from Google.
This is what I have done so far with the tablet. It arrived on Friday and I basically spent all day with it yesterday while watching crappy YouTube videos:

Enlightened Pumpkin?

With Halloween around the corner, youtuber Photonicinduction decided to throw a 5000 watt lightbulb inside a hollowed out pumpkin to see what happens!
Besides making a pumpkin look freakin awesome, the lamp inside the pumpkin heated up the insides so much that it created steam that bellowed out of it making it look even more spooky.
I’d highly recommend checking out the rest of the videos on his channeleven if you cant quite understand the science behind them as it is intended for Electrical Engineers..but don’t let that stop you!

NOMU S10 Review

NOMU S10 Technical Specifications:
BRANDNOMU
MODELS10
COLORBLACK / ORANGE
DIMENSIONS146.6x75.9x13.95 mm
WEIGHT221.5g
MATERIALAluminum titanium combined bracket
TYPE3-proof Phones
TECHNOLOGYIP68 Waterproof over 1.5M and 30 minutes
Drop test (1.5M Shatter-Resistant)
Working Temperature:-20℃~55℃
PROCESSOR
CPUMTK6737T 64bit Quad-core 1.5GHz
GPUMali-T720
OPERATION SYSTEMAndroid 6.0 Marshmallow
RAM2GB DDR3
ROM16GB
BATTERY5000mAh Li-Po Built-in
QUICK CHARGE5V/7V/9V~2A
STANDBY TIME580 Hours
DISPLAY
DISPLAY SIZE5.0 inch
RESOLUTIONHD 720x1280pixels
TECHNOLOGYCorning Gorilla Glass 3
Sharp® IGZO
Multi-touch - 5 capacitive points, OnCell
178° View Angle
1000/1 Contrast Ratio
500cd/m² Luminance
84% NTSC Color Gamut
CAMERA
REAR8.0MP ( Interpolation to 13.0MP ) Sony IMX219
5 lenses
Single flash
Phase Detection Autofocus (PDAF)
Fast motion and Time Lapse
HDR
Capture in RAW format
Parameters’ manual setting (shutter speed, focus, ISO)
Panoramic mode
FRONT2.0MP(Interpolation to 5.0MP)
3 lenses
Aperture ƒ/2.4
Selfie Indicator
Video resolution 1080p@30fps
CONNECTION
BAND2G GSM:850/900/1800/1900(B5/B8/B3/B2)
3G WCDMA:900/2100(B8/B1)
4G FDD-LTE:800/900/1800/2100/2600(B20/B8/B3/B1/B7)
TDD-LTE:2300(B40)
SIM CARDDual sim Dual standby
Or 1 Micro SIM Card and 1 TF Card
Both SIM slots are compatible with 4G, respectively.
When they work at the same time, only one of them can receive
LTE service and the other GSM.
Default at slot 1
MICRO SD CARDUp to 32GB
WIFIIEEE 802.11 a/b/g/n 2.4GHz
BLUETOOTH4.0 BLE
GPSGPS&AGPS,Glonass
EARPHONE PORT3.5mm
OTGYes
SENSOR
Gravity sensor, Brightness sensor,

Proximity sensor, Accelerometer,eCompass
NOMU S10 HARDWARE
The NOMU S10 is a rugged phone that stands out with his design.
His look is different without round edges what give him a different look to other phones.
It´s main color of the phone is black with a orange frame arround the screen also on the back.

You found the following connection points on the phone earphone USB OTG and the MICRO SD-CARD / SIM CARD SLOT.
All these connection points are proper closed with a lid, the lids itself you can not lose cause they are fixes to the main phone body.
This is a very good Feature. Also i can not found any gap on the Phone.
So you can use the NOMU S10 like you want, take it with you and it will be on your Side.
The NOMU S10 is Certified to IP68 and Military Grade on the Drop Down Test and Waterproof.
We tested it and yes the Phone is Waterproof !

If you want to Play Music with the phone over the loudspeaker you will be surprised. It is very loud for a mobile phone.
Even the quality of the sound is very good also when you play it loud.
Overall it has a good harmonic sound feeling.

The Sharp® IGZO display in the phone offers you a realy good picture quality with a wide viewing angle and his
brightness is very good.

For pictures you have a build in camera with 8 MP Hardware with up to 13 MP with a Sony IMX219 sensor.
The quality of the pictures are ok for that camera when you make pictures in the wild.
Inside photos are a little bit dark but still ok.

Battery life is always a point on smart phones, but not on the NOMU S10.
It comes with a 5000mAh Li-Po battery, this battery give you 2 days of lifetime on it.
I use my phone for Mail, Skype, Hangouts and other battery draining applications and it give me enough battery life during the day without recharging.

The phone has a MTK6737T 64bit quad-core CPU with up to 1.5GHz.
It have enough power to handle your apps without any waiting time.
Even with Skype, YouTube or small games the phone did not get hot.
Overall a good performance.
Antutu shows a score of 36500 points.

For the Wi-Fi Chip inside i can say it runs very good and give me up to 43 Mbps on FAST speed test.


NOMU S10 SOFTWARE
The NOMU S10 is powered by Android 6.0.
Nomu also release a first update to the phone you can find here:

Nomu build a standard Android 6.0 Rom without any bloadware on it.

They also build in some nice features like:

TURBO DOWNLOAD
With this feature you can download faster on your Wi-Fi cause they are
enable also the LTE network to download from.

MIRA VISION
For best visual effects.

NAVIGATION BAR
You can change the Back Button of the navigation bar from right to left.
Very good feature.

Overall good Work on the Rom from NOMU. No resets or wait Staits.
Even Google Play Store works perfect.


RESUME
The NOMU S10 is a good rugged phone for the price.
Outstanding with design and battery life and software.
I did not find any problem with the phone during the Test.
So if you need a new phone you should get the NOMU S10.
For it´s Price of 129 USD it give you all what you need and more.
Ask yourself, where you get a rugged phone with these good features for that price?

New review about Rikomagic MK22 (Amlogic S912) Android TV Box

New review about Rikomagic MK22 (Amlogic S912) Android TV Box:
Review | Rikomagic MK22 (Amlogic S912) Android TV Box

Official announcement about complectation of Elephone S3

Dear participants and buyers

In the original configuration Elephone S3 no cover and bumper. In the reviews you've seen that reviewers recieved the phones with bumpers and covers, because these smart phones shipped with ext. set from production specifically for reviewers. If you want to get the bumper, you will need to purchase it by yourself on our official website. Thank you for your understanding and sorry for any inconvenience.

LENOVO MOTO X STYLE BUY THE 1299 GOLD. BUT IS IT WORTH IT?

Some online stores price Lenovo Moto X Style fell to 1,299 dollars. Can that money can buy clearly better device? Let's see.


Lenovo Moto X Style is the flagship of the previous generation, which has been already successor, in the form of debut on our market, Lenovo Moto Z. However, Lenovo last year's proposal does not lose its attractiveness, and actually only the gains, primarily due to lower and lower prices stores that sell slowly extinguished this model. Lenovo Moto X Styles lived to see the reduction of prices in some stores ( drop by Ceneo ), so that the phablet can be bought for 1,299 gold, which I think is a phenomenal price as for the equipment of such parameters available in the official Polish distribution . Given the prices in the shops, and the size of the display, key competitors, Moto X Styles seem to be the LG G4, myPhone X Pro and Lenovo Moto G4 Plus. As last year's Hank falls on their background?
Lenovo Moto X Style, LG G4, myPhone X Pro, Lenovo Moto G4 Plus – a comparison:

Porównanie

Lenovo Moto X Style LG G4 myPhone Pro X Lenovo Moto G4 Plus
System Android 6.0 (Marshmallow)
Screen 5.7 "IPS WQHD (2560×1440) 5.5 "IPS WQHD (2560×1440) 5.5 "IPS Full HD (1920×1080)
SoC Qualcomm Snapdragon 808, 6-core, 64-bit, 2x Cortex-A57 @ 1.8 GHz + 4x ARM Cortex-A53 @ 1.4 GHz MediaTek Helio P10, 8-core, 64-bit, 4x Cortex-A53 @ 2 + 4x GHz ARM Cortex-A53 @ 1.1 GHz Snapdragon 617.8-core, 64-bit, 4x Cortex-A53 @ 1.5 GHz + 4x ARM Cortex-A53 @ 1.2 GHz
GPU Adreno 418 Mali-T860MP2 Adreno 405
RAM 3 GB 4 GB 2 GB
built-in memory 32 GB 64 GB 16 GB
card Slot Yes
biometric sensor no Yes
The camera 21 MP lens aperture F / 2.0 16 megapixels, aperture F / 1.8, optical image stabilization, laser autofocus 21 MP lens aperture F / 2.2, laser autofocus 16 MP lens aperture F / 2.0
Camera 5 megapixel 8 megapixels 5 megapixel
Battery 3000 mAh
dimensions 153.9 x 76.2 x 11.06 mm 148.9 x 76.1 x 6.3 – 9.8 mm 148.3 x 73.8 x 8.3 mm 153 x 76.6 x 9.8 mm
Weight 179 g 155 g 265 g 155 g
Lenovo Moto X Style without much problem winning the X myPhone Pro and Lenovo Moto Plus G4, which similar costing money in only a few points can offer something more ,, ''. Like most smartphones midrange do not give cope with last year's flagowcami, burdened with an additional tax on the news. Much more difficult to determine the winner in a duel Lenovo Moto X Style With LG G4. The proposal of the former Motorola weapons a little better screen, longer battery life and stereo speakers, giving phabletowi LG photographic facilities and the lack of free access to the battery. On the system deliberately not moving, because it depends on you, whether you prefer pure Android or overlay system. But we must remember that the Moto X Style is cheaper than the LG G4 by about 200 zlotys, which can also be important. Anyway, I think Lenovo Moto X Style for 1299 gold is a great choice that probably we will be soon deprived, so the purchase does not specifically zwlekałbym long.

DELOCK 62739 – CAR CHARGER TO SUDDEN OCCASIONS

Sometimes it so happens that we have to charge a smartphone during the day, even when not near an electrical outlet. In such situations, handy car charger Delock.
Delock 62739 Charger is a product aimed at users of four wheels. With two USB inputs, you can simultaneously connect a smartphone and enjoy the navigation. One of the inputs charger is equipped with fast charging technology Quick Charge 3.0 – the work of Qualcomm. It will be useful during the short drive, as supported by the device can be loaded up to 4 times faster. The second USB input provides output voltage of 5 V and output current of up to 2.4 A. now procured them in an intelligent charging technology to the needs of traditional devices. Here the driver can connect eg. Navigation. As manufacturer provides the user need not worry about your equipment. The charger provides equipment protection against short circuit, overcurrent protection and protection against overheating. Charger is available at a price of approx. 59 zł. Source: press release

SONY SAYS GOODBYE TO HER – AN AVERAGE POPULAR – APPLICATION

Sony is one of the few manufacturers of smartphones, which still stubbornly develops a handful of his traps to the media. Most of you probably associate a very good application album or a music player, but has anyone ever heard about the program Live on Youtube? If so, it's time to say goodbye.
Live on YouTube for years was present in most mid-end devices and the flagship of the Japanese company. The application itself is not what dwell, as the name reveals almost the entire philosophy of its operation: simply it was an interesting program for streamowania on YouTube in real time.


Koniec wsparcia Live on YouTube / screen z: xperiablog.net
Last Friday, the Japanese parted with the application, deciding not to prolong the saga in an era of many other solutions in this and those supported by the Google. I hope that this is only an isolated case, as many other applications of the Japanese holds a level much higher than the photo solutions, which developed the giant from Mountain View. A Live on YouTube falls wish for a quiet retirement;) Source: XperiaBlog.net

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10/29/2016

Thoughts on the Microsoft Surface Studio annoucement

Microsoft Surface Studio is no doubt a very cool computer. It elicits the same awe I had when the first iMac was unveiled, and then the white, and later the aluminium iMac. Microsoft really surprised lots of people during its October event.
Surface Studio is certainly powerful but who are the target users? And with a retail price of USD $2,999, will it sell?

Display

The 28-inch 4500 x 3000 resolution screen with 192 PPI looks awesome. It's sharp, no doubt. If you still run old software like Adobe CS5 or CS6, their user interface are going to look tiny and will be too frustrating to use. But since you can afford $2,999, you could already be running all the latest versions of graphic software. If you're upgrading from a 1080P or 1440P screen, check out relevant forums first for app and screen resolution compatibility.
3:2 aspect ration is great. More visual working space is always great.
There's no mention of the exact gamut range it supports except that it supports a "wide color-gamut". Microsoft promises fast color profile switching between sRGB, DCI-P3, and Vivid (P3-D65).
The fact that this is a touch screen that you can also draw on is amazing. This competes with Wacom Cintiq 27QHD which is also really pricey. However, to compete effectively, it will come down to the accuracy of the Surface Pen. That slow-diagonal-wavy-jitter-line issue has been well documented by now. I hope with the Surface Studio, they have managed to solve that. Gabe from Penny Arcade has already review the Surface Studio and he seems quite pleased with it. I'll remain skeptical until I can experience it myself.
If the display could be sold separately on its own, it would be perfect. Mac users are always on a look out for good monitors. This screen looks sleek enough for them. By combining the display with the computer, it basically excludes the whole of the Mac user market. It also excludes those who already have a (good) computer. Does it mean they have to sell off their computer and screen for this all-in-one?

Pros and cons of all-in-ones

The pros is obviously the lack of cables.
The significant con is everything is now combined into a single point of failure. It's just like a laptop when it goes down. I mean, who has two laptops anyway? Just worry about it when it happens. Can you afford the downtime when you send it in for servicing? Do you have a backup display and computer, and storage with your files to allow you to get back to work quickly?
That's something to think about. Recently, I had to send in my Mac Pro for servicing for the 4th of 5th time. My Mac Pro is still at the service centre after 2 weeks. Thankfully, I have a quad core Mac Mini as backup. With the Mac Mini connected to the monitor, I went straight back to work, and the only downtime I had was the time it took to boot up the Mac Mini.

For the price, they should have included better graphics card and a real SSD instead of some hybrid drive

That's the most frequent complaint that I see on forums. It's the type of question commonly asked whenever computers are released, especially for Apple computers.
If they have included the better graphics card, the higher capacity SSD, more RAM, you will be looking at a higher price bracket. And at that higher price bracket, we'll still have people wishing for better specs for the price they are paying. The higher price bracket also excludes a lot of potential customers. The Surface Studio is already USD $2,999.

Ports

  • 4 x USB 3.0 (one high power port)
  • SD card slot
  • Mini DisplayPort
It's great that they have included the SD card slot. Photographers would love it. I love it. There's also a mini DisplayPort should you want to use another display.

Hybrid drive

I'm not sure what they mean by a hybrid drive. If it's one of those SSD + Hard Drive combo, then it better have a large enough SSD partition. Apple has something like it called the Fusion Drive.
If the SSD portion is too small, once the internal flash storage gets filled, it can be challenging to work with large data files, e.g. editing hundreds of huge RAW photos, dealing with 4K video. My Mac Mini has a 128GB SSD + 1TB HDD hybrid drive and it slows down whenever I import large amount of data, e.g. video and photo files.
Since there are four USB 3 drives, editing 4K should not be a problem since you can get an external USB 3 SSD, such as the Samsung T3.

Why are they still using 6th generation Intel Core i5 or i7

6th generation processors are still fast, like very fast. It's no big deal that they are not using Intel Kaby Lake.

Who are the target users?

I believe this is targeted at digital artists who draw a lot. If you're a storyboard artist or animator, I can see how this will be beneficial to your workflow. It's essentially like a Wacom Cintiq but with a build-in computer. Basically any artists who uses digital stylus, who want to get that traditional experience of being able to see what you draw under the pen, those are the type of users who will enjoy this.
And you would need to be a rather rich artist to spend USD $2,999 on a new computer when there are so many options out there in the market, even if they don't look as sleek as the Surface Studio.

Would I buy it?

I like to keep my computer and screen separate. I'm using a Mac only because it allows me to boot up from an external drive regardless of the computer. If my Mac Pro is down, no problem, I can connect my external drive to my Mac Mini and keep on working. I can't do that if I have an all-in-one. I can't afford a single day of downtime.
So before buying, do ask yourself if the Surface Studio can fit into your workflow, how it's going to fit into your workflow and your backup plan.

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