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Drink Free Coffee, Make a Commercial, Aid the Homeless
Posted by Sheila Franklin Categories: Cameras, Corporate News, Hot Deals, Internet,
While we were doing research on women who have better memory retention by drinking coffee, we noticed that Folgers is willing to help you age with more awareness with a free sample. We call that great timing. They also invite you to make your own commercial on their site, and they will donate $1.00 to Habitat for Humanity of Greater Los Angeles (up to $150,000) each time you create one or vote for others’. We figure that you will get such a rush from the caffeine in their gourmet coffee that your creativity will kick into maximum mode.
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| Folgers
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Teleshadow Brings Distance Closer
Posted by Sheila Franklin Categories: Cameras, Design, Misc. Tech, PC / Laptop,
Following the Japanese tradition of Shoji (paper walls) to divide rooms, the Teleshadow turns images made from a video cam in the user’s home into outlines that have been projected in a small, square lamp by way of its software. Designer Shunpei Yasuda says that the shadows fills a gap between live video and static pictures. It is then possible to set up a voice call to the image (which can consist of up to four friends) by touching the screen.
Yasuda claims that the walls offer privacy while the shadows cast an intimacy to remind users that they are not alone. It might be a nice idea to be able to feel another’s presence close by, but we are not always sure that we want the watcher to be able to capture us if we are having a particularly bad hair day.
Read More | BBC
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Digital Hero 3 Takes a Dive
Posted by Sheila Franklin Categories: Cameras, Misc. Tech, Movies, Portable Audio / Video,
GoPro’s Digital Hero 3 is a perfect answer/gift for those who surf, swim, or just like to play around at the beach. The 3 megapixel waterproof cam can flip up or lock-in flat, takes still photos and up to 54 minutes of 640 x 480 pixel video and sound with 16 Mb of internal memory (expandable up to 2GB with an SD card.) It can handle depths of 30 meters, is attachable to wrist, handlebars, ankle, etc. and can be used in always-on mode for simplicity in shooting. At a size of only 1.25 x 1.75 x 2.6-inches and a weight of 4.5 ounces, the Hero comes with 2 AAA batteries and can be hooked up to your PC by USB or RCA connection. You can find the camera at BB-Shopping for £99.99 (~$201.59.)
(Thanks, Ian)
Read More | BB-Shopping
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Geometry fans will appreciate Nokia’s Prism Cell Phones, which feature triangular shapes, including their keypad buttons. Available in 7500 and 7900 models, both include a music player for MP3/WMA/AAC and a 2 megapixel cam. The 7900, featured on the left, also has 3G connectivity, quad-band GSM, and 1GB of storage. Arriving in Europe within the next month, the 7500 will carry a MSRP of $289.99 while the price on the 7900 is a humongous $549.99. Check Nokia for a preview and availability in your area.
Read More | Sci Fi Tech
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Sony is yet again going through another recall. It seems that the casing on some of its DCS-T5 Cybershot digital cameras might peel and/or warp creating a sharp edge. The company has offered to replace it at no charge, including shipping, for the recall of approximately 416,000 cams sold in Japan, the U.S., Europe, and China. Check the bottom of the camera if you think yours might be suspect and look for serial numbers between 3500001 and 3574100.
Sony first noticed the defect one month after its Sept. 2005 release, when 30 Japanese consumers reported small cuts and scratches. Our only question to Sony is why it took the company so long to get to a total recall of the defective parts?
Read More | EE Times
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Hitachi Reveals First Blu-Ray Camera
Posted by Sheila Franklin Categories: Cameras, Corporate News, Home Entertainment, Movies,
Hitachi has announced the formal unveiling of the word’s first Blu-ray (BDs) camcorders. The DZ-BD70 is a single drive cam that can record approximately an hour of 1920 x 1080 of full high-def video (two hours of 1440 x 1080) on an a single side, single layer 8 cm BD. The DZ-BD7H (shown here) is a hybrid with a 30 GB built-in HDD which can record up to four hours of 1920 x 1080 high-def video (4 hours of 1440 x 1080) and can also copy its contents from HDD to BD within the camera itself. Both models will be available in Japan at the end of August and will come across the seas in October, just in time for the Christmas Disc War to heat up.
Read More | Hitachi (Japanese) via Akibahara News
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Pix Max Digital Cam Includes Disney Characters
Posted by Sheila Franklin Categories: Cameras, Misc. Tech, USB,
Who needs a trip to Disneyland this summer when you can get a camera for your kids that includes their favorite Disney Character? The Pix Max Digital Silver Star Camera features a 1.5-inch LCD screen, 3.0 digital resolution, built-in auto-flash, a 4x digital zoom, holds 32 MB, and is USB enabled. It also houses an SD/MMC Card Slot expandable to 2 GB, has TV out capacity, runs on two AA batteries (not included,) and comes with easy-to-use software. The $79.99 price tag is a bit stiff for the cam, but it beats having to get up at 7:00 in the morning in Orlando just to have your picture taken during breakfast with Mickey Mouse.
Read More | Digital Blue
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Hue Webcam Has a Nice Twist
Posted by Sheila Franklin Categories: Accessories, USB, Cameras, Misc. Tech, PC / Laptop,
How clever of the Hue Webcam to be so flexible, whether you keep it on its base or plug it into your laptop when you are on the move. The cam has a 1.3 MPX sensor and integrated mic with noise reduction technology and a handy one-touch snapshot button. It is compatible with Windows/XP/Vista or Mac OS 10.4 or above, and requires at least a 16 bit color display adapter, Intel Pentium III 800 or above, and 128 MB RAM. In a choice of 6 colors, the cam is available for $79.99 and plugs in to your USB port with its included 6 foot cable.
Read More | Clique Communications
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i-Caught Takes YouTube to Prime Time
Posted by Sheila Franklin Categories: Cameras, Corporate News, Home Entertainment, Internet,
i-Caught is another example of how the Internet is influencing the “real” world. Beginning August 7, ABC is launching a newsmag for YouTubers which will feature breaking news stories and investigations, political issues, celeb sightings, and Internet hoaxes. With anchor Bill Weir, the program plans on taking original videos and some from other viral sites.
“The watershed event that changed newsgathering was the London terror attack in 2005,” said Executive Producer David Sloan. “There were people on that subway who did not know if they would live or die, but they got out their cell phones and started shooting.”
The network is looking for the juciest of clips such as Hoff’s drunken hamburger feed and Michael Richard’s tirade at The Comedy Club. We suggest before they begin airing the show that you go out with your video cam and start looking for your 15 minutes of fame since ABC is still taking submissions.
Read More | ABC
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Pantech Brings C150 to United States
Posted by Sheila Franklin Categories: Cameras, Smartphones, Music, Wireless / WiFi,
Pantech has decided to bring its C150 to the States and AT&T. This 2007 iF Design award winner features an integrated VGA cam and MP3 player, Bluetooth capability, and GSM and e-mail support. At a slim 12.7 mm width, we found the C150s already on the AT&T site for $199.99, $49.99 less with a two year contract, an order online discount for $49.99, and free with any new subscription. It seems these days that phone companies will go to extreme lengths to compete for our business, so we get to pick and choose for a change.
Read More | AT&T
