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O’Neill NavJacket - Share Your Skiing Experience
Posted by Sheila Franklin Categories: Wearables, GPS, Portable Audio / Video, Transportation,
Clothing is becoming smarter all the time. O’Neill’s NavJacket can upload and share your ski runs with others at over 180 United States and 420 European resorts. The jacket has an LCD display, e-textile keypad and GPS unit built into its sleeve. Those who lose their buds while skiing can use their friend-finder to get back together. The price of the NavJacket is $1,635.00. Check O’Neill’s community site to see how cool the features are as well as view some of their users touring videos.
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Kodak Zx1 Digital Camcorder
Posted by Sheila Franklin Categories: Cameras,
Kodak has introduced the Zx1 Digital Video Cam, their entry into the inexpensive pocket-sized camcorders. Weather resistant and usable in bright or low lighting, it captures 720p HD at 60 fps and has a 2.0-inch LCD screen. It has an expandable SD/SDHC Card slot for memory of up to 32 GB, giving it up to 10 hours of HD video. Available in 5 different colors this April, a remote is optional and it has ArcSoft Media Impressions software for editing and uploading to YouTube and other sites. An HDMI cable and AA Ni-MH rechargeable batteries are included in the $149.99 price.
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D-link Sidestage USB Monitor
Posted by Sheila Franklin Categories: Accessories, USB, Peripherals,
We love finding things that do more than light up to put into our USB port. D-link’s Sidestage is such a gadget. The 7-inch LCD monitor with 800x480 resolution is an extension of your PC’s main screen. Use it to IM, watch videos, video conferencing or utilizing tools such as PhotoShop. The monitor is a mere 7 x 4.6 x 3/4-inches and weighs 1.34 lbs, and is compatible with most CRTs and flat panels. Look for price and availability towards the end of the year.
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Sharp build Blu-ray players into BD-series Aquos LCD HDTV line
Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: CES, CES 2009, HDTV, Home Entertainment,
Sharp is aiming to help eliminate at least one set-top box from your rack with their BD-series Aquos LCD HDTVs, which come with a Blu-ray player packed in to the television unit, announced today at CES 2009. If interested, you can pick one up later this month in 32-, 37-, or 42-inch flavors, or if you need something larger, next month the 46- and 52-inch models drop. These also bost the Superlucent ASV panel technology which means less glare in the end, and a brighter picture. It also does 24p through HDMI, in case you have an old HD DVD player you have lying around that you want to use (since the included Blu-ray technology doesn’t use up an HDMI port.) QAM and ATSC tuners along with RS-232C inputs round this one out. Full release after the break.
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RCA announces EZ209HD, their slimmest Small Wonder camcorder ever
Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: Cameras, CES, CES 2009, Handhelds, HDTV, Movies, Portable Audio / Video,
We are loving just how prevalent small HD cams are becoming, and the RCA EZ209HD looks to be an impressive unit when it comes to that category. This is the company’s slimmest and “sexiest” (their word, not mine) Small Wonder camcorder ever, and captures high definition video while sporting a 2-inch display. Even better, though, unlike some of the other handheld HD flash camcorders we’ve seen, the EZ209HD even has an HDMI port, so you can plug directly into a television to watch your home movies. The rechargeable battery lasts for two hours, which is also nice, and the camera even supports a 60fps Sports Mode for fast action. Once your recordings are done, you can easily upload them to YouTube and Box.net. You’ll be able to get your hands on an RCA EZ209HD by the end of this quarter, and it’ll sell for $119.99.
Full press release available after the break, which includes details on the EZ207 as well.
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Samsung S5L2010 Media Processors
Posted by Sheila Franklin Categories: Cameras, Corporate News, Misc. Tech,
Samsung has unveiled new media processors for digital photo frames. The S5L2010 series can display 15 Mpixel JPEGs in less than 3 seconds. They are compatible with MPEG-1/2/4, Xvid, Motion JPEG, MP3, WMA, OGG and AAC files. Also incorporated is an ADC for touchscreen control, LCD backlight, an audio PWM 2 channel output, TV-Out, and a DVB-T interface. Samsung is now testing the technology that should be out in the Q1 2009.
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Consumer Reports Preps for Black Friday
Posted by Sheila Franklin Categories: Cameras, Smartphones, GPS, HDTV, Home Entertainment, Hot Deals, Misc. Tech,
Remember Consumer Reports? They are still out there and if you are planning on buying any electronics this year and want their assessment in spite of the Black Friday price, they have recently compared LCD and Plasma TVs, including those with OLED display and some with Web access. We also noticed they reviewed DTV converter boxes (only a couple of months to go,) GPS navigators, cameras and phones. Subscribe to get in depth details on products.
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Allio HDTV and Built-in Media Center PC
Posted by Sheila Franklin Categories: HDTV, Home Entertainment, Movies, PC / Laptop,
If you have been saving up for a perfect all-in-one system, take a look at at Allio’s HDTV and Built-in Media Center PC. The deluxe 42-inch 1080p LCD TV doubles as a desktop. It features a 16:9 aspect ratio with a 2000:1 contrast, a 176º viewing angle, 7.1 surround sound with Dolby Home Theater and built-in 12W speakers. Computerwise, it has MS Vista Home Premium 32-bit and both a Logitech wireless keyboard and mouse. It comes with an A/V cable and remote beginning at a price of $1,999.99. Allios are also available in 32-inch models, but if you are moving up, you might as well do it in a big way.
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MIMO USB Monitors
Posted by Sheila Franklin Categories: PC / Laptop, Peripherals, USB,
The teaming of Korea’s Nanovision and DisplayLink has produced MIMO USB Monitors. Both models were designed for users who want a quick glance, such as stock brokers and IM folk. The 7-inch LCD displays have a resolution of 800x480 and adjust orientation automatically. The UM-730 has a 1.3 webcam, headphone jac and microphone for 98,000 KRW ($78.00.) The high-end UM-750, in addition to everything on the 730, features a touchscreen and built-in DMB tuner with a price of 183,000 KRW (~$147.00.) Unfortunately, both are only available overseas for now.
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Newegg selling 42” LCD HDTV for $499.99 in pre-Black Friday sale
Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: HDTV, Home Entertainment, Hot Deals,
Man, these pre-Black Friday sales are starting to look fantastic. Case in point, Newegg and their $499.99 LCD HDTV sale that’s going on for the next 24 hours. The television featured is the Corion Digital Lifestyles 42” 720p LCD HDTV. If you are looking for a high definition picture, and are on a budget - or if you just want an HD unit for the bedroom or another non-primary viewing area - you can’t really beat this. Regular retail price on this one is $999.99, so you’d be saving $500. On sale now, for the next 24 hours.
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