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Kodak’s ZX1 is an HD and Waterproof Flip Competitor

January 5th, 2009 · No Comments

The ZX1 (coming out in April) is a 720p-capable HD cam that is splash and dirt-resistant, and will cost only $150-less than last year’s ZI6 was selling for only a month ago. HD video is no longer just a plaything of the well-healed.


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Aptina producing cellphone image sensor that shoots HD video

November 23rd, 2008 · No Comments

It sounds like your camera phone’s video capabilities may get exponentially more awesome in the near future. Aptina — a division of Micron that manufactures one out of every three sensors for mobile phone cameras — has announced the high resolution 5 megapixel MT9P013. There are better sensors out there already, but this one will [...]

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MSI unveils Neton all-in-one nettop models ranging from mild to somewhat less mild

November 19th, 2008 · No Comments

MSI and Asus, having apparently found the bottom in the netbook race, are now working hard to find that magic point on the desktop. Asus has its B202 and all-in-one Eee Top nettops, the latter of which MSI is now countering with the new, all-inclusive Neton series. The smallest is the M16, starting at 0 [...]

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Samsung LN52A650

November 17th, 2008 · No Comments

Bigger, as they say, is better, and the Samsung LN52A650 delivers. It may not be the biggest TV on the block, but it doesn’t have to be. Fifty-two inches is plenty of space on which to view HD movies, HD games, HD sports, and more. If you’re going to go big with your gifts this [...]

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Sling Media Slingbox Pro-HD

November 17th, 2008 · No Comments

Face it: We’re not always home to enjoy our HDTVs, even when the game is on or that crucial episode of your favorite TV show is airing. With the Slingbox, you don’t have to be. The Slingbox PRO-HD is the first-ever HD-streaming Slingbox. You can watch and control multiple devices — including your standard- or [...]

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Report confirms AMD gains on Nvidia

November 15th, 2008 · No Comments

Advanced Micro Devices’ new graphics chips are taking market share from Nvidia, a report issued Wednesday confirmed.
“AMD has by all accounts exceeded expectations with its Radeon HD 4000 series,” according to report issued by market researcher Jon Peddie Research (JPR).
Aggressive pricing by AMD’s ATI graphics unit made …
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Flip Video rolls out new HD mini camcorder: The Mino HD

November 12th, 2008 · No Comments

The Mino HD looks identical to the regular Mino.
(Credit: Pure Digital Technologies)

With Kodak and RCA putting out so-called HD versions of their YouTube-friendly mini camcorders, we knew it was only a matter of time before Pure Digital Technologies, the maker of Flip Video mini camcorders, put out an

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Blockbuster could release its own movie set-top-box

November 10th, 2008 · No Comments

Filed under: Home Entertainment

Well, well — what have we here? As Microsoft’s Xbox 360 skyrockets up the list of most wanted movie set-top-boxes and units like the Roku Netflix Player hold the promise of incorporating HD downloads in the near future, along comes the flagging Blockbuster to put up a mild fight. In a move [...]

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Blue’s Eyeball webcam and Mikey iPod mic are made for digital crooners

November 9th, 2008 · No Comments

Filed under: Peripherals, Portable Audio

We’re digging this classic recording studio look, which is a throwback to Blue’s history with stylized Hi-Fi microphones. These guys started to build a bridge between their old stomping grounds and the new-to-them frontier of consumer electronics with the Snowball microphone and that Icicle USB XLR adapter we saw today, and [...]

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Super Street Fighter II Turbo HD Remix Gets A More Defined Release Date; New Screens

November 9th, 2008 · No Comments

Super Street Fighter II Turbo HD Remix has now had its release date narrowed down, but not exactly. Capcom’s PR team had this to say on the release:

“It’s the third of our SSFIITHDR media blasts. By now I’ve probably teased the release date to death but for clarification, you can start your salivating because HD [...]

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