Canon has announced their standard-definition camcorders for CES this year and there are nine of them.
The FS11 (incorrectly referred to as the F511 here) will retail for $599, the FS10 (incorrectly referred to as the F510 here) will retail for $499, and the FS100 will retail for $399.
The FS11, FS10 and FS100 all feature a [...]
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Sony has introduced a new DSLR to replace it’s Alpha A100, the new Alpha A200.
The A200 is a 10.2 megapixel camera with features like image stabilization, a 2.7-inch LCD, noise control for ISO up to 3200, and automatic shadow/highlight compensation.
The A200 features a lighter and more compact camera body than the A100, as well as [...]
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Creative introduced its new inPerson video conferencing device at CES.
The inPerson offers both an Ethernet and Wi-Fi connection, can be operated via AC or battery power, can connect to other inPerson devices or to a PC with a webcam (no Mac’s?), and “reduces your carbon footprint”.
Huh?
The very first bullet point in the press release, above [...]
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If you’ve ever found yourself envious of those with backup cameras in their cars, SUV’s, etc., Audiovox has something for you.
Today, Audiovox announced the ACA450, a “Wireless Collision Avoidance System” that mounts above your license plate, draws power from your brake lights, and wirelessly sends the image to a 4.5-inch LCD display that you mount [...]
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During Panasonic’s CES keynote, a new giant TV was introduced–a 150-inch plasma television, making it the largest set around, compared to the still too big to fit into my condo 108-inch LCD by Sharp.
The television features 4x 1080p, like the Samsung Quad HD TV, so it will have twice the horizontal and vertical sharpness of [...]
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Canon has announced its new Vixia line of high-definition camcorders.
Some of the features include:
Genuine Canon HD Video Lens
HD CMOS image sensor for 1920 x 1080 HD
DIVIC DV II Impage Processor
Instant AutoFocus
SuperRange Optical Image Stabilization
The top-of-the line model, the HF10 (retail price $1,099), uses something they’re calling “Dual Flash Memory”, which means that it can record [...]
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The online music service Napster has announced that they will soon begin selling unprotected MP3 files, instead of the Windows Media Audio format files they currently which include DRM.
They are scheduled to start this in the second quarter of 2008, though don’t expect ALL of their songs to be unprotected MP3’s right away as this [...]
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Panasonic is showing a new home phone at CES, the Link to Cell KX-TH1211.
What makes this different from most home phones is that it actually uses your cell phone instead of a land line.
The way I understand it, its basically a Bluetooth device that pairs with your cell phone, but its essentially a phone itself [...]
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When I started this blog I told myself that I wouldn’t post videos, but I had to make an excuse for this one.
At Bill Gates keynote yesterday at CES, likely his last ever, a video was shown of Bills last day at work and what he’ll do with his time after retirement.
If you’re curious you [...]
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JVC is showing off their new NX-PN7 dual iPod docking station at CES this year.
What makes this one different from the sea of other iPod docking stations and alarm clocks is something you notice right away from just looking at the picture–it can hold two iPods/iPhones.
Not only can it charge two iPods/iPhones at once, but [...]
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