Filed under: Digital Cameras
Sony just outed its newest HD camcorder dubbed the HDR-CX12. We’re looking at 1,920 x 1,080 AVCHD video from a 10 megapixel ClearVid 1/3.13-inch CMOS sensor, BIONZ image processing, image stabilized Carl Zeiss Vario-Sonnar T 12 optical zoon lens, a 2.7-inch LCD, 5.1 surround sound mic, and Memory Stick PRO Duo (4GB Memory Stick PRO Duo (Mark2) in the box) storage. It’s not the world’s smallest, but it’s only the size of a soda can, AKA, pop can for you mid-westerners. This camcorder also packs Sony’s Smile Shutter tech which automatically throws the shutter (even when in standby) when your subject smiles… or grimaces at having to stand around taking yet another family photo. Smiles can even be prioritized by children or adults. $900 starting tomorrow or early August for brick-n-mortarers.
Update: Another glamor shot and now video of Smile Shutter working on the Japanese CX12 posted after the break.
[Via Akihabara News]
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Filed under: Tablet PCs
Some product manufacturers do things like list specifications or show you pretty ladies to get a piece of your mind. Others use a product as a hammer to prove its durability. MobileDemand did just that, using its xTablet PC to hammer a dozen nails into a board complete with an accelerometer to show how much impact the Tablet PC was taking “without a glitch.” If this doesn’t prove you can use the xTablet PC to build a bench, we don’t know what will. Video after the break, of course.
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Mozilla Firefox, the little Web browser with the quirky name, has grown up fast. Four years ago, Firefox was an obscure project Microsoft felt free to ignore. Now it has grabbed about a fifth of the market worldwide.
Mozilla Firefox, the little Web browser with the quirky name, has grown up fast. Four years ago, Firefox was an obscure project Microsoft felt free to ignore. Now it has grabbed about a fifth of the market worldwide.
Filed under: Laptops
We got specs on Lenovo’s rumored ThinkPad X200 a couple weeks ago, but we didn’t really know what it looked like until now — surprise, it looks like the X300. We’re not exactly pumped about the removal of a trackpad in favor of TrackPoint nub, but we suppose something’s got to give to hit that 2.9-pound starting weight. One more shot at the read link.
[Thanks, Albert]
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Filed under: Laptops
We got specs on Lenovo’s rumored ThinkPad X200 a couple weeks ago, but we didn’t really know what it looked like until now — surprise, it looks like the X300. We’re not exactly pumped about the removal of a trackpad in favor of TrackPoint nub, but we suppose something’s got to give to hit that 2.9-pound starting weight. One more shot at the read link.
[Thanks, Albert]
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Filed under: Wireless
Sprint CEO Dan Hesse spoke at NXTcomm08 today, and he let it slip that Sprint is planning on launching its first commercially-available WiMAX network in Baltimore in September, and expanding the trial service currently operating in Chicago and DC by the end of the year. We’re assuming that means Clearwire and not Sprint itself, of course, but Hesse also touched on the carrier’s WiMAX-based 4G strategy, saying that consumers “can’t seem to get enough data” and that devices like digital cameras and GPS systems will eventually connect to WiMAX directly — allowing Sprint to “break free of wireless cellphone group think.” Sure, whatever — but let’s get that network lit up before we start counting chickens, shall we?
[Via Phone Scoop]
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Filed under: Wireless
Sprint CEO Dan Hesse spoke at NXTcomm08 today, and he let it slip that Sprint is planning on launching its first commerically-available WiMAX network in Baltimore in September, and expanding the trial service currently operating in Chicago and DC by the end of the year. We’re assuming that means Clearwire and not Sprint itself, of course, but Hesse also touched on the carrier’s WiMAX-based 4G strategy, saying that consumers “can’t seem to get enough data” and that devices like digital cameras and GPS systems will eventually connect to WiMAX directly — allowing Sprint to “break free of wireless cellphone group think.” Sure, whatever — but let’s get that network lit up before we start counting chickens, shall we?
[Via Phone Scoop]
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Filed under: HDTV, Home Entertainment
Whoa there Sony, try not to get too excited all at once, okay? Over in Vegas today, said outfit has unleashed a veritable smorgasbord of projectors on the world, primarily ones aimed at businesses and large venues. Each of the VPL-EX50, VPL-EX5 and VPL-EW5 beamers include the company’s BrightEra technology and should go well in classrooms, while the XGA VPL-FX41 comes in with 5,000 lumens to light up even the largest rooms. Moving on, we’ve got the WXGA+ (1,366 x 800) VPL-FW300 and the VPL-FH300 (pictured), which offers an even nicer 2,048 x 1,080 resolution. ‘Tis a shame that last one is stickered at $40,000. Hit the read link for more details (pricing included) on the whole lot.
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Filed under: HDTV, Home Entertainment
Whoa there Sony, try not to get too excited all at once, okay? Over in Vegas today, said outfit has unleashed a veritable smorgasbord of projectors on the world, primarily ones aimed at businesses and large venues. Each of the VPL-EX50, VPL-EX5 and VPL-EW5 beamers include the company’s BrightEra technology and should go well in classrooms, while the XGA VPL-FX41 comes in with 5,000 lumens to light up even the largest rooms. Moving on, we’ve got the WXGA+ (1,366 x 800) VPL-FW300 and the VPL-FH300 (pictured), which offers an even nicer 2,048 x 1,080 resolution. ‘Tis a shame that last one is stickered at $40,000. Hit the read link for more details (pricing included) on the whole lot.
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