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Comcast Begins National Launch of X1: Next-Generation Cloud Enabled Television Platform and Introduces the X1 Remote Control App
21 May 2012 1:00 PM | No CommentsPHILADELPHIA & BOSTON–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Comcast, one of the nation’s leading providers of entertainment, information, and communications products and services, announced today it will launch its next-generation television experience, Xfinity TV on ...
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Comporium’s “Cable Show” Exhibit #1323 Features Home Management and Security System
18 May 2012 8:33 PM | No CommentsBOSTON–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Comporium today announced that it will feature its award-winning Central Station Monitoring Service for the interactive security and home management system powered by...
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Pocoyo “Gets Caught Reading” with Actor Stephen Fry in Association of American Publishers National Campaign
17 May 2012 1:47 PM | No CommentsMADRID–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Pocoyo, the little boy in blue who has captured the hearts of children and their parents the world over, and actor/writer/presenter Stephen Fry, who narrates the animated Pocoyo television series,...
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Comcast Brings Family and Friends Closer Together with the Launch of Skype on Xfinity
16 May 2012 5:00 PM | No CommentsPHILADELPHIA–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Comcast today announced that Skype™ on Xfinity®, a new widescreen HD video calling experience, is now available in Boston and Seattle as the company begins its nationwide rollout of the...
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Taiki Has Made Preservative Free Mascara Formulas Possible
10 May 2012 3:11 PM | No CommentsMONTVALE, N.J.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Taiki Group, a premier, global leader of skincare and make-up beauty tools, products and packages has developed the first antimicrobial mascara, with EcoG+, an antimicrobial resin that allows ...
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camcorder Archive
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Sanyo’s slinky Xacti VPC-CS1 camcorder reviewed: form trumps function
Posted on May 6, 2010 | No CommentsAt CES this past January we were smitten by Sanyo's little VPC-CS1 camcorder and now, many moons later, it's coming to retail. Akihabara News has taken it for a test drive and, as you might expect from something only 29mm thin, it has some compromises. The most glaring issues appear to be related to image quality, with the review stating: "Shooting in low light will give you really crappy images." Also, it turns out the cam's touted 1920 x 1080 at 60fps mode is actually interlaced, meaning it's time for a return to scanline mountain. While 720p mode is said to be rather better looking, still shooting is said to be "simply useless." Despite all this the review has a positive conclusion, and we could see the same for users more interested in form than function. Those looking for image quality, however, will want to look at the sample videos and images on the other end of that source link below.
Sanyo's slinky Xacti VPC-CS1 camcorder reviewed: form trumps function originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 06 May 2010 15:48:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Sony EX3 prototype 3D camcorder spotted, destined for retail channels? (update: we’ve got specs)
Posted on May 2, 2010 | No CommentsWell what do we have here? We've just been handed a picture of what we're told is Sony's EX3 prototype 3D camera, with changeable lenses and a penchant for capturing life in the third dimension. That's unfortunately all we really know at this point, but if this two-eyed beaut does go to market (and we hear that it most certainly will), it looks like Panasonic's 3D camcorder will have some healthy competition. And hey, we're all for having more options.
Update: A trusted source just chimed in with some specs, and it's looking like Sony's basically just crammed the guts of two PMW-EX3 studio cams into a single shell for this prototype. That's not a bad thing: behind those proprietary hot-swappable lens cartridges are the sametwothree half-inch CMOS eyeballs that stream 4:2:0 MPEG-2 video at 1080p to SxS memory cards at 35Mbps per eye, or send uncompressed 4:4:4 footage over a new pair of HD-SDI outputs. Our source was pretty excited about how close together those eyes were, too -- he whispered something about an industry-first 1.5-inch interocular distance, before vanishing into the darkness without a word on price or availability.
Update 2: The EX3 has three CMOS chips, not two. [Thanks, The Advanced Kind]Sony EX3 prototype 3D camcorder spotted, destined for retail channels? (update: we've got specs) originally appeared on Engadget on Sun, 02 May 2010 14:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Sony HDR-TG5 makes world’s smallest Full HD camcorder smaller, adds GPS
Posted on April 2, 2009 | No CommentsFiled under: Sony, Camcorders
The problem with Sony's previous world's smallest pistol-grip Full HD camcorder -- the HDR-TG1 aka, the TG3E -- wasn't size, it was usability. So we're happy to hear that Sony's TG5 counts a tweaked UI among its updates. And although Sony doesn't say in the press release, the TG5's touch-panel looks far more sensitive (capacitive maybe?) than that of the previous generation's finger bender. The other improvements are GPS to geotag your media (assuming your software supports it), Navteq maps, improved image processing, smile shutter technology, and 16GB of built-in storage (up from 8GB) all riding inside a slightly smaller and lighter chassis. Other specs remain unchanged: 1920 x 1080 AVCHD video, 2.7-inch touchscreen display, and a 10x optically stabilized zoom exposing a 2.4 megapixel CMOS sensor. Expensive? Oh most definitely: $1,000 starting in May. Check the video after the break.
[Via CNET]Continue reading Sony HDR-TG5 makes world's smallest Full HD camcorder smaller, adds GPS
Sony HDR-TG5 makes world's smallest Full HD camcorder smaller, adds GPS originally appeared on Engadget HD on Thu, 02 Apr 2009 01:31:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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JVC’s new Everio X GZ-X900 does 1080p video, 9 megapixel stills, 600 fps slow motion
Posted on March 3, 2009 | No CommentsFiled under: JVC, Camcorders
JVC's new "Everio X" GZ-X900 camcorder is just what we like in a flagship device: incredible style, crazy specs, and awesome slow motion video of us slapping people. The GZ-X900 reworks the Everio line into a new brick-like form factor that's bordering on the shape of camcorders of yore, but JVC puts a nice twist to it, and the camera is obviously very compact. JVC used some "premium materials" in the construction and it really shows, but what's more exciting is the high-end 1080p resolution, with 1000 "TV lines" to sample from (it's not upscaling from a completely bum source like many compact camcorders). The unit also works as a fast-action still camera, for 9 megapixel shots at 15 fps, and 5.3 megapixel shots at 60 fps. What we're really wild about is the 600 fps slow motion, which operates at a 640 x 72 resolution -- you can get more pixels at slower frame rates. Unfortunately, none of this good stuff comes cheap: the camera hits retail in June for an even $1000.
JVC's new Everio X GZ-X900 does 1080p video, 9 megapixel stills, 600 fps slow motion originally appeared on Engadget HD on Tue, 03 Mar 2009 16:38:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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