SlashGear JapanWhile at CES this past week, we also dropped by Pepcom’s Digital Experience event where besides good food and fully costumed pirates walking around, we saw a bunch of the latest gadgets. We came across Samsung’s new digital cameras, the S630 and the S730 as well as their NV series of digital cameras that feature an innovative navigation control system and gun-inspired styling.
Although the S630 and S730 were just announced at CES, it was the NV7OPS that really caught our attention. The NV7OPS is a slim-bodied 7.2 megapixel digital camera featuring 7x optical zoom, Optical Picture Stabilization, 2.5-inch LCD, MPEG4 VGA(640×480) 30fps video capability, and a unique ‘Smart Touch’ navigation interface (shown below).
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By Rue Liu on Monday, Jan 15th 2007 No CommentsiFrogz got you covered
By Rue Liu on Saturday, Jan 13th 2007 No CommentsSome months ago, we saw the cute iFrogz Tadpole series of cases to insure good times with your toddler and your iPod. This time at the CES 2007 ShowStoppers event we dropped by their booth to take a closer look and boy have they got a lot of variety. Their original silicone cases come in almost every color imaginable with many different themes and texturing. The textured silicone not only protects but also has a very unique tactile quality.
But don’t think that iFrogz are just for kids. They have got some nice leather cases as well as a collection of exotic faux fur wallet-style cases. Visit their site for more details.
The Austrailian Dream Machine
By Rue Liu on Saturday, Jan 13th 2007 No CommentsThis unique personal simulation system provides a whole body total immersion gaming experience right in your own home. We couldn’t help but migrate towards this large contraption at the CES 2007 ShowStoppers event. One of our editors took it for a spin and as you can see from that big smile she really enjoyed it. Not only can you rotate, you can also twist, tilt, and pan thanks to its unique patented multimodal crown support from which players are suspended.
Both domestic and commercial versions will be released, but the domestic version does not need its own power source and can connect and get power directly from your PC. And it’s easy to setup and store. Expect it to be available in March 2007 for around $1700.
Above photo from Dream Machine web site.
CES 2007 Cherry Picks: NETGEAR Dual-Mode DECT Cordless Phone with Skype
By Rue Liu on Wednesday, Jan 10th 2007 No Comments
I’m a hard-sell when it comes to VoIP handsets, in fact some might say I was just plain picky. I can’t see the point of anything that has to be plugged in to a USB port (unless you’ve got a server at home, would you really want to leave your PC on all the time on the off-chance that you want to make a call?) and I want as much of the software functionality available from the handset itself without having to go to a computer to set it up. Well, NETGEAR have met my arduous demands and actually gone a bit further; their SPH200D works both with Skype and your PSTN landline, allowing calls to and from both to be managed simultaneously.
Based on the DECT standard, a full-colour screen, speakerphone and capacity for up to four handsets registered to each base-station round out what’s on offer for the $199.99 MRSP. It’s available now.
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CES 2007 Cherry Picks: Vizualogic Media on Demand (VMOD) for your car
By Rue Liu on Wednesday, Jan 10th 2007 No CommentsVizualogic have so-far specialised in in-car video entertainment, with a range of LCD screens for either embedding in headrests or to drop down from the roof-lining, but when they announced a Media on Demand unit I got a bit excited – would this be some sort of mobile IPTV device that lets you tune in to movies of your choice while on the highway? Sadly it’s nothing so exciting: it’s a portable media serving hard-drive, powered by an Intel Celeron M processor, satellite radio and with built-in GPS for navigation.
Plug and play with all of their displays, it apparently has a straightforward software interface to access all your DVDs, music, photos, games and downloaded content. It’ll be available first-quarter 2007 for around $699.
CES 2007 Cherry Picks: IZD 22″ 3D Gaming Monitor
By Rue Liu on Wednesday, Jan 10th 2007 No CommentsSeeing is believing, the IZD 22″ 3D monitor offers realistic 3D gaming experience with the usage of passive polarized glasses. An easy access button to switch between 2D and 3D viewing experience allows you to use this monitor like any other lcd screens. Especially designed for full immersion game play. Preorders being accepted for a lower price of $799.
CES 2007 Cherry Picks: BumbleBee and ProjectoWrite Projectors
By Rue Liu on Tuesday, Jan 9th 2007 No CommentsThe Bumblebee and the ProjectoWrite are two very nifty projectors from Boxlight. The Bumblebee is incredibly small, perhaps the smallest of its kind on the market, measuring just 4.5 inches wide and weighing less than 1lb.The ProjectoWrite, on the other hand, allows for an interactive presentation by using a unique laser-pointer/remote that lets you write and/or type on screen in real-time. The Bumblebee will retail for $899 and the ProjectoWrite will be on the market for $2500.
CES 2007 Cherry Picks: HeadPlay Personal Cinema
By Rue Liu on Tuesday, Jan 9th 2007 No CommentsGreat for game play, this Headplay visor gizmo can connect directly to any game console, DVD players, iPods, PCs, and even cell phones. The Personal Cinema system gives you a large screen view without taking much spaces in your living room and it support many storage media such as compact flash, USB storage, and SD/XD memory. The Personal Cinema System from HeadPlay will retail at $500-$700.
CES 2007 Cherry Picks: Celestron VistaPix IS70
By Rue Liu on Monday, Jan 8th 2007 1 CommentExplore and capture the world around you with this super scope.
The VistaPix IS70 combines a traditional 70mm spotting scope and a 3-megapixel digital camera into one single device. The digital spotter has a large 2-inch LCD flip screen for easy location and focusing of objects.
CES 2007 Cherry Picks: ThinkPad X60 Tablet
By Rue Liu on Monday, Jan 8th 2007 1 CommentThe thinnest and lightest convertible tablet on the market today, the ThinkPad X60 Tablet boasts Intel Core Duo processors, 120GB capacity. Key is the long battery life of 7.5 hours.
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