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Google Project Glass reveals its camcorder quality

Chris Davies, May 25th 2012 Discuss [0]

The first video sample from Google's Project Glass wearable augmented-reality headset has emerged, with the team behind the digital eyewear sharing more examples of what you can film when you have your hands free. The clip, which you can see after the cut, is of an unnamed Googler flipping on a trampoline while Project Glass clings admirably to his head and films the whole thing. Read The Full Story

Ion Air Pro sports cams take on GoPro and Contour

Chris Burns, May 22nd 2012 Discuss [0]

There's a new camera in town for the hardcore amongst us as Ion Worldwide delivers three lightweight sports-oriented shooters in their Ion Air Pro line. This lineup will take on the likes of GoPro and Contour with prices between $230 and $350 depending on which feature model you'd like to pick up. To attempt to differentiate from the pack, Ion will be working with a new wi-fi component, available on the 28th of May, which will have you pushing video to Facebook and YouTube via a free Ion Camera App for iOS. Read The Full Story

CamOne Infinity brings interchangeable lenses to the action cam

Rue Liu, Mar 22nd 2012 Discuss [0]

CamOneTec has created a digital camera designed for the active and adventurous called the CamOne Infinity. The camera has an incredibly small size and form factor that appears to copy the popular GoPro cameras, but it also offers something unique with interchangeable lenses, a feature that's perhaps the first in the action cam market. Read The Full Story

DIY Birdman soars like an albatross

Chris Davies, Mar 21st 2012 Discuss [0]

"Up in the air, Junior Birdman!" A Dutch inventor has successfully created a pair of human-scale bird wings that, thanks to a DIY control system using Wiimotes among other things, allowed him to fly around 100m. Enthusiast Jarno Smeets mimicked the wing design of an albatross, with wings crafted from kite fabric and the flyer's own flapping efforts amplified by motors. Read The Full Story

Lego Space Shuttle boldly goes where NASA can’t

Ben Kersey, Mar 6th 2012 Discuss [0]

We’ve sent monkeys, humans, and even phones into space, so why not a space shuttle made out of Lego? That was what Raul Oiada and Steve Sammartino set out to do on December 31st 2011. They successfully launched a Lego space shuttle with a budget of around $1,000. Read The Full Story

Liquid Image sports cameras and camera-goggles pack WiFi

Chris Davies, Jan 8th 2012 Discuss [1]

Liquid Image has a trio of new sports cameras to show at CES this week, two sets of goggles with integrated still and video recording and a flexible-mount model, each packing WiFi connectivity. The new Liquid Image EGO, TORQUE HD and APEX HD target Contour and GoPro buyers, offering up to 1080/30p or 720/60p HD video recording and 12-megapixel stills together with the ability to wirelessly stream video via WiFi to a smartphone app or your laptop. Read The Full Story

EZ-Steady camera stabilizer finds massive KickStarter support pre-launch

Chris Burns, Nov 25th 2011 Discuss [0]

It appears that one inventor / designer by the name of Kyle Hart is sitting in a pretty great place after his EZ-Steady- iPhone, DSLR, GoPro Camera Stabilizer has found over $30,000 USD in backing money on crowdfunding site KickStarter with 19 days left to go - with an idea so simply wonderful as this, it's no wonder! What this design consists of essentially is a camera mount, a handle that allows the stand to move freely whilst still attached, and a bar that wraps down below the handle with weights attached so that the whole rig can be balanced. What we've got here is a steadycam setup made real for all manner of personal cameras - coming soon! Read The Full Story

Swivl motion-tracking mobile video device gets official

Chris Burns, Nov 9th 2011 Discuss [3]

What you're about to see is a device by the name of Swivl that does two things: first, it holds your smartphone or small video camera - two, it stands in place and turns its head back and forth, up and down, all depending on where you are with the sensor it's trained to follow. Not only this, but you can take awesome comfort in knowing that this device is crowdfunded, meaning it was not one investor, but large handful of persons from the public sector that decided the design should become a reality. It's every industrial designer's dream! Read The Full Story

Father and son team try to send helium balloon to 107,000-feet

Shane McGlaun, Nov 4th 2011 Discuss [3]

A dad and his son have decided to take up high altitude ballooning with a helium filled balloon and an attempt to carry a GoPro camera and a smartphone to 107,000 feet in the air and snap some photos. The duo sent their balloon into the air with the plan of having a two-hour flight that would take photos of the sun coming up in California. The balloon was made from parts that were purchased on the web. Read The Full Story

GoPro launches new HD Hero2 digital camera

Shane McGlaun, Oct 24th 2011 Discuss [0]

I have had a GoPro Motorsports Hero HD camera for a long time now. This tiny camera supports HD resolutions and comes with a suction mount for attaching to a car. It's a very cool little camera, with a very confusing menu system. Each time I want to change resolutions I end up digging for the instructions. GoPro has announced a new version of this little camera in three styles called the HD Hero2. Read The Full Story

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ContourROAM Hands-Free Camera Review

Vincent Nguyen, Sep 8th 2011 Discuss [0]

Contour has carved something of a niche for itself over the past few years, catering to the extreme sports and pro-video crowds who demand durability as well as image quality from their rugged cameras. Latest to the plate is the ContourROAM, billed as “the easiest video camera in the world” but still delivering 1080p HD video with all the resilience you’d expect.

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GoPro unveils Battery BacPac for HD Hero camera

Shane McGlaun, Mar 3rd 2011 Discuss [0]

It was only a few weeks back that GoPro unveiled its new LCD for the back of its cool GoPro HD camcorder. The LCD is very small and is designed to be connected to the back of the camcorder so the user can see what they are filming. Another new accessory for the GoPro camera has been unveiled that is called the Battery BacPac. Read The Full Story