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Sony Ericsson Vivaz official (again); gets hands-on play

Chris Davies, Jan 21st 2010 Discuss [0]

Having been prematurely revealed yesterday, Sony Ericsson have officially announced the Vivaz S60 smartphone, the device formerly known as the Kurara. Expected to drop in Q1 2010, the Vivaz has an 8.1-megapixel autofocus camera capable of 720p HD video recording, 3G and WiFi. A couple of European bloggers have already managed to grab some hands-on time with the phone. Read The Full Story

Creative Vado HD camcorder boosts low-light performance

Chris Davies, Nov 24th 2009 Discuss [0]

Creative's latest point-and-shoot camcorder has emerged, and though the feature list isn't exactly overwhelming it's a decent update over the second-gen version. The new Creative Vado HD still grabs 720p high-definition footage but now the company are claiming improved low-light and bright-light performance together with out-of-the-box compatibility with both PCs and Macs. Read The Full Story

Canon EOS 7D HD video performance tested: awesome results [Video]

Chris Davies, Sep 28th 2009 Discuss [4]

Lurking in among the lenses, mattebox, external microphone and video viewfinder is Dan Chung's Canon EOS 7D, while after the cut you can see the HD video he shot around an hour after picking the new uber-DSLR up from his local store. Filmed in low light at 1600 to 6400 ISO, it's left Chung - and us - mightily impressed at the EOS 7D's abilities. Video demo after the cut Read The Full Story

Pentax K-x entry-level DSLR: $650 for 12.4MP and 720p

Chris Davies, Sep 17th 2009 Discuss [0]

Pentax have outed their latest entry-level DSLR, the Pentax K-x, complete with a 12.4-megapixel CMOS sensor, 2.7-inch LCD with Live View and a very attractive base price of just $649.95. That gets you the K-x and a bundled DA L 18-55mm lens, together with 720p HD video recording and image stabilization. Read The Full Story

ODROID Android handheld gets HD TV/gaming video demo

Chris Davies, Sep 15th 2009 Discuss [0]

Last we saw of the ODROID Android Entertainment device was a spec-sheet and some tiny images; now, at least, we know they have a working prototype. The company has sent us a video demonstrating the ODROID's HD movie-out connectivity, as well as some big-screen gameplay, with the gaming handheld's ARM Cortex A8 processor proving just as capable as we've seen from the iPhone 3GS. Video demo after the cut Read The Full Story

Brando bmorn BM-888 touchscreen PMP manages 720p HD

Chris Davies, Sep 11th 2009 Discuss [0]

We're used to Brando having a selection of - dare we say it - moderately rubbish USB peripherals and other novelty nonsense, but their latest PMP actually has us tempted. The 7-inch touchscreeen bmorn BM-888 apparently supports 720p video through a TV output, and can play back MPEG (AVI), RM, RMVB and FLV video files along with lossless audio and image files. Read The Full Story

Lenovo S10-2 720p netbook gets video demo

Chris Davies, Sep 8th 2009 Discuss [0]

Lenovo's latest netbook tweak, the 720p high-definition display option for the IdeaPad S10-2, has seen its first video demonstration. Netbooknews caught up with the ultraportable - together with its regular cousin - and gave them a side-by-side run through, 1,280 x 720 versus 1,024 x 600. Read The Full Story

Creative Vado HD Gets Upgraded With Memory, Mac Support, and New Colors

Evan Selleck, Sep 2nd 2009 Discuss [0]

Creative's Vado HD has been out for quite some time now, and it looks like they're finally getting around to giving the small HD video camera some extra attention. Especially in the looks department. We're sure it has something to do with the fact that the competition's prices are dropping, and obviously this just goes to show you that a little competition never hurt anybody. Especially our wallets. Read The Full Story

ODROID Android entertainment device borrows iPhone 3GS CPU

Chris Davies, Sep 1st 2009 Discuss [0]

Hardly a week goes by without a new Android concept design showing up, and today's promises to bring decent gaming to the table. Based on the same 600MHz Samsung S5PC100 ARM Cortex A8 processor as the iPhone 3GS, the ODROID from Hardkernel also packs a 3.5-inch 320 x 480 capacitive touchscreen, a 720p-capable HDMI output and WiFi b/g. Read The Full Story

Canon EOS 7D Gets Some Video Specifications Leaked

Evan Selleck, Aug 31st 2009 Discuss [0]

Leaks, and more leaks. Ah, we love our leaks. As long as they're not in our house. But when it comes to early, not entirely official, news regarding some hot piece of technology, we're all for them. Especially when it has something to do with the Canon's upcoming EOS 7D DSLR. The leaks today show some pretty impressive video capture, making us want to get our hands on this thing almost ridiculous at this point. Read The Full Story

OmniVision Takes a Step Toward High Definition Web and Mobile Phone Cameras

Evan Selleck, Aug 25th 2009 Discuss [0]

Today marks the day that OmniVision announced a sensor that could potentially make 1080p video capture a very real possibility in mobile devices. And not in ten years. The sensor is called the OV2710, and it can record the HD resolution at 30 frames per second, and it utilizes a 2-megapixel camera that matches the format. Keeping the megapixels low adds quite a few benefits, like lower expenses and getting better image quality in low lighting situations. Read The Full Story

Sanyo Offers Up a Compact HD Cam With 720p

Evan Selleck, Aug 24th 2009 Discuss [0]

Monday's here and we've got another week ahead of us. And today's already been pretty busy, considering Apple's gone and outed the official release date of their upcoming OS, and even Nokia got some netbook action unveiled. And while I'm sure someone at Sanyo cares about all of that, we're sure they're thinking you should be more excited about a small camcorder that's capable of recording at 720p. And, if that's not all, there's something else that might entice you to grab this little camera. Read The Full Story