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Costa Concordia wreck caught in HD photos underwater

Chris Burns, Jan 20th 2012 Discuss [0]

Last week it was announced and subsequently blasted across the earth that a gigantic cruise ship by the name of Costa Concordia was wrecked off the coast of Isola del Giglio, Italy, missing persons and deaths included - this week explorers are moving through the wreck with a fine toothed comb. What you're going to see are photographs in high definition presented by rescuers who hope to not only get clues as to how the ship was run amid disastrous consequences, but as to where the missing passengers have ended up. There are currently 21 passengers missing at this time of the more than 4,200 that were aboard at the time of the crash. Read The Full Story

Ideum unveils 65-inch multitouch 3D wall display

Rue Liu, Jan 17th 2012 Discuss [0]

We've been seeing a lot of massive multitouch displays recently, from Samsung's SUR40 40-inch tabletop model with Microsoft's Surface 2.0 to HP's 132-inch VantagePoint system, and now Ideum is releasing its 65-inch MT65 Presenter. The Ideum MT65 Presenter features a multitouch screen with an integrated computer, built-in audio, and webcam all packed into a 4-inch deep hardened aluminum frame. Read The Full Story

JVC demos first projectors to display 4K resolution

Rue Liu, Jan 10th 2012 Discuss [1]

JVC is demonstrating its 4K home theater projectors at CES 2012, which we first saw back in December. The projectors are being touted as the first to display 2D HD content with full 4K resolution of 3840 x 2160 pixels or about four times that of full HD. The consumer-focused JVC Procision Series 3D-enabled lineup consists of three models, two of which offer the 4K upconverting technology. Read The Full Story

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Liquid Image lets you record in HD with Xtreme Sport Cams

Sam Koutroulakis, Jan 9th 2012 Discuss [0]

Liquid Image has developed a new line of sport cams built into their APEX HD and SUMMIT series of skimasks. All are capable of taking HD video, and most are able to shoot in 1080p. The only ones that cant are the lower tier in the SUMMIT series. Available only to the APEX HD series is live WiFi streaming from your mask to a smartphone, tablet or computer. Read The Full Story

Lenovo K91 Smart TV runs Ice Cream Sandwich

Chris Davies, Jan 8th 2012 Discuss [4]

Lenovo has launched the K91 smart TV, the first TV to run Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich, at CES 2012 today. Fronted by a 55-inch 3D-capable HD IPS LCD display, the Lenovo K91 contains a Qualcomm Snapdragon 8060 dual-core processor and an integrated 5-megapixel webcam, which can be used for face recognition and parental content controls.

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ADM Radeon HD 7970 Specifications revealed in leaked slide

Chris Burns, Dec 15th 2011 Discuss [4]

This week we're getting our first real glimpse of the ADM Radeon HD 7970 though what appears to be a leaked slide from the manufacturers, it showing off its mighty power in an array of numbers you're going to just love. As the launch draws near, you'll be glad to know that this device works with GCN architecture, 32 CU (Computing Unit), and a 2048 ALU (SP) that will allow you to operate at 925MHz clock speed, 128 TMU and 32 ROP. All that sound healthy to you? Read The Full Story

RED Scarlet camera finally ships to first customer for $9,750

Rue Liu, Nov 18th 2011 Discuss [3]

The long talked about RED Scarlet camera, which has been under development for the past two and half years, has finally gone on sale and shipped to its first customer. Cinematographer Tonaci Tran is now the first person to receive the RED Scarlet camera at a price of $9,750. Amazingly, this is actually considered the least expensive camera of its kind. Read The Full Story

Skype 5.3 Update For Mac Brings HD Video Calling, Lion Support

Rue Liu, Aug 8th 2011 Discuss [1]

Skype released their iPad app just last week and their previous update for Mac came just a month ago that brought group video screen sharing and multitasking functionality. Now, they've just released version 5.3 for Mac that will be adding HD video calling as well as support for new Lion features. Read The Full Story

Apple Hints At iPhone 5 In September?

Rue Liu, Jul 19th 2011 Discuss [15]

Apple's quarterly earnings call today was a record setter for the company with revenue at a whopping $28.57 billion. But during the guidance for next quarter, the company may have hinted at the next-gen iPhone rumored to arrive sometime in September. Apple's Chief Financial Officer, Peter Oppenheimer, mentioned that the company will undergo a "future product transition" during September that would affect sales estimates that quarter. Read The Full Story

Apple iTunes HD+ 1080p Movies Coming In September?

Rue Liu, Jul 8th 2011 Discuss [1]

New reports have surfaced that suggest Apple may begin testing a limited selection of 1080p HD movies on iTunes. Up unil now, most Apple products max out at HD 720p (1280 x 720) and the existing Apple TV even downscales 1080p content to 720p. But all this could change come this fall. Read The Full Story

Griffin Ships iMarker For Crayola ColorStudio HD iPad App

Rue Liu, Jul 6th 2011 Discuss [0]

Griffin and Crayola have teamed up to create a product that will help your kids express their creativity without finger-painting your walls. But, it will require you to get them their own iPad or lend them your's. The Crayola ColorStudio HD app for the iPad along with the iMarker stylus was first introduced back at CES and is now finally ready to ship. Read The Full Story

Comcast Partners With Skype To Bring HD Video Calling To Your TV

Rue Liu, Jun 13th 2011 Discuss [1]

If you're a Comcast customer, it looks like you may soon be able to make HD video calls from your TV. Comcast and Skype have just announced today that they are partnering to put together such a service, although no specific dates and pricing were confirmed. Read The Full Story