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Samsung 1.3MP and 2.1MP webcam sensors record up to 1080p HD

Chris Davies, Apr 7th 2010 Discuss [2]

Samsung Electronics have announced two new laptop webcam CMOS sensors, the S5K6A1 and S5K5B3, which the company reckons are good enough to grab real-time HD video at 30fps. Intended for video conferencing and recording, the 1.3-megapixel S5K6A1 and 2.1-megapixel S5K5B3 chips also support a high-speed VGA mode for low-bandwidth connections. Read The Full Story

Canon XF305 and XF300 pro-spec camcorders outed

Chris Davies, Apr 7th 2010 Discuss [1]

After drooling a little over JVC's latest pro-spec video camera earlier this week, it only seems right to pay a little attention to Canon's rival camcorders, the XF305 and XF300. Each capable of recording 1920 x 1080 Full HD video in MPEG-2 4:2:2 50Mbps Canon XF codec, they have hot-swappable dual UDMA CF card slots, Canon 18x HD L-series lenses and the company's latest DIGIC DV III Image Processor. Read The Full Story

CineVERSUM BlackWing Four MK 2010 1080p projector gets super-high contrast

Chris Davies, Apr 5th 2010 Discuss [0]

Squatting like some carbon-fiber turtle, CineVERSUM's latest projector promises the richest black levels from the company to date. The CineVERSUM BlackWing Four MK 2010 packs not one but three Full HD 1080p 0.7-inch LCoS panels together with a 70,000:1 contrast ratio and 900 ANSI lumens brightness. Read The Full Story

JVC GY-HM790 ProHD camcorder makes us wish we had video skills

Chris Davies, Apr 5th 2010 Discuss [0]

Alright, so most of us would be served best by a humble Xacti rather than JVC's stonking new GY-HM790 ProHD camcorder, but you'll have to forgive us for drooling just a little. The latest flagship in the company's performance range, the GY-HM790 squeezes in three 1/3-inch CCDs for up to 35Mbps 1920 x 1080 HD video recording, storing footage on twin SDHC Class 6/10 memory card slots. Read The Full Story

Acer Aspire Ethos 8943G & 5943G HD notebooks debut

Chris Davies, Mar 24th 2010 Discuss [4]

Acer have outed a new line of notebooks, the Acer Aspire Ethos series, which promise slick design along with multimedia performance. Two models have been announced initially, the Acer Aspire Ethos 8943G and Aspire Ethos 5943G, with a choice of Intel Core i5 or i7 processors, 18-inch 1920 x 1080 and 15.6-inch 1366 x 768 displays respectively, and ATI Mobility Radeon HD5000 graphics. Read The Full Story

Nationite HDVP-2 compact networked media player gets video demo

Chris Davies, Mar 23rd 2010 Discuss [2]

Just how big does an HD-capable networked media player have to be? If you're Nationite, then the answer is "about as big as a chunky drinks coaster": their HDVP-2 networked streamer is a compact box but still manages to output 1080p Full HD from either local storage or streamed across your network. Read The Full Story

Toshiba G300, E200, C100 & CV100 HDTVs arrive

Chris Davies, Mar 22nd 2010 Discuss [0]

If Toshiba's new UX600 series HDTVs are slightly out of your price range, the company has a fair few other new models to choose from too. The G300, E200 and C100 are all standalone LCD HDTVs, while the CV100 LCD throws an integrated DVD player into the mixture. All four have similar "Horizon" stylings as the more expensive sets, but with sizes kicking off from 18.5-inches and prices from $249.99. Read The Full Story

Toshiba UX600 series HDTVs get WiFi, 1080p & LED-backlight

Chris Davies, Mar 22nd 2010 Discuss [0]

Toshiba have announced a new LED HDTV, the UX600 series, complete with an included WiFi adapter in the box and the ability to access YouTube, VUDU, Pandora and various social networking services like Facebook and Twitter. Three models in the UX600 range will be available initially, the 40UX600, 46UX600 and 55UX600 sized at 40-inches, 46-inches and 55-inches respectively. Read The Full Story

Nokia X9 with Symbian^4, 1GHz CPU & 12MP camera leaks? [Update: it's a render]

Chris Davies, Mar 18th 2010 Discuss [15]

After the apparent leak of Nokia's C6 QWERTY slider comes another new handset from the company under its refreshed range nomenclature. The Nokia X9 is believed to be the successor to the Nokia X6, complete with a 1GHz Cortex A8 chipset, 12-megapixel camera with LED flash, HDMI and a 3.7-inch AMOLED capacitive touchscreen. Elsewhere there's HSDPA, WiFi and aGPS, along with 32GB of onboard storage and a 3.5mm headphone socket. The Symbian^4 device is expected to be capable of 720p HD video recording, and has some nifty social networking status updates too - along the bottom of that sizeable display run a series of icons for Twitter, Facebook, calls and messages, with a number indicating how many are unread or unanswered. Read The Full Story

Samsung BD-C6900 3D Blu-ray deck finally on sale

Chris Davies, Mar 17th 2010 Discuss [0]

Having been spotted up for sale once before, before being unceremoniously yanked from the virtual shelves a few hours later, Samsung's 3D-capable Blu ray player, the BD-C6900, is now finally shipping. Announced back in January at CES 2010, the BD-C6900 obviously supports Full HD 1080p content but also includes both wired and WiFi connectivity for streaming media and internet-connected widgets. Read The Full Story

ASUS O!Play HD2 USB 3.0 mediaplayer gets video demo

Chris Davies, Mar 16th 2010 Discuss [0]

Didn't get enough of ASUS' O!Play HD2 mediaplayer, complete with its segment-leading USB 3.0 connectivity? ARM-loving Charbax has offered up a demo video of the O!Play HD2 in action from CeBIT 2010, and while the UI may not be the most inspiring we've ever seen, you can't really knock the ports ASUS have squeezed in. Video demo after the cut Read The Full Story

Lenovo L2261 Wide, L2361p Wide & L2561x Wide with Multitouch 1080p LCDs outed

Chris Davies, Mar 12th 2010 Discuss [1]

A trio of new Lenovo LCD displays have been outed, though so far they're yet to show up on the company's own site. The Lenovo L2261 Wide and L2361p Wide are 21.5- and 23-inches in size, while the Lenovo L2461x Wide with Multitouch is 23.6-inches and, as the name suggests, offers a multitouch-capable touchscreen layer. All three support Full HD 1080p. Read The Full Story