Seagate have announced their latest media player, the 1080p-capable FreeAgent Theater+, and if you’ve already bought into – or are willing to adopt – the company’s FreeAgent Go USB hard-drives then it might be a straightforward way to get digital content on your HDTV. The FreeAgent Theater+ adds HDMI, ethernet and both Dolby Digital and DTS 2.0 audio to the original Theater, as well as a whole flood of supported codecs.
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.
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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.
Sharp have outed their latest Blu-ray player, the BD-HP52U AQUOS, which supports BD Live content, HDMI 1.3 connectivity and streaming media. The BD-HP52U has x.v. color and supports 1080p 24 playback, as well as Deep Color, Dolby TrueHD and DTS HD Master Audio, and a quick-start mode that promises to have you watching films faster than on rival decks.
JVC have outed their latest range of D-ILA home theater projectors, with a full six models on offer spanning prices from $5,000 to $10,000. Three – the DLA-RS35, DLA-RS25 and DLA-RS15 – will be pushed via JVC’s professional products arm, while the remainder – the DLA-HD990, DLA-HD950 and DLA-HD550 – will go on sale via the consumer group. Most impressive about all the models, though, are their contrast ratios: even the entry HD550 manages 30,000:1, while the top-spec RS35 and HD990 manage 70,000:1.
Nokia’s Booklet 3G has shown up for preorder on the company’s Italian webstore, priced at €699 ($1,019) unlocked and SIM-free. The Finnish netbook – announced at Nokia World last week – packs a 720p-capable 10.1-inch display, integrated 900/2100MHz HSDPA/HSUPA and AGPS. It’s expected to begin shipping at the end of October 2009.
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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.
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.
Only yesterday we were picking through specifications of the Canon EOS 7D, crossing our fingers that the new DSLR would drop sooner rather than later. Now Canon have made their latest digital camera official, and as expected it’s an 18-megapixel monster complete with 8fps continuous shooting, the company’s latest APS-C CMOS sensor, and Full HD 1080p video capture at 24p, 25p or 30p.
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.
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