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Panasonic VIERA kitchen TVs offer motion-control, Blu-ray and WiFi

, Feb 21st 2011 Discuss [0]

Panasonic has outed a trio of new VIERA TVs, including one model with an integrated Blu-ray player, and another which can be gesture-controlled. The Panasonic VIERA DMP-BV300, DMP-HV200 and DMP-HV150 each have 10.1-inch 1024 x 600 displays, digital TV tuners and SD/SCHC/SDXC memory card slots, along with integrated ethernet for YouTube and DLNA streaming. Read The Full Story

aLOKSAK and OPSAK Bringing Military-Grade Water Protection to Consumers

, Jan 8th 2011 Discuss [0]

Loksak has been well known within the military and water sports market as their series of waterproof bags for electronic devices have been the superior go-to option. Now they're bringing their award winning innovation to the consumer market offering up 2 new bags that provide water, dust, sand, and air proof bags for handheld electronics. Read The Full Story

Fujifilm FinePix XP30 packs GPS into rugged digicam

, Jan 5th 2011 Discuss [1]

You can tell from the design that there's something different about Fujifilm's FinePix XP30 and XP20 digital cameras, and happily it's not just an aesthetic flourish. The new range is waterproof to up to five meters, resilient to drops of up to 1.5m, and freezeproof to -10 degrees centigrade. It's also dust and sandproof, and if you opt for the XP30 then you get a GPS chip to geotag your photos. Read The Full Story

Swann Security SportsCam rugged/waterproof digicam made for bumps

, Jan 3rd 2011 Discuss [2]

Swann Security has unveiled its waterproof, ruggedized SportsCam ahead of CES 2011, a compact still and video camera capable of withstanding up to 65-feet submersion as well as the sort of shocks, knocks and bumps you might experience when snowboarding, pig wrestling or falling out of trees. The SportsCam captures 640 x 480 video or stills to its removable microSD card, with a 16GB card good for up to 5hrs of video. You'll need to recharge before you run out of space, in fact, since the rechargeable Li-Ion battery is good for up to 2.5hrs of filming. It recharges via USB. Read The Full Story

H2O Audio Presents a Full Color-Blasted Line of Waterproof Earbuds

, Dec 1st 2010 Discuss [0]

For if you sweat wayyy to much or if you plan on dunking your head in the sea anytime soon, H2O Audio presents an expansion of their Surge line with these buds right here. These are their completely new FLEX All Sport Buds which offer not only a completely submersible design, but a full line of wild colors. Maybe a good choice for your Motorola Defy? Dunk em in! NOTE: These go on sale today! Read The Full Story

Motorola DEFY first-impressions [Video]

, Nov 5th 2010 Discuss [4]

T-Mobile’s Motorola DEFY has dropped with a bump onto the SlashGear test bench, but we’re not too concerned: after all, this particular smartphone is one of the few ruggedized Android handsets around. You wouldn’t necessarily know it to look at it, however, since Motorola has managed to avoid the over-rubberized look so many rugged devices suffer from. Still, we thought we should get the main challenges out of the way first, so check out the wet entrance the DEFY makes after the cut.

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JVC PICSIO GC-WP10 and GC-FM2 Review

, Sep 8th 2010 Discuss [1]

Point and shoot camcorders are a range under threat these days, as cellphones up their video capture game. JVC’s latest PICSIO models show one approach to keep hold of the niche: throw in Full HD capture and, in the case of the GC-WP10, waterproof the casing. JVC sent over the PICSIO GC-WP10 along with its non-waterproof sibling the GC-FM2; check out the SlashGear review after the cut.

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Wavetooth Waterproof Bluetooth Headset Means You Can Swim and Talk, Finally

, Aug 27th 2010 Discuss [4]

Having a waterproof phone is all well and good, but let's face it, sometimes you just don't want to hold it to your head while your swimming, or bathing yourself. But you just have to have that conversation with someone right there, right then. Hey, we don't judge. So what would make the whole thing make more sense? A waterproof Bluetooth headset, of course. And that's exactly what the Wavetooth is (shocker, right?). Read The Full Story

JVC PICSIO GC-FM2 and waterproof GC-WP10 Full HD camcorders outed

, Aug 23rd 2010 Discuss [4]

It's the week for upright point-and-shoot camcorders, with JVC outing a pair of touchscreen models in their PICSIO range.  The JVC PICSIO GC-WP10 and PICSIO GC-FM2 each record Full HD 1080p footage and have 3-inch touchscreen preview displays; the FM2 gets a pop-out USB plug, for cable-free connectivity, while the WP10 is waterproof to up to 10ft. Read The Full Story

Sanyo Xacti VPC-CA102YL shoots high-def underwater

, Aug 5th 2010 Discuss [1]

We're big fans of Sanyo's Xacti HD camcorder range, and we love bathtime, so the new waterproof Xacti VPC-CA102YL is destined to be a hit here at SlashGear.  Capable of recording Full HD 1920 x 1080 video, the CA102 can store over 480 minutes of footage in MPEG-4 AVC/H.264 format onto a 64GB SDXC memory card; alternatively it can take 14.4-megapixel photos. Read The Full Story

Magellan eXplorist rugged PNDs pack touchscreen & camera

, Jul 16th 2010 Discuss [0]

Magellan has outed its latest hand-held GPS navigators, the eXplorist outdoor series.  The Magellan eXplorist 510, 610 and 710 all have a 3.0-inch color touchscreen, 3.2-megapixel camera with autofocus, are waterproof and ruggedized.  Photos are automatically geotagged and can be accompanied by voice notes. Read The Full Story

Sony Cybershot WX5 and TX9 cameras pack 3D panorama & Full HD

, Jul 8th 2010 Discuss [0]

Sony has outed its latest Cybershot digital cameras, the 12.2-megapixel 3D-capable DSC-WX5 and DSC-TX9, and the 14.1-megapixel DSC-T99.  Both the WX5 and the TX9 support Full HD 1080i video recording, along with 2D/3D sweep panorama like the NEX-5, with the TX9 also throwing in an underwater-panorama mode when paired with a marine housing. Read The Full Story
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