Filed under: Digital Cameras, Misc. Gadgets, Home Entertainment
Now here’s an interesting combination. Sharp has decided to liberally splash its AQUOS labeling on an all new photo player, which pulls double duty as a photo printer and a photo, um, display-er. So far as we can tell, users can load up images via a variety of memory card slots, Bluetooth, Infrared and even the local network (HN-PP150 only), and from there, they can either print for showing to grandma or output the content through HDMI. For those who connect it to an AQUOS LCD TV, they can also utilize the music playback functionality that’s baked in. The non-DLNA-compatible HN-PP100 (pictured) will go for ¥20,000 ($207) starting December 5th in Japan, while the network-friendly HN-PP150 tacks on another ¥5,000 ($52) and ships in January 2009.
Sharp’s AQUOS photo player prints / displays images on your HDTV originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 18 Nov 2008 09:11:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Canon PowerShot SX10 IS gets reviewed
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Filed under: Digital Cameras
Canon PowerShot SX10 IS gets reviewed originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 17 Nov 2008 15:59:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Filed under: Digital Cameras
Mark it down as a coincidence if you’d like, but a flurry of lawsuits revolving around the same companies just became public knowledge. For starters, Eastman Kodak has decided to sue Samsung and LG, alleging infringement of digital camera patents relating to image capture, compression and data storage; the suit is asking for “unspecified damages, and both cases seek injunctions prohibiting Samsung and LG from further imports and sales of the products.” Just hours later, Samsung hit back with this response: “Samsung plans to respond actively to these litigations and will remain committed to serving our customers by ensuring that accurate and reliable delivery of our products is not compromised in any way.” Got all that? Good. Moving on, we’ve also got chipmaker Spansion tossing a suit in Samsung’s direction, which is asking for “billions” in damages for patent infringement presumably related to flash memory. Who says it’s a slow period in the courtroom?
Read - Kodak sues Samsung / LG
Read - Samsung’s reply to lawsuits
Read - Spansion sues Samsung
Lawsuit whirligig: Spansion and Kodak sue Samsung, LG sued only by Kodak originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 17 Nov 2008 23:50:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Filed under: Digital Cameras
Mark it down as a coincidence if you’d like, but a flurry of lawsuits revolving around the same companies just became public knowledge. For starters, Eastman Kodak has decided to sue Samsung and LG, alleging infringement of digital camera patents relating to image capture, compression and data storage; the suit is asking for “unspecified damages, and both cases seek injunctions prohibiting Samsung and LG from further imports and sales of the products.” Just hours later, Samsung hit back with this response: “Samsung plans to respond actively to these litigations and will remain committed to serving our customers by ensuring that accurate and reliable delivery of our products is not compromised in any way.” Got all that? Good. Moving on, we’ve also got chipmaker Spansion tossing a suit in Samsung’s direction, which is asking for “billions” in damages for patent infringement presumably related to flash memory. Who says it’s a slow period in the courtroom?
Read - Kodak sues Samsung / LG
Read - Samsung’s reply to lawsuits
Read - Spansion sues Samsung
Lawsuit whirligig: Spansion and Kodak sue Samsung, LG sued only by Kodak originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 17 Nov 2008 23:50:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Flip Mino goes H to the D with a WSJ review
Posted by Jo
Filed under: Digital Cameras
Pure Digital’s Flip Mino just broke free from the confines of the VGA kiddie-pool to find itself tip-toeing gingerly into the shallow end of sacred high-definition waters. But with a retail price of $230, it’s best to temper your expectations of the new Flip Mino HD. For that price you get about an hour’s worth of fixed zoom, 720p, MPEG-4 video recorded to 4GB of built-in flash memory. Plug the USB cam into your PC or Mac to launch the built-in FlipShare editing software for fine-tuning your videos before sharing (compressed down to 480×270) to MySpace, YouTube or direct over email — HD sharing via an unnamed partner is coming early next year according to Pure.
Walt’s buddy, Katie Boehret, over at the Wall Street Journal already put hands to gear and came away duly impressed by the video and improved sound quality. The she-Walt also found the FlipShare software to be much improved over the Flip’s previous bundled wares while the camera remained dead-simple to use. All in all, well worth the $50 premium over the previous Flip Mino. Sample video posted after the break.
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Flip Mino goes H to the D with a WSJ review originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 12 Nov 2008 01:40:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Toshiba’s "timesculpture" ad is bullet time meets Feist, or something equally impressive
Posted by Jo
Filed under: Digital Cameras
Yeah, we confess we’re nerds and watched all that behind-the-scenes stuff on the Matrix DVD — when it’s the only DVD you own, you gotta get your money’s worth. If you’ll recall (don’t try and deny it), the much-lauded “bullet time” effect was accomplished by surrounding the leather-bedecked Keanu with dozens of digital still cameras to capture every millisecond of his limbo moves from every angle. Commercials aplenty soon co-opted the technology to push their wares, but Toshiba is flipping that formula here, hiring an ad agency with its very own bullet time vareint called “timesculpture” to plug Toshiba’s XDE technology. A circular rig with 200 Gigashot HD camcorders and 20,000 gigabytes of data later, they created this little number, which mixes full motion video, Matrix camera moves and a healthy dash of hipsterism. Check it out after the break.
Toshiba’s “timesculpture” ad is bullet time meets Feist, or something equally impressive originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 11 Nov 2008 22:18:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Filed under: Digital Cameras
Okay, we don’t know who came up with this idea, but we have to give them some credit for innovation, not to mention (in our opinion) some pretty attractive design sense. Yes, Target’s new gift card gimmick this holiday season is that it doubles as a cute, disposable digital camera. The little device runs on two AAA batteries, has a self-timer, and is packaged with a USB cord, driver disc, instruction manual and a voucher for 40 free prints from Target. The camera itself is a 1.2-megapixel affair with 8MB of memory on-board, which means it can store about 50 images. Now, we know this just a ploy to get us to buy Target gift cards, but we’re kind of smitten with this little thing. Oh, and: Bah! Humbug!
[Via Coolest Gadgets]
Target gift card for the holidays multitasks as adorable digital camera originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 10 Nov 2008 21:58:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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As the economy slips deeper and deeper into oblivion, we can take some solace in these wonderful Black Friday ads that will inevitably trickle out up until the day after Thanksgiving. Today, we bring you the Dell Black Friday ad, complete with deals on their computers, media devices, monitors, peripherals—pretty much you name it, it might be there. That includes this pretty incredible Xbox 360 deal: XBOX 360 Arcade With 7 Games Including Rock Band 2 - $199.00. Wha?!
Full ad text below:
Dell Inspirion 530 Desktop E-Value Code 16254-DDPHDD1 - $479.00
Dell Inspiron 13 Laptop E-Value Code 16254-DNPHWD1 - $699.00
Dell Inspiron 1525 Laptop 15.4″ Widescreen E-Value Code 16254-DNPHPD4 - $559.00
Dell Inspiron 1525 Laptop 15.4″ Widescreen E-Value Code 16254-DNPHPD5 - $649.00
Dell Inspiron 518 Desktop E-Value Code 16254-DDPHOD1 - $549.00
Dell Inspiron 530s Desktop E-Value Code 16254-DDPHFD1 - $299.00
Dell Inspiron Mini 9 Laptop 8.9″ E-Value Code 16254-DNPHXD2 - $299.00
Dell Studio 15 Laptop 15.4″ E-Value Code 16254-DNPHUD2 - $699.00
Dell Studio 17 Laptop 17″ E-Value Code 16254-DNPHVD2 - $799.00
Dell Studio Desktop E-Value Code 16254-DDPHMD1 - $749.00
Dell Studio Hybrid E-Value Code 16254-DDPHLD1 - $699.00
Dell XPS 420 Desktop E-Value Code 16254-DXPHQY1 - $649.00
Dell XPS M1330 13.3″ Laptop E-Value Code 16254-DYPHTE1 - $1029.00
Dell XPS M1530 15.4″ Widescreen Laptop E-Value Code 16254-DYPHHE1 - $1029.00
Digital Cameras
Canon Powershot SD1100 8MP 3x Zoom Digital Camera - $159.99
DVD Players
Sony BDP-S350 Blu-Ray Disc Player - $249.99
Electronics
Smartparts 7″ Digital Picture Frame - $44.99
GPS Navigation Systems
Magellan 1400 GPS Navigation Unit - Free With Select Laptops
Pharos PDR200 GPS - $94.99
Hard Drives
Western Digital 1TB My Book World Edition Network Storage - $169.99
Home Theater
Sony HDX275 Home Theater System - $229.99
Monitors
Dell SE198WFP 19″ Widescreen Flat Panel Monitor E-Value Code 16254-DMPHWC1 - $129.00
MP3 Players
Creative Labs Zen Mozaic 8GB MP3 Player - $74.99
Networking & Wireless
Linksys WRT110 Rangeplus Wireless Router - $39.99
Software
Norton 360 2.0 All In One Security Software - $9.99
Television
Sharp 42″ 1080p LCD HDTV - $779.00
Video Games
XBOX 360 Arcade With 7 Games Including Rock Band 2 - $199.00
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Kmart Black Friday Ad Leaks [Deals]
Posted by Jo
Here’s another Black Friday ad, this time from Kmart. Sort of slim pickings, but there are some decent deals to be had here. Some of the highlights are an Element 32″ LCD HDTV for $399.99, a Samsung 42″ PN42A400 Plasma HDTV for $699.99 and a Nextar X3-03 Text-To-Speech GPS System for $79.99. Hit the jump for the full list to see if anything is gonna make sitting in front of a Kmart at 4 in the morning worthwhile.
Cell Phones
Virgin Mobile TNT - $9.99
Digital Cameras
Casio EX-Z9 8.1MP Digital Camera - $99.99
Disney Pix Micro Digital Camera - $9.99
GE 8.0 MegaPixel A835 Digital Camera - $79.99
Digital Media Cards
Two PNY 2GB Micro SD Cards - $12.99
Two PNY 2GB SD Cards - $12.99
Electronics
Aiptek Camcorder - $69.99
Emerson Portable Karaoke Machine - $29.99
GE Cordless Phone - $9.99
Giant Remote - $9.99
iConcepts iWindow Portable iPod Dock - $19.99
Koss Earbuds - $9.99
Memorex DVD Player - $14.99
Sakar Digital Keychain - $9.99
SmartParts 5.6″ Digital Picture Frame - $59.99
Sony Blu-Ray BDP-S350 Disc Player - $179.99
Uniden 5.8GHz Phone System w/2 Handsets - $19.99
GPS Navigation Systems
Nextar X3-03 Text-To-Speech GPS System - $79.99
MP3 Players
Element 1GB Stick MP3 Player w/Built-in Voice Recorder - $9.99
Portable USB Storage
Two PNY 2GB Portable USB Flash Drives - $12.99
Television
Element 32″ LCD HDTV - $399.99
Memorex 26″ LCD HDTV/DVD Combo - $399.99
Samsung 42″ PN42A400 720p Plasma HDTV - $699.99
Sylvania 20 in. Class Diagonal LCD DTV/DVD Combo - $249.99
Video Games
2 Pack Wii Games - $16.99
3 Pack PS2 Games - $9.99
Animal Crossing Wii - $49.99
Guitar Hero III Bundle PS3 - $54.99
Guitar Hero III Bundle Wii - $54.99
Guitar Hero III Bundle Xbox 360 - $54.99
Limited Edition Ratchest & Clank PSP Bundle - $199.99
Mario Kart Wii - $49.99
Mario Super Smash Bros Wii - $49.99
PSP System - $169.99
Super Mario Galaxy Wii - $49.99
Wii Music - $49.99
Wii Play - $49.99
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Filed under: Cellphones, Digital Cameras, Displays
Don’t deny it — you’re inexplicably drawn to a digital photo frame that has its own phone number. Rather than just buying blind to see if you really dig the Cameo, however, why not pore over this here review? In testing, the device (manufactured by Parrot) was said to work practically as advertised, with just a few small quirks preventing it from receiving the highest marks. Critics were able to MMS over images from a variety of rival networks, though they did have issues making the frame accept a photo message from Sweden. Overall, however, it was noted that usability was remarkably high and that the process was easy enough for most anyone to grasp. ‘Course, you should probably convince yourself you’re going to use the thing quite a bit before committing to a $10 per month fee to keep the $100 frame connected, but outside of that, you ought not be too disappointed.
T-Mobile’s Cameo reviewed: works pretty much as advertised originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 06 Nov 2008 21:18:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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