Want high-def video output from your PC but don’t have a built-in HDMI out? No problem. Altona’s new AT-HDPIX can turn your computer’s USB into an HDMI port.
The little box is Mac and Windows compatible, outputting video at a maximum of 1600 x 1200 or 720p. It devotes the entire bandwidth of the USB port for video, pulling audio from your 3.5mm stereo jack. Audio is embedded with video and then both are transferred to your HTV over an HDMI cable.
The box is available now for $179.
Another trend at this year’s CES? YouTube camcorders, of course. Illinois-based Cobra Digital has come out with their own entry into the field. The DVC950 looks a lot like a slimmer version of the original Flip, but manages to pack in a lot of features that that camera was missing–for a much lower price point.
Like the Flip, the DVC950 has a retractable USB arm, making for easy uploads to site like YouTube. The camera also has an SD card slot, and a swiveling 1.5-inch screen for those among us (read: teenagers) who like to shoot videos of themselves. The camera doesn’t have a built-in battery, however, and requires two AA batteries.
The camera ships with software, a USB cable, and a 256MB SD card. The DVC950 carries an MSRP of around $60.
Honestly, who couldn’t use a little bit of night vision? iGen makes a slew of night vision devices, aimed largely at hunters. The iGen NV 20/20 is the company’s first night vision device (and, according to them, the world’s only) that also takes still images.
The iGen NV 20/20 has adjustable light amplification up to 10,000x and a frame rate that varies from 2 to 30 frames per second. The display has variable brightness and offers color output option. The camera also features composite video out.
Most interest here, of course, is the image capture. The NV 20/20 has a built-in SD card slot and can take black and white photos in the JPEG or TIFF
DTV Interactive’s Storm is a TV tuner that’s roughly the size of a standard USB Flash drive. The device, which weighs 25 grams, brings mobile TV to your PC, anywhere in the U.S.
The mobile TV receiver is compliant with the ATSC-M/H standard and decodes video at 24KHz, with a frame size of 320 by 240. The dongle also has a large antennae that extends from its back for improved signal reception.
The Storm has a USB 2.0 interface and is compatible with Windows XP.
For PCMag’s full CES coverage, go to http://www.pcmag.com/category2/0,2806,2235882,00.asp.
Celebrate the end of another work day with these bargains. Check out Gearlog’s deals for Thursday:
1. MacMall is having crazy sales in honor of the Macworld expo. There are 196 Macworld Expo Sale Deals on a variety of products, such as software, phones, HDTVs, games, and other accessories. Check it out, the sale ends at 11:59 P.M. PST, January 12.
2. OK, so Circuit City’s New Year’s Resolution sale might have ended yesterday–but it’s now having a 3-day sale ending on Januayr 10. Save 25 percent on digital cameras, up to 30 percent on camcorders, up to 50 percent on memory cards, get a free game with the purchase of a PSP, save up to 50 percent on Wii accessories, and up to 15 percent on HDTVs. [Via Bargainist.com]
3. Get the Motorola Unlocked C155 GSM 850/1900 phone from Sellout.Woot for just $24.99 today. Unlocked cell phone works with any cellphones SIM cards. It’s a pretty basic phone, but for the price of a week’s worth of lattes, you can’t go wrong.
In a surprising turn, boutique PC maker Velocity Micro–known mostly for its premium customizable laptops and powerful multimedia machines–announced two affordable lightweight notebooks at CES yesterday. The NoteMagix M10 is the manufacturer’s entrée into the netbook market, and the NoteMagix M5 is a touchscreen handheld PC. So far Velocity Micro has released only a limited amount of information on specs for these two systems, but here’s what we have so far, after the jump.
(Credit: Saitek)Home console flight simulator and air combat games just got a bit easier to control. Just in time for upcoming titles like Tom Clancy’s HAWX, Saitek is introducing the Aviator, a flight stick fully tested to work Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 games. That said, Saitek claims …
Originally posted at CES 2009
Be the badass skier you never knew you could be.
(Credit: Pro Idee)
For those who can’t get enough of skiing (and you know who you are), this virtual simulator is just great for getting that adrenalin fix when you’re not on a powder slope. It’s also …
LAS VEGAS — In the not-too-distant future, people on our television screens could be standing in our living rooms.
Several TV manufacturers at the Consumer Electronics Show are exhibiting prototypes of 3D televisions. Donning dorky glasses, attendees are crowding the booths for Sony, Samsung and Panasonic to gaze into these concept TV sets, with the dream that one of these could end up in their homes.
Sony stressed that its 3D TV is a concept product and therefore refused to comment on the technical details or even make a price estimate. But from our understanding, it appears to be stereoscopic 3D technology, which uses a combination of very expensive software and infrared emitters to enhance the visual depth perception.
People can keep dreaming though. Currently, if these babies were to go to market today, they’d cost around $20,000. That’s the estimate provided by other manufacturers working on similar devices, at least.
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Photos: Jonathan Snyder/Wired.com
(Staff writer Jose Fermoso contributed to this story.)
What’s up with companies suddenly not wanting to call their netbooks, um, netbooks? Sony’s Mike Abary sat down with LaptopMag in order to discuss the VAIO P, and as always, the company didn’t hesitate to shoot off a few more-than-controversial tidbits. For starters, Mr. Abary insinuated that the 8-inch machine wasn’t actually a good fit for the netbook category, noting that “the type of premium customer it is targeting probably doesn’t even know what a netbook is.” Furthermore, he reckoned that around 60% of prospective VAIO P buyers would be women, and it doesn’t view 12-inch laptops as a threat. If you’re hungry for even more one-liners that you can jump all over, head on down to the read link — just remember, yelling at your LCD doesn’t do anyone any good.
Sony speaks about VAIO P, evidently thinks it’s not a netbook originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 08 Jan 2009 16:51:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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