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When it comes to smartphone photography and videography, the Nokia 808 PureView is the truth. We glowed about the device’s optical prowess in our in-depth review, but some of you still may not be convinced. For the skeptics still out there, we present you with Exhibit A: a clip from an 808 taken at a Foo Fighters cover-band gig. Cacophonous sound, constant lighting changes and front men with long flowing locks swaying to and fro… there’s no doubt that a rock concert is the place where a video camera can prove its mettle, especially when it comes to audio. Slide past the break, crank the video quality up to 1080p and watch Nokia’s 41-megapixel machine do its thing. Be sure to pay special attention to the audio clarity and feel free to pay homage to the 808’s Rich Recording engine in the comments.

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Samsung‘s ES9000 LED HDTVs were overshadowed by the company’s 55-inch OLED announcements, but the flagship LCDs are taking their turn in the spotlight now with the vast 75-inch model leading the way. SlashGear caught up with Samsung in London today, along with a hastily-freighted-in first 75ES9000 unit that had been brought specially from Korea this week.

Even if you have a sizable LCD or plasma strung up on your living room wall, it’s hard not to be impressed by the scale of the 75ES9000. 75-inches of 1080p Full HD resolution makes for a set that’s bigger than some peoples’ actual windows – then again, who needs natural daylight and a view when you can call upon live, on-demand and internet content through Samsung’s Smart TV system.

The ES9000 series has the same Smart TV functionality as we played with on the D8000, with the latest apps for the UK market including Netflix, BBC Sport – just in time for Wimbledon and the 2012 Olympics – and BBC iPlayer. There’s also a pop-up webcam that appears from above the top edge of the bezel, used for video calls, gesture control and face-recognition. This particular unit was running Korean software, though, as its literally just dropped in from Samsung HQ.

With WiFi onboard, among other things, the 75ES9000 can hook up wirelessly to speaker systems and your home network, and stream video, photos and music from your phone – that’s a Galaxy S III looking dwarfed in the photo below – and picture quality is incredible. Viewing angles are practically 180-degrees, and the color saturation rivals some OLEDs we’ve seen.

So how much will this slab of 75-inch visual goodness set you back when it launches in time for the holiday 2012 shopping season? Unfortunately Samsung isn’t saying, though it’s not a hard guess to predict this won’t be anywhere near a cheap TV.

Samsung 75-inch ES9000 HDTV hands-on is written by Chris Davies & originally posted on SlashGear.
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Here you are a rather simple and “inexpensive” way for you to turn any Display into a powerful Media center, behold the ADB-01 from GEANEE. Powered by a 1GHz Rockchip RK2918, Runs on Android 2.3.1 and come with 512MB of RAM and 2GB of memory the ADB-01 support MPEG-1/2, MPEG-4, H.264 and FLV videos files in 1080p, as we as the usual WMA, MPA, WAV and AAC audio ones.
The ADB-01 comes with a HDMI out, a pair of USB port, a SD Slot, an Ethernet port for a total weight of just 360g and a size of …

Want to catch every frame of your next extreme sports wipeout in all of its grotesque glory? GoPro knows where you’re coming from, and has updated its line of high definition helmet cams to help you capture every bone-breaking moment. The HD Hero2 competitively boasts that it’s twice as powerful its 2009 predecessor, the original HD Hero. The new helmet cam promises to capture 1080p 16:9 footage from atop your sweaty noggin at both narrow (90-degree), wide (170-degree) and medium (127-degree) angles, and can snap up to ten 11 megapixel photos per second. The camera’s mini-HDMI port, composite out, USB, SD card and HERO ports will help you share the spoils of your spills when your adventure ends — at least until this winter, when GoPro’s WiFi BacPac promises to enable live broadcasting and camera control over WiFi. Best of all? The Hero2 kills the original HD Hero’s confusing 3-digit code interface in favor of a simple language-based menu.

The HD Hero2 comes in three $300 configurations: outdoor, motorsports, and surf editions, all of which are compatible with existing accessories. Too rich for your blood? Then you’ll be happy to know that the previous models are getting price drops — $200 for the original HD Hero and a paltry $150 for its “960” variant. Hit the break for the official PR and a full list of features.

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Ice Cream Sandwich revamps Android camera and gallery features originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 18 Oct 2011 22:59:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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