Jan 06

Brickhouse Lets You Play Spy in the Office

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BrickHouseID.jpgWhat geek doesn’t love some good, affordable spy gear? Even if–no, make that especially if–it’s as goofy as this new product from BrickHouse Security. The ID Card Hidden Spy Camcorder lets you spy in the office, thanks to a camera concealed in this ID card. You can record 352-by-288 AVI video, 1280-by-1024 pictures, add a time and date stamp, and record for 2 hours continuously. Video and images are stored on 4GB of memory. This James Bond-worthy covert gear is yours for only $99.

While you’re spying around, here are some questions you can try to answer: Why would you be wearing an ID card in your office? Why would you be wearing one in any office? Are people not supposed to notice the two holes in the top of the card? And why do the last two lines on the card say “Posts” and “No.”? I’m going to spy around the BrickHouse office to see if I can find out.

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Jan 05

Kodak deals Slice touchscreen camera, Pulse digiframe and Playsport camcorder

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Just in case you had any doubts, CES is in full swing. Kodak just blurted out a galleria of new goods, starting with the all-new Slice touchscreen camera (shown above). As you likely expected, this is the outfit’s first touchscreen P&S, boasting a 3.5-inch rear display, a search function to sift through “up to 5,000” photos on the internal memory, a direct tag feature, 14 megapixel sensor, 5x optical zoom, built-in optical image stabilization and 720p (30fps) video capture. It’ll ship this April in black, nickel and radish (yeah kids, radish) for $349.95. Next up is the April-bound Pulse digital photo frame, which boasts a 7-inch display (800 x 600 resolution), integrated WiFi, 512MB of storage and a $129.99 price tag. Rounding out the bunch is a load of new EasyShare cameras (all detailed in the press release below), as well as a Playsport camcorder, which offers up waterproof 1080p action with electronic image stabilization, a 2-inch LCD, 5 megapixel still shots, smart face tracking technology and an SD / SDHC card slot. There’s also an HDMI output and USB connectivity, and you’ll find black, blue and purple editions shipping this April for $149.95. You’re stoked, aren’t you?

Gallery: Kodak’s CES 2010 introductions

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Dec 29

Axon head-mounted camera records what police see when they keep an eye on Mayberry

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Taser International, not content with zapping people with electricity, now wants you to be able to capture the action on video — hands-free. Similar to the helmet cam used on television sports, the Axon system includes a Linux-powered tablet PC, an eye-level HeadCam that records audio and video (using IR in low-light), and a corresponding account on Evidence.com, an online, real time app for accessing and analyzing the data — sure to become law enforcement’s third favorite web portal (after Sprint’s GPS data dispersal site and Garfield Minus Garfield). The system — which will cost $5,700 per officer every three years — made news recently when a Fort Smith, Arkansas officer was cleared of any wrongdoing in the death of a man who had threatened his wife with a handgun. The policeman was wearing an Axon camera at the time, which the county prosecutor said that the video allowed him to “observe what happened with complete objectivity.” Currently officers in San Jose are using the system as part of a free trial, with other departments around the country expected to get in on the action in the near future. And who knows? At the very least we can hope that some hilarious law enforcement hijinks finds its way to YouTube. Get a closer look in the gallery below.

Gallery: Taser Axon head-mounted camera

Axon head-mounted camera records what police see when they keep an eye on Mayberry originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 30 Dec 2009 00:32:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Dec 29

Easy Shot Clip camcorder is pretty small, pretty cheap, but not very pretty

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The last time we saw Concord Keystone around these parts our minds were collectively blown by something called the QuantumGravity watch. It looks like its newest product, however, is a little more… conventional. The Easy Shot Clip is a plain-looking, 2-inch long camcorder with 2GB of storage (for up to 2 hours of 640 x 480, 30 fps video), mounts for a neck strap, stand, shirt clip, bicycle mount, and a helmet, and one solitary button. But the best thing? Even if it does retail for $70, we’re sure it’ll be hitting bargain bins and dollar stores in short order. Look out for it at CES next week, or everywhere else in February.

Easy Shot Clip camcorder is pretty small, pretty cheap, but not very pretty originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 29 Dec 2009 12:03:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Dec 15

Broadcom announces 1080p camera phone chip, single-chip Blu-ray decoder

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Broadcom’s busting out some big muscle on the video chip front today, launching both a 1080p smartphone camera chip and a single-chip Blu-ray player chip. The BCM2763 mobile phone chip supports full 1080p video recording and playback, as well as 20 megapixel stills with face / smile detection and image stabilization. There’s also support for 3D gaming at 1080p, and HDMI support is included so you can plug into a TV and actually see all those pixels — and a 20-to-50 percent reduction in power usage means you’ll be able to play video over HDMI for “up to 16 hours,” although we’d like to see that claim tested in a real handset before we totally buy it. Broadcom’s also hyping its new BCM7630 single-chip Blu-ray solution, which offers BD decoding and support for streaming apps like Netflix, Pandora, Vudu and CinemaNow all on a single chip — and manufacturers can combine it with the new BCM7632 for 3d-Blu-ray support. Single-chip means cheaper Blu-ray decks — so sure, we’ll take it. No word on when any of these chippies are going to end up in production hardware, but we’re hoping to hear more about that at CES.

Broadcom announces 1080p camera phone chip, single-chip Blu-ray decoder originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 15 Dec 2009 13:24:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Dec 11

Engadget’s Holiday Gift Guide: Video Cameras

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Welcome to the Engadget Holiday Gift Guide! The team here is well aware of the heartbreaking difficulties of the seasonal shopping experience, and we want to help you sort through the trash and come up with the treasures this year. Below is today’s bevy of hand curated picks, and you can head back to the Gift Guide hub to see the rest of the product guides as they’re added throughout the holiday season.

Whether you want them to or not, there’s a good chance you’ve got a family member or two (or more) that feel compelled to capture every single moment on video, including those times when all you’re doing is sitting around watching previously recorded memories. That’s just an inevitably we face each and every family gathering, and if you must endure, might as well get them the best possible fidelity, right? Then again, maybe you are that memory-capturing individual — in either case, we think we’ve got a few suggestions to maximize your holiday enjoyment.

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Nov 24

Palm Precorder brings video recording homebrew to the Pre

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If you like your software homebrewed with just a hint of alpha then boy do we have an app for you. The WebOS homebrew community just released Precorder; an app that lets your Palm Pre record audio and 30fps 480×320 pixel video in H.264/AVC format — you can even control the built-in LED for recording in low-light situations. Unfortunately, there’s no video preview presented while recording but hey, it’s alpha software bro… and it’s free. Check a video sample after the break.

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Palm Precorder brings video recording homebrew to the Pre originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 24 Nov 2009 03:35:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Nov 23

Creative rolls out third gen Vado HD pocket camcorder

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Creative sure seems to be taking the incremental approach to upgrades with its Vado HD pocket camcorders, but if you’ve found the previous two models just a tad lacking, you might want to consider the company’s newly announced 3rd gen model. From the looks of it, most of the core specs remain the same, but Creative is promising some improved low light video recording and manual exposure adjustment, along with a new motion detection mode, support for an external stereo mic, a headphone output, and even the ability to take some still photos. You’ll also now get out of the box Mac and PC compatibility, and five glossier than ever colors — though Creative has curiously dropped the 8GB model in favor of a single 4GB option, which will set you back $179.99.

[Thanks, Kingone]

Creative rolls out third gen Vado HD pocket camcorder originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 23 Nov 2009 14:52:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Nov 21

New Sony NXCAM is more camcorder than you ever need, but still you covet

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Sony’s latest professional-grade camcorder probably meets your needs and then some by quite a stretch, recording AVCHD up to 24Mbps and SD quality in MPEG-2 / 9Mbps. We’re also looking at a 20x zoom lens, 3 x 1/3-inch Exmor CMOS sensor, and storage options including Memory Stick Pro Duo and an optional 128GB flash memory drive. Don’t lie, you want this beast, even if it clearly falls in the “if you have to ask, you can’t afford it” category. Look for more temptation sometime closer to its expected early 2010 launch.

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Nov 18

Next-generation Flip Video camcorder rumored to boast WiFi

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Oh c’mon, don’t act surprised. It’s just the natural evolution of things. Sony already upended the pocket camcorder market by adding GPS to one of its models, and now with Cisco at the helm (who, by the way, is a networking giant), it looks as if Flip Video’s next product will sport an internal WiFi module. Granted, we were already assuming as much after listening to Pure Digital’s founder speak of the device’s future post-acquisition, but word on the street has it that a new Flip with WiFi will land sometime in 1H 2010. Furthermore, a Cisco spokesperson has been quoted over at Pocket-lint as saying that a new edition will feature “a large screen that slides to reveal the record and menu buttons underneath.” We’re guessing that we’ll hear more about this mythical product as CES draws near, but that MinoHD you were about to buy? Yeah, might wanna lay off.

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