[CES 2013] Griffin Technology is expanding its products geared for businesses by adding two new point of sale (POS) solutions. Retail stores and restaurants are the main targets here. Griffin hopes that by introducing these solutions, business will appreciate the perfect balance of access and security that these POS solutions offer. Griffin has partnered with point of sale system providers ShopKeep POS and POSiOS to launch new solutions for the company’s new Kiosk Retail. (more…)
Panasonic may not have dedicated much time to its 2013 Lumix and WiFi camcorder lineup in its CES 2013 press conference, but we’re going to break it down for you.
The HC-X920, HC-V720 and HC-V520 comes with built-in Wifi, a level shot function and real-time broadcasting, letting you relay the images straight to a smartphone.
The HC-V210 and V210M have 72x optical zoom, optical image stabilization and a F/1.8 lens.
On the Lumix side, it’s announcing the Lumix DMC-TS5, a ruggedized model with a 16.1 megapixel sensor that can dive to depths of 43 feet and is shockproof from a height of 6.6 feet.
The LZ30 bridge camera has a 35x optical zoom and a 35mm lens
The XS1 has a 14mm thick body and a 14.-4 megapixel sensor.
The ZS30 has an 18.1-megapixel sensor, 20x optical Zoom and integrated WiFi and NFC.
The company is also shuttling out a GoPro rival in the form of the HX-A100 wearable HD camcorder, which we’ll try to get our greasy mitts upon to show you more.
Today the folks from Stream TV proud to unveil, again, their Ultra-D glasses-free TV technology here at CES. What makes Stream TV different is not only do they not trick the eye with 3D, but they’ll be offering the first ever 3840 x 2160p 4K resolution support. The new tier of Ultra HD combined with their glasses-free 3D will bring the ultimate viewing experience. More details below.
There’s a lot that separates Ultra-D from the competition, although they don’t have much to compete with at the moment. Their technology is completely proprietary, although we’ve seen it before. Auto stereoscopic 3D will drive the 4k 3D market according to Stream TV. The difference between Ultra-D 3D and others is the use of auto stereoscopic 3D. You won’t be having two images tricking your eyes with a terrible flickering image. The auto-stereoscopic image is angled in a different way than before, and don’t automatically. It’s so good it looks as if you’re seeing out a window. At least according to Stream TV.
“This is bigger than the transition from black and white to color”
What also makes Ultra-D standout from the competition is the use of their proprietary technology being used on any and all available TV panels. This means LED, LCD, 4K TVs and more. Then add in the fact they’ll offer upscaling from 1080p to 4K. While 4K or “Ultra-HD” is still new and content isn’t quite readily available on a large scale. It’s coming, and coming soon. Add in the option to control and adjust the level of 3D, this technology is truly different than most.
The other important bit here is the source content. Watching movies, streaming video from Netflix, game consoles and more will all work with Ultra-D glasses-free 3D — and look great doing it. Today Ultra-D also unveiled their companion device called the Ultra-D SeeCube 4K. This will enable support for existing hardware to take advantage of Ultra-D glasses-free 3D. As well as streaming with mobile devices like the Apple iPad and Android smartphones and tablets. We’ll update with additional details and hands-on soon.
[CES 2013] Smart TVs have been becoming more and more common over the past few years as it seems people are always looking to see what more their television sets can do, besides of course watching television shows on. Panasonic is announcing today that it will take its Smart TVs beyond just throwing applications its users might possibly want to use once in a while to a completely personalized experience for all members of your family.
Select Panasonic Viera models will have its My Home Screen application able to use facial recognition with their built-in cameras. Each family member can have their own personalized experience with their Panasonic Viera TV that puts the user’s favorite content in front of them by just having the TV recognize them.
Panasonic is also going to be making it easier for its users to interact with their Smart TVs in a number of ways such as their new Swipe & Share 2.0, which allows users to easily share and transfer videos and photos between their mobile devices and the TV. Remotes with voice recognition will also be made available that allows users to be able to control and interact with their TV just by using their voice.
At CES this year Panasonic will be showing off bone conducting headphones that beam music through your body. The Panasonic RP-BTGS10 doesn’t go inside your ear or over the ear but outside your ear. The headphone pumps sound with vibrations that move through the bone into the auditory nerve. That means you can listen to music while still listening to everything else in the world. More »
CES 2013 has only just started, but already NVIDIA has made its pitch for product of the show with Project SHIELD, the Tegra 4 based portable console that pairs the growing Android gaming scene with remote access to your home gaming rig. An eye-catching clamshell, borrowing cues from Xbox 360 and with a 5-inch 720p display, Project SHIELD promises the best of portable play with the freedom to output up to 4k Ultra HD video to your TV when you’re home.
At its heart is Tegra 4, the freshly-announced fourth-gen chipset which NVIDIA expects to dominate Android phones and tablets in the coming months. In a head-to-head test on-stage yesterday, NVIDIA showed how Tegra 4 could load 25 unique, full websites in 27 seconds, versus the Exynos-powered quadcore Nexus 10 which took 50 seconds to do the same.
That’s thanks to 72 GPU cores and four A15 CPU cores, along with NVIDIA’s work on pulling all those engines together to squeeze the best out of the chipset. Tegra 4 also includes some potent real-time image processing, which could make for interesting augmented reality type games when Project SHIELD is out in the wild.
Where Project SHIELD gets interesting – and maybe shaky – is in remote play. Rather than solely relying on Android games, the handheld can wirelessly stream games from your PC or notebook. That requires a specific set of hardware components, however, most notably an Intel Core i5 or above processor, and one of NVIDIA’s beefier GeForce graphics chips.
However, there’s also support for NVIDIA GRID, for cloud gaming. The chip company didn’t say whether that will entirely free up gamers from having to leave their PC on permanently, on the off-chance they might want to play a game; instead, it focused on the STEAM integration and positioned GRID as more of a conduit between the various components of the Project SHIELD system.
Unfortunately, in many ways there are still more questions than there are answers about Project SHIELD. NVIDIA says the console is expected to launch in Q2 this year, though there’s no telling whether that ship date will slip, and the name is set to change before it arrives on shelves. Biggest question, however, is price: NVIDIA conspicuously gave no indication of how much the pocket powerhouse would cost.
If the company can bring it in within the 3DS and PS Vita bracket – under $320, the same price a PS Vita with 3G goes for – then it could well find some buyers. However, the requirement for a decent-spec gaming PC or notebook for the remote play functionality means players may have to set aside some extra cash for upgrading or replacing their home rig. That might start to get expensive, especially compared to the bundle deals around on mainstream consoles like the PS3 and Xbox 360.
We’ll have more coverage – including some hands-on time – with NVIDIA Project SHIELD during the show, so keep an eye on the SlashGear CES Hub for all the news!
[CES 2013] We are turning up the crankshaft at CES 2013 once again, and here we are with an official announcement from LG. The company is announcing today that it will be introducing a new feature called Panorama Note on the Optimus Vu 2 which will allow users to create extra wide 3:1 ratio memos and drawings directly on smartphone displays. LG says that the new feature was developed from the idea of scribbling freely on a large canvas, much like drawing and writing while navigating at the same time on a 3:1 ratio image. (more…)
[CES 2013] To be honest, after seeing everything else that Asus has unveiled at CES this year, it is a downer to cap it all off with something that does not exactly excite the masses – the world of monitors. I am referring to the PA249Q ProArt LED-backlit monitor, where it will target those who need a professional-grade monitor to help with their work. In fact, Asus claims that the LED-backlit PA249Q ProArt is capable of delivering uncompromising color precision which incidentally has been pre-calibrated at the factory to ∆E <5, making it the highest accuracy of any screen in its segment.
Other hardware specifications that ought to keep perfectionists more than happy would include a 16:10 1920 x 1200 IPS panel for superior image quality and viewing angles, 100% Adobe RGB color reproduction, and customizable color adjustment options. You as the user are able to modify red, green, blue, cyan, magenta, and yellow hue levels independently, which is definitely a feature that will find favor in the sight of graphics designers .
The Asus QuickFit Virtual Scale will help display images and documents in their native size on-screen for “what you see is what you get” accuracy, while a quartet of USB 3.0 ports boosts connectivity options for those who are interested.
The most impressive thing anyone is going to see at CES 2013 is a big, beautiful TV. Unfortunately, most of these are only being made for the 1%, for now. But Vizio’s might be the first ultra-HD within reach. Kinda. More »
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[CES 2013] Griffin Technology is expanding its products geared for businesses by adding two new point of sale (POS) solutions. Retail stores and restaurants are the main targets here. Griffin hopes that by introducing these solutions, business will appreciate the perfect balance of access and security that these POS solutions offer. Griffin has partnered with point of sale system providers ShopKeep POS and POSiOS to launch new solutions for the company’s new Kiosk Retail. (more…)
[CES 2013] We are turning up the crankshaft at CES 2013 once again, and here we are with an official announcement from LG. The company is announcing today that it will be introducing a new feature called Panorama Note on the 
[CES 2013] To be honest, after seeing everything else that Asus has unveiled at CES this year, it is a downer to cap it all off with something that does not exactly excite the masses – the world of monitors. I am referring to the PA249Q ProArt LED-backlit monitor, where it will target those who need a professional-grade monitor to help with their work. In fact, Asus claims that the LED-backlit PA249Q ProArt is capable of delivering uncompromising color precision which incidentally has been pre-calibrated at the factory to ∆E <5, making it the highest accuracy of any screen in its segment.
