Jan 08

NeoVue HD video streaming platform announced at CES

Posted in: 1080p, hdtv, streaming, Today's Chili
Intel’s not the only crew in LV that’s streaming HD from lappy to TV. Sigma Designs was on with its own platform on the NAM show last spring, and now those crazy kids want you to know that NeoVue (as it is now known) exists — and it’s spectacular. The technology supports 1080p video as well as the VGA projector standard via-USB dongle, based on the company’s Coair wireless chipset. No word as of yet on price, release date, or availability — but you’ll know when we do. Promise. PR after the break.

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Jan 07

Geneva Labs CES lineup: you might have to hide your wallet

Posted in: audio, hands-on, speaker, speakers, Today's Chili

We’re probably not alone here when we say that we have a penchant for European minimalism, and the latest out of the audiophiles at Geneva Labs certainly doesn’t disappoint. With five different models (the Models S, M, L, XL, and XXL), the firm has put together arguably one of the most aesthetically pleasing audio lineups on the market today. From the incredibly sleek rounded edges, to the hidden LED display behind the speaker grates, the attention to detail is second to none. We’re also crazy about the touch sensitive control panel on the Model S, which can control your iPod’s menus from the panel or from the bundled remote control. Alright, now that we’ve successfully whet your appetite, check out some hardcore audiophile erotica in the gallery below.

Gallery: Geneva Labs CES lineup

Geneva Labs CES lineup: you might have to hide your wallet originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 07 Jan 2010 02:16:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Jan 07

Buffalo teases Dualie dock, LinkStation NAS and MediaStation 6x portable BluRay writer

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Dropping by Buffalo’s booth at CES today was a surprisingly fruitful affair. The company is keen is to promote its first US-designed product, called the Dualie, which serves as a simultaneous HDD and iPhone/iPod dock. Priced at $250, it’ll come with a rather handsome 500GB external drive, and it’ll even let your iPod Nano take a ride. Moving to more serious modes of storage, we snapped a couple of pictures of the Linkstation Duo NAS, which comes with two drives and will be priced at $500 for a 3TB set, $340 for 2TB, and $230 for a pair of 500GB drives. Finally, the as yet unannounced MediaStation 6x portable BluRay writer will be making its debut in March at around $250.

Gallery: Buffalo Dualie, LinkStation Duo and BD writer

Buffalo teases Dualie dock, LinkStation NAS and MediaStation 6x portable BluRay writer originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 07 Jan 2010 01:59:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Jan 07

Tunebug Turns Your Bike Helmet Into a Speaker

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Need some tunes while you ride? Check out The Shake from Tunebug. The device does away with potentially dangerous headphones, by turning your helmet into a big speaker via conduction.

The device mounts of most kinds of helmets and is water resistant. It communicates wireless with iPods and other MP3 players, via Bluetooth. The device weighs 2.4oz and should last about five hours on a charge.

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Jan 07

Kodak Intros Rugged Playsport Pocket Camcorder

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So far, pocket camcorders don’t seem quite as ubiquitous as they were last year, but they’ve certainly been popping up from some major manufacturers. Check out the latest from Kodak–a two-time Editors’ Choice winner in the space, thanks to the Zi6 and Zi8. The Playsport is a rugged, waterproof pocket camcorder that can shoot in 1080p HD video.

The camera has a 2.0 inch LCD and captures 5MP stills. There’s no built-in memory–like its predecessors, the camera takes SD and SDHC cards. The Playsport has an HDMI port and ships with an HDMI cable.

It will be available in black, blue, and purple for $149 in April.

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Jan 07

Sanyo Xacti VPC-SH1 full HD camcorder with wide-angle lens announced

Posted in: camcorder, Today's Chili
Sanyo‘s just let out details on the Xacti VPC-SH1 ahead of its February launch. This full HD camcorder boasts an “industry’s smallest, lightest, and thinnest class body” at just 7.2 ounces in weight and 1.69 inches in thickness. At the same time, you get a 35mm wide-angle effect through the magic of enlarged sensor area — full HD is only two megapixels while this Xacti uses a 3.5-megapixel area in video mode. You get the usual H.264 goodness here, but Sanyo’s taken one step further by applying for iFrame certification to keep the few adventurous users happy. $399.99 isn’t bad for this spec and form factor — the bulkier FH1A from last October cost an extra Benjamin, for instance, but there’s no harm in waiting for some sample videos and 10-megapixel photos before smashing our piggy bank.

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Jan 07

Canon A-Series compact cameras hands-on

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Canon A-Series compact cameras hands-on
Compact cameras are produced in such great numbers and their models refreshed with such great frequency that it’s hard to get too excited with each new iteration. It’s particularly hard when that refresh is as evolutionary as it is here. But, if it ain’t broke you truly shouldn’t fix it, and it’s hard to find much fault with Canon’s compact line. So, the new A-series cameras announced earlier this week, ranging from the A490 all the way up to the A3100 IS, feature changes that are definitely of the evolutionary side. The primary difference is in the packaging, taking more styling queues from the Elph line and generally looking slimmer and sleeker than before. SDXC compatibility is in the cards if you’re the wealthy type, but otherwise these won’t break the bank, ranging from a thoroughly affordable $110 up to a still quite reasonable $180 for the A3100 IS.

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Canon A-Series compact cameras hands-on originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 07 Jan 2010 01:35:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Jan 07

Sanyo Intros Worlds Smallest Dual-Camcorder

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Today at CES, Sanyo showed of the Xacti, VPC-CS1, a snazzy little dual camcorder that it claims is “smallest, thinnest, and lightest.” The snazzy little camera is 1.06 inches thick and weighs roughly five ounces. It shoots video in full 1080p HD and takes stills.

The VPC-CS1 is due out in February of this year. At $299.99, it’s a bit pricier than the Flip an its ilk, but with features like 10x optical zoom, its certainly feels like a step up.
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Jan 07

Pandigital’s AT&T-lovin’ Photo Mail LED frame hands-on

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It looks like pretty much every other 8-inch digital photo frame on the market, but unlike most others (the Cameo notwithstanding), Pandigital’s Photo Mail LED frame can accept emailed photos over AT&T’s network. Unlike the aforesaid Cameo, however, you’re not asked to pay a monthly fee to keep this one online (it ships with 300 photo downloads, with extra bundles available when you need them), and the representative we spoke with hinted that this one might just be the first of many more with AT&T in different shapes and sizes. The user interface was simple enough to navigate, and we were told that photos emailed to the frame actually hit a linked Snapfish account first (where the high resolution version is stored), resized, and then beamed down to the frame. Have a closer look below if you’re so inclined.

Gallery: Pandigital’s AT&T-lovin’ Photo Mail LED frame hands-on

Pandigital’s AT&T-lovin’ Photo Mail LED frame hands-on originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 07 Jan 2010 01:28:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Jan 07

Mirasol Intros Revolutionary New Color E-Book Screen

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Mainstream color e-book readers may not be as far off as Amazon wants you to think. Check out this cool new screen from Mirasol. According to the company, the screen works in a similar manner as butterfly wings, harnessing the ambient light of its surrounds, rather than generating its own light.

The biggest upshot of such a technology is its substantial energy savings. According to the company, the “display’s bistability allows an image to be held on the screen with near zero power consumption.”

The screen works in low light and outdoors. It’s garnered the company all manner of industry awards, but has yet to actually make it into the device. The image above is just a mock up, but Mirasol says its already working with unnamed hardware manufacturers to bring the technology to market.

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