Hasta La Gadget!

In case you haven’t noticed, 3D is the topic of this year’s CES. And we’re not talking about 3D HDTVs exclusively — we’re talking about 3D figurines that double as webcams. To be quite honest, the USB 2.0 Minoru 3D Webcam is ripe for a Billy Mays plug, but considering that he’s charging like seven figures per promotion these days, Minoru is settling for the spotlight in Vegas. The device features two cameras spaced “roughly the same distance apart as human eyes” in order to create a stereoscopic effect, and buyers get five pairs of 3D glasses just in case you lose one (or four). For those interested in seeing even more depth in their video chats, you can snag one from Amazon on January 8th for $89.95. Full release is after the break.

Continue reading Minoru 3D Webcam ships this week, still looks freaky

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Minoru 3D Webcam ships this week, still looks freaky originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 05 Jan 2009 16:36:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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We don’t have any hard details yet, but word on the street is that Samsung is planning on pairing up its 6.5mm (.2-inch) thick LCD HDTV with an equally svelte Blu-ray deck just 39mm (1.5 inches) thick. We’ll find out more during Wednesday’s press event, we’re sure — any bets on whether “thin BD players” will be this year’s “thin displays?”

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Samsung to launch 1.5-inch thin Blu-ray player at CES originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 05 Jan 2009 16:05:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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MSI has unveiled the 13.4-inch X-Slim 320 (is that you, U300?), which at 1.98cm and about 2.87 pounds puts it just a teensy bit lighter and thicker than its Cupertino-born doppelganger, and comes with either a 4 or 8 cell battery that lasts up to 10 hours. The company provides no specs in its presser, but our cohorts at Engadget Chinese were at an MSI pre-CES event and report that we’re looking at a 1.6GHz Intel Atom Z530 processor, 1366 x 768 resolution, up to 2GB DDR2 RAM, 802.11a/b/g/n, Bluetooth, 3.5G network card, three USB ports, an Ethernet port, VGA output, and an all-in-one card reader, and according to Crave it might be using the NVIDIA Ion platform. It’s coming second quarter of 2009 for about $800 — we’ll see it for ourselves later this week.

[Via Engadget Chinese]

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MSI unveils ultra-thin X-Slim 320, fits snugly into manila envelope originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 05 Jan 2009 13:43:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Just as Canon did last year, it has busted out a plethora of new high-def camcorders for our enjoyment over the course of 2009. Without further adieu, let’s take a closer look at the outfit’s five newest. Starting things off are the VIXIA HF S10 and VIXIA HF S100 flash models, which offer up to 32GB of internal storage along with an SDHC card slot. Both units tout the DIGIC DV III image processor, an 8.59-megapixel Full HD CMOS sensor, face detection, Auto Exposure system and the ability to snap 8-megapixel stills. Moving on, we’ve got the VIXIA HF20 and VIXIA HF200 models, both of which include a 3.59-megapixel Full HD CMOS sensor and a 15x lens. Closing out the bunch is the HV40 HDV, which offers a 2.96-megapixel Full HD CMOS sensor, 10x zoom lens, native 24p support and a Custom Key Mode that filmmakers should adore. Sadly, the full release is curiously devoid of pricing and availability information.

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Canon comes clean with HD camcorder lineup at CES 2009 originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 05 Jan 2009 13:11:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Just in case counting every last pico projector on or coming to the market was too easy for you, Nextar’s hoping to boggle your hippocampus by adding one more to the furiously growing list. The outfit’s LCoS-based Z10 is being launched alongside the equally portable PS-001 20-inch screen, and it’ll check in weighing under 2.5-pounds and boasting a 640 x 480 resolution. As for additional specifications, you’re looking at a brightness level between 7 and 12 lumens, a 360-degree lens shift capability with manual adjust and a 4:3 aspect ratio. To its credit, it will accept a litany of file formats and can be fed data via microSD / TF cards, a USB port and L/R audio ports. Both products are slated to hit retailers in the Spring for $299.99 and $39.99 in order of mention, and you can catch two more looks and the full release just after the break.

Continue reading Nextar hops on the bandwagon with Z10 LCoS micro projector

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Nextar hops on the bandwagon with Z10 LCoS micro projector originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 05 Jan 2009 10:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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