Hitachi Debuts Fall 2012 Line of 3D Smart TVs with Roku-Ready and Next Generation HDTVs

Hitachi America today announced its fall 2012 line of beautifully designed 3D Smart TVs, UltraVision UltraThin LED TVs and LCD High Definition Televisions (HDTVs) that display spectacular colors and sharp pictures to brighten any home. With its next generation HDTVs, Hitachi accurately recreates even the minutest of details from any content. Offering Smart 3D TVs and ROKU-ready streaming options, Hitachi televisions are designed to meet the next generation tech-savvy lifestyle and deliver the …

LG outs the world first 21:9 Ultrawide Monitor with the EA93

LG today announced the launch of its EA93 UltraWide Monitor, the world’s first to boast a 21:9 aspect ratio. The 29-inch screen offers ample screen real estate, a 4-Screen Split feature and 100 percent sRGB color space expression to provide better multitasking and multimedia capabilities. Designed for maximizing productivity, the monitor employs an IPS display to produce lifelike colors, making it an impressive addition to the home, office or studio.
Multitasking Functionality for Home and …

[REVIEW] Shuttle OMNINAS KD20

Introduction
One of the first devices to draw our attention at this year’s Computex event was this particular NAS unit. Generally speaking, Shuttle had a lovely booth and this KD20 was one of the central pillars to draw a crowd.
Obviously skeptical, as we’ve tested plenty of 2 bay units from the veterans in the past, we couldn’t just resist inquiring about their new junior in the NAS game. 30 minutes and a full tour of the booth later, we decided we just had to test it. Both on the software …

[REVIEW UPDATE] Genius ‘GX Gaming’ Maurus gaming mouse

Genius sent over their Maurus mouse for testing (mentioned previously in this review). The Maurus was specially optimized for RTS/FPS games.
 
Specifications Maurus

Two instant shift macros (P1 to P2., P1 to P3)
On board memory enabled
Sleeping mode: disabled
USB data format: 16 Bits
Button lifecycle: up to 8 million
Weight of click button: 50-90g
Noise level of click button: Less then 50dB
3u gold-plated 1.8m braided USB cable
Resolution (dpi): 100-5700 dpi (user …

[REVIEW] Genius Cavimanus gaming headset

Introduction
A couple of weeks ago, Genuis (KYE) sent over one of their latest gaming headsets: The Cavimanus. Except for the special product name, Genius turned over a very decent features list for a particularly low price. But will these cans manage to live up to the expectations?
 
Specifications
“GX gaming launches its first professional 7.1 channel gaming headset, the Cavimanus. This hardcore headset is fully-loaded with many exciting features to pro gamers, including a foldable …

TK-FBP049E, Elecom new universal Bluetooth Keyboard

Here you are another universal Bluetooth Keyboard from Elecom. To be very honest with you, this keyboard, beside being Bluetooth 3.0 with HID Profile does not stike my as mind-blowing, still, it is nice to have a “REAL” universal Bluetooth Keyboard compatible with iOS, Android, OSX, Windows and Linux lying around just in case.
The TK-FBP049E will be available in Japan at 14,959 Yen at the end of this month and if you are interested I am sure that a company like GeekSutff4U will be …

C-535 Series, Kenwood new thin CD and Bluetooth Player

JVC Kenwood outs today in Japan a new thin and compact (170x139x198mm) CD and Bluetooth Player with the C-535. Announced at around 35,000 Yen and schedule for a launch mid-November the C-535 Series, available in Black and White, comes with a Pair od 2x20W speakers, USB support, Bluetooth 2.1+EDR with A2DP, AVRCP, an AM/FM radio tuner and with the support of MP3 as well as WMA files either stored on a USB thumbdrive or a CD-R/RW.

Nikon outs D5200 DSLR in Japan

Here you are Nikon’s latest entry level DSLR the D5200! Replacing the already rather capable and highly recommended D5100, the D5200 comes with a lot of new and improved features like a 39 points AF System, an Expeed 3 Image Processor and a 24.1Mpix sensor! But what makes Nikon truly unique for most people and especially first time users is its easy to understand UI that has been completely rework from the ground up to be even more intuitive! The D5200, is also capable to shoot 5fps …

Panasonic Introduces The AG-AF100A Series with 10 Bit 4:2:2 HD support

Panasonic Corporation will release the new AG-AF100A Series Memory Card Camera Recorder in November 2012. The AG-AF100A Series is the professional HD camera recorder with a Micro Four Thirds mount. As with the conventional model AG-AF100 Series, AG-AF100A Series can use a wide range of lenses including Micro Four Thirds compatible DSLR (Digital Single Lens Reflex) lenses and Cinema lenses with a mount adapter. AG-AF100A Series also features two-channel XLR audio input terminals and more …

Japan Display develops paper-like low-power color LCD which can display video

Japan Display has developed a paper-like low-power color reflective LCD, which can display video.
“Ordinary liquid crystal displays have a backlight, and produce the picture by using a liquid crystal shutter. But this panel doesn’t have a backlight. It reflects light from above, and the liquid crystal shutter is used to produce a monochrome image. At the same time, color filters are used, to give a color picture.”
“This display has what’s called a Light Control …