This week the folks at LG have announced the LG G Pad 8.3 tablet, the first tablet the company has announced for the market in several years. Remember the double-camera-toting 3D-capable T-Mobile LG G-Slate? Todays tablet device is delivering a whole new experience – bringing on an 8.3-inch display with Full HD resolution and hardware […]
The LG G2 is being delivered to the public this week at an event where LG has, first and foremost, made it clear that they’re no to be beaten in the display department. With the LG G2, the user will be working with a 5.2-inch display working with “True FHD”. What LG means when they […]
Philips has updated its Ambilight color-illumination system for TVs by integrating it with Hue wireless LED lightbulbs, spreading content-themed light effects around the room. The update – which comes with a new Ambilight+Hue app for iOS and Android, compatible with Ambilight TVs from 2011 onward – arrives alongside the Philips Elevation TV, a new ultra-slim 60-inch LCD TV with Ambilight “4-sided XL” for all-round colors.
Ambilight uses multi-color LEDs around the frame of the TV to project light around the set, onto the walls behind it. By matching the different colors to the dominant on-screen color, Philips claims the overall viewing experience is more immersive.
Initially, the system projected a single color, but over the generations that’s been improved to the point where light can shine from all sides and in different hues simultaneously. The new Hue lightbulb integration expands this even more, meaning that scenes can be extended throughout the living room.
The new app apparently walks users through the setup, presumably allowing them to indicate whereabouts, in relation to the TV, each of the ZigBee-enabled bulbs is positioned. The bulbs – which we reviewed back in November – are priced at $199.95 for a starter set of three and the base-station.
As for the Philips Elevation TV, that surrounds a 60-inch Full HD LCD display with 94 LEDs to create Ambilight colors around it. The TV also supports passive 3D – with four sets of glasses in the box – and has integrated WiFi and ethernet, along with four HDMI ports and three USB.
There’s Smart TV support and the remote control also includes a QWERTY keyboard for easier text entry; the WiFi can be used to hook up a Miracast device for streaming, and the Elevation can also stream content via DLNA to a second display elsewhere on the home network.
At 13.5mm, Philips expects the Elevation TV to be mounted on the wall, though it also comes with a transparent stand. It’ll go on sale in Q3 in Europe and Russia, priced at £2,800 ($4,175).
It’s not the first time we’ve seen Hue’s potential for Ambilight duties considered. After the bulbs were launched, several DIY projects to synchronize them to on-screen content – such as through an Apple TV, in Kai Aras’ project – sprang up. Philips has since updated its remote app with more smart home features, as well as thrown things open to developers with an open API.
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Windows Phone 8 could soon officially support 1080p displays if new support in the official Microsoft emulator for the Full HD resolution is any indication, increasing the competitiveness for high-end devices running the OS against Android. The support, spotted by developer Justin Angel buried in the Windows Phone 8 Visual Studio 8 emulator beta, is
Today MAKI Corporation announced that they will release a full HD waterproof action video camera “GEANEE AC-01″ very soon.
It’s a IPX8 waterproof video camera that is usable at a depth of up to 10 meters so that you can use it at the pool and shore side and so on. With the accompanying mount kit, you can attach “GEANEE AC-01″ to your bicycle and take a full HD (1920×1080 dot) video while road or mountain biking. Maximum duration of shooting is 6 hours (HD mode).
“G sensor” that detects the direction of the video camera is built-in, so even if you set the video camera upside down, the image that is shot won’t be displayed upside down.
CMOS image sensor (effective pixel: 5 million pixels) is built-in. Video format is MOV (Codecs: H.264/ADPCM) and video size is 1920×1080 / 30 fps, 1280×720 / 60fps, and 1280×720 / 30fps. Still image format is JPEG, and the size are 4608×3456, 2592×1944, and 2048×1536. It adopted a 120 degree wide angle lens.
Estimated price: ¥14,800
Size: 40x96x45.8mm
Weight: 112g
Interface: mini USB2.0, microHDMI output, microSD memory card slot
Based on the dynabook V713, the V713/H is nothing more than an “Bluid To Order” convertible PC oriented for businesses and comes with the same basic features. However, unlike the V713, the V713/H comes with Windows 8 Pro 64Bit and the ability to downgrade to Windows 7, a selection of Core i5-3439Y, i5-3339Y and Celeron 847 CPU, 2 or 4GB of RAM, a 128GB SSD, a Full HD 11.6 IPS LCD, WiFi ABGN, Bluetooth 4.0, HDMI Out, USB 3.0…
Announced for the end of June, the V713/H will be sold at a starting price of 230,790 Yen in Japan
COWON Japan released Wi-Fi compliant full HD drive recorder “AUTO CAPSULE COWON AW1″ last April. They have received requests from their users that they want to record more data, so a new 16GB model will be released on June 7.
Price is ¥25,800.
Toshiba is releasing 2 models of the Windows 8 Ultrabook “dynabook V713″ (V713/28J and V713/27J). It features the ability to split the keyboard from the LCD panel as needed so that it can be used as either a PC or a tablet to match your purpose.
The handwriting input function using the included stylus is something that Toshiba says it has put a lot of effort into. They worked on “4 important elements of the feel of a good pen”:
– smoothness
– pen pressure equilibrium
– display position of the tip of the pen
– pen pressure responsiveness
The CPU is an Intel Core i5-3339Y processor that reduces the amount of heat generated and helps the battery run longer, and it features an 11.6 inch full HD LCD touch panel (1,920×1,080 dot). High-rigidity resin is used for the body to make it strong in the event of dropping.
Price is open price.
The specs are very similar for both models:
V713/28J
OS: Windows 8 64bit
CPU: Intel Core i5-3339Y Processor
Memory: 4GB
SSD: 128GB SSD
Display: 11.6 inch full HD LCD touch panel (1,920×1,080 dot)
Wireless connection: Wi-fi (IEEE802.11a/b/g/n), Intel wireless display, Bluetooth
Weight: 870g (as a tablet), 1.47kg (as a PC)
V713/27J
OS: Windows 8 64bit
CPU: Intel Core i5-3339Y Processor
Memory: 4GB
SSD: 128GB SSD
Display: 11.6 inch full HD LCD touch panel (1,920×1,080 dot)
Wireless connection: Wi-fi (IEEE802.11b/g/n), Bluetooth
Weight: 825g (as a tablet), 1.43kg (as a PC)
Announced last Friday in Japan, JVC’s new powerful camcorder the GC-P100 is the sport oriented or action amateur filmmaker dream comes true! Indeed thanks to JVC’s Falcon Bird technology the GC-P100 is capable to shoot by default Full HD 60p videos in 36Mbps as well as stunning 600fps ones in 320×176! Announced at around 130,000 Yen and set to arrive in Japan at the end of May, the GC-P100 comes with a 12.76Mpix CMOS sensor, a JVC HD GT Lens with a 10x optical zoom, IS, Zoom Position Memory, a 3″ Monitor and additional 0.24 Viewfinder and support both SDHC and SDXC Cards. Finally one more interesting feature on the GC-P100 is its 4sec shutter speed function design to give you stunningly clear videos at night without suffering from too much visible noise.
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