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If you’ve ever tried to record video at a concert, you may good good footage, but still end up bad sound. Pocket cams like the Flip have some competition on the way with the announcement of the Samson Zoom Q3HD Handy Video Recorder. Zoom, a company known for its award-winning stereo recorders, boasts that this is the only handheld camera to record both HD video and HD audio.

The camera records 24-bit/96Hz audio, and video at 1080p at 30 frames per second, or 720p at 30 or 60 fps. It has a 4x digital zoom, and three lighting settings — including a “Concert Lighting” setting, which, according to a press release, “…allows the camera to capture clear, detailed videos even in light intensive environments that would cause most camcorders to wash out.”

You can turn the camcorder on its side to watch videos in 16:9 format. It comes with a 2GB SD card that provides up to 45 minutes of HD video. It accepts up to a 32GB SDHC card for up to 7 hours of HD video. It also comes with software and two AA batteries.

The Zoom Q3HD will be available this Fall.

If you tend to travel with your phone or Bluetooth-enabled music player and spend much more time listening to music than you do placing or receiving calls, Motorola’s new S10-HD Bluetooth headset may be ideal for you.

The headset is lightweight, wraps around the back of your head, and has a pair of cushioned earbuds that fit into each ear. The S10-HD is designed to function more like a pair of headphones than a headset, but there is a microphone in the unit, and if you have it paired with your phone, incoming calls will automatically pause playback while you’re speaking and start playing the music again when the call is over.

The Bluetooth antenna, receiver, and controls are located in the back of the headset, which keeps the weight in the back and improves antenna performance outdoors. Even so, the S10-HD is still Bluetooth audio, which is notorious for suffering from compression issues. Headsets like the S10-HD are generally designed for people who have to have wireless audio or who want to take their music with them on the go without wires. It will be available late October at Best Buy retail stores and online retailers for $79.99 list. 

Nah, it’s not the second coming of the Jupiter Jack. In fact, it’s not a lackluster FM transmitter at all. Instead of pumping yet another one of those, Scosche has decided to take the high road here with the MotorMouth II, a Bluetooth streaming device that’s designed for use in any vehicle with a 3.5mm auxiliary input. The idea here is to pair your Bluetooth handset with the adapter, then plug the adapter into your head unit; once you start a handsfree conversation on your mobile, the caller’s voice can be heard loud and clear over your car’s stereo. Of course, you may want to avoid this critter if you’re planning on taking to your part-time lover while your full-time partner in life is riding shotgun, but for the faithful ones out there, it’s available now for $79.99.

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H20 Audio just debuted a waterproof case for the new Nano and Shuffle, and now it’s showing off new headphones, too. The Surge 2G is the next generation of the company’s most popular headphones. They’re waterproof and sweatproof, so you can use them for swimming laps or running track. According to the company, product spokesperson Michael Phelps wears them in and out of the pool, and that’s good enough for me.

The Surge 2G offers a new design and audio experience that provides strong sound in a sleek, aerodynamic profile. The new shape improves fit and reduces drag. They come with a lifetime warranty and sell for a reasonable $49.99.

We’ve seen speaker systems that use flat surfaces as a diaphragm before, but Franklin’s Roadie might be the first modular to splash down in the new millennium. It’s a three part system (if you want it to be), consisting of the EVS-2000, EVS-3000 and EVS-4000. In order of mention, you’ve got a base model that accepts sources via a 3.5mm input jack, a rechargeable battery with SD card slot, and a bonus tweeter / equalizer. It ain’t much good in your hand, but slap it on a table (or any other flat surface, like a floor) and the tunes start to boom. Or become marginally more audible, anyway. The trio should go on sale soon for $99.99 as a bundle, while the 2000 and 3000 can be picked up by themselves for $49.99 / $79.99, respectively.

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