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We can’t say with any level of certainty why Toshiba chose to announce its new Camileo after CES and before CeBIT, but whatever the reason, we’re sure it’s a good one. Introduced today over in Germany are three new camcorders, all of which boast simple controls for the technologically challenged and easy uploading to YouTube. The whole lot captures in gorgeous 1080p, and they all feature a handy HDMI output for showing off clips as soon as you snag them. The higher-end Camileo P30 arrives with 128MB of internal storage, an SD card slot, a 3-inch LCD monitor and a 5x optical zoom; the H20 steps down to a 2.5-inch display, while the S10 remains mostly mysterious. As for the bits that matter most, the S10 and P30 will be available early next month for €149 ($197) / €199 ($263), respectively, while the H20 can be snapped up now for €249 ($329).

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Filed under: Digital Cameras

Toshiba readies three 1080p Camileo camcorders for Europe originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 28 Jan 2009 18:09:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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It seems like everywhere I turn around at this trade show, I see yet another pocket camcorder. RCA, who has been operating in the field for a while now, used the occasion to launch its latest version of the Small Wonder, the EZ209HD.

I had the opportunity to play around with a prototype of the camera, and I have to say, it’s easily the best looking (and slimmest) model the company has produced in the space–in fact, in the looks department, this thing rival’s Kodak’s newly introduced ZX1.

The camera shoots in HD and features a 2-inch LCD and an SD card slot. The unit also has a built-in rechargeable lithium ion battery and an HDMI port. It’ll street for $119.99.

Samsung and Yahoo! promise the Best of the Web on select 2009 HDTV models, thanks to the Internet@TV widgets we snuck a look at a few weeks ago. Developers build Javascript and XML apps that then run directly on your Samsung HDTV, starting with USA Today, YouTube, eBay, Showtime and Yahoo properties like Flickr and Yahoo! News. Next up their sleeves? Video streaming and “other popular Internet services” running through the built-in Ethernet or optional Wi-Fi USB dongle. Also, unlike some others, the Internet@TV Content service isn’t just a U.S. thing, headed to 12 other countries this year: Canada, Mexico, United Kingdom, Germany, France, Italy, Spain, The Netherlands, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and Finland. Having the Internet no further away than the nearest remote was your biggest request for ’09, right?

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Samsung / Yahoo Internet@TV widgets revealed originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 05 Jan 2009 13:27:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Kodak’s 720p Zi6 has only been out for six months, but already we’re seeing what’s likely its beefed-up predecessor. The mighty Zx1 is debuting here at CES, and with it comes a 2-inch LCD monitor, easy upload to YouTube, 720p HD video capture at 60fps, an IP43-certified weather-resistant design and an SD / SDHC card slot that can understand media up to 32GB in size. All told, users can capture up to ten hours of high-def video, and the bundled HDMI cable makes showing off recent grabs as easy as pie. The Zx1 will arrive in five colors (pink, blue, yellow, red and black) and will include pre-charged AA Ni-MH rechargeable batteries alongside a charger. We’ll bet Creative and Pure Digital have a little something of their own to show off before this one lands in April for $149.95. Full release is (where else?) after the break.

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Kodak’s rugged Zx1 handheld camcorder does 720p in the jungle originally appeared on Engadget on Sun, 04 Jan 2009 14:13:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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LG Electronics said Tuesday that its 2009 lineup of networked Blu-ray players will include video streaming features from CinemaNow and YouTube, as well as with its existing content partner, Netflix.

All three options will be on display at the Consumer Electronics Shw (CES) next week, where LG will debut its 2009 products. LG’s timing is exquisite, given that analysts said Tuesday that interest in connected devices is on the rise.

LG launched its Netflix-connected Blu-ray player, the LG BD300(shown left), in July. “Future LG Network Blu-ray Disc Players will also offer consumers a variety of ways to enjoy more than 12,000 choices of movies and TV episodes from Netflix,” LG added.