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Creative unveils Vado HD pocket camcorder, OS X-compatible

If we recall, the previous Vado HD could at one point hold its own against pocket camcorders, but times have changed and new challengers have entered the competition. So how does Creative's second generation Vado HD keep up? We actually don't know the press release is sparse on details, except to say the 4GB / 60-minute white-and-green model will cost $180 and the 8GB / 120-minute black-and-red one is $200. Also on the horizon early this month is Vado Central software for OS X machines. It'll...

Samsung’s YP-R1 Now Really Official

It ain't the first time we've seen a gizmo take a backwards approach to launch, and we get the feeling it won't be the last. After leaking out, getting reviewed and hitting the all-revealing FCC, Samsung's mildly exciting YP-R1 portable media player is finally an official product in the megacorp's product line. Expected to debut at IFA here in just a few days, the 8.9 millimeter-thin player will boast DivX compatibility, a 2.6-inch touchscreen, TouchWiz interface and a Beat DJ feature that...

Camera With Built in Projector

Nikon as a trusted product for any kind of camera unveiled the official prices and specs for all four cameras, the crazy S1000pj too. Nikon Inc, as the leading innovation in touch camera and first compact camera with built in projector continues design and improve the performance with the introduction of four new COOLPIX Style Series compact digital cameras. First is the ultra-stylish COOLPIX S70 features an enhanced interface and organic light-emitting diode (OLED) display technology for a...

Toshiba Shows Their 2011 HTVS Facial Recognition 3D And More

Separating Toshiba from the competition is a slew of new technology and the top of the line 55ZL1 model checks all the boxes: Seven core CEVO CPU for image processing, a Pro-LED512 panel that is the world's first with 512 zones of dimming among 3,072 LEDs, Personal-TV facial recognition that picks up on which user is watching then personalizes to their preferred settings. LED VL863 series will come in 47- and 42-inch versions featuring LG's FPR passive glasses 3D and four pairs of glasses,...

Switch On TV And The Web

  "TV and the web than become WebTV, from imagination to reality" Ross Rubin (@rossrubin) is executive director of industry analysis for consumer technology at market research and analysis firm author of the articles in greatest gadget reference on the web make the WebTV comes to the surface. WiFi providers such as MobileStar and later Cometa Networks hoped to build vast WiFi networks that would compete with cellular plans. Beside of those vendors, there are a lot more famous...