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ytkliu: Also, please keep in mind that the $28,000 Epic-X package is only available to people who had already purchased RED Ones...anyone who is purchasing th... more »
ytkliu: Before the announcement I'd been waiting anxiously for months for more news...and I wasn't disappointed. I'm definitely still buying a Scarlet despite... more »
Pope John Peeps II: So........... that's Megatron. #reddsmc more »
balls187: J Jannard, you crazy bastard. How I envy you. #reddsmc more »
szrimaging: As a still photographer who is looking to add video to his bag o' tricks, I was very very interested in the RED modular system. Sadly, with no time li... more »
Jrsy Devil's Advocate®: For some reason I am envisioning this camera transforming into this... more »
Eugenia: I've personally lost my interest in RED. Too much vaporware and products that are simply not sustainable to create by this small company. And the pric... more »
TailsNZ: Wow, I wonder how much space 5k 100fps footage takes up. #reddsmc more »
Earthslide: I see Megatron. #reddsmc more »
David Hildreth: $28,000 is not expensive. #reddsmc more »

#digitalfilm

The RED Digital Film Cameras' Spec Lists Are As Big As Their Prices
We've drooled over accessories for RED's digital still and motion cameras, but now we've got specs for the actual DSMCs. No release dates yet, but looks like the EPIC-X with it's $28,000 price will come first. Updated:: Lotsa pictures. More »
#digitalfilm

Red Accessories Coming to Kick More Digital Video Ass or Destroy the Galaxy
Red has just unveiled eight accessories for their cameras, to be released this month. No prices have been announced, but these things look so amazingly sleek and menacing that they could be parts stolen from alien spaceships in Area 51. More »
#red

Red Epic Used to Shoot Sexiest Woman Alive, Kate Beckinsale, at 5K Resolution
Megan Fox may have been sexy enough to use the 3K resolution Red Epic video camera to shoot with, but the sexiest woman alive needs 5K. Kate Beckinsale is an extra 2K sexier than Megan Fox. More »
#digitalcameras

Esquire's Sexiest Woman Alive, Filmed at Delicious 5K Super High Resolution
Last year, Esquire shot Megan Fox in 3K resolution using the Red One. This year, they're going to 5K (yes, 5K, meaning you can see her pores) for the Sexiest Woman Alive, using Red's Epic. Here's a (low res) taste: More »
#digitalcameras

Red One vs. 5D Mark II vs. Lumix GH1 Video Test Stuns for Several Reasons
I suppose one lesson of this short clip—comparing footage from the Red One, Canon 5D Mark II, and Panasonic Lumix GH1 with a range of lenses—is that a woman in a black dress makes for great test video. More »
#redone

Using the Red One Camera to Make a 'Living Movie Poster'
We've seen the Red One blur the line between DSLRs and HD cameras with Esquire's video-still Megan Fox cover, but this video shows how a photography studio that shoots movie posters has used it to blend photography and video even more. More »
#photography

Megan Fox Esquire Cover Shot In Video, Not Stills
If the fusion of video cameras and dSLRs hadn't blurred enough before, Esquire shot their June issue cover of Megan Fox in video—a purported first in the magazine world. More »
#filmmaking

Crank: High Voltage Directors Talk Cameras and Filming While Rollerblading
As you can probably guess from their movies, Crank: High Voltage directors Mark Neveldine and Brian Taylor have sort of a different filmmaking philosophy that's as dangerous and awesome as what they produce. More »
#videocameras

RED Scarlet Test Footage Hits the 'Nets Looking Like a Gift From the Gods
I love that RED's upcoming Scarlet camera will cost around $2500 and can produce beautiful footage like this. Paired with a 100mm RED PRIME PRO lens here, the 2/3" Scarlet captures footage at 3K resolution. More »
#microsoft

Red Xbox Coming
Kotaku notes that a NZ Halo Wars press release makes mention of an EB exclusive Red Xbox 360 Elite. [Kotaku]
#red

The Sanctuary Crew Sure Does Like Their RED Cameras
Sanctuary isn't a terribly popular (or interesting) show, but it does look nice. It's no coincidence, then, that they're the first North American production to exclusively use RED cameras . More »
#fake

iPhone 3G Red Looks Cool but It's Fake
French site Nowhereelse has their hands on some photos that look suspiciously like a (RED) version of the 16GB iPhone 3G. However, it's lacking the telltale (RED) badge, making this pic dubious at best. Update.
#nintendods

Ninendo DS In Red Mario Bros Limited Edition On Black Friday
It's not a special Black Friday deal, but DS fans may think it's a bit special all the same: Nintendo's launching a limited edition Mario Red DS bearing the M logo this Friday. It'll also come with a bundled copy of New Super Mario Bros, and it'll set you back $150. There's another limited edition bundle too, mixing up the ice-blue DS with a custom matching-color carrying case and a copy of Brain Age, for the same price...but it sounds like way less fun than Mario. [NintendoDS]
#red

RED to Make Another, Even Bigger Announcement on December 3rd
RED CEO Jim Jannard, who generally manages to construct all sentences using only intensifiers and superlatives, is getting really excited on the RedUser forums again: More »
#photography

Video Game "O Faces" Captured with RED Camera
British photographer Robbie Cooper used stills from the video taken by his RED camera to show that look of total concentration achieved by kids as they play some particularly absorbing video games, including Grand Theft Auto IV and Call of Duty 4. More »
#gizmodogallery

At Gizmodo Gallery: The Red One Camera
We'll have a lot more than the 1983 Apple Phone prototype at the upcoming Gizmodo Gallery. Perhaps you were interested in getting a good look at the famous Red One camera? That's good, because we sorta know a guy.
#red

RED Unloads Modular Cameras, a DSLR, 3D and 28k
Rumors of a RED DSLR had been confirmed a long time ago, but what of the Scarlet and EPIC übercamcorders? On the REDUser forums, RED CEO Jim Jannard has explained it all: Scarlet and EPIC are the DSLR — all cameras are "part of the same DSMC system", so each and every camera will be part of a modular, build-your-own, still and video product line based on the Scarlet and EPIC 'Brains'. To do this, RED has furnished an insanely diverse new collection of components, with sensors ranging from the $2500 3k Scarlet to the $55,000, 28k EPIC 617 Mysterium Monstro. More »
#red

RED Re-Teases Nov 13 Announcement With Camera Ports, More Hyperbole
In case you forgot there's a big RED announcement happening this week on November 13, RED CEO Jim Jannard is again lighting up the RED User forums with another cryptic tease. Saying nothing more than "Not sure what this means..." the outspoken exec lets fly some ports for the company's upcoming übercamera. As CrunchGear rightly notes, we're probably looking at two XLR ports, video outs and a proprietary connector. We'll know all on Thursday. And for all the pre-buzz, the RED people have made some really spectacular gear and we can't wait to see it trickle into consumer level gear. [RED User via Crunch Gear]
#red

RED Teases Nov 13th Announcement With Cryptic Renders, More Hyperbole
RED CEO Jim Jannard is either an incredible visionary or prone to serial exaggeration. Just yesterday, he deigned to visit the RED forums, promising that "[RED is] doing things we never thought possible... When we do post, it will be very obvious why we needed a bit more time to 'spill the beans'." As a teaser, he decided to spill two of those beans early, in the form of vague, zoomed-in renders of RED's new HIV-curing, hunger-ending, climate-stabilizing übercamera. More »
#red

Red's CEO Confirms "Incredible" Product Re-Jig Announcement, November 13
We already knew Red was going to totally revise its Epic and Scarlet cameras, and there was a rumor about a Red DLSR too: but Jim Jannard—Red's CEO—has just popped up on the RedUser forums and confirmed that there's going to be an announcement about the new Epics and Scarlets on November 13th. And if that news alone isn't interesting enough, get what Jim has to say about it: More »
#laservue

Mitsubishi LaserVue vs. Pioneer Kuro Plasma: The High-End Throwdown
The dudes over at The Tech Lounge sat down for a real-world—not canned—comparison of Mitsubishi's cutting-edge, 65-inch LaserVue HDTV with the current reigning champ, Pioneer's 60-inch Kuro plasma set. Does Mitsubishi's fancy new tech really make for a better high-def experience? The tests show, at the very least, that the LaserVue can certainly hold its own against maybe the best HDTV in the world: "You're not going to find a set that is capable of displaying colors quite like this one." More »
#gaming

Xbox 360 Controller, in Red!
That red Xbox 360 controller that we told you about is out now (except it's lacking its rumored green counterpart). Nothing special is going on with the buttons or functions, but each controller is forcibly bundled with a Play & Charge kit, meaning that they run a steep $65 a pop. The price may seem crazy, but if you actually search retailers for the limited edition package, you'll see it's really selling for somewhere around $53.75. [Kotaku]
#camcorders

Red Scarlet Cam Replaced With a "New Vision"
Red's Jim Jannard has told fans in the RedUser forums to "Wipe your minds of the past announced Scarlet. Forget the design and forget the price. It is all different now. We think you will be surprised." In his words, "the market has changed and we have discovered a lot of things in the process. We have a new vision." So it is not as though the Scarlet cam has been scrapped—what we are talking about here is a ground up redesign that should be a positive thing for consumers. That having been said, the RED EPIC is going to receive a similar treatment as well. More »
#red

Red Confirms DSLR, Says It's Bigger "Revolution" Than Red One
Red, makers of the famous Red One camera, have confirmed their upcoming DSLR while dropping breadcrumbs of specs for us to gobble up. First things first, don't call it at SLR—it's a "replacement for DSLRs" going internally by the name DSMC (Digital Still and Motion Camera). And if we're reading between the lines correctly, they're teasing that the camera will feature video content above hi def. More »
#fatphones

Sprint's HTC Touch Diamond Groped Ahead of Release by WSJ
We've been keeping you up to date on the CDMA version of HTC's Touch Diamond, coming soon to Sprint, but the lucky buggers over at the Wall St Journal got their mitts on one ahead of its launch. It's fatness turns out to be 0.6-inches in size, partly due to that 1,350 mAh battery good for 4.2 hours of talk time. It comes with Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional Edition with a Sprint-customized TouchFLO interface plus a bunch of extras like Dataviz's Documents to Go Suite, Opera browser, a YouTube app and it works with Sprint TV and the Sprint Music Store. There's also 4GB of internal memory, a 3.2-megapixel camera, Wi-Fi and Bluetooth A2DP. The price is now set at $250, apparently, with 2-year contract, and it's now due mid-September. [WSJ via CNET]
#dslrs

RED May Be Making a DSLR Camera
The RED camera's Jim Jannard mentions the next generation Mysterium "Monstro" sensor, which be offered as a free upgrade to the Mysterium-X piece shipping in the Epic cam. Then he blows my mind by revealing he's getting into the DSLR race with the same kit. [REDUSER via Engadget, image not of anything remotely made by RED]
#buff

CDMA HTC Touch Diamond Has Release Date, Price, Fatness-Highlighting Red Rear
We suggested the CDMA version of the Touch Diamond had eaten all the pies last week: Now word is out on its release and Sprint and HTC have chosen not to disguise it. Oh no... they've dolled that large rear-end up in a striking red color. Bizarre, though I guess its in the "if you can't hide it, make a feature of it" school of thinking. We can at least partly forgive its 0.55-inch depth, though, which is due to a 1350mAh battery. It's due out August 28th on Sprint, costing $549 for the bare phone, and $299 on a two-year contract. [Unwiredview via NewLaunches]
#htcdiamond

Red Sprint HTC Diamond Spotted?
Maybe it's real. Maybe it's a Photoshop. Either way, here's a red HTC Diamond with a Sprint logo on it. The image goes along with months of rumors about a Sprint-based HTC Diamond—one that will have a more curved case than its GSM counterpart along with a battery boost from 900 mAh to 1340 mAh (over 30%). But whether the image is confirmation of these rumors or just a product thereof is not yet known. [Brighthand]
#xbox360

Red and Green Limited Edition Xbox 360 Controllers Coming in September
Microsoft is rolling out limited edition green and red Xbox 360 controllers at the end of September for $64 each. The red one which we see here has black accents plus comes with a bundled Play & Charge with red battery pack. The green one isn't listed on xbox.com yet, but Kotaku has a picture of it here. If you really want red and green controllers NOW, you can always go Colorware. [Xbox.com]
#redscarlethdpocketpro

New Red Scarlet Cam Prototype Looks Rugged, Can Probably Kill You with Death Rays
The high definition wizards at RED have a new design update on their Red Scarlet HD Pocket Pro, their handy high definition camera priced under $3,000, which can shoot 3k resolution 120fps video. Looking at the new rugged exterior, it can probably shoot anti-matter beams or armor-piercing grenades too. We want. [Scarlet user]
#digitalcameras

Red's 5k, 4k, and 3k Pro Cameras: What the Resolution Really Means
Here's why we're excited about Red's announcements of their 3K Scarlet and 5K Epic digital cameras. Their insane resolution. It's one thing to talk about resolution as an abstract number, but Red has a fantastic chart comparing these resolutions to things you're actually familiar with, like your HDTV or your old SDTV. Even the Scarlet, the most affordable of their cameras, dwarfs your 1080p TV in the way that Wilt Chamberlain's "scoring" record dwarfs ours. [Red]
#redray

RED RAY Drive Plays 4K, 2K HD Video from RED Disc, RED Express and CompactFlash
RED's last announcement for the day is the RED RAY disc drive, which looks like Darth Vader's optical drive of choice. It plays 4K, 2K (Epic's insane 5K looks like it's off the table, but what about Scarlet's 3K?) and 1080p video down through standard-def off of RED Disc or RED Express, plus native RAW R3D files off of a CompactFlash card. It's due early 2009 with Epic and Scarlet, but again "specifications, delivery dates and design are subject to change...count it." [RED]
#videocameras

RED Launches 5K RED EPIC Flagship Camera
RED just announced their new RED EPIC flagship video camera at NAB, which uses a new, full-frame S35mm Mysterium X sensor. The Mysterium X matches the quality of 35mm film at 5k resolution and one ups the 4k Mysterium sensor found in the RED ONE. The EPIC can also shoot framerates up to 100 FPS. More »
#redscarlet

Red Scarlet 3K HD Pocket Pro Camera Under $3000
Red's pocket-sized professional camera, Scarlet has made its promised debut at NAB, and it is the tiny hotness. It shoots in heady 3k resolution with Red's new 2/3-inch Mysterium X sensor, shooting from 1-120fps (180fps burst) and up to 100MB/sec REDCODE RAW HD, recording to dual Compact Flash cards. It's got Wi-Fi control (sweet), and all the necessary ports: HDMI, HD-SDI, Firewire 800 and USB2. The 4.8-inch LCD should be more than adequate on this compact HD shooter. Besides coming with an 8X T2.8 Red zoom lens, it's compatible with most Red One accessories. Price? We're hearing under $3000, set for early '09, no pre-orders. But the note that specs and delivery dates could change is a bit ominous, since the Red One saw some delays. [Red, Brochure]
#cellphones

Fire Red Sidekick Slide Coming May, Juneish
We know how much you kids love the Sidekicks, which is why you'll be excited at getting a completely new color: fire red. Boy Genius has the image above, plus gives the estimated release date on T-Mobile at either late May or early June. It's no Sidekick 4, but it'll do for now. We're still wondering how much they had to pay Michelle Yeoh to pose for their promo shots. [Boy Genius]
#magenta

Mr. T-Mobile Warns Mr. Engadget Mobile Over the Color Magenta
Mr. T says I'm crazy and he may be right. I'm a bird! I'm a plane! I'm a choo-choo train! But Mr.T-Mobile is the only crazy one: they requested Engadget Mobile to stop using their shade of magenta in his logo because it may lead to "confusion in the marketplace." Their shade of magenta? I've known magenta since she was a kid! She was called Cynthia back then. Don't worry Mr. Block, it'll all pass. Just hold your breath, and remember your exercises! [Engadget via Gadget Lab]
#redpsp

Red PSP Coming Bundled With God of War This Summer
There's no exact date yet, but Kotaku's reporting that a red PSP will be hitting this summer bundled with a copy of God of War: Chains of Olympus as well as Superbad and a gift certificate for a downloadable PlayStation Store game. It's similar to the Star Wars PSP from last summer in that it's a branded PSP, but instead of a bald disabled man with a deep voice, you're getting a bald Spartan with a deep voice. [Kotaku] More »
#apology

Microsoft Valentine's Day Zune Delayed; Sorry Seems to be the Hardest Word
Those chaps at Microsoft promised a special edition Zune 80 for Valentine's Day, but the units have struck a delay and will not reach their destinations on time. That surely blows, but if your sweet was due to receive a Cupid red Zune 80, fret not. Microsoft is doing the right thing—they're refunding the cash, and shipping the Zunes for free regardless. Jump for the note they sent out to the lucky/unlucky customers. More »
#captioncontest

Friday Caption Contest: Bill Gates, Bono and Michael Dell Walk into a Bar
Have you seen Bono more uncomfortable than this? Caption this picture of him supporting the Dell & Microsoft RED campaign. [Image courtesy Gadgetell] More »
#productred

Dell and Microsoft See (Product) Red for Valentine's Day
If I've learned two things in life, it's that it's noble to jump on some bandwagons, and some things just look sexy in red. That's why I was pretty happy to see that Microsoft and Dell were joining the (Product) Red charity for global AIDS relief, and that for every one of the sweet new red XPS One's that are sold, $80 of the purchase will go directly toward buying 6 months of antiretroviral medication. If you buy a (Product) Red XPS M1530 or M1330, the donation is $50, and if you buy the red 948 all-in-one printer, somebody gets 10 days' worth of medication. Some of you are skeptical about this program—tell me, don't you think these numbers prove that (Product) Red is working? Jump for details and more Red-ified product pics. [Dell] More »

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