Samsung New Camera Lineup
Samsung introduced five new models today. (All will be available in “spring of 2007,” says Sammy.) In addition to the way-cool looking L73, it brought out the 8-megapixel S850 ($250) and10.1-megapixel S1050 ($350). These cams lack the face detection of the L73, but they do sport handy 5X zoom lenses (vs. 3X on the L73).…
Samsung L73 Digicam Can Spot Faces
Unlike most of those coy camera vendors who are saving their new goods for February’s PMA show, Samsung is putting out right here in Vegas with five new models. Coolest is the 7-megapixel L73 ($300). With it, Samsung joins the anti-aphasia campaigns of Canon, Fujifilm, and Nikon by adding face detection. Its Intelligent Face Recognition…
RCA/Thomson’s Ageless Media Devices
RCA has all your needs of yesteryear covered with their DRC8335 “Full Recording Solution” DVD/VCR combo. NTSC and ATSC TV tuners have your new- and old-school programs under control. Play and record VHS and DVD media with the touch of a button for $250 this April. More ancient technologies (and one modern one) after the…
Samsung’s A-VSB Digital Broadcasting Tech is Confusing Yet Awesome
OK, the video above is from the Samsung press conference where they lay out all the details on their new A-VSB digital broadcasting technology, and to be honest, they do a much better job explaining exactly what it is than I ever could. So go ahead and watch it, as Blakeley went through all the…
Precious Stones: RCA’s Gem Line MP3 Players, Jensen SportFones
Just like the shiny rocks they’re named after, RCA’s line of Gem MP3 players aren’t that fancy. The Pearl is a tiny 1GB thumb drive player with a MicroSD slot, designed for the barebones minimalist. For $49, you get a backlit screen that can alternate between seven colors, and a AAA battery will power the…
Press Conference Highlights, Day Two Edition
Press conference after press conference, where to begin? In case you were out, you know, living a life, here’s a shopping list of some the day’s press conference gems. 1. 108-inch Aquos LCD TV from Sharp. Wow. https://gizmodo.com/sharp-rolls-out-gigantic-108-inch-lcd-226761 2. LG’s combination Blu-ray/HD DVD player. Why have nasty format wars when you can buy one catch-all…
RCA EZ201 Camcorder, MemoryMaker: Easy Does It
RCA’s CES offerings can be summed up with one word: easy. First up is their next generation Small Wonder digital camcorder, the EZ201. It ships with an hour’s worth of recording time on built-in flash memory, but also has a slot for an SD card in case you’re marathon recording. A 1.5-inch flip-out LCD lets…
Sharp to Plasma: I Crush You
Along with grabbing the title for most ginourmous TV, Sharp also announced four new lines of relatively giant mainstream LCDs aimed right at where plasma lives. https://gizmodo.com/sharp-rolls-out-gigantic-108-inch-lcd-226761 The D92 series features 1080p screens in 42-, 46-, and 52-inch sizes, priced from $3500 to $5200. All are available in January, except the 42-inch, which is coming…
Pioneer Car Audio Collections
It’s a Pioneer Christmas for the car audio world today, as Pioneer has announced a boatload of new speakers, amplifiers and subwoofers. The TS-A line of speakers start at $65 and are optimized for compressed audio like MP3. In the amplifier realm, the new GM line (GM-3300 through GM-7300) are priced from $100 to $200…
Samsung Puts 3 DLP’s On a Diet And Throws In LED While They’re At It
With one fell swoop Samsung improved on just about everything that we hated about DLP’s with their Slim LED DLPˇ line. First off, is the new LED backlight. Not only is it a lot brighter then traditional DLP’s lights, but it turns on in less then 10 seconds. And all this is accomplished while being…