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All three new camcorders from Panasonic—the SDR-H85, SDR-T50 and SDR-S50—have 33mm wide-angle lenses and 78x zooms, and while pricing and availability hasn’t been announced yet, they sound decent enough. That aforementioned 78x zoom is enhanced optical, but true optical is 70x. Panasonic’s also updated the range with a Wind Noise Canceller which detects and cancels…
Sony just announced a Cyber-Shot point-and-shoot camera with both GPS and a digital compass, so you can use Google Maps to find the best shooting spot in your area. Plus, it’s packing an impressively high-end sensor. These cameras are also capable of some pretty impressive video—AVCD in 60i, in full HD resolution. They’re not just…
Ice and LEDs combine in Harbin, China for the 26th annual Ice and Snow Sculpture Festival. We would have headlined this post “City of Lice” all clever-like, but, well, obviously that was a horrible idea. [The Big Picture]
The DMP-B500 and DMP-B100 Panasonic portable BLu-ray players have 10.1-inches and 8.9-inches respectively, as well as Wi-Fi for connectivity and an SD card slot for photo shows. They also have a USB port, Dolby Digital, DTS HD and Viera Link, all great for keeping your toddlers—who can’t even tell the difference between SD and HD—entertained…
Sony is making a big push with Playstation Network, finally bringing their breadth of media ownings and hardware together. We’re talking PS3, Vaio, Blu-ray, Bravia TVs, everything—it’s all going to play nice now.
Phone Arena‘s got leaked specs for Verizon’s Palm Pre Plus and Palm Pixi Plus. There’s not much being revealed for Verizon’s Web OS Phones other than the Pre getting 16gb storage and the Pixi getting WiFi. [Phone Arena via Engadget]
Sony just announced the Dash (or as they call it, the “dash”) is a crazy convergence of what we think of as a tablet with a stand-up widget device like the Chumby. It looks badass. Update: Hands-on! https://gizmodo.com/chumby-one-review-totally-frivolous-but-totally-adora-5403517 It’s pretty interesting—not just a slab like a giant iphone, but an angled screen that stands upright,…
Sony introduced a whopping 17 new cameras and camcorders today, in the Handycam and Cyber-Shot lines, and as was hinted, they support SD and microSD cards. Even better, the new TransferJet lets you share photos between cameras, wirelessly. https://gizmodo.com/sony-relents-after-11-years-launches-first-sd-card-lin-5441562 Only certain Sony cameras will support TransferJet, and even then they have to use another goddamn…
Sony’s launching thirty-eight TVs. The best, the XBR-LX900, is a 3D-ready edge-lit LED set that goes up to 60 inches with 240Hz, Wi-Fi (for video services like Netflix), face detection (for auto-backlight dimming) and an anti-reflective panel. And Three-Dee. I’d personally go with the XBR-HX900, which is 3D like the LX900, but it’s got LED…
Sony may have spearheaded Blu-ray, but besides the PS3, other companies have done more to push the format to become a great home-theater product. Today, Sony shows off the BDP-S770, a truly awesome Blu-ray player of its own. This is not what you’d call a “me too” product—at the moment it has the hottest Blu-ray…
Sony just announced that they’re going to focus on live music performances in 3D. They started out with a clip of Hendrix at Woodstock (awesome) and now they’re bringing out the adorable glitter explosion that is Taylor Swift. They’re going to film them live and convert to 3D, to be broadcast on TV. Right now,…
It appears Panasonic will be first to market with their 64 gigabyte SDXC card, announcing that it, along with a 48 GB model, will be available in February 2010. https://gizmodo.com/new-sdxc-memory-card-spec-supports-2tb-capacities-5125341 The new flash cards will beat Toshiba’s own 64 GB SDXC cards, which were announced in august with a release date of “Spring 2010.” Of…
The leaked Lumix FH series of cameras has just been given the go-ahead by Panasonic, with the 14.1-megapixel DMC-FH20 and FH3, and 12.1-megapixel FH1. They’re all slim 28mm wide-angle models, and should continue Panny’s strong camera reputation. The FH20 has an 8x optical zoom, and the FH3 and FH1 have a 5x optical zoom. Video…
The UMID mBook BZ is in many ways a curious animal: it packs a ton of power into a MID, but doesn’t know quite to how to harness it. It’s a ultrasmall computer that can be ultrahard to use. The mBook BZ has many of the same specs as its predecessor, the M1: it has…
Panasonic’s dropped four Blu-ray players on CES goers today, the DMP-BD45, DMP-BD65 and DMP-BD85. But the big news is the DMP-BDT350, which is their first 3D player. That DMP-BDT350 features VIERA CAST, 96kHz surround sound re-master, one USB port, multi-format playback and 1080p up-conversion for DVDs, with little else known about it for now. More…
Panasonic is betting hard on 3D, pushing out not only a new 3D camcorder, but also a full line of 3D Viera HDTVs. https://gizmodo.com/worlds-first-3d-camcorder-will-cost-21-000-this-fall-5441912 The VT 25 Series comes in 50, 54, 58 and 65-inch sizes, with THX certification, 24p cinematic playback and a 5,000,000:1 contrast ratio. It is also equipped with VieraCast digital content,…
Panasonic’s 152-inch TV just hit and it’s got 4k by 2k resolution, 3D support and several technologies that speed up display and optimize it for displaying 3D by reducing cross talk. Not that you’ll be able to afford one. It’ll be about the size of the 150-incher above, plus two inches. The quad luminous tech…
No pricing, no exact date and no further confirmation on specs or games, but word came from Microsoft direct. No idea on countries either, but we’re presuming US first, other territories to follow.
Earlier this year, Panasonic shared a dual-lensed 3D camcorder concept with the world. Today, they showed off a new iteration, which will be available…sometime, they promised. UPDATE https://gizmodo.com/panasonic-camcorder-packs-two-lenses-for-full-hd-in-3d-5220145 More info reveals that the system is “full HD” (1920×1080) and uses simple SDHC/SD cards for recording…a medium that seems like such underkill for the price, but…
The leak was true. DirecTV will be launching 3 dedicated channel for 3D content within 2010. https://gizmodo.com/3d-hd-television-channel-coming-next-year-too-early-5435759 Partners include CBS, FoxSports, HDNet and more, plus DirecTV will be making their own content. Customers with DirecTV HD boxes will receive a free firmware update in Q2 2010, making their existing systems work with future 3D HDTVs.…