A new rumor has burst onto the scene out of the Kodak company, and everyone’s frantically trying to figure out just what exactly it is. A “highly placed source” has promised that Kodak’s got something really big planned for the upcoming Consumer Electronics Show this January in Las Vegas, but what exactly it is, no one’s sure.
In fact, the only piece of solid data involved is that it’ll be bowing right alongside the successor to the current Kodak Zi8 pocket camcorder.
Possibilities at this point could be most anything–a storage device, a new DVD burner that works with the Zi8’s successor, anything. In fact, this could be little more than a giant pot of smoke and mirrors designed to give Kodak free publicity by having gadget bloggers like us endlessly try to play guessing games about what it’ll actually be until CES hits.
I guess either way, we’ll have to wait for CES to find out how this one finally boils out.
Oh Thanko…have I told you lately that I love you…r insane brand of gadget lunacy?
The boys and girls out at Thanko have truly done it again. They’re offering up a waterproof USB camera that will remain waterproof up to 20 meters deep, which is approximately sixty feet.
It’s got four gigs of onboard memory, USB, stores files in AVI at 736X280 resolution at 20 frames per second. Even better, the battery takes up to two full hours of nonstop running to go blank, so you’ll have plenty of time to learn all its various features.
But yes, you read that right…they’re actually offering up a waterproof diving USB camera. I admit there are plenty of other possible uses for it, but the fact that you can actually use it as a diving camera strikes me as a bit outlandish. But if you ever wanted to hunt gold in the Caribbean, and don’t mind shelling out a hundred and forty bucks worth of that gold in advance, this has GOT to be the way to do it.
Yesterday, Flip Video updated their MinoHD camcorder. At the core it’s very similar to the original MinoHD, but this one, the Premium edition, sports a larger 2-inch screen (it was 1.5-inch), 8GB of storage (good for up to 2 hours of 720p movies), HDMI port and an aluminum case that can be modded with your own personal touch before arrival. They’ve also updated the camera’s video editing software (now 3.5) as well as the price, which is now $229, up from $199. And fear not, they’re still selling the original MinoHD, which remains at the same price. …Continue reading: Flip Video Updates MinoHD Camcorder, More Storage And A Larger Screen
October 13th, 2009 12:53 PM | by Christen da Costa
Remember Zoom’s Q3 handy camcorder? You know, the one with two condenser mics perched atop its shiny blue body? Well, it’s now available for purchase at select retailers, including Amazon for $249. Now you can record CD quality sound and video in a pocket sized format.
Other features:
2.4-inch 320×240 LCD
30fps
2 AA batteries
USB 2.0 interface
Built-in editing tool
44.1/48kHz 16/24-bit Linear PCM or MP3 audio up to 320kbps (audio with video)
I’m not sure why you’d ever want a tiny spycam built into an equally tiny bedside clock–the less savory application would probably be too impractical as this is a VERY tiny clock–but just in case you’ve got an urge to keep a clock and a camera by your bedside, $47 will indulge your clock / camera desires with the Tiny Spy Camcorder Clock.
The internal Li-Battery will offer two hours of continuous use, and has four gig of built in memory. It can also patch into your computer with an included USB cable so you can swap out data on the fly, clearing out the clock’s internal memory to continue recording.
If you’ve always wanted to watch yourself sleep, or just hope you can record something else, then the Tiny Spy Camcorder Clock is what you’re after. Otherwise, I can’t imagine anyone either wanting or needing such a thing.
If you’re anything like me, you’ve got an old cell phone or two laying around the house and you’re about dying to get rid of it. But you’ve got no idea where or how to dump it. We all know there are loads of hazardous material laws to grapple with, and those collection drives expect you to pay to dump your hardware.
Enter the EcoATM, a device the size of an actual ATM that’ll let you dump your hardware quick, easy, and sometimes, profitably. Simply drop your old phone or other device into the EcoATM’s slot, and the machine will determine if it has any value. The machine will then make you an offer for the device, which it will pay off from a separate slot, usually in the form of a gift card.
What if your device is worthless, you say? Not a problem–there’s no such thing as a worthless device to the EcoATM. Even if it has no residual value, you’ll still be able to leave the device with the EcoATM, but you’ll also get a “freebie item”, plus EcoATM will arrange for a tree to be planted in your honor somewhere, which still beats having to pay off the collection people all hollow.
EcoATM is actually doing pretty well so far–its first day in operation netted 23 phones and passed out a full hundred bucks in gift cards. Word is it got a BlackBerry Curve in prime condition. So chances are, this prototype will likely be coming to an electronics store near you.
A life lived in a fear is a life half lived. Of course, a life behind bars because you lack the evidence to prove your innocence might not be a life at all. The Car Cam Voyager with LCD records 720×480 video at 25-30fps, and provides you a real time view on its 2-inch LCD.
It’s not exactly a ground breaking piece of kit, but its super simple setup – just mount it on your dashboard or visor and plug it into your cigarette lighter – makes it very appealing. Pop in a 32GB microSD card and you can record up to 48 hours of footage, more than enough evidence to exonerate you in the case of a life threatening accident. You can pick one up from Brickhouse for $299.95.
September 30th, 2009 11:55 AM | by Christen da Costa
At last year’s CES we were challenged when it came to streaming recorded video. While I’m not ready to plunk down the required $2,500 a month any time soon to accomplish the aforementioned feat, Livestream’s Livepack is one cool piece of kit that enables you to record and stream HD video anywhere you can connect to a 3G signal.
The system uses any HD camera with a Firewire interface (not included in the package) and consists of a turnkey box that includes a touchscreen interface for configuring the system as well as six ‘load-balanced 3G/EVDO modems’. Battery time maxes out at 3 hours and the whole package comes in a backpack (rucksack for your UKers) form factor.
In short order the Livestream Livepack supplants a massive television truck and if you’re so willing to opt into a year’s worth of service they’ll knock the price down to $1,500/month. Battery life is still a concern, but it looks like you can rent additional ones, albeit for a cost.
If you’ve got a hundred and thirty bucks to drop and you’re getting just so gosh darn sick and tired of people always noticing that you’re carrying a camera around, then you may be interested to hear about the Hammacher Schlemmer pen camera, a small, sneaky little spy cam built into a pen.
It records video from up to fifty feet away and can record in 6y40 x 480 resolution, which isn’t half bad for a tiny little pen camera. Also, it has onboard internal memory sufficient to hold two and a half hours of video.
The best part is the price–you can live out all your James Bond fantasies now for just a measly hundred and thirty bucks, like I said above. And just in case you were wondering, yes, the pen function does actually work.
And you can even buy them direct from the manufacturer, and there’s never been anything wrong with that.
In proper Flip fashion, JVC has brought us their new PICSIO GC-FM1 camcorder to slip into our pockets and record HD video whenever we please. Looking rather candy-coated and bedazzled this little guy still packs a might tech punch.
Weighing only 95 grams and measuring a mere 53mm x 97mm x 17mm, your pants will only show the bulge that’s meant to be seen. Using a 8 mega-pixel sensor to capture still photos, the GC-FM1 uses a 2 mega-pixel sensor to record video at 1080p in MPEG-4, AVC, and H.254 formats.
Sporting a 2″ LCD screen for instant viewing, there’s also a HDMI port for TV connectivity. SDHC compatibility is in there too and you can also choose to record in VGA and QVGA modes.
No word on pricing or availability at this moment.
