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High-definition camcorders and new still cameras form Hewlett Packard

Published on: 23rd February, 2010

Hewlett Packard has grown its camera line in a spectacular way by adding new point-and-shoot cameras as well as its own camcorders. The least expensive camcorders ever able to shoot at 1,080-pixel, V5061u and V5560u, carry 3-inch touchscreens and also have motion-tracking focus. Their prices are lower because they use a 5x optical zoom lens [...]

LG’s 15-inch OLED TV, soon available in the USA

Published on: 17th February, 2010

At the Integrated Systems Europe show, the LG staff announced that the company’s 15-inch OLED TV will be brought to the USA somewhere by the middle of 2010. The TV, already available in Korea under the name of EL9500, is LG’s first OLED TV able to reach true HD resolution, peaking at 720p (1366×768). OLED [...]

Microsoft plans to fight rivals by cutting Zune HD prices

Published on: 13th February, 2010

Microsoft has silently cut the prices on the Zune HD through a temporary promo. The price for the touchscreen media player is now $190 for a 16GB model at Amazon, which means $32 less than the original price, while the price of the 32GB model has dropped to $250. Prices at Amazon are closely matched [...]

Samsung and Sharp have finally agreed on LCD patents

Published on: 13th February, 2010

On February 8, 2010, Samsung announced its cross-licensing deal with Sharp, which leads to the end of a series of conflicts between the two companies. According to the electronics manufacturer, this deal gives each of the two the right to use technology patented by the other. The company has not mentioned anything about the financial [...]

New ATI Radeon HD 5450 and 5570 in February

Published on: 22nd January, 2010

Chipmaker AMD is believed to prepare the release of the new ATI Radeon HD 5450 graphics card early next month and a Radeon HD 5570 in mid-February, as sources at graphics card makers mention. Technical specifications are not yet ready for the new products but some features are already known. The Radeon HD 5450 will [...]

Panasonic announces 5,000,000:1 contrast ratios for its TVs

Published on: 22nd January, 2010

The VIERA G2 and S2 series are the new ranges of high definition TVs announced by Panasonic in Japan.
The G2 series have image quality nearly a third better than the G1 range, with a contrast ratio of 5,000,000:1, thanks to the new PDP Black panel. The TVs also have built-in sensors and an automatic image [...]

JVC – improvement of IS technology and low –light shooting

Published on: 15th January, 2010

The new flagship in JVC’s 2010 Everio HD camcorder line has been launched and is called the GZ-HM1. It is said to improve low light performance ant to have better image stabilization and still image quality when compared to JVC’s previous generation. The new diva camera sports a 16× zoom lens, a completely new 10.62-megapixel [...]

Korean Cowon to launch new portable high definition media player

Published on: 24th December, 2009

Korean company Cowon has launched a new portable high definition media player, the V5 HD, a device that features a 4.8-inch 800×480-pixel resolution touchscreen, but capable to output 720-pixel high definition video thanks to an HDMI output. It also has an integrated DMB TV tuner and can support H.264 as well as other common HD-ready [...]

MSI outruns Zune HD

Published on: 20th December, 2009

The well known IT producer MSI has created a new media player device called MT-V660. The new model is designed after Zune HD from Microsoft and has integrated a Rockchip RK2806 chipset. On the 3.2-inch display u can play all types of videos from MP4 to DivX, MKV, FLV, H.264, VOB, MPG, AVI or even [...]

The first 27-inch LCD from BenQ

Published on: 20th December, 2009

On December 15th BenQ launched their first 27-inch LCD monitor. The monitor is a combination between the new and the old. The M2700HD model has beside the usual monitor ports two HDMI 1.3 connecters and to connect different other devices the monitor comes also with a RCA port. The resolution supported is of 1080p and [...]

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