Filed under: Digital Cameras, HDTV

Granted, Toshiba Imaging’s IK-HD1 3CCD HDTV Camera might not matter much to the consumer as-is, but we’re all about the progress. Ready to make its grand, er, wee entrance at NAB Show later this month, the aforementioned unit touts the planet’s “smallest” HD camera head (1.6-inches; 2.3-ounces), which should give program producers in tight spots one less reason to not capture content in high-def. In that vein, Tosh even notes that its ability to capture at 1,920 x 1,080 at 30fps makes it “highly suitable for reality TV (you getting this, producers?), specialty broadcast, sports, news and commercials.” We know, this totally opens the door for an HD version of Punk’d, but hey, you can’t win ‘em all.

[Via Engadget Spanish]

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Filed under: Digital Cameras

Panasonic’s Lumix DMC-LZ10 certainly won’t win over many folks on its looks alone, but Photography Blog found that it more makes up for its rather bland exterior where it counts, and they’ve given the 10-megapixel camera high marks across the board in their new review. Winning the most praise is the camera’s full manual controls, which proved to be enough to get Photography Blog to declare the LZ10 “one of the most versatile compacts in its class.” Just as importantly, it also found the image quality to be an improvement over the previous generation models, with the 5x, 30mm wide-angle zoom lens turning in some great results and the camera’s image stabilization feature actually proving to be quite useful. Less than useful, however, was the camera’s ISO 800 and 1600 settings which, like most cameras in this class, proved to be more of a gimmick than anything. The site was also a bit disappointed by the camera’s slightly awkward control system and slow maximum apertures, among other minor quibbles, but those apparently weren’t enough to cease it from getting an impressive 4.5 out of 5 rating. The sub-$250 price tag certainly didn’t hurt things either.

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This week the RSA Conference 2008 is rocking and rolling out in San Fran and have we got some news for you. First up, UPEK has a fingerprint sensing USB key with RSA security. Next we have an SanDisk version of basically the same thing. And just when you thought you were going to skip […]

This week the RSA Conference 2008 is rocking and rolling out in San Fran and have we got some news for you. First up, UPEK has a fingerprint sensing USB key with RSA security. Next we have an SanDisk version of basically the same thing. And just when you thought you were going to skip RSA Conference this year because last year was a bust! With news like this, who needs Ambien?

Via [crunchgear]

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Filed under: Digital Cameras, Portable Audio, Wearables

Comically enough, these aren’t the first sunglasses we’ve seen with a hidden camera built right in, but for those who don’t need full motion video to catch someone red-handed, this much cheaper alternative should certainly do the trick. As you can tell from the not-at-all-noticeable modules flanking the sides, there’s a 1.3-megapixel camera up there along with a rechargeable Li-ion, 1GB of storage and a pair of earbuds to keep the elevator music going even after you reach the eleventh floor. You’ll also find USB 2.0 connectivity and a remote control for slyly snapping shots, but really, if you roll into a debutante ball with these gracing your face, anticipate your cover to be blown in record time.

[Via The Red Ferret Journal]

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Filed under: Cellphones, Digital Cameras, Handhelds

If you’ll recall, we first got wind of MTI Micro’s fuel cell endeavors way back in 2004, but almost four years later the firm is still at it and hoping to have something rolled out by 2009. Reportedly, the company has conjured up a few working prototypes which utilize methanol and are built to power small gizmos such as cellphones, handhelds and even DSLRs. Recharging the cells would be as easy as “squirting in some new fuel or putting in a new cartridge,” and MTI has even created a way to recycle the water within the unit. Still, it’s not handing out any specifics about what products it plans on churning out first, but given that we’ve been waiting on these things for quite some time already, it’s not like we can’t twiddle our thumbs for another dozen months or so.

[Via ElectronicsWeekly]

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Flickr’d via a simple Google search of “apple phone.” T-Mobile in Germany is clearing the way for the 3G iPhone by dropping the price of the 8GB model to €99. The offer begins April 7 through June 30 with a 2-year contract dubbed Complete XL. Other plans offer tiered pricing for the iPhone. Does that mean […]

Flickr’d via a simple Google search of “apple phone.”
T-Mobile in Germany is clearing the way for the 3G iPhone by dropping the price of the 8GB model to €99. The offer begins April 7 through June 30 with a 2-year contract dubbed Complete XL. Other plans offer tiered pricing for the iPhone. Does that mean the 3G version will hit July 1? The odd thing is that the price of the16GB model is unchanged.

Via [crunchgear]

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