Video
February 26, 2007
Authored by Dan Moren at 3:59 PM
Ready to jump on the Blu-Ray bandwagon, but don't feel like peeling ten Franklins off that bankroll? Sony's preparing to launch a lower cost Blu-Ray player this summer: the BDP-S300. The S300's biggest selling point is its price: at $600,...
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February 22, 2007
Authored by Dan Moren at 3:59 PM
My Canon PowerShot A510 takes surprisingly decent video for a still camera. And it makes sense, when you think about it, that video and still cameras would get closer and closer together. Now, Canon's new PowerShot TX1 combines them in...
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February 14, 2007
Authored by Dan Moren at 3:59 PM
Despite being cracked open faster than an ice cold beverage on a hot day, it doesn't mean that the next generation optical formats are going to back down. Au contraire. In Japan, Sharp is rolling out the BD-HP1, a Blu-Ray...
February 13, 2007
Authored by Dan Moren at 3:59 PM
Not content with doing a sneaky hack that required the knowledge of keys for individual titles, the folks over at Doom9 forums have located a key that allows circumventing of the Advanced Access Content System (AACS), the encryption system used...
February 9, 2007
Authored by Dan Moren at 3:59 PM
And, I mean, what is with this plush webcam fetish? Am I right? Am I right? Seriously, though, is it just me or does this panda look seriously ticked off? Like panda attack ticked off. To be fair, if I'd...
February 7, 2007
Authored by Dan Moren at 3:59 PM
In the history of disastrous gadgets, I'm sure there have been many. The combination footbath/shredder (why, god, why?); the robotic lawnmover (Rover, we hardly knew ya); and now, the Sun Visor TV/DVD Theater, which is pretty much exactly what it...
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January 25, 2007
Authored by Dan Moren at 3:59 PM
When Google purchased mega video site YouTube for $1.65 billion last year, many figured either Google Video would be dropped like a hot potato, or YouTube would assume the Google Video moniker. Neither eventuality has happened though, and today Google...
January 24, 2007
Authored by Dan Moren at 3:59 PM
We've been talking up the LG Hybrid Player, ever since we learned of the super secret project surrounding its construction, deep in the bowels of LG's mountain lair. But now that the official ship date is mere days away, a...
January 23, 2007
Authored by Dan Moren at 3:59 PM
We mentioned back when the first release of software to backup your HD-DVD came out—there was some dispute over just how cracked that was, but as the first pirated HD DVD movie has since showed up, it seems that it...
January 22, 2007
Authored by Dan Moren at 3:59 PM
There are cameras everywhere these days: ATMs, airports, casinos, even in your necktie. Don't look—they'll know. The Spy Tie consists of a tiny pinhole camera that can be concealed in an average everyday necktie. It connects to a tiny digital...
January 16, 2007
Authored by Dan Moren at 3:59 PM
Okay, look, I'm with John Gruber on this one: you companies abusing punctuation, please just stop. I'm talking to you, Hey!Watch. First off, you've got an exclamation point in there, and second of all, you're totally missing spaces. When the...
Authored by Dan Moren at 3:59 PM
I've shot a few video podcasts using my MacBook's built-in iSight. While it's not the greatest camera in the world, it works pretty well, and it's hard to beat the fact that it's right there, no fiddling required. But one...
January 9, 2007
Authored by Dan Moren at 3:59 PM
There's a whole lot of fighting to see who can make the biggest, bestest HD display. Among the contenders I've seen on the floor are offerings from Sharp, Panasonic, and LG, all of which are weighing it at over 100...
January 8, 2007
Authored by Dan Moren at 3:59 PM
Word of LG's hybrid player first trickled down last week, but I got a chance to glance at it and talk to an LG rep last night. He answered one of my burning questions: what happens if you put one...
January 7, 2007
Authored by Dan Moren at 3:59 PM
I just walked out of the Samsung press conference, having had so much information pushed down my throat that I'm actually suffering from indigestion. Sammy's president and CEO Gee Sung Choi (pictured) dragged out the pom-poms to cheer on Samsung's...
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