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Rumor: Zune HD to Go Head-to-Head With Next iPod Touch

BY Kit EatonThu Jun 25, 2009 at 7:22 AM

We first heard about the HD video-player goodness of the Zune HD weeks ago, and now a rumor suggests a September 8 launch for the device. Perfect timing to pitch it into a head-on battle with the rumored new iPod ...READ»

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iPhone 3G S Hardware Can Record 720p Video, so Why Doesn't It?

BY Kit EatonFri Jun 19, 2009 at 12:04 PM

Here's a question: If you're building a video-capable successor to the wildly successful iPhone 3G and you choose new hardware that supports 720p-resolution video recording, then why do you cripple it to just VGA ...READ»

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LEGO's Block-Inspired Electronics Are Ready to Be Snapped Up This Fall

BY Clay DillowThu Jun 11, 2009 at 3:52 PM

LEGO has teamed with electronics designer Digital Blue to create a line of LEGO-inspired consumer electronics for creative kids and nostalgic adults alike. Announced earlier this year, the final product will be available this fall, ...READ»

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Seven Days to New iPhone: Rumor Round-Up

BY Kit EatonMon Jun 1, 2009 at 9:41 AM

Lots of leaks and rumors are popping up in anticipation of a new iPhone being revealed at Apple's World Wide Developers Conference. We've compiled the most interesting ones for you.READ»

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StopLift's Grocery Cameras Peg "Sweethearting" Cashiers

BY Chris DannenMon May 11, 2009 at 1:31 PM

Smart cameras at Big Y, a New England supermarket chain, are learning how to identify "sweethearting"--when cashiers and their confederates pass free goods past the till by obscuring the bar code, passing two items at ...READ»

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iPhone 3 Firmware Already Improves the iPhone 3G's Camera

BY Kit EatonTue May 5, 2009 at 11:48 AM

Among all the iPhone's glorious attributes, its weakest link is its camera. As well as being slow, and just 2-megapixels in resolution, it only takes photos that called be called okay at best, and extremely blurry at worst. But ...READ»

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Bizarre Samsung Micro-HD Cam Available May 15

BY Chris DannenTue Apr 14, 2009 at 10:26 AM

Amazon reveals that Samsung's much-anticipated micro-HD camera, the HMX-R10, will be available on May 15 for $500. Samsung boasts that it's the smallest HD cam in the world--but what's truly noteworthy is the angle of the camera's ...READ»

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With Two Months to Go, iPhone 3 Rumors Get Hotter

BY Kit EatonWed Apr 8, 2009 at 10:43 AM

In two months to the day, Apple's Worldwide Developers Conference will kick off, and global attention will be intensely focused on the keynote speech, where it's widely expected Apple will announce an updated iPhone. It's been ...READ»

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Tech Gear of the Year

BY Chris DannenTue Nov 25, 2008 at 6:30 PM

Smartphones, flat-screens, robots, green tech: We wade through it all to ID the coolest innovations, including Sony's absurdly svelte, impressively vibrant XEL01 TV screen and the newly customizable Flip Mino video camera.READ»

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Samsung's 8MP Touchscreen Phone Coming

BY Chris DannenFri Sep 26, 2008 at 7:18 PM

With Nokia [NOK] announcing their "Tube" touchscreen phone this week, it seems like Samsung [SEO:005930] got a little jealous and decided to let a few details about their Pixon cameraphone slip. The touchscreen phone will ...READ»

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New Canon DSLR Can Shoot 1080p Video

BY Chris DannenWed Sep 17, 2008 at 7:50 PM

Small point-and-shoot digicams have had the ability to shoot short videos for a while, but digital SLRs are just catching up. Recently Nikon [TYO:7731] announced its new D90 DSLR, which came with an HD movie mode that shot in ...READ»

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Casio Announces Fast-Rate Camera

BY Chris DannenTue Sep 16, 2008 at 7:16 PM

This isn't Casio's [CSIOF] first super-fast frame rate camera, but it's the more economical of the two that the company now offers. The EX-FH20 is a compact and light version of its bigger brother, the EX-F1. The still shooter ...READ»

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Samsung Attempts Purchase of SanDisk

BY Chris DannenTue Sep 16, 2008 at 6:50 PM

Samsung [005930] had a few billion laying around, so the company decided today to make an unsolicited offer to purchase Flash memory maker SanDisk [SNDK]. In what was apparently an attempt to broaden its influence as the ...READ»

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RED Preparing a Pro DSLR

BY Chris DannenWed Sep 10, 2008 at 4:57 PM

RED has already turned the movie industry upside-down with its high-quality, economical digital movie camera, beloved by Peter Jackson and other top-tier directors. Now the company appears to be taking on Canon [NYSE:CAJ] and Nikon ...READ»

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New Canon 5D Specs Leaked

BY Chris DannenThu Aug 28, 2008 at 7:36 PM

Canon [NYSE:CAJ] is reportedly refreshing their 5D digital SLR with a new version called the 5D Mk II, which may arrive as soon as September at the Photokina show. CanonRumors is spreading word that they've gotten leaked specs for ...READ»

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Sandisk Intros New SDHC Cards

BY Chris DannenWed Aug 27, 2008 at 4:36 PM

Sandisk [NASDAQ:SNDK] has a nifty little technology called Extreme III that the company says improves speed and reliability in its data storage cards. The only problem with Extreme III, until this week, was that it wasn't present in ...READ»

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Canon Planning Hydrogen Fuel Cell Cameras?

BY Chris DannenMon Aug 11, 2008 at 2:39 PM

In the spring, rumors of fuel cell company MTI Micro working with a Japanese camera company got a lot of technophiles hot and bothered, and now it seems that the company in question might be Canon [NYSE:CAJ]. How do we know? Canon ...READ»

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Casio Announces Large-Screen Digicams

BY Chris DannenTue Jul 15, 2008 at 6:20 PM

Casio [TYO:6952] is pushing the bar for pocket-sized point-and-shoot cameras a little higher this week with the announcement of their EX-Z150, which will feature a monster 3-inch LCD screen. Otherwise, this little digicam isn't too ...READ»

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Canon Updates Entry-Level Digital SLR

BY Chris DannenTue Jul 8, 2008 at 6:10 PM

Canon's [NYSE:CAJ] Digital Rebel is a benchmark in the camera industry with its lightweight, compact enclosure and outstanding picture quality. Its pricepoint has also been a trendsetter; a better value proposition on a DSLR you ...READ»

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Polaroid and the Slow Death of Instant Photography

BY Adam HanftMon Jun 9, 2008 at 11:31 AM

Having abandoned the camera business a year ago, Polaroid announced that it is now fleeing the film business as well. The final, symbolic demise of the once mind-blowing technology comes as no surprise, given that digital ...READ»

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