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First Blu-ray Disc / DVD hybrid announced in Japan

First Blu-ray Disc / DVD hybrid announced in Japan

It sure took long enough to happen, but one of HD DVD’s biggest benefits has finally made it over to the Blu-ray side. Yep, we’re talking about a Blu-ray / DVD hybrid disc, with a single-layer of Blu on one side and a standard DVD on the very same side (as in, not a “flipper” [...]

Originatic to bring wall-mountable Smart-Leaf PC to CES

Originatic to bring wall-mountable Smart-Leaf PC to CES

You know, the world really needs more wall-mountable PCs. We mean, who hasn’t had the urge lately to pull up in one’s hallway and check their email on something other than a handheld? All unwarranted sarcasm aside, Originatic is planning to reveal a rather unique machine at CES, with the Smart-Leaf PC boasting a “space-saving” [...]

Researchers tapping into nanotechnology for sharper images

Researchers tapping into nanotechnology for sharper images

A team of scientists at the University of Glasgow just came into all sorts of cash, and they’ll be using it to advance imaging. If you’re looking for specifics (and we’re assuming you are), a £489,234 grant from the Engineering & Physical Sciences Research Council will be used to study a certain phenomenon called surface [...]

Digital Foci introduces 160GB Picture Porter 35 photo manager

Digital Foci introduces 160GB Picture Porter 35 photo manager

Digital Foci has been cluttering up the market with ho hum digiframes for years now, but it’s finally pumping out a respectable photo manager in the Picture Porter 35. The above pictured device comes with a 160GB internal hard drive, a 3.5-inch LCD monitor, a multi-format card reader and a promise of being able to [...]

Ecamm announces BT-1 Bluetooth webcam for Macs

Ecamm announces BT-1 Bluetooth webcam for Macs

It looks like Mac users tired of their built-in webcams and concerned about the clutter caused by regular USB cams will soon have another option to consider, as Ecamm Network has just announced what it’s claiming to be the world’s first Bluetooth webcam.
Apparently, you can expect to get some standard 640×480 H.264 video out of [...]

Another pair of infected digiframes promise to ruin the rest of your holiday break

Another pair of infected digiframes promise to ruin the rest of your holiday break

Oh, geez. Not this again. Just months after everyone involved with that virus-ridden Insignia frame finally cleaned things up, here comes two new reports that select frames could indeed be shipping from the factory with malware pre-installed. For starters, the 1.5-inch Mercury Digital Photo Keychain — which is sold at Walmart and other fine retailers [...]

iriver's Framee-M digiframe: only tolerable for Mickey enthusiasts

iriver’s Framee-M digiframe: only tolerable for Mickey enthusiasts

Man, it’s amazing the difference a single letter makes. Take the Framee-L, for example — a stately, classically styled digital photo frame that would do practically any coffee table proud. Now have a gander at the almost frightening Framee-M (above). iriver has evidently coerced Disney to afford it the luxury of producing this here digiframe, [...]

Genius bringing WiFi boombox, night vision IP camera concepts to CES 2009

Genius bringing WiFi boombox, night vision IP camera concepts to CES 2009

You may be inclined to just associate Genius with corporate-level mice, ho hum speakers and the occasional pen tablet, but the outfit is looking to expand its horizons at CES next month. It’ll be bringing along a pair of concepts that are evidently leaning towards release in the mysterious future, the first of which is [...]

Canon EOS 5D Mark II review roundup

Canon EOS 5D Mark II review roundup

This one’s been a long time coming, but we wanted to make absolutely sure you had quite enough reading material to make the most informed decision on this incredibly expensive (albeit quite valuable, as you’ll soon find out) DSLR. Reviews the web over shout practically the same thing: the EOS 5D Mark II is astounding. [...]

Alioscopy's 40-inch 3DHD autostereoscopic LCD headed for CES: no glasses required

Alioscopy’s 40-inch 3DHD autostereoscopic LCD headed for CES: no glasses required

Mention 3D, and you’ll get an enthusiastic shrug from most. Mention three little words in conjunction, and everything changes. In case you haven’t guessed that magic trio, it’s “no glasses required.” We’ve seen the technology bandied about, but we’re sensing that companies are about to get serious with it at CES 2009. Case in point: [...]

Samsung announces new 65nm ARM9 processor -- for digital photo frames

Samsung announces new 65nm ARM9 processor — for digital photo frames

Think digital photo frames are just an annoying passing fad? Samsung begs to differ, taking this market segment so seriously that it has developed a custom processor exclusively for use in the things: the 65nm S5L2010. It’s capable of rendering a 57 megapixel JPEG in one second flat — useful for the RED DSMC crowd [...]

Kairen's DF24B: the tiny digital frame for your tiny digital photos

Kairen’s DF24B: the tiny digital frame for your tiny digital photos

If you’re the sort who laughs at those DSLR-lugging amateurs, deriding their attempts to stay current as the megapixel wars rage on, this may be the digital photo frame for you. It’s called the DF24B from Kairen, and is the perfect way to show off those crummy, pixelated shots accumulating on your flip-phone with its [...]

Eazo's Z70 wooden PC looks uncommonly natural, expensive

Eazo’s Z70 wooden PC looks uncommonly natural, expensive

If Eazo’s ultra-dark X70 was just too rich for your blood, we have all ideas the Z70 will really be out of reach. This luxurious tower — coated in some sort of exotic rosewood and presumably sourced from the same jungle as Odeon’s Sex Panther cologne — includes a Core 2 Extreme QX9775 processor and [...]

I play World Championship Pool 09 (S60v2 J2MEv1, J2MEv2 Game)

I play World Championship Pool 09 (S60v2 J2MEv1, J2MEv2 Game)

The new official World Championship Pool game takes you to the heart of the battle for the World ChampionÆs crown.
Compete against 32 of the worldÆs best players in the official world championship! In Arcade mode, play a series of challenges striving for a bronze, silver or gold medal.
In Championship mode, choose your rules and take [...]

Kaspersky Mobile Security v7.0.32 (S60v3 SymbianOS9.1) with Database Update

Kaspersky Mobile Security v7.0.32 (S60v3 SymbianOS9.1) with Database Update

Kaspersky Mobile Security is a convenient and reliable solution that protects smartphones from Internet attacks, malicious programs that target mobile platforms and SMS spam. It also provides protection for confidential data stored on a smartphone should the device be lost or stolen.
Anti-theft protection:
Protection of personal data for a lost or stolen smartphone. To protect personal [...]