CES: The Morning After – Time Lapse Video
While we’re not quite done yet running some of our coverage from CES, we did want to post this video that we quietly shot after the show. Essentially, it’s the first day of post-CES activity at the Las Vegas Convention Center, shot in time-lapse, at about one shot a minute. It is our first production [...]
Deal: HDMI MHL Adapter for Samsung & HTC Devices – $6.80
Today, Monorprice is offering a Micro High-definition Link (MHL) adapter cable, for compatible smartphones. The cable enables MHL-enabled smartphones, tablets, and other devices to provide HDMI output, as well as charge the device directly, via the power supplied from the HDMI cable. It also facilitates CEC communications, so that a Television can directly control the [...]
TiVo: DirecTV Responsible for No TiVoToGo
TiVo was at CES this year (though their giant TiVo wasn’t anchored outside the front of the Las Vegas Convention Center). And we had one question for them; why can’t DirecTV TiVo units, TiVo’s newest technology, can’t use one of their oldest mobile-enabled features? TiVoToGo enables TiVo owners to transfer television shows from their TiVo [...]
Spracht Aura Z HD Camera Records Without Moving Parts
Spracht presented the Aura-Z HD camera at CES offering the first of its kind to operate with no moving parts via a fully solid state LCD fluid focusing system. Without moving parts, the camera is less susceptible to bumps and shocks during recording. Features include 720p recording at 30 frames per second with Dual Noise Reduction [...]
Samsung Quietly Presents Google TV Blu-Ray Set-Top Box and Blu-Ray Player
Image courtesy of CNET Today at CES, Samsung presented a Google TV enabled set-top box that also offers Blu-Ray support. Samsung has built two demonstration units that are still in testing as the company has yet to fully to commit to further development of the devices. The company is concurrently promoting its own line of Smart [...]
Oregon Scientific Introduces ATC9K All-Terrain Video Action Camera
At CES, Oregon Scientific is showcasing the ATC9K All-Terrain Video Camera designed for use in rugged conditions such as extreme sports and extreme weather conditions. The camera is rather large and can be mounted to a helmet camera or even a surfboard for HD video recording. The camera records full color 1080 x 720p HD [...]
Adobe Readying Flash Player For iPhone, Awaiting Apple’s Approval
At Adobe’s “Flash On The Beach” conference, the company confirmed that a Flash player for the iPhone is under development and will be ready when and if Apple gives the approval. Image courtesy of Flash Magazine While a true player hasn’t been fully developed and tested, Adobe’s Sr. Director of Engineering did confirm for the first [...]
Video: Instinct Product Placement TV Ad
Gone are the days of the hippie “magic of SprintSpeed” ads that we nailed would fail. Now, Sprint is trying to promote actual devices by actually showing the features they can perform with. And, to tie into Sprint’s Instinct Product Placement sweepstakes, they made a TV ad that tries to both be a bit corney, [...]
Video: CTIA’s Awareness Ad
CTIA, the association for the wireless industry in America, has begun to promote itself to the general public. In a new ad campaign, the wireless industry says “OK” to “whatever America wants next” in wireless communication. CTIA Ad – Standard Definition / iPod, H.264 (4.9 MB) CTIA Ad – iPhone, H.264 (5.0 MB) CTIA Ad [...]
Video: Dan Hesse, Sprint, and Simply Everything
Sprint CEO Dan Hesse pitches Sprint’s new Simply Everything plan. Simply Everything – High Definition (720p), H.264 (17 MB) Simply Everything – Extended Definition (480p), MPEG-4 (5.4 MB) Simply Everything – iPhone/iPod Ready, H.264 (5.3 MB) Simply Everything – Mobile, 3GPP (1.2 MB)
