Showing posts with label electronic gadgets. Show all posts
Showing posts with label electronic gadgets. Show all posts

Sony Unveils Bloggie Camera

Sony unveiled their Bloggie touch camera. The Bloggie Touch (MHS-TS20 and MHS-TS10) captures full 1920x1080p high definition MP4 video and 12.8-megapixel photos on 8GB or 4GB of embedded memory, respectively, offering approximately four hours of HD movie recording. It sports a three-inch diagonal capacitive touch screen.

Bloggie Touch cameras feature minimal hard keys and a large, vibrant touch screen that automatically adjusts for vertical or horizontal shooting and viewing, enabling customers to shoot video right-handed, left-handed, right-side-up or even upside-down. You can record video, snap photos, or both at the same time, just by pressing two of three simplified buttons on the device. An advanced user interface features intuitive “touch and flick” recording control, search and playback operation, as well as a simple Share-it-Later function to tag the clips and pictures you want to post for easy upload when you are online.

Sony’s Bloggie Touch cameras are equipped with a F2.8 wide angle lens and a sensitive Exmor CMOS sensor, the new cameras achieve high resolution video and crisply-detailed still photos with less noise, even in challenging lighting conditions. Additionally, its processor allows videographers to attain 4x digital zoom and auto focus capabilities, including Auto Macro to focus sharply on objects as close as four inches away.

The ultra-compact, lightweight cameras slip easily into a pocket or purse so they can record your favorite moments anytime, anywhere. The Bloggie Touch has SteadyShot image stabilization for smoother footage, Face Detection technology to enhance faces by automatically correcting exposure and a built-in USB arm for easy charging and uploading to a computer. It even features an HDMI output to enjoy content on your HDTV.

After shooting, it’s never been easier to share your favorite videos and photos on the web. By connecting the camera to an internet-connected compatible computer via the built-in USB, pre-installed Bloggie software quickly imports your content and makes it a breeze to edit, organize, and even transfer your videos and photos to popular sharing websites with simple drag and drop motions. It includes direct upload to Facebook, Flickr, Picasa Web Albums and YouTube photo and video sharing sites.

The built-in Bloggie software also connects to Sony’s Personal Space online service that shares your photos and videos privately with individuals you select. Personal Space service offers registered users the ability to create Sharing Groups by entering email addresses of friends and family. Once footage and images have been uploaded, the service sends an email invitation to those groups with a link to view content on your Personal Space service.

Available in silver or black, the MHS-TS20 and MHS-TS10 will be available in October for about $200 and $180 respectively. The Bloggie Touch cameras, and a specially designed protective skin jacket, will be sold at Sony Style retail stores, www.sonystyle.com/bloggie and through the Sony Retailer Network nationwide.

source: tech2.com

The World's Most Luxurious Laptops

Every product category targets various budgets, and this applies to laptops as much-if not more-as any other gadget. However, when it comes to the high-end segment, it’s very easy to cross the line, wherein a product falls into the premium category, and its cost is no longer a concern. As part of our Luxury week at Tech2, we’ve picked a handful of ultra-high-end laptops that were born to be drooled over. If you think that a laptop that costs Rs 1,00,000 is expensive, read on for some surprises.
Alienware M17X
Price: US$6,747.99 (Approx. Rs 3,11,150)

Processor: Intel Core i7 920XM 2 GHz
Operating system: Windows 7 Ultimate
Graphics: Crossfire 1GB ATI Radeon HD 5870
Screen: 17-inch WideUXGA 1920x1200 RGB LED
RAM: 8 GB DDR3
Hard Drive: 512 GB Raid 0 (2 x 256 GB Samsung SSDs)
Optical Drive: Dual layer Blu-ray writer
Warranty and service: 4 Year Premium Service Plan (In-Home service After Remote Diagnosis)
Microsoft Office Professional 2010
McAfee Security Center - 3 Years
Dell Online Backup 100 GB - 1 Year
Color option - Nebula Red Special Edition Anodized Aluminum
Alienware Orion Laptop Backpack


When speaking of gaming PCs and laptops, Alienware is the first name that comes to mind. It’s nice to see that gaming is no longer a luxury, considering the affordable laptops that the company comes up with. This is what happens when these affordable machines are spruced up to be turned into monstrous power houses. The price shoots through the roof, again making it a luxury product. In the case of the Alienware M17X, the Core i5-520 variant costs about US$ 1,799, but we maxed out to the highest configuration to see how much the full-fledged version costs. This price may exceed even further if you opt for some value added services and some Alienware recommended accessories.

The Alienware M11X, which is a lighter and much smaller gaming laptop, also costs a fortune if you max out the hardware configuration. While the starting price of the unit, with an Intel Core 2 Duo CPU is about US$799, the Intel Core i7-640UM variant with high-end specs can go over US$3,500.

Modular Open-Source DIY Gadget Factory


What is BUG?

BUG is a baby monitor. BUG is a security system. BUG is a GPS device. BUG can read barcodes, draw pictures, update your twitter feed, and control robots. BUG is a platform for learning, rapid prototyping, and experimentation. BUG is just about whatever you want it to be. So, the BUG can be anything, but what is it?

BUG is a set of tools that lets you create personalized gadgets and devices. It's open-source and modular, letting you literally snap together the device you need. Backed by a community of enthusiastic developers, BUG development continues to grow more exciting and diverse.

Because BUG is open-source, it doesn't impede your creativity. If you've got an idea for a gadget, it's easy to throw it together. For example, your garden is being chomped on by some unseen entity. Snap a motion-detector and a camera onto the BUGbase, write some Java, and you've got gadget that'll catch the family of deer that roams through your yard. Unhappy with Google maps street view? Snap on the GPS module and the camera, and code your BUG to take geotagged photos at specific intervals and roll your own. Got an RC helicopter? Snap on the vonHippel breakout-board module and the touch-screen module and code an interface to fly your helicopter on your BUG. Are you a cartographer? Snap the GPS and the touch-screen modules on, a smidgen of Java, walk to the corners of your property, and bang zoom, you've got a map.

The point of BUG is to create gadgety loveliness without all the hassle of reverse-engineering, DMCA restrictions, or closed-API PIA AEIOU and sometimes Y. The BUG and all its modules are open, well documented, and free to hack away. Nothing is standing between you and your dream gadget except that Buy Now button over there.

Features
Open-source linux-based gadget-creation platform
Modular architecture lets you snap on expansion-devices as needed
BUGbundle includes:
BUGbase 1.3 Wi-Fi Edition
BUGview touchscreen module
BUGmotion accelerometer and motion detector module
BUGlocate GPS module with remote antenna
BUGvonHippel breakout module

Note: Some Java programming is required to create your gadgets, but it's easy to learn.
Modules will not operate without the BUGbase.

Source:Thinkgeek
 

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