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Review: BlackBerry Curve 3G
Sep 6th
More than ever, BlackBerry sales are skewing towards the Curve; the 8500 has been so popular that it’s seen shortages that are rare for a company built on ho-hum phones. The Curve 3G is an attempt to massage that formula to perfection with a refined design and a mix of 3G, GPS and Wi-Fi that GSM BlackBerry owners haven’t seen before. We’re gauging in our BlackBerry Curve 3G review if that’s all that’s needed, or if RIM should still be looking over its shoulder at Apple and Google.
SageTV ships Mac- and PC-ready streaming media player
Sep 5th
SageTV is now shipping the SageTV HD Theater 300. The media player streams media files from the internet or a local network to the connected television and supports full 1080p. It will also play media files from USB storage devices.
The HD Theater 300 supports HDMI 1.3 and both Dolby TrueHD and DTS-HD/MA audio output. The player comes with a remote but also the sometimes missing HDMI and component audio and video cables, and an Ethernet cable. It’s compatible with SageTV’s Media Center software, which allows any PC or Mac equipped with an HD tuner card to watch and record More >
Samsung 50-inch, 3D plasma dips below $1,000 at Best Buy
Sep 4th
Samsung had the distinction of breaking the $ 1,000 price barrier for a 3D plasma TV as the PN50C490B3D has been dropped to $ 990 at Best Buy. The 50-inch TV only peaks at a 720p resolution and doesn’t include 3D glasses. Regardless, it produces a full 600Hz refresh rate that can handle the enhanced display and is smoother for 2D content as well.
The TV produces a 2,000,000:1 dynamic contrast ratio and carries three HDMI inputs, two component inputs and one each of VGA and optical audio. No Internet access is built-in, but it carries USB to add an More >
Canon shows concept 4K video camera, more at Expo 2010
Sep 2nd
At its invitation-only Canon Expo 2010, an event that is held once every five years and travels around the world, Canon showed off some advanced future products. Among the gear showed off, some of which was covered elsewhere, was the Multipurpose Camera prototype that has a 4K resolution and a new CMOS sensor that lets users shoot videos at more than 60 frames per second. That 2/3-inch, eight-megapixel sensor is attached to a 24-480mm zoom lens (35mm film equivalent) that has 20x optical zoom and apertures from f1.8 to f3.8.
This lens is powered by a newly developed electronically-controlled lens More >
Disney, Time Warner to share digital video for iPad, more
Sep 5th
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The Walt Disney Co. and Time Warner have established a long-term agreement that will continue to bring a wide range of Disney programming to Time Warner cable subscribers. The terms of the deal will allow subscribers to access a variety of online content and video-on-demand services.
Time Warner Cable and Bright House Networks customers will be able to access ESPN, ESPN2 and ESPNU through broadband connections and a variety of mobile devices such as the iPad. The companies have also developed ESPN Goal Line, a “super-highlight” channel that will air each Saturday night during the NCAA football season.
Details regarding the Internet More >