Now a 70x zoom is extraordinary. Seriously that one fact basically overshadows every other thing they've said about their three new camcorders. Think about it, you'll basically be able to zoom in on a piece of spaghetti someone is eating and capture every last drop of grease dripping from it. Nice.
OK, now you've recovered from the above information, I have another shock for you. These 70x optical zoom cameras are REASONABLY priced. Mind blowing huh? The models in this range are called the SDR-H80, SDR-H90, and SDR-S26 and will be available from April.
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It's the conference we've all been waiting for, the one that will fill us in on the plausibility of 3DTV and how likely it is that this will be brought to the masses. The auditorium is bathed in a translucent blue light and interesting posters entice us and hint at revelations in the camera and 3DTV arena. There's a wash of chatter filling the air, but it has a more hushed and reverential quality than any I've experienced so far today. People are hoping for something special, and Panasonic better not disappoint.
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Alongside the glut of screens and assorted boxed up circuitry, Samsung announced the slightly bizarre but rather attractive wall mountable BD-P4600 Blu-ray player. Funnily enough, it's the first wall mountable Blu-ray player largely because most normal people aren't interested in stapling all appliance to their masonry. What's next? The kettle? The 1" microwave?
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The product that Samsung seems most proud of at CES 2009 is their low power, super thin Luxia range of LED TVs. The 8000, 7000, and, yes, 6000 thousand models sit between 44" and 55" on the diagonal and use 40% less power than normal flat screen TVs because of the use of low power LEDs rather than the tubes associated with LCDs.
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Next up at CES 2009 is the turn of tech monster Samsung. It's hard to tell what the world's largest gadget makers will come up with this year. The trouble is they make just about everything, so who knows upon which band wagon it is they wish to jump. Quite possibly they'll surprise us all and invent something on their own. I'll let you know as soon as I do from 22.00 GMT.
Ok, so the stage is set, the lights are blue and the conference room here in Vegas is stuffed to the gunnels in anticipation of the one thousand and one items that Samsung is set to reveal at CES 2009. Here we go...
22.42 Everyone's now rushing out and me with them. It's just questions and the usual protracted nonsense from here on in. Product posts on their way.
22.40 Stills digi camera - HZ10W and the P3 latest palm sized PMP. It comes with haptic feedback and all the widgets of a certain other handheld.
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Although I've never had the pleasure of using one myself, I'm reliably assured that Eye-fi's direct-upload cards are ace. That's why I'm pleased to see a new range come out that will not only upload direct from your camera to your PC, but also to YouTube. Previous versions only worked with photographs.
The potential for these cards is wonderful, but also dangerous. Someone photographing in a restricted area could be running a Wi-Fi network nearby and despite having his or her camera confiscated, keep access to the pictures stored within. That's good for citizen journalists, but very bad for security. I suspect it'll only take one high-profile, governmental incident before these are banned.
Eye-Fi (via Obsessable)
For more CES coverage, check out this post.
I'm developing a bit of a love/hate relationship with Sandisk. They swing wildly from releasing great, innovative stuff, to wasting plastic on awful products. Unfortunately slotRadio falls into the latter category.
Sansa slotRadio is an MP3 player that comes with 1000 songs pre-loaded. It's essentially a music player for people who've got absolutely no interest in what music playing, as long as there's something in the background. The songs come on a Sandisk microSD card, but they're tied to the card with DRM, so you can't do anything else with them. If you work your way through the thousand, then you can buy 1,000 more for $40 (£26).
My advice? Save your cash and stick to Last.fm. In the meantime, go check out our other CES coverage here.
(via PC Mag)
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