LG had their new top of the line Blu-Ray player on display the BD690.

LG BD 690 is LG’s flagship player, full HD 1080p 3D-enabled Network Blu-ray Player features LG SmartTV. Loaded with all the apps though SmartTv on the Blu-ray players does not feature web browsing, 250GB hard drive with MusicID^®.  The player is also Wi-Fi capable, has DLNA and can be control via the LG mobile remote app.

Press Release

LG Electronics further expands access to content-on-demand with new Blu-ray Disc Players and Home Theater Systems

Leading the line-up being unveiled this week is LG’s BD690 3D-capable Network Blu-ray Disc player with LG SmartTV and an integrated 250-gigabyte (GB) hard drive, allowing for easy storage and instant playback of music, photos, personal videos and online movies from VUDU™*.

Demonstrating its focus on providing consumers with convenient access to nearly endless content options, six of LG’s 2011 Network Blu-ray Players and home theater systems are 3D capable and incorporate LG SmartTV.  LG SmartTV provides consumers with a simple-to-use interface that allows access to thousands of movies, customizable apps and videos.  For convenient navigation consumers can download a free app for iPhone and Android-based smart phones to control the unit, including a full QWERTY keyboard.

“LG is committed to offering consumers easier access to more content-on-demand, which is reflected in our 2011 line of Blu-ray products with new content partners, advanced technology and unique design,” said Jay Vandenbree, senior vice president, LG Electronics USA. “As the pioneer in providing content-on-demand options for consumers, LG builds on this reputation by offering full product lines designed to help consumers transform their home entertainment experience into something better.”

Consumers also will enjoy that most 2011 Network Blu-ray Players and home theater systems have available Wi-Fi connectivity (built-in or available with purchase of Wi-Fi adapter) that allows consumers flexibility when installing a home entertainment system by connecting directly to any existing 802.11n wireless home network. They also include Digital Living Network Alliance (DLNA) functionality, which expands entertainment options by enabling easier access to family videos and pictures stored on other DLNA-enabled systems, such as computers, making content options almost limitless.

Also included on many products in the lineup is the MusicID® feature powered by Gracenote®, which allows consumers to play a song from a movie or TV show by simply pressing a button on their remote control.  Gracenote then returns rich information on the song, such as artist and genre, along with album cover art.

Designed to complement the look of today’s HDTVs, LG’s Network Blu-ray Players and home theater systems feature slim, compact designs that allow consumers to easily blend their entire entertainment system into any existing room environment.

Network Blu-ray Disc Players
Leading LG’s 2011 portfolio of Network Blu-ray Disc Players is model BD690 – one of the only 3D-capable Blu-ray Disc player to feature an integrated hard drive, so consumers can consolidate their digital media files in a single device for exceptional high-resolution enjoyment.  Its built-in 250GB hard drive allows consumers to create a Media Library that delivers easy storage and instant playback of music, photos, personal videos and movies purchased from the VUDU service.  Also, digital media that may have been scattered throughout the home on PCs or digital cameras can now be simply imported via the USB or Ethernet port to create a single organized library of personal memories.

To take full advantage of the Blu-ray format, LG’s Network Blu-ray Players also provide convenient access to BD Live, which offers a wide variety of content, such as movie scene extras, new previews and the ability to read synopses and rate movies. Also included are Bonus View features that provide picture-in-picture access to Blu-ray Disc special features, allowing consumers to toggle between their favorite movie scenes and bonus features on the disc. For those with a library full of both standard and Blu-ray titles, LG’s players utilize 1080p up scaling of standard DVDs for a near high definition viewing experience – no matter what format is being played.

Kodak has updated their very popular PlaySport digital camera with a new more rugged exterior that is shockproof, dustproof and waterproof up to 10 feet.  Full 1080p HD video recording wit ha 5 megapixel camera and Kodak’s new one touch share button that allows you with a touch of a button automatically upload all of your content to your favorite social networking sites such as YouTube, Facebook, Twitter and so on.  It will be available in March for around $179.95.

Press Release

Live Life in the Spotlight or in the Extremes with new KODAK PLAYFULL and KODAK PLAYSPORT Video Cameras

ROCHESTER, N.Y., Jan. 4 — Whether you like to party in the hottest clubs or shred from the highest peaks, Kodak has an HD pocket video camera for you. Eastman Kodak Company today introduced two new additions to its award-winning pocket video camera portfolio – the KODAK PLAYFULL Video Camera that’s packed full of features in an ultra slim and chic design and the next generation of the KODAK PLAYSPORT Video Camera that’s shockproof, dustproof and waterproof up to 10 feet.

Both video cameras feature Kodak’s exclusive Share Button making it easy for you to share your videos and pictures with friends and family in three simple steps. Kodak offers the world’s only cameras with 3-step sharing.¹ New in 2011, Kodak has added TWITTER as a sharing destination as well as two more international sites.

“Kodak has an HD pocket video camera to suit everyone, whether you want to capture your moments at the party or the club, on the mountain or on the water,” said Phil Scott, Vice President of Marketing, Digital Capture and Devices, Kodak. “The KODAK PLAYFULL and KODAK PLAYSPORT Video Cameras also feature something no other camera has – the Share Button – so it’s simple to share life’s moments with your social network.

KODAK PLAYSPORT Video Camera

The next generation of the popular and award-winning KODAK PLAYSPORT Video Camera is designed for your adventurous lifestyle. In addition to being waterproof up to 10 feet, it’s now also shockproof and dustproof to withstand tough conditions and elements like dirt, dust and sand. Take it snowboarding, snorkeling, mountain biking, whitewater rafting or wherever your active lifestyle takes you. Capture your adventures in full 1080p HD video or 5 MP stills, then press the Share Button to easily share them with your social network.

KODAK PLAYSPORT Video Camera Features:

• Shockproof, dustproof and waterproof up to 10 feet
• World’s only cameras with 3-step sharing¹ – with Kodak’s Share Button, you can e-mail to friends and the KODAK PULSE Digital Frame or upload to FACEBOOK, TWITTER, YOUTUBE, KODAK Gallery, FLICKR, and ORKUT, YANDEX and KAIXIN001 sites internationally
• Full 1080p HD videos and 5MP HD stills, with auto-focus
• On-camera editing lets you trim and extract still pictures from video
• Underwater white balance mode
• Built-in digital image stabilization for sharper videos and less blur
• 2-inch LCD adjusts to lighting conditions
• LCD Glare Shield feature to manually adjust settings to help you see the screen in very bright sunlight
• Four fun capture effects including black and white, sepia, high saturation and 70’s film look
• Built-in software and included USB cable to easily edit and share videos
• Smart face tracking technology
• Incredible low-light performance
• Expandable SD/SDHC card slot up to 32GB
• Remote control compatible
• PC and MAC compatible

The Kodak PLAYSPORT Video Camera will be available in black, red, green, white and aqua for U.S. $179.95 in spring 2011 at major retailers and Kodak.com.

Kodak also offers a full range of gear to get the most out of your pocket video camera wherever you take it, including the KODAK Essential Floating Wrist Strap, KODAK Essential Action Mounts, KODAK Gripping Tripods, lenses, portable power and more.

The International Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) recognized Kodak’s first generation PLAYSPORT Video Camera as a winner of the Innovations 2011 Design and Engineering Award and Best of Innovations Award.

¹All Kodak digital still and video cameras manufactured in 2011 or later

⁺Colors and availability may vary by region

About Kodak

As the world’s foremost imaging innovator, Kodak helps consumers, businesses, and creative professionals unleash the power of pictures and printing to enrich their lives.

To learn more, visit www.kodak.com and follow our blogs and more at www.kodak.com/go/followus.

More than 75 million people worldwide manage, share and create photo gifts online at KODAK Gallery–join today at www.kodakgallery.com.

Choose from the widest selection of KODAK Digital Cameras, All-in-One Inkjet Printers, Pocket Video Cameras and more at http://store.kodak.com.

© Kodak, 2011. KODAK, PLAYFULL and PLAYSPORT are trademarks of Kodak.

2011

At CES Kodak gives us a hands-on of the Playfull a new pocket HD camcorder with a more sleek design. Much slimmer that other Kodak pocket video recorders it packs full 1080p HD recording, 5 Megapixel and SD storage with support up to 32 GB. New feature on Kodak cameras and camcorders is the Share button which when setup you can one click upload to your favor social networking sites such as Facebook, YouTube, Twitter and so forth.  It will retail for $149.95 and will be available around March.

Press Release

Live Life in the Spotlight or in the Extremes with new KODAK PLAYFULL and KODAK PLAYSPORT Video Cameras

 

ROCHESTER, N.Y., Jan. 4 — Whether you like to party in the hottest clubs or shred from the highest peaks, Kodak has an HD pocket video camera for you. Eastman Kodak Company today introduced two new additions to its award-winning pocket video camera portfolio – the KODAK PLAYFULL Video Camera that’s packed full of features in an ultra slim and chic design and the next generation of the KODAK PLAYSPORT Video Camera that’s shockproof, dustproof and waterproof up to 10 feet.

Both video cameras feature Kodak’s exclusive Share Button making it easy for you to share your videos and pictures with friends and family in three simple steps. Kodak offers the world’s only cameras with 3-step sharing.¹ New in 2011, Kodak has added TWITTER as a sharing destination as well as two more international sites.

“Kodak has an HD pocket video camera to suit everyone, whether you want to capture your moments at the party or the club, on the mountain or on the water,” said Phil Scott, Vice President of Marketing, Digital Capture and Devices, Kodak. “The KODAK PLAYFULL and KODAK PLAYSPORT Video Cameras also feature something no other camera has – the Share Button – so it’s simple to share life’s moments with your social network.”

KODAK PLAYFULL Video Camera

Featuring a hip and stylish design, the KODAK PLAYFULL Video Camera not only fits in the pocket of your skinny jeans but looks good with them too. It is made for social butterflies and social networking superstars. You can capture your best friend’s birthday party or a night at the fashion show in full 1080p HD video or 5 MP stills. Then simply press the Share Button to tag to your favorite social networking sites and email, and connect to your computer for automatic upload.

• Full 1080p HD video and 5 MP HD stills
• World’s only cameras with 3-step sharing¹ – with Kodak’s Share Button, you can e-mail to friends and the KODAK PULSE Digital Frame or upload to FACEBOOK, TWITTER, YOUTUBE, KODAK Gallery, FLICKR, and ORKUT, YANDEX and KAIXIN001 sites internationally
• Built-in software and USB arm for automatic sharing, in-camera charging and easy transfer to computer
• On-camera editing lets you trim and extract still pictures from video
• Four fun capture effects including black and white, sepia, high saturation and 70’s film look
• Built-in digital image stabilization for sharper videos and less blur
• Smart face tracking technology
• LCD Glare Shield feature to help you see the screen in very bright sunlight
• Expandable SD/SDHC card slot up to 32 GB
• Remote control compatible
• PC and MAC compatible

The KODAK PLAYFULL Video Camera will be available in silver, blue-silver, purple-silver and blue-black for U.S. $149.95 in spring 2011 at major retailers andKodak.com.

 

The Kodak PLAYSPORT Video Camera will be available in black, red, green, white and aqua for U.S. $179.95 in spring 2011 at major retailers and Kodak.com.

Kodak also offers a full range of gear to get the most out of your pocket video camera wherever you take it, including the KODAK Essential Floating Wrist Strap, KODAK Essential Action Mounts, KODAK Gripping Tripods, lenses, portable power and more.

The International Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) recognized Kodak’s first generation PLAYSPORT Video Camera as a winner of the Innovations 2011 Design and Engineering Award and Best of Innovations Award.

¹All Kodak digital still and video cameras manufactured in 2011 or later

⁺Colors and availability may vary by region

About Kodak

As the world’s foremost imaging innovator, Kodak helps consumers, businesses, and creative professionals unleash the power of pictures and printing to enrich their lives.

To learn more, visit www.kodak.com and follow our blogs and more at www.kodak.com/go/followus.

More than 75 million people worldwide manage, share and create photo gifts online at KODAK Gallery–join today at www.kodakgallery.com.

Choose from the widest selection of KODAK Digital Cameras, All-in-One Inkjet Printers, Pocket Video Cameras and more at http://store.kodak.com.

© Kodak, 2011. KODAK, PLAYFULL and PLAYSPORT are trademarks of Kodak.

2011

Announced about a month ago the Kodak M590 is the worlds thinnest 5x optical zoom digital camera. It comes with a 2.7 in screen, 14 megapixel pictures capture  and HD video recording with instant sharing to social media sites such as Facebook, Flickr and YouTube. Check out the videos and pics inside.

It will retail for $199.99 and is available right now.

These days we all have many different devices we are carrying with us and a lot of them need a USB cable or charger and sync and after awhile those numbers of cables can add up and can make a nice tangled mess in a bag.  Well fret no more a Scosche has the solution for you with the FlipSync.  Check out the review with pics and video inside.

The Scosche FlipSync is a USB 2.0 travel cable to charge and sync your USB devices.  The cable comes in a compact keychain size to make it ultra portable and comes with Micro and Mini USB cable connections when are the most common connections for most devices like phones, cameras and MP3 Players.

The FlipSync feels very solid and well build and a very easy to use product. It connects and will charge and sync your device right away. You can even do a bit of a daisy chain of devices as you see in the video but you can’t mix and match between the micro and min USB  connections it has to be one or the other.

Overall the product is a solid must have if you are a gadget junkie who carriers a lot of device around really these days who doesn’t. I would say I wish the cables came out a bit further but other than that this is a great product and a solid buy at $19.99.  There is also a iPhone, iPod, IPad compatible version as well at the exact same price.

Grab a FlipSync it will make your mobile life a lot easier.

FlipSync Micro & Mini USB 2.0 Charge & Sync Keychain Cable

Click the pic to buy

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Check Out the Final and full review of the Sony DSC-T900.  You will find pictures, videos and a wrap out on the DSC-T900 inside!

 Part 1

Part 2

Test HD Video

Sunny Day

Normal Day

Camera Pics

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Final Thoughts

The Sony DSC T900 is a solid upgrade for the latest T Series.  It takes great pictures and solid HD video for post on the web like YouTube and other video service sites.

The touchscreen is bright and very responsive and the menu system is very easy to use. One of the best features is  the inTelligent Auto feature that will adjust the settings to take the best picture in the environment you are in on the fly.

The Good

• 12.1 MP Camera
• 16:9 Widescreen shot option at 9MP
• 720P HD Movie Mode with 30 minutes of recording time
• Stereo Sound
• Thin and light profile with a lot of features

Some Drawbacks

• Front cover can feel cheap since its plastic
• Zoom toggle feels to be in a weird spot

Overall this a great camera to purchase for those who are looking for an all in one package. If you are looking for high resolution pictures, HD recording and a touchscreen in a slim package then this is the way to go.

Sony unveiled yesterday their latest updated to the T- Series the DSC-T90 and DSC-T900 which are 12.1 megapixel cameras with Touch screen interfaces and also now have 720p HD video recording.  Read on for specs and link to gallery.

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-T90 and T900

• 12.1 Megapixel Super HAD CCD
• 5.2 oz and 15 mm thin for T70  and 16.3mm thin for T900
• F3.5-4.6, 4X optical Carl Zeiss Vario-Tessar zoom lens, 35mm equivalent to 35 – 140mm
• Optical Steady-shot stabilization and ISO-based Anti-Blur
• 3-inch touchscreen LCD with 230,000 pixels in T90 and 910,000 pixels in T900
• Records movies at 720p with MPEG-4 codec

Gallery Available at Slashgear.com

Today Samsung introduced a new phone called the Pixon. The Pixon’s primary feature is an 8 megapixel camera with auto-focus, fast-shutter, face detection, geo-tagging and LED flash. It features a photo browser that interacts with the accelerometer to flip through photo albums. The video camera can shoot at 30 and 120 frames per second, allowing for slow motion playback.

It also has a feature that creates a virtual 5.1 channel surround sound audio mix of what you record. The Pixon resembles a camera and has a 3.2-inch touch screen and it measures 13.8mm thick. According to the photos, it uses Samsung’s TouchWiz user interface. It has quad-band GSM/EDGE radios, as well as HSDPA 7.2 Mbps at 2100MHz, Bluetooth 2.0 and an FM radio with RDS. It has a TV-out jack and supports microSD cards. The Pixon will be available in select markets starting in October.

Samsung’s Pixon Has 8MP Shooter (Phone Scoop)