Canon's entry-level camcorders gain HD in the form of the HFR series
CES is here, even though most of your friendly neighborhood CrunchGear writers are still in their respective home states. (We’ll be arriving in Las Vegas throughout the day today.) First up for me:...
View ArticleThanko's spy pen shoots video in HD
Tokyo-based USB accessory specialist Thanko has a thing for spy gadgets. Just look at their spy button camera, the USB necktie with a built-in camera and the camera watch they developed in the last...
View ArticleFox Soccer Channel to finally go HD on March 1; also, Fox to launch new...
Finally, soccer in HD! Fox announced yesterday (I guess we’re not cool enough to get the memo directly…) that it’s going to re-launch Fox Soccer Channel on March 1, 2010. The new channel will be...
View ArticleJVC's HD media player box supports SD cards only
No DVD, no Blu-ray and no HDD: JVC Japan is keeping it extra-simple with the CU-VS100, a media player box that supports nothing but SD cards. Announced [JP] yesterday for the Japanese market, the...
View ArticleRumor: Upcoming TiVo improvements include UI revamp and full HD support
A tipster writes in with knowledge of some of the improvements TiVo may be making to its devices. The most important: a move to full HD menus, improved search, and the phasing out of Series 2...
View ArticleSamsung's new CMOS, HD-capable sensors could be picture perfect
Camera phone pictures could get a whole lot prettier with Samsung’s newest image sensors. The Korean manufacturer has just announced two new CMOS sensors for mobile phones with improved image quality...
View ArticleNew Elgato EyeTV hybrid is smaller, more compatible
Elgato just released the updated version of their USB tuner, the EyeTV. This new version has been resized (smaller) and added compatibility with Windows 7, making it ideal for that HTPC project you’ve...
View ArticleToshiba unveils 21-inch, glasses-free HD 3D display
We’re about to get yet another 3D display. This time, it’s Toshiba Mobile Display Corp. that’s prepping such a screen, an autostereoscopic (glasses-free), 21-inch 3D HD display “for use in...
View ArticleVideo: Sony teases awesome-looking interchangeable lens HD camcorder
We were very impressed with the NEX3 and NEX5 digital cameras Sony presented yesterday for the first time. And today, the company in Tokyo announced [press release in English] a hardware prototype of...
View ArticleSharp unveils world's first 3D HD camera module for mobile devices
Sharp really believes in 3D, it seems. In the past weeks the company presented a new 3D touchscreen for mobile devices, then the world’s first four-primary 3D display, followed by a 3D e-book reader....
View Article7,680 x 4,320 pixels: NHK shows "super-HD" camera and display (video)
If you ever thought full HD delivers pictures in awesome resolution (1,920×1080), think again. Because Japanese national TV broadcaster NHK is working on a camera and display system that boasts 16...
View ArticleA Quick Look At the 21st Century 3D Dual Red 3D Rig
http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=14161778&server=vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=1&color=ff9933&fullscreen=1&autoplay=0&loop=0 Walking among the...
View ArticleSony Updates Bloggie Camcorder To Touchscreen, HD
Good news for Sony fans, the Bloggie camcorder that we saw a mere 9 months ago is already undergoing a redesign. I have to say, I like the new version better then the old model that we saw at CES. So...
View ArticleVideo: Thanko's New Spy Watch Is Waterproof
For reasons unknown, Tokyo-based accessory maker Thanko keeps churning out “spy” gadgets. This time we get a watch [JP] that looks quite bland from the outside but features a micro camera that can...
View ArticleDid The Xbox 360 *Really* Usher In The Era Of HD Gaming?
Flickr’d It’s the end of the year, and that means many publications are rolling out their annual “best of” list. I don’t know if *we’re* doing anything along those lines, but I *do* have a bone to pick...
View ArticleFormula One Will Be Available In HD This Year (Finally!)
Good news: Formula One will be in HD this year. You’d have thought that such a fancy racing circuit would be broadcast in HD already—how many years has Nascar been in HD?—but no; we’ve had to wait....
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TechCrunch TV Goes HD
If you have been watching TechCrunch TV interviews lately, you may have noticed the videos are much sharper, crisper and much higher quality. The reason: we've gone HD. We are now using a new workflow...
View ArticleCanon’s New Full-Frame Video Sensor Can Shoot Clear HD Footage In...
Canon today announced the successful creation of a new full-frame CMOS sensor, designed exclusively for shooting video. The new sensor can capture full-HD video with extremely low noise in settings...
View ArticleSeagate Ships World’s First 4TB HD With Four 1TB Platters
Seagate will be shipping a 4TB hard drive that has the distinction of being the world’s first to include a 1TB per platter design. This basically means that each spinning disk in the hard drive has a...
View ArticleCrunch Report | Netflix Is Raising Prices
Netflix is raising prices, you can now syndicate your stories from Instagram to Facebook, Magic Leap tells us nothing about what it's doing and Amazon is testing and optimizing its own delivery...
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