Apple TV Firmware V.2.3 Update Gives Third-Party Remote Support, AirTunes Streaming [Apple TV]

Source: http://feeds.gawker.com/~r/gizmodo/full/~3/bf5DRCBTeuw/apple-tv-firmware-v23-update-gives-third+party-remote-support-airtunes-streaming

For all you Apple TV users out there, Apple's now released firmware version 2.3. The patch, downloadable through the media hub's built in updater, now lets users stream music from AirTunes to any speakers connected to an Airport Express or other Apple TVs in the house. You'll also get the ability to use third-party remotes, and make playlists that include a mixture of audio and video formats. [Apple Insider]

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Scalado Promises to Finally Kill Irritating Phone Camera Lag [Phone Cameras]

Source: http://feeds.gawker.com/~r/gizmodo/full/~3/yoDMgdLoWy4/scalado-promises-to-finally-kill-irritating-phone-camera-lag

It's the worst thing about phone cameras (except for the image noise, poor low-light performance, desaturated colors and incessant motion blur): the picture delay. Scalado says they've managed to eliminate it by constantly recording and displaying actual JPG images of the frame in real time. In other words, when you take a picture, rather than calling the camera to snap a completely new hi-res image, the Scalado Camera Engine simply saves what you can already see. Popular sensor makers Aptina, OmniVision Samsung and MtekVision are already licensing with the tech, so your camera phone experience might become slightly more bearable before too long. [Slashphone]

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Apple DisplayPort to Dual Link DVI Adapter Delayed to Dec. 23 [Apple]

Source: http://feeds.gawker.com/~r/gizmodo/full/~3/tPol-LGqwRU/apple-displayport-to-dual-link-dvi-adapter-delayed-to-dec-23

While we liked the shiny unibody MacBooks, their new miniDisplay Port requires the use of a dual link DVI adapter to drive the 30" CinemaDisplay. Not only is the adapter $100; it's a custom cord that can't exactly be spotted between the batteries and singing cards at the drug store. Now Apple has informed preorderers to expect their shipments no sooner than December 23rd—which just goes to show that in a fight between Steve Jobs and Santa Claus, Steve Jobs would win...or something like that. [9to5mac]

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Casio's EX-FH20 reviewed: perfect for YouTube slow-mo junkies, nobody else

Source: http://www.engadget.com/2008/11/19/casios-ex-fh20-reviewed-perfect-for-youtube-slow-mo-junkies-n/

The key to any good pseudo-educational show featuring demonstrations that typically result in explosions (i.e. Mythbusters) is super-duper slow-mo sequences that expand those fleeting instants of incredibly expensive pyrotechnical glory into multiple minutes of time wasted between commercial breaks. If you're looking to record your own similar antics, amateur-style, Casio's time-stretching shooter the EX-FH20 is for you, delivering decent image quality and a bevy of burst and slow-mo modes that will capture 7 megapixel stills at 40 fps and 1000 fps video at 224 x 56. However, if that sounds rather gimmicky to you, according to PhotographyBLOG's full review there's really nothing noteworthy about the machine which, at $600, is out-paced and under-cut by other, similar SLR-lite options like Canon's PowerShot SX10. 'Nuff said.

Filed under: Digital Cameras, Portable Video

Casio's EX-FH20 reviewed: perfect for YouTube slow-mo junkies, nobody else originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 19 Nov 2008 10:17:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Neuros intros web video-playing Neuros LINK

Source: http://www.engadget.com/2008/11/19/neuros-intros-web-video-playing-neuros-link/

It's just been a few short months since Neuros started shipping its OSD 2.0 set-top box, but it looks like the company is now already moving on to other devices that are equally boxy and open source-y. It's latest is the Neuros LINK, which promises to let you watch videos from Hulu, YouTube and other sites on your TV without a subscription courtesy of Neuros' own Neuros.TV service. Unlike the OSD, however, it doesn't look like the LINK has any internal storage of its own (at least beyond the bare necessity), but it does have a generous six USB ports to let you hook up some drives filled with music, photos or videos. Otherwise, you can expect both HDMI and optical S/PDIF outputs, as well as gigabit ethernet, 802.11b/g WiFi, and an included wireless "keymote" complete with a trackball. According to Neuros, while the device is available now for $300, it's still in a "gamma release," which means is primarily aimed at early adopters wiling to accept a few hiccups along the way.

[Thanks, Charles V, Zatz]

Filed under: Home Entertainment

Neuros intros web video-playing Neuros LINK originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 19 Nov 2008 12:01:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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