Thursday, January 07, 2010

Thou Shalt Not Do Brand-ing: Ten Commandments of Modern Marketing #marketing #whatwereyouthinking - http://bit.ly/8U3iI6

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Sanyo's Xacti VPC-CS1 HD camcorder vies for 'world's smallest' title

Source: http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/07/sanyos-xacti-vpc-cs1-hd-camcorder-vies-for-worlds-smallest-t/

Working to be an even more pocketable pocket camcorder, Sanyo's shrunk the front of its latest Xacti model to measure just 1.06 inches at its widest point while still recording 1080p video. The VPC-CS1 captures in MPEG-4 AVC / H.264 and is currently undergoing official certification to support iFrame. Images tout 8 megapixels, zoom up to 10x, and storage via SDXC cards. Release date and price? Let's just say February and a penny under $300.

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Samsung OLED identity card animates your creepy, disembodied head (video)

Source: http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/07/samsung-oled-identity-card-animates-your-creepy-disembodied-hea/

For better or worse, it looks like RFID-ified identification is here to stay. Just about the coolest threat to our civil liberties we've seen this week, Samsung Mobile Display's Specimen Display Card Prototype is a pretty bog-standard ID -- until you bring it within range of an ISO 14443 RFID card reader, at which point the OLED display springs to life, summoning a 360 degree closeup of the card holder's head.Looks like it just got a little harder to change your identity, no? Peep the video for yourself after the break.

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Epson MovieMate multimedia projector hands-on

Source: http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/07/epson-moviemate-multimedia-projector-hands-on/

Aiming to be a one-stop shop for slumber parties and business meetings alike, the MovieMate projector from Epson combines a projector and a DVD player into one easy-to-tote package. It packs HDMI, PC, and Component / RGB inputs, in addition to built-in speakers. There's a handle for easy carrying, and we're glad to report that it's not too heavy. Thankfully, Epson included a mic input for all those crazy karaoke sessions that might happen in the spur of the moment. Unfortunately there were no karaoke tunes on hand for us to test it out to, so we'll just have to take their word that it works like a charm.

Epson MovieMate multimedia projector hands-on originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 07 Jan 2010 07:45:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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XstreamHD actually available for pre-order

Source: http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/07/xstreamhd-actually-available-for-pre-order/

XstreamHD demo
No we can't believe it either, but it actually looks like we can take XstreamHD off the vaporware list in a few months. Now there are no guarantees in life, but starting today you can pay $25 for the right to one of the first XstreamHD systems off the assembly line. The reminder of the $399 bill will have to paid on April 30th when it ships and includes a 1TB Media Server that can store the high quality pre-fetched HD that gets beamed down via satellite or HD recorded via the three ATSC tuners that're built-in. You also get one HD Media Receiver that'll extend the signal into another room and all the accessories like a ZigBee RF remote and cables -- you can go Pro for an extra $100 if you have the need for hi-fidelity analog outputs on the receiver. We'll be keeping a very close eye on this one as it does sound very interesting, but you'll have to forgive us for being skeptical because we've been hearing about how great it is for about two years. Full release after the jump.

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XstreamHD actually available for pre-order originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 07 Jan 2010 08:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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