Be clear on this, Canon’s XF105 and XF100 camcorders are for professional videographers. Sure, they’re compact enough to temp any new father… just as long as he’s interested in recording his princess’ first steps to hot-swappable Compact Flash cards in either 1080/60i/30p/24p or 720/60p/30p/24p using Canon’s MPEG-2 4:2:2 50Mbps XF codec
Microsoft has confirmed that a new Xbox 360 controller will be released this coming November. The new pad, pictured here, will be out on November 9 in the US, where it will cost $64.99 (£42.25).
Sony is reported to be readying a launch announcement for a new music and video service set to take on the might of Apple’s iTunes. Sony is set to make the announcement at this year’s IFA event in Berlin, according to ’sources in the media industry’ cited by The Financial Times this week. PS3 and PSP to lead The Financial Times claims that the new service from Sony will use the PlayStation 3 and PSP consoles as a launch point.
The PlayStation Move . It’s funny to think just 15 months have passed since Sony first unveiled its motion controller, and now we’re mere weeks away from hitting the retail market. To be sure, it’s not like the company didn’t have waggle on the mind already — patents dating as far back as 2005 reveal as much, and of course the incredible success of Nintendo’s Wii proved there’s a market for more physically exerting gameplay.
With Amazon and Barnes & Noble both unleashing new e-readers under $150 it pretty much goes without saying that Sony’s got to step it up, and its refreshed Reader family is what we’ve been expecting. Just like we’d heard and heard again , Sony’s tweaked its entire Reader line up — the Pocket, Touch, and Daily editions — by adding improved optical touchscreens, speeding up page turns with E Ink Pearl displays and slimming down the brushed aluminum hardware.
Meet the iPad Orchestra, brought to you by the brand spankin’ new to the iPad App Store Seline HD . While I usually hate to be the thorn in the side of progress, if this is what the future of classical music looks like then I would like no part.
Perhaps you’ve heard that Apple’s investing in digital video distribution at the moment? Perhaps you’ve read that Amazon’s working on a subscription video network , too? Sony makes number three, as the Financial Times is reporting the electronics giant is looking to launch a multimedia platform of its own
Tel Aviv-based Attenti announced today its acquisition by 3M, most notably the makers of Post-Its, to the tune of $230 million in cash. Formerly Dmatek, Attenti is the world’s leading supplier of remote people-tracking technologies such as ankle bracelets, voice recognition devices and alcohol monitoring technologies.
Accurately remembering names is one of the simplest yet most important components of interacting with people, no matter in what capacity. This article presents some tips I’ve acquired over the years with regards to remembering and using people’s names. More
Microsoft carried out some exhaustive research into the benefits of multitouch-enabled desktop mice over traditional desktop mice. And discovered there aren’t really any benefits at all for most users, who prefer the speed offered by mechanical buttons and wheels.