Cisco's Flip UltraHD Video Recorder

Forget those bulky complicated camcorders and other similar archaic devices of the past. Have you ever tried to capture a fleeting moment but missed it because your camcorder or video camera was not ready? Well, you can forget that too because Flip makes all that a thing of the past. Need to shoot something this very moment? No problem, just press the big red button and you are rolling. While Flip may not satisfy the most demanding videophile, wanting every available bell and whistle, it should be more than enough for an average person looking for a simple point-and-shoot. An 8GB Flip can capture a 2 hour long 720p HD movie with sound at 60 frames per second. And a built-in USB 2.0 connector makes transferring movies to any USB-enabled computer a breeze.

Specifications:
Video resolution: 1280 x 720 pixels (720p HD)
Frame rate: 60 frames per second (constant frame rate, progressive scan)
Internal memory: 8GB (2 hours)
Video Bitrate: 8.8 Mbps (average - auto adaptive algorithm)
Video format: H.264 video compression, AAC audio compression, files saved as MP4
Zoom: smooth multi-step 2x digital
Screen size: 2.0" (transflective TFT)
Screen resolution: 320 x 240 pixels
Lens type: fixed focus (1.5 m to infinity)
Aperture: f/2.4 (fast lens for great results in low-light environments)
Interface: 8 buttons (power, play, delete, record and a 4 way navigation)
PC connection: built-in flip-out USB arm (USB 2.0)
TV out: HDMI MicroConnector
Image stabilization: yes
Tripod mount: yes
FlipPort: yes
Battery life: up to 2 hours (using included Flip Video Rechargeable Battery Pack)
Dimensions: 4.16" x 2.11" x 0.88" (H x W x D)

micro HDMI & FlipPort

[Flip]

Canon Digital PowerShot ELPH 310 HS

12.1 megapixels

8x optical zoom with optical image stabilization

3 inch pure color wide viewing angle LCD display

Full 1080p HD video with stereo sound @ 24 fps

HDMI out

Features
- 12.1 megapixel CMOS sensor
- 8x optical zoom
- 28mm wide-angle lens
- 3 inch pure color wide viewing angle LCD display
- Optical Image Stabilizer
- full 1080p HD video with stereo sound
- high-speed burst mode
- zoom while shooting
- DIGIC 4 Image Processor
- HS SYSTEM for exceptional low-light performance up to ISO 3200
- Super Slow Motion Movie records video at high speed to allow slow motion playback
- Intelligent System(IS) picks optimal image stabilization settings from six preset modes
- Smart AUTO selects from 32 predefined camera settings
- HDMI out
- dedicated movie button
- ultra-slim body

Estimated retail price: $259.99 (US)

Available colors

Stunningly slim designs from Samsung

Apple fans now have yet another brand to look up to when it comes to elegantly designed electronics. Samsung has been cranking out some very slim and clean looking gadgets ranging from laptops to TVs.  Have a look for yourself...

Samsung SyncMaster 23-inch LED Monitor (PX2370)

Specifications:
LED Display
23" Screen Size
1920 x 1080 Resolution
250 Brightness
2ms Response Time
1,000:1 Typical Contrast Ratio
5,000,000:1 Dynamic Contrast Ratio
170°/160° Viewing Angle
16.7 Million Colors Supported
1 HDMI Input
25W Power Consumption
0.3W Standby Power
9.0 lbs. Product Weight
Mac and Windows® 7 Compatible
21.9" x 17.1" x 9.2" With Stand
21.9" x 13.3" x 1.0" Without Stand
Magic Picture Controls: MagicLux, MagicECO, MagicReturn, MagicAngle, MagicBright 3™, MagicWizard, MagicTune





Samsung 9 Series laptop

Specifications:
Intel® Core™ i5 Processor 2537M
Genuine Windows® 7 Home Premium (64-bit)
LED HD 13.3" SuperBright Plus widescreen anti-glare display, 400 nits, up to 16 million colors
Intel® HD Graphics 3000
4GB DDR3 System Memory (8 GB Max)
128 GB Solid State Drive
3 W Stereo Speakers (1.5 W x 2) with HD Audio
1.3 Megapixel HD Webcam
802.11 b/g/n WiFi
High Speed Bluetooth V3.0
Micro HDMI Input, Headphone Jack, Mic-in, 1 MicroSD Slot, RJ45 LAN, 2 USB Ports (1 Chargeable)
81 Key Keyboard and Touch Pad
40 Watt AC Power Adapter
6-Cell Lithium, 6300 mAh, up to 7 hours of battery life
Duralumin lightweight and remarkably strong design
12.9"(W) x 8.9"(D) x 0.62"~0.64"(H)
2.88 lbs. with Standard Battery
3 Year Warranty





Samsung 40-inch 6000 Series 1080p LED HDTV

Specifications:
40" LED TV Full HD 1080p
1,920 x 1,080 Native Resolution, 16:9 Aspect Ratio
Auto Motion Plus 120Hz Refresh Rate
Wide Color Enhancer Plus
Ultra Clear Panel
Two 15 Watts Built-in Bottom Speakers, SRS TheaterSound®
Wireless Connectivity
HDTV Tuner Built-in
ATSC/Clear QAM Tuners
V-Chip
4 HDMI Inputs (Rear)
2 Component Inputs (Rear)
1 PC Audio Input (Mini Jack)
3 USB 2.0 Ports
1 Optical Digital Audio Output
Comes With Swivel Stand
Smart TV with Samsung Apps, Netflix capable
AllShare™ DLNA Networking
ConnectShare™ Movie
Anynet+™
Auto Channel Search
Auto Power Off
Auto Volume Leveler
Clock & On/Off Timer
Closed Captioning
Sleep Timer
Exceeds ENERGY STAR Standards
1.2" Depth
37.6"(W) x 22.9"(H) x 1.2"(D) Without Stand
37.6"(W) x 25.1"(H) x 10.0"(D) With Stand
24 lbs. Without Stand
31.3 lbs. With Stand





Links to Samsung product pages:
Monitor
Laptop
TV

Flexible future tech

Since a picture is worth a 1000 words I bring to you the future of flexible technology in pictures...

Microprocessor:

Bendable microprocessor

IMEC have created a cheap (potentially 1/10th the cost of silicon chips), bendable microprocessor by layering a plastic substrate, gold circuits, organic dielectric, and a pentacene organic semiconductor. It's 8-bit logic circuit with 4000 transistors is capable of executing 6 instructions per second. Not a screamer by today's standards but it is still a step in the right direction. [Engadget]



Display:

Flexible display

When they arrive, flexible displays will be a big leap forward from today’s LCDs (liquid crystal displays) and even OLEDs (organic light-emitting diode displays). In terms of power consumption flexible displays will consume 100 times less power than LCDs. Even OLEDs (2-3 times more efficient than LCDs) can’t match this kind of efficiency. These displays have thin-film transistor arrays on specialty polymer and thin stainless-steel substrates and use electrophoretic ink (E-Ink). Does extremely low power consumption and flexibility sound too good to be true? According to Wired we are about 2-3 years away from in-field army trials.

Speakers:

Paper-like flat flexible speaker

Engineers at the University of Warwick have created a paper-like flat, flexible speaker that is lightweight and just 0.25 millimeters thick. And they say it could be commercially available by the end of the year. The flat, flexible speaker technology takes a flexible laminate, which when excited with an electrical signal vibrates to produce the sound. The flexible laminate is made of a number of thin, conducting and insulating materials. According to researchers the speaker arrangement allows for highly directional and accurate sound. [Wired]



Solar panels:

Rollable Flexible Solar Cells

The Rollable Series Flexible Solar Cells were built with the outdoors in mind. Each unit is assembled using high grade marine components, sealed edges for waterproofing, and built in grommets for easy fastening. To store the cells, simply roll them up and toss in your bag. [FlexSolarCells]



As you can see we have all the individual parts to make flexible wearable gadgets. And I think its just a matter of time before someone combines all of these technologies and creates a new truly revolutionary device. Whether its Apple or the US Army RD that first puts these pieces of a larger puzzle together one thing remains clear - the future of technology is bright, flexible, and wearable!

Apple unveils iPad 2 - Thinner, Lighter, Faster

Apple iPad 2 - Thinner, Lighter, Faster

Today [March 2, 2011] Apple unveiled the newly re-designed iPad 2. iPad fans will be pleased to know that a lot of previously rumored features have found its way into the 2nd generation device. From our earlier post titled "2nd generation Apple iPad 2 rumors" we outlined the following rumored features. Lets see which ones made it and which did not:

- [YES] same 9.7 inch display size
- [YES] front and rear facing dual cameras for Face Time video chat
- [YES] a bit slimmer case than the original
- [YES] multi-axis gyroscope
- [YES] new faster A5 processor (similar to ARM Cortex A9 - 1GHz dual-core processor)
- [YES] slightly slimmer screen bezel (3mm)
- [YES] more memory (512MB)

- [NO] flat back covering instead of a slightly rounded as on the 1st gen
- [NO] new super high-resolution display technology (alike iPhone 4's Retina Display)
- [NO] built-in dedicated SD slot
- [NO] a dual Qualcomm GSM/CDMA chipset (enabling data support for other carriers like Verizon)
- [NO] a larger, wide-ranged speaker protected by metal mesh
- [NO] 3 different versions of iPad that support Wi-Fi, UMTS and CDMA
- [NO] will likely release in Spring 2011 (around April)


Here are the iPad 2 features at a glance:

- Has a new dual-core A5 chip, which is about 2X faster than its predecessor, with the same power requirements as A4.
- 9x faster graphics
- Sports front(VGA) and back-facing(720p HD) cameras that support FaceTime.
- Three-axis gyroscope is now standard in the tablet.
- It’s 1/3 thinner, very curved back, and only 8.8 mm thick.
- Lighter at 1.3 lbs (compared to 1.5 lbs for previous model)
- Available in black and a white version. White version is shipping day one.
- 3G models work on AT&T and Verizon networks starting day one (GSM and CDMA).
- Same 10 hour battery life as before thanks to engineering improvements.
- Pricing remains the same as the previous model. Starts at $499, goes up to $829.
- The new iPad 2 ships March 11 in the U.S. and two weeks later in 26 more countries.
- New available accessory cable that supports HDMI out at 1080p resolution and costs $39.
- New smart cover bends and folds to allow for different viewing angles when acting as a stand. The new cover wakes the iPad when opened, and puts it to sleep when closed. Comes in five polyurethane[$39] and five leather[$69] colors.

[iPad]

Apple iPhone 5 rumors compilation

Apple iPhone 5 prototype features

There are a lot of iPhone 5 rumors floating out there. Some of them suggest another complete re-design from the ground up and a significant hardware upgrade all around. We can only hope those rumors are true. Below is a compilation of the iPhone 5 rumors we think are likely to meet the Apple's next generation handset. Also enjoy a few teaser pics. [Engadget]

Apple iPhone Pro prototype

- Release date around June or July
- New better antenna design
- Apple's AirPlay technology to share content between different screens
- Apple's new A5 dual-core processor (based on Cortex A9 design)
- New SGX543MP2 dual-core graphics chip (offers about four times the processing power at the same clock speed as compared to the current SGX535 chip)
- New graphics supports OpenCL (used to offload general purpose computing tasks to the GPU)
- New Qualcomm mobile chipset (supports three networks: CDMA, GSM and UMTS)
- Available on both AT&T and Verizon networks
- Likely to see a bump up in memory
- Even more storage
- Small increase in screen size (3.7-inch instead of 3.5)
- Upgraded 8-megapixel 1080p video recording cameras (to compliment the newly upgraded graphics processor)
- Possibly 4G capable
- HDMI-out (to TV)
- Near-Field Communication(NFC) technology would turn iPhone into a proximity credit card - just wave it over a terminal
- Ability to watch live over-the-air digital TV
- An integrated pico projector (for sharing small screen with others)
- Conceivably increased battery life

Apple iPhone 5 prototype edgy unibody

Apple iPhone 5 prototype slim

Apple iPhone 5 prototype blacked-out

Apple iPhone 5 Near Field Communication (NFC) diagram

Related posts:
For more iPhone 5 rumors and mockups visit More iPhone 5 rumors and evidence leaked.
For a slew of iPhone 5 concept pictures visit Apple iPhone 5 concept picture gallery.

2nd generation Apple iPad 2 rumors

iPad 2 rumors started spreading almost as soon as the first iPad hit the store shelves. Some seem preposterous while others appear to be more likely to wind up in the next gen iPad.

Here are some of the rumored features we think are more likely to appear on the 2nd gen iPad:

- same 9.7 inch display size
- slightly slimmer screen bezel (3mm)
- flat back covering instead of a slightly rounded as on the 1st gen
- front and rear facing dual cameras for Face Time video chat
- a bit slimmer case than the original
- new super high-resolution display technology (alike iPhone 4's Retina Display)
- built-in dedicated SD slot
- multi-axis gyroscope
- a dual Qualcomm GSM/CDMA chipset (enabling data support for other carriers like Verizon)
- a larger, wide-ranged speaker protected by metal mesh
- 3 different versions of iPad that support Wi-Fi, UMTS and CDMA
- new faster A5 processor (similar to ARM Cortex A9 - 1GHz dual-core processor)
- more memory (at least 512MB)
- will likely release in Spring 2011 (around April)

iPad 2 - cases

iPad 2 - larger, wide-range speaker covered with metal mesh

Kindle 3

The latest generation Kindle 3 is packed with even more features and sports an even slimmer and lighter design with prolonged battery life. The e-ink screen is the best in its class for long reading sessions.

Kindle at a Glance:

New, High-Contrast E Ink Screen with Pearl Technology
50% better contrast. The clearest text and sharpest images with latest E Ink Pearl display.

Read in Bright Sunlight
Unlike LCD screens, Kindle's screen reads like real paper, with no glare. Read as easily in bright sunlight as in your living room.

Lighter Than a Paperback
At only 8.5 ounces and 1/3 of an inch thin, Kindle is lighter than a paperback and thinner than a magazine.

Holds 3,500 Books
We doubled Kindle's storage so you can carry up to 3,500 books.

Battery Life of Up to One Month
A single charge lasts up to one month with wireless off. Keep wireless always on and go for up to three weeks without recharging.

Built-In Wi-Fi
Connect to Wi-Fi hotspots at home or on the road. Includes free Wi-Fi access at AT&T hotspots across the U.S.

Quieter Page Turn Buttons
Quieter page turning means you won't disturb your partner when you want to read all night.

Share Meaningful Passages
Share meaningful passages with friends and family with built-in Twitter and Facebook integration.

Simple to Use
Kindle is ready to use right out of the box - no setup, no software to install, no computer required.

Improved PDF Reader
Now with new dictionary lookup, notes and highlights, and support for password protected PDFs. Easily carry all of your documents on the go. Books in 60 Seconds
With fast, free wireless delivery, you can start reading books in less than 60 seconds. No computer required.

Massive Selection
Over 725,000 books, including 107 of 111 New York Times Best Sellers, plus audiobooks, periodicals and blogs. For non-U.S. customers, content availability varies. Check your country.

Free, Out-of-Copyright Books
Over 1.8 million free, out-of-copyright, pre-1923 books are available such as Pride and Prejudice. Learn more

Low Book Prices
Over 610,000 books are $9.99 or less, including 79 current New York Times Best Sellers.

Free Book Samples
Download and read first chapters for free before you decide to buy.

Book Lending - Coming this Year
Lend your Kindle books to other Kindle or Kindle app users for 14 days. Learn more.

Read Everywhere with Whispersync
Your Kindle books can be read on your Kindle, iPhone, iPad, PC, Mac, Android device, and BlackBerry. Our Whispersync technology syncs your place across devices, so you can pick up where you left off.

Worry-Free Archive
Books you purchase from the Kindle Store are automatically backed up online in your Kindle library on Amazon. Re-download books wirelessly for free, anytime.

Read-to-Me
With Text-to-Speech, Kindle can read English-language content out loud to you.