GoPro announced its 1080p HD Hero Wide helmet cam earlier this year, back when people were jumping off of high things and speeding around other things whilst wearing helmets. Now the summer adventure season is drawing to a close, the winter one is starting to develop, and the company has released a series of high-def, high-adrenaline clips to show what that camera can do — most filmed when the days were still long and the sun still high. Sadly the videos are not embeddable, but click on that read link for your morning dose of speed. The company has also released a good bit of information about the cam, that it’s 30fps at the full 1080p or an optional 60fps mode at 720p. 720p footage is recorded at a particularly wide 170 degrees, while 1080p footage is slightly less wide (though still rather broad) 127. Also, the company promises that the microphone will actually be usable at speed, a rarity in this sort of device. It’s all slated to ship this fall, and we look forward to putting one through its paces then.
Monthly Archives: September 2009
GoPro releases first footage from 1080p HD Hero Wide helmet cam
Nokia Surge
While Nokia has not had a lot of success with many of its higher-end models in the U.S., the E71x showed that the world’s largest mobile device maker can meet this market with a capable handset.
The Nokia Surge, available now on AT&T’s GSM network, aims to push this company ahead in becoming a relevant and versatile offering in this marketplace. This messaging-oriented slider has 3G, a QWERTY keyboard, and social networking software.
It sells for just $30 with a two-year contract and mail-in rebate.
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Price check — Runco’s LS-3 projector within reach of mere mortals
We’ll admit that sour grapes coming from the direction of our wallets usually make us look right past Runco’s offerings. It’s great stuff from a good company, but let’s just say if you slip the Runco logo into a Rorschach test, we won’t come up with “affordable.” So in case you missed it in our CEDIA blitz, Runco’s LS-3 LightStyle beamer carries a MSRP of $4,995 — not cheap, but not new car kind of money that we associate with the brand, either. It’s a 1080p DLP projector that packs a list of Runco tech like ConstantContrast, Vivix enhancement, Runco image processing, that all together are good for 10,000:1 contrast. If you’re fortunate enough to be in the market for something like a JVC projector, consider adding the LS-3 to your audition list and call us over for some popcorn.
BlackBerry Curve 8520
The BlackBerry Curve 8520 shows that the future of the BlackBerry is here… kind of.
By far the stand-out feature of the Curve 8520 is its new optical trackpad, which replaces the trackball for navigation – and it rocks.
In a confusing move though, the 8520 is the third Curve available on T-Mobile, in addition to the original and the 8900, which was released early this year.
The 8250 has several elements that depart from traditional BlackBerrys, beyond just the trackpad. Features such as dedicated media keys across the top of the device, a smaller LED indicator, updated look for the call and end-call keys, and new ‘hidden’ convenience keys on the side of the phone all work together to position the 8250 to expand its reach to younger market segments that other BlackBerrys have failed to capture.
Other areas such as the screen and lack of 3G (though it does have Wi-Fi) indicate that RIM and T-Mobile weren’t willing to pull out all the stops for this one.
Dell Inspiron 11z
The Inspiron 11z is a new netbook from Dell, hoping to change the way we think of the ultra-portable segment. Instead of using the long-favored Intel Atom processor, Dell decided to use the new ultra-low voltage Celeron 723 and the GS45 chipset. On paper the processor has more grunt, and when paired with X4500 integrated graphics, it has a huge advantage over Atom machines. In this review we take an in-depth look at the new 11z, to see if it is the netbook we have all been waiting for.
