Sony NEX-5 and NEX-3 Interchangeable Lens Cameras Go Official With HD Shooting [Sony]

Sony's gone and made both the NEX-3 and NEX-5 official, with the NEX-5 carrying the large boast of being the world's smallest and lightest camera with interchangeable lenses.

The leaked specs of the NEX-3 have panned out according to Sony's news release, but it's the NEX-5 I'm most interested in. Both have 14.2MPs, Exmor APS HD SMOS sensors, an ISO range of 200 - 12800 and are compatible with all E-mount lenses.

Video is where they differ however. The NEX-5 (above) can shoot 1080i, but the NEX-3 stops at 720p. Both have HDMI outputs and USB 2.0 for connecting to PCs, and they thankfully take SD, SDHC, SDXC cars as well as Memory Stick Pro Duo and Pro-HG Duo.

They'll be available in June, with rumored pricing tipping the NEX-3 (below) at $900. If you've been looking for something in the style of a micro four thirds camera and happen to be a Sony fan, then these two sound like they could be worth checking out in person. It all hinges on the price though—as we all know Sony's got its head in the cloud when it comes to pricing. [Sony]






[Gizmodo]

JVC Steals Smallest and Lightest Crown With its GZ-HD620 Camcorder [JVC]

It was only last week that JVC dropped three new Everio camcorders on us, after nearly six months of quiet times. Today's Everio GZ-HD620, which was announced in Japan first, is the world's smallest HD HDD camcorder.
Weighing only 270g, it's also the lightest. The HDD has 120GB of storage for you to fill up with 1080p videos of your dog, and the sensor is a 1/4.1' 3.32 MP CMOS job. 30x optical zoom and 200x digital zoom, you can playback footage on the 2.7-inch LCD screen or upload easily to YouTube thanks to the quick upload function. A microSD/SDHC slot, USB and HDMI ports round the camcorder, which measures 53 x 63 x 115mm, off nicely.
Available in Japan from tomorrow in black, red and silver colorways, we should see more of the GZ-HD620 come January at CES.
[Gizmodo via Akihabara News]

ATI Radeon HD 5970: The World's Fastest Graphics Card [Graphics Cards]

The ATI Radeon HD 5970 slaughters the competition in pretty much every benchmark thrown at it. It's outrageously fast. We're talking five teraflops here, people. Teraflops.
MaximumPC put the 5970 to the test, and found that it lives up to its promise. The 2GB dual-GPU card is the first to support DirectX 11, and basically doubles its wholly respectable predecessor (the 5870) in specs, capable of delivering nearly 5 teraflops of raw processing power. It's a massive card, about a foot long, designed mostly for heat dissipation, at which aim it apparently succeeds. It's also got easy access to overclocking via AMD's OverDrive, and can drive up to three displays simultaneously with a maximum resolution of 7680x1600. So it's pretty much the greatest thing ever, and it's got a pricetag to match: $600 upon its undisclosed release.
[Gizmodo via MaximumPC]

Ricoh GXR, Smallest Camera With Interchangable Lenses and Sensors, Coming In December [Cameras]

Seems that the previously rumored Ricoh GXR will be coming in December. It'll be smaller than even the slimmest micro four thirds out now and feature a system that'll make it the first to allow both interchangeable lenses and sensors.
The GXR body will go for about $700, the macro lens and sensor for about $1,000, and the zoom lens and sensor for about $500. If the system works as well as the video implies, we might have some rather fantastic cameras ahead of us.
[Gizmodo]

Want a 4K TV? Sony Has a $76,000 Set With Your Name On It [4K]

Regular HDTV is so last year. What you really need is a 4k TV, one with four times the resolution of HD. And hey, Sony's new TRIMASTER offers just that, for a price.
Yes, this $76,583, 56-inch set sports a resolution of 3840x2160, which means you can cram four full-res HD feeds in there at one time. You know, for watching four football games at once, or four movies at once. Samsung announced a similar, larger set a couple years ago, but as far as we know it never actually became a real product. This thing is all real.
Sure, this thing isn't meant for normal consumers, as the price makes it clear. But that doesn't mean you can't get one if you have the scratch. Come on, go for it. It's only $76,000.
[Gizmodo via AV Watch via Engadget]

GPU-Accelerated Flash Player Provides Smooth HD Video, Arrives Next Month [Flash]

At last, here's a GPU-accelerated Flash player. That means two things: One, my laptop won't melt every time I run freaking Hulu. Two, since almost every Nvidia GPU is supported, even smartphones will be able to play HD Flash video.
Nvidia has been demonstrating builds of the GPU-accelerated Flash player around, and it's making an announcement on October 5. According to those who have seen it, it provides ultra-smooth high definition video playback, even on portable Tegra platforms.
About time. [Gizmodo via Notebookjournal.de via Hexus]

Pentax K-X DSLR Leaks, Due to Launch Tomorrow [Unconfirmed]

Photorumors has a few pictures and a complete list of specs for Pentax's K-X DSLR, which they claim is going to set to launch tomorrow. Looks like it'll pack a 12.4MP CMOS sensor, 720p video and 2.7-inch LCD.
The key features:

• High resolution 12.4 megapixel CMOS image sensor features sensor-shift Shake Reduction for stabilized image and video capture up to 4 stops max.
• Large 2.7 inch LCD features Live View with contrast, phase difference, and Face Detection autofocus (up to 16 faces).
• Capture widescreen HD video in full 720p resolution (1280×720) at 24 FPS cinematic framerate, using any PENTAX 35mm lens.
• Highly compact DSLR body design allows for 1 handed operation and comfort when travelling.
• Powerful automatic modes, including PENTAX Auto Picture and scene modes, ensure the perfect shot in any situation, while helping new photographers learn DSLR photography.
• Creative processing and filter modes produce high quality finished images, while offering the ability to explore artistic freedom through unique special effects.
• True HDR image capture blends 3 bracketed images into a single picture with outstanding shadow, highlight, and midrange detail.
• Fast 4.7 FPS capture speed and 1/6000 second maximum shutter speeds are possible with the PENTAX PRIME II image processing engine.
• Responsive 11 point wide angle SAFOX VIII autofocus system focuses quickly and accurately, and can easily track moving subjects.
• Capture up to 1900 shots with universally available, easy-to-find AA lithium batteries (also compatible with AA NiMH rechargeable and alkaline batteries).
• Expanded ISO range covers sensitivities from 100-12800 for extreme low light photography.

It looks pretty nice, if all this is true (and it certainly looks realistic), but we'll have to wait until tomorrow to get confirmation and most importantly, price. [Photorumors via Engadget]

Zune HD Promo Video Offers Quick Peek at Hardware's 3D Gaming Capabilities [Zune Hd]

As the Zune HD launch looms ever closer, a smorgasbord of purported launch videos have offered up what appears to be the best demonstration yet of the sleek, sexy portable's 3D gaming capabilities.
The 3D gaming example, Forza 3, debuts at about the 30 second mark in the video above. It's a fleeting glimpse, but it's solid evidence nevertheless.
For authenticity's sake, we tell you that Microsoft PR reportedly asked the leak's originator, Buy TV, to take the videos down, but not before brigands at sites like Neowin were able to upload them to YouTube, where they spread like a New York Times homepage virus.
Zune HD drops in two days. [Neowin, Buy TV via ars technica]

Video: Amazing 18-Foot Wide Super-HD Multi-User Multitouch Display [Multitouch]

It is probably the highest resolution interactive display outside of the military: Obscura Digital's newest, longest multitouch wall, revealed this weekend at the Hard Rock in Vegas, uses three projectors to handle 100 hi-res images and videos simultaneously in realtime.
This isn't the first Obscura Digital creation to catch our eye. We've seen 3D multitouch holograms, crazy building projections and an 8-by-4-foot Missile Command-playing multitouch wall.

The new 18-foot long wall scales across GPUs seamlessly, and automatically splits the workspace for up to 6 users to flick through Hard Rock photo and video memorabilia, with image resolution upwards of 12 megapixels.
Complementing the video tech, an audio system creates a pinpointed local audio experience, so that each user can interact with content without interfering with others.
Man, Microsoft Surface, eat your heart out. [Obscura Digital Blog]

קודאק מוציאה מצלמת כיס לסרטים בהפרדה גבוהה 720p

מצלמת הוידאו החדשה של קודאק, ה-Zi6 HD היא מצלמת HD (לא Full HD), מה שנקרא 720p. היא מסוגלת לצלם ב-30 וגם ב-60 פריימים בשניה בהפרדה הגבוהה ביותר. כמובן ניתן גם לרדת ברזולוציית הצילום ל-VGA שזה 640x480 גרצגים.

יש לה מסך בגודל 2.4 אינץ' וחיבור USB נשלף מתוך הגוף לחיבור מהיר למחשב. היא גם מצוידת בתוכנה לקישור מהיר לאתרי סרטים כגון YouTube.

המצלמה מגיעה עם זכרון פנימי בגודל 128 מ"ב בלבד אך מצוידת בכניסה ל-SDHC בגודל עד 32 ג"ב. מופעלת על-ידי 2 בטריות AA.

בקרוב בחנויות במחיר צפוי של 179.95$.

[דרך Kodak]

סמסונג תציג טלויזיה בגודל 82 אינץ'

הטלויזיה החדשה של סמסונג אשר תוצג בתערוכת SID 2008 היא ה-LCD הראשונה בגודל זה אשר כוללת טכנולוגיה של Ultra Definition או הפרדה גבוהה במיוחד. ההפרדה של טלויזיה זו היא 3840X2160. בנוסף קצב ההתחדשות של המסך (Refresh Rate) הוא 120 הרץ שזה כפול מרוב מסכי ה-LCD היום. המסך מואר מאחור ע"י לדים בצבעים אדום, ירוק וכחול מה שמביא את ספיגת הצבעים (Color Saturation) לרמה מאוד גבוהה - 150%, מבוסס על סטנדרט NISC ל100% ספיגה.

בנוסף משחררת סמסונג גם מסך דומה בקצב 60 הרץ אך מצויד במערכת רב-מגע (Multi-Touch) שהוא הגדול מסוגו כיום עם מערכת מגע. מטרתו להחליף לוחות מחיקים ומקרנים במערכת החינוך.

אולי התקדמויות אלה יוזילו את המסכים הביתיים כדי שאוכל לקנות טלויזיה ב-HD לפליי-סטיישן החדש שלי, בלי שהמצפון יציק לי יותר מדי.

מצלמת הוידאו החדשה של סוני - הקטנה ביותר שמצלמת HD

הסוני Handycam HDR-TG1, מצלמת 1080p הקטנה ביותר בעולם. במשקל של 284 גרם ובגודל של 3.3x11.9x6.35 ס"מ עם מסך בגודל 2.7 אינץ', ארוזה במארז טיטניום. כמובן שהמצלמה יודעת לזהות פרצופים בתוך התמונה ומוסיפה לאיזורי הפנים בתמונה יותר סיביות קידוד לאיכות תמונה גבוהה יותר, עד ל-8 פרצופים. בנוסף במצלמה יודעת לתקן איזורים בתמונה עם חשיפה נמוכה או גבוהה מדי ע"י הכהיה או הבהרה אוטומטית של התמונה בזמן-אמת. הסאונד מוקלט בדולבי דיגיטלי ב-5 ערוצים היקפיים וע"י מיקרופון בעל זום לאיכות מירבית.

המצלמה מגיעה עם זכרון של סוני מסוג Memory Stick Duo II בגודל של 4 ג"ב.

ניתן לרכוש מראש כבר עכשיו באתר סוני אך המצלמה תהיה זמינה רק במאי עבור 900$.

[דרך Gizmodo]