Samsung’s New Pair

Pretty in blue - or black, silver & pink, Samsung’s new pair of affordable digital cameras come equipped with a 3x optical zoom, 2.4” LCD display, 11 scene modes, digital image stabilization technology, and Face Recognition Technology.
Available in January, the 7.2 megapixel S760 model will run you a mere $169 and the 8.1 megapixel S860 [...]

Handheld Webcam

IPEVO has a new PoV handheld webcam that showed up at the Taipei Computer Show. It allows users to show others "what they see," with its VGA (640 x 480) resolution, adjustable focus, automatic white balance, a built-in microphone, and USB 2.0 connectivity.
Of course you can still set it down on your desk [...]

Neutron Scatter Camera

Researchers at Sandia National Laboratories have developed a "neutron-scatter" camera in the ongoing problem of national security. The camera can detect almost any radioactive material even if concealed like in a cargo container.

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Memory Card Still Good After 2 Years In Water

Two years ago, Mr. Collins lost his Canon Powershot camera when his boat capsized in Kejimkujik National Park. Mrs. Collins nearly drowned and naturally, no one gave the lost camera second thought - until now.
A park maintenance worker found the Canon, which was beaten up, but to everyone’s amazement, the memory card was [...]

Sanyo Xacti Reviewed

According to Trusted Reviews, this Sanyo Xacti has a great design, but does not live up to its claims.
Looking like a portable shaver or a Star Trek weapon, it is lightweight and can fit into a coat pocket. It features 720p HD video recording and 5-megapixel stills, but the image quality (IQ) is not the [...]

Hi-Tech Helmet

OK, so it looks like a cross between a cat and a pig, but this new helmet are made so that fighter pilots can see right through the jet.
Inside the faceplate, images from outside cameras can be viewed so that the pilot can get a real-time picture of where he/she is.
Other info fed in via [...]

W53H GPS/Phone

Hitachi is aiming to replace your GPS with a cell phone / GPS combo. The newly announced W53H (AKA Wooo) will come in 3 colors: Japan Black, Nordic White, and Euro Purple. With its 2.8″ OLED TV like screen, you’ll see where you are going, even if you have no clue where you are.
It accepts [...]

A Great Camera Gets Better

Pentax has released its made-over version of its K100D. With the "Super" in its designation now, it comes with a dust-removal system, SDM lens support, ISO 3200 mode, a much lower price of $600, 6.1 megapixels, 11-point autofocus, dual LCD displays and SD card support.

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$75K Swami

It may not look like the cutting-edge robots we have been seeing, but this Swami can recognize people’s faces (there are cameras in the eyes) and can also carry on conversations. Reminiscent of the fortune-telling machines, this $75,000 model is equipped with 30 motors in the facial region, so its expressions can unnerve the [...]

The Leaf AFi Line

Leaf’s new AFi line of AFi 75, AFi 65 and AFi 54 are 6 x 6 medium-format cameras that take up to 70 shots per minute, have Schneider AutoFocus Digital lenses designed for 30+ megapixel camera backs, and can be swapped from landscape to portrait mode by simply turning the camera back. See more [...]