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CES 2009: CEA President Gary Shapiro opening keynote
Consumer Electronics Association President opens the show with an appeal to optimism on the economy thanks to industry innovation.
Although press events already began rolling with a vengeance yesterday, today marks the official opening of the 2009 International CES. The Consumer Electronics Association (CEA), the organization that puts on the show, unveiled an opening keynote from President Gary Shapiro this morning. Shapiro stressed overall that although the consumer electronics industry should certainly be concerned about the poor state of the global economy, he believes it is the power of innovation from the industry itself that can help lead the way out of recession.
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Eye-Fi to offer direct to YouTube video uploads over WiFi
Eye-Fi, the makers of the SD cards that fit in your current digital cameras and connect over WiFi to upload pictures without connecting to your computer, announced a new move to offer direct to YouTube video uploads today. The new technology hasn't yet been released, but Eye-Fi will be previewing the technology at CES 2009. Once the technology is released, those interested will be able to buy Eye-Fi SD cards for their digital cameras and upload both photos and videos over WiFi without connecting the device to their computers. Eye-Fi intends to make the technology HD video compatible so that HD videos can be uploaded directly to YouTube over an active WiFi connection. Additionally, if you subscribe to Eye-Fi's hotspot service will be able to access 10,000 Wayport and open hotspot locations across the U.S. for uploading videos and pictures while on the go.
See the full press release below.
Conversations: Yahoo! Tech
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Canon VIXIA HF S10 and HF S1000 with DIGIC DV III chips announced alongside nine others camcorders
Canon's doing a major refresh to its line of digital camcorders, introducing the high definition VIXIA series models HF S10, HF S100, HF20, HF200, and HV40, as well as the standard definition FS22, FS21, FS200, DC420, DC410, and ZR960. The latest VIXIA models include two with Canon's most recent image processing chip, the DIGIC DV III. These two, the VIXIA HF S10 and HF S100, record directly to solid-state media; either one to an SDHC card, or the S10 to its internal 32 GB flash memory. The HF20 and HF200 use older DIGIC II chips, but share the same storage options as the S10 and S100, respectively. While the S10 and S100 only support a 10x optical zoom, the HF20 and HF200 go up to 15x. On the cheaper end of the spectrum, the HV40 will record to HDV tape instead of flash memory. All five cameras support a full 1080p resolution.
On the standard definition side of the fence, the FS22 and FS21 record to their built-in 32 GB and 16 GB of flash memory, or to an optional SDHC card. The FS200 forgoes integrated storage, only supporting SDHC. If you're looking for compatibility with older video formats, the DC420 and DC410, differing in their 48x and 41x zoom lenses, burn recordings directly to DVD. For those of you who still dig MiniDV cassettes, the ZR960 is a basic model supporting the digital tape format, along with a 41x zoom like the DC410. All the Canon models should be coming out in early 2009, and we wouldn't be surprised to see them make an appearance at the CES.Conversations: Engadget HD
, Engadget (11 comments) , Gizmodo , Crave , Electronista , I4U News , Gizmodo Obsessables: Canon DC410, Canon DC420, Canon FS200, Canon FS21, Canon FS22, Canon VIXIA HF20, Canon VIXIA HF200, Canon VIXIA HV40, Canon ZR960, Canon, 1080p, DVD, Mini DV, Canon Vixia
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Panasonic PW608DL fax machine lets you work paperlessly with LCD screen and SD reader
It may seem like a company coming out with a new VHS deck in this day and age, but faxes continue to live on, and Panasonic is introducing its PW608DL "paperless" fax machine to help the protocol integrate into a digital office. While most of us are comfortable scanning and emailing documents, there are plenty of fax hold-outs keeping the format thriving; while local government agencies may not have websites that let you submit documents online, nearly all will accept faxes. For home users, fax software can work with your modem to let you send and receive documents over your phone line (if you still have a land line, that is). In offices, though, that kind of solution would tie up a whole PC for a shared office fax line, or need individual fax numbers if each employee ran the software locally.
Panasonic's PW608DL will let you preview incoming faxes on its 3.9-inch LCD screen. If you do need to make a hard copy of anything, you have the option to print out just the pages or parts of pages you need. Quick faxes can be sent directly from the device using its phone keypad to enter text like you would for an SMS message, or you can always jot something down and scan it in like a traditional fax. The PW608DL accepts SD cards, so you can digitally load documents to the fax from your PC, keeping you from wasting paper on print-outs.
For now the PW608DL looks Japanese-only, but faxing is still big enough in the U.S. for us to expect to see it make its way across the Pacific sometime soon.Conversations: Engadget (9 comments)
, Tech Digest , Coolest Gadgets Obsessables: Panasonic, LCD, Modem, SD card, SMS (Short Message Service), USB, Panasonic PW608DL
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Happy New Year from Obsessable!
It's 2009! We've closed the book on 2008 already, and we're eager to get our hands on all the amazing new life-altering technology coming up in the next twelve months, from the Macworld and CES conferences this month to beyond.Our New Year's resolution is (of course) to serve you with even better news, product directories, comparators, features and guides so you can not only keep up to speed and make informed buying decisions, but have fun while you're doing it. We hope you're as optimistic about the new year as we are. Thanks for reading, and have a great New Year's Day!
We try not to blink too much, even on the holidays, so stick around for more coverage.
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Reminder: Obsessable needs you!
We're looking for feature writers to add to our team; check out how to apply.
Have a passion for technology and want to share it with others? Do you possess dedication to the writing craft? Put your writing prowess and love for tech to work on Obsessable. We're looking for regular paid feature writers in a number of areas:- Mobile (cell phones, portable media, GPS)
- Digital living room (IPTV, home theater, HTPC, wireless, etc.)
- Mac and Windows computing
- Digital imaging and video
- Software tips and tricks
- Hardware tips and tricks
- Web 2.0 and social media
You don't have to have reams of experience or volumes of bylines, but you should be:
- Able to pitch story ideas
- Able to meet deadlines
- In command of the English language
- Interested in presenting high-level concepts in easy to understand language
To apply, send an email to apply AT obsessable DOT com with a brief background on your experience in technology and writing for the web, your availability and contact information, and 10 sample feature topics relating to personal technology (if you’re pitching us a specific regularly running column, those topics should be unified within your chosen theme). We look forward to hearing from you!
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Obsessable wishes you the happiest of holidays!
The celebration of the winter solstice is upon us, and the Obsessable staff would like to say "Happy Holidays!" Thanks so much for reading, and enjoy the eating, giving, receiving, singing, socializing, relaxing, eggnog, and inevitable all-day James Bond movie marathon on cable TV. This is Obsessable's first Christmas, and we hope we've been helpful with our buying guides and other holiday features. If you'd like, let us know in the comments how we did, and what you'd like to see next year (or any other time!).
It's been a fascinating season for technology: netbooks seem to be flying off the shelves, video game consoles like the Nintendo Wii, Xbox 360, and PlayStation 3 are taking over living rooms everywhere, and it's the first year that Blu-ray has vied for your holiday bucks unopposed. Did you give or receive any gadgety gifts this year? Feel free to brag!
[Image courtesy of jaycross]
Obsessables: Microsoft Xbox 360, Nintendo Wii, Sony PlayStation 3, Blu-ray, Netbook
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It's Christmas Eve! What was on your wish list?
It's Christmas Eve here at Obsessable (and quite a few other places too, we suppose!) and we're eagerly looking forward to seeing what's under each of our Christmas trees. For all the MacBooks, Wii Fits, and fancy cell phones we're hoping for, of course the biggest wish is to spend some time with family!
Never let it be said we aren't obsessed, though; we'll still be around today, so keep reading inbetween those present-opening and eggnog-chugging festivities. And we already have a couple things out there to help you make the best of the holiday: a guide to Hulu's best video tips on entertaining during the holidays and some ideas for family activities for the tech-obsessed.
We'd also love it if you'd tell us: what's your holiday wish? World peace, or an ultra-sexy, super-sleek netbook? Both, you say? We'll relay the message to the old man up north, but no promises!
Obsessables: Wii Balance Board, Netbook, Apple MacBook 2008
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Limited Edition white Pentax K2000 DSLR camera announced
The Pentax K2000 has been recently announced in a special new limited edition white version. No pricing is available as of yet, but since the regular black version costs around $800, this model will probably cost a bit more.
Conversations: I4U News
, Tech Digest , Pocket-lint.co.uk (6 comments) , Akihabaranews.com , SlashGear , Electronista , TechRadar: All Latest Feeds , Ubergizmo Obsessables: Pentax, PENTAX K2000, DSLR
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Show Obsessable your gear
Join our Flickr group and submit shots of your gear to our pool for a chance to be featured on the site and win a free t-shirt!
We here at Obsessable want to start showing you some of our personal gear, and more importantly, we want to see some of your gear and give you the chance to win an Obsessable t-shirt in the process.
The photo above shows my desk. From left to right, we have my early 2007 24-inch iMac showing TV via an Elgato EyeTV Hybrid USB tuner with a newer Apple keyboard and a wireless Mighty Mouse, my 2008 MacBook, and my Wacom Cintiq 12WX, which recently replaced my 24-inch Dell monitor (which has become a flat panel TV in my bedroom) as my second desk monitor.
To show Obsessable your gear, sign up for a free account or sign in to your account at photo-sharing site Flickr and join our Flickr group. Upload a shot of your gear to Flickr, and submit that photo to the Obsessable Group pool. If you want, you can even share a short video. Tag the photo or video with obsessable and obsessablegear. Make sure the description details what gear, specifically, is pictured (as does my description of my gear above). Every Thursday, we'll try to feature a shot from the pool here on Obsessable in a post like this one, and if your photo is selected, we'll send you an Obsessable T-shirt (if you're in the U.S.; sorry everyone elsewhere!).
Obsessables: Apple, Wacom, Yahoo!, Apple iMac, Dell 2405 FPW, Wacom Cintiq 12WX, Apple MacBook 2008, Apple MacBook
