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ViewSonic Shows off Its Tablets and 3D Cameras

February 12, 2011CES 2011, Gadgets3D, camera, CES, tablet, viewsonicTodd Cochrane

Todd Cochrane spoke to Adam Hanin, VP Marketing Viewsonic Corp. He talked about a couple of products that ViewSonic is introducing this year. The first was the Viewpad 7 which is a 7 inch Android 2.2 Tablet. It has both a front facing and rear facing camera. The rear facing camera is in the middle. It is a wifi device, but it does have a sim card slot and if you have a sim card from a certain phone company, it can act as a phone. He also showed off the Viewpad 4 which is a 4.1 inch Android phone device. It has a Qualcom dual core processor and is very fast. It has a 5 megapixel camera and 2G of memory. it is coming in June and should be around $400.

He also showed off the Viewfun 3DSnap camera. It has dual 5-megapixel lens which permits shooting in 3D. It supports a camera resolution up to 12-megapixels in regular 2D. It has an auto-stereo screen, which allows you to take 3D pictures with out wearing the 3D glasses. The included software will convert the picture to red blue which with the included glasses allows you to view the pictures in 3D on any device. It uses a standard SD card. it will be available in Q1 2011 for around $149.99. He also quickly mentioned the Viewfun 3D Pocket which does video and stills. Which is available now for around $179.99. Finally the Viewfun 3D Pocket HD, which does 60 frames a second, 1080p, 3D video and will be available in early Q2 for around $199.99.

Interview by Todd Cochrane of Geek News Central.

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Vivitek: 3D Projector in a Small Package

February 12, 2011CES 2011, Video3D, CES, portable, vivitekTodd Cochrane

Todd Cochrane spoke to Christopher Yang from Vivitek about their newest product the Qumi that uses the Pico Projector. The system can project 3D, which you can watch with active 3D glasses, or 2D up to 720P. It uses the Texas Instrument DLP processor with an HD chip set. A full projector with an LED bulb will give off from 800-1000 lumens.

This projector gives off 300 lumens and has a 2500:1 contrast ratio. It is not meant to replace a full projector, it is a great travel projector. It has a VGA, HDMI Connections, USB port, micro SD Card Input and audio-out. You can connect it to a camera, smart phone or laptop. It should be available in April or May time frame for about $499.00

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Sharp 3D Smartphone

January 24, 2011CES 2011, Mobile3D, CES, sharp, smartphoneTodd Cochrane

Todd gets his hands on Sharp‘s prototype smartphone with built-in 3D camera. It’s a working device which takes still pictures (video wasn’t confirmed) and no news on a potential release date, but 3D is getting everywhere.

Interview by Todd Cochrane of Geek News Central

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Sony Introduces two 3D Consumer Cameras

January 24, 2011Cameras, CES 20113D, CES, SonyTodd Cochrane

Todd talks with Paul from Sony about the the “first” 3D consumer-level video camera. The HDR-TD10 records double HD at 60 fps with a full pair of optical imaging systems in the one camera. Playback can be either in 3D or 2D, with the camera automatically eliminating one video channel if necessary. Available soon for about $1500.

The Bloggie 3D also puts in a quick appearance on the video, if you’re looking for something cheaper at $250.

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Samsung 950 3d Displays Stunning

January 24, 2011CES 2011, TVs3D, CES, samsung 950Todd Cochrane

The upcoming Samsung 950 is not only 3D capable, but is also being billed by Samsung as their top-of-the-line 2D display as well. This set will even do 2D to 3D conversion. It has an ultra thin chassis and no bulge in the back because all of the electronic are built into the base. It’s LED display that has the thinness of an OLED panel. It will be available in two versions – a monitor and a combination HDTV and Monitor.

There’s no word yet about when the 950’s will hit the market, but they are saying that will likely be the first half of this year. Of course there is also no price as of yet, but you can almost always expect to pay a handsome price when you buy top-of-the-line gear.

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MobileMonitor presents Monitor2Go

January 22, 2011CES 2011, Video3D, CES, mobilemonitorTodd Cochrane

Lawrence Pensack presents two portable 15.4″ inch USB monitors that are designed to extend the desktop real estate of laptop computers. Monitor²Go, which is available in May, is a USB monitor that sells for $279 dollars.

The Field Monitor Pro With Keypad is available now and sells for $289, includes an integrated numeric keypad. Both monitors are DisplayLink Certified.

It is possible to daisy-chain up to 6 of these monitors for maximum high-performance portable screen real estate. Both units fold up into the shape of standard laptop computers to go into standard laptop bags and weigh about 4 pounds. They are powered with their own power adapters.

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Toshiba Glasses Free 3D TV

January 20, 2011CES 2011, TVs3D, CES, fogview, glasses free 3d, toshibaTom Newman

Toshiba was demonstrating lots of 3D TVs in their booth at CES. 3D was the big buzz word at last year’s CES show and I wasn’t impressed.

This year all the major companies were showing 3D TVs and the technology (and price points) have improved. There are a number of issues surrounding 3D: cost, lack of content, multiple 3D technologies, and having to wear the stupid 3D glasses.

Well, Toshiba was showing off a “glasses free” 3D TV. The demo was interesting but you could tell it’s was a first generation product. You needed to be right in front of the display to see the 3D effects and it still wasn’t as good as viewing with glasses.

I don’t believe “glasses free” 3D TV (or 3D TV in general) is here for everyone, but there’s always next year.

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Sensio 3D Coming to a TV Near You

January 18, 2011CES 2011, Video3D, 3d tv, CES, sensioTom Newman

Sensio was in CES Unveiled to tell the world about three new poducts: Sensio Auto Detect; S2D Switch; and the HiFi 3D Codec.

All these products are intended for use by TV manufacturers to make it easier to add the 3D technology to their products.

The Sensio Auto Detect automatically detects if the signal coming in is 2D or 3D and switches to the proper decoder. The HiFi 3D Codec helps to decode the 3D format. The S2D Switch allows the user to view 3D content as 2D. Sensio also has a 3D library of content to provide the entire 3D experience.

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CES Countdown 2 FCC Chairman

January 3, 2011CES 2011, CES Countdown3D, FCC, fitness, safety, sportAndy McCaskey

As a part of our Tech Podcast Network coverage of CES 2011, we are featuring a daily countdown of interviews, activities, tech zones, conference tracks and keynotes that will be included in our live coverage.