The picture below shows a camera attached to a CineSkates camera mount.
CineSkates™ are a set of three wheels that quickly attach to a tripod and enable fluid, rolling video in an ultra-portable package. Watch the video to see what they are capable of... CineSkates were used to film it!
TRON: Legacy is launching soon. Along with that launch, expect a bunch of gizmos and gadgets to launch.
The first one up is the TRON USB Flash Drives that come in either a 4GB or 8GB capacity. Each is available in black or white. [click to continue…]
Flash Rods has created a DeLorean external hard drive. The Flash Rods company normally puts 4GB of Flash memory in to Hot Wheels style cars. This time, they put a 500GB hard drive in the DeLorean.
The DeLorean used is from the Back to the Future trilogy and is kitted out with the wheels fitted towards the end of BTTFII and the car used in BTTFIII. [click to continue…]
Check out the Perimeter Marble Run. The marble run set was custom built and runs around the top of a kids bedroom. It starts off with a big wheel that constantly turns and lifts marbles up. These then join other marbles which then enter a track going around the walls of a bedroom. The process sees the marbles end up at step one where they join the big turning wheel again. [click to continue…]
Microsoft have announced the first DLC to be made available to Fable's third instalment named the Understone Quest Pack. With this new DLC you'll have the opportunity to buy new properties such as houses and new shops.
The main quest known as "The Voice", will have you exploring an a new land found deep underground which was built by a Mr Montague Hummes in trying to hide from the "Spire" noted previously in Fable 2. [click to continue…]
Have you ever wondered what goes on at home when you're not around?? Rovio (as the title suggests) is a wireless robot. This means that however you get online, Rovio will be your new friend. So whether you use your iphone, games console or PC, you can literally be anywhere in the world and Rovio can stay at home. But that's not all...
The Nikon D7000 Digital SLR has been announced. The new camera has a magnesium allow construction along with a decent price point of $1,200.
Capturing images on the Nikon D7000 is a 16 megapixel sensor. The sensor is capable of capturing video at 1080p at 24 frames per second and 720p at 30 frames per second. A 6 frames per second burst mode is also available that is capable of capturing up to 100 shots at a time.
For focusing, it has a new 39 point auto focus system. The continuous video autofocus found in theD3100 is also found in the D7000. [click to continue…]
iFixit has taken apart a new iPod nano today. The nano has a multitouch screen in place of a touch wheel and has been made smaller than the previous version.
Measurements reveal that the new iPod nano is 67% the size of the previous generation. Getting inside required the use of a heat gun to loosen the glue holding the screen in place. Once that was done it's just a matter of pulling it apart. [click to continue…]
We don't post that many infographics, but thought this was worth a quick look at.
The infographic here shows how the iPod nano has changed over the years. The latest model is the 6th generation. Each generation has added new features and changed things around a bit. The first started off with a monochrome screen which was replaced with a colour screen, then a larger screen, then a wide screen, tall screen, taller screen and on to the square screen.
The 6th gen model is the first to adopt a touchscreen and drop the click wheel controls. [click to continue…]
Apple [AAPL] has also announced the new iPod nano today. Th new iPod nano drops the click wheel and adopts a square screen that is multi-touch based and runs a small variant of iOS.
The new iPod nano comes in two capacities of 8GB and 16GB and is being made available in 7 colours.
The iPod nano is capable of playing music for 24 hours. Some unique features allow the screen to be rotated by using two fingers on the multi-touch screen. A clip has been introduced on the back. [click to continue…]
Microsoft [MSFT] is launched Windows Phone 7 in the next few months. Along with the new OS, Xbox Live is also bundled in to the OS bringing the avatars in to the palm of your hand.
"We believe that no matter where life takes you, the best in gaming and entertainment should follow," said Marc Whitten, corporate vice president of Xbox LIVE at Microsoft. "Windows Phone 7 takes a different approach to handheld gaming, utilizing Xbox LIVE, Microsoft Game Studios, leading game publishers, and innovative indie developers, to create powerful, shared experiences for everyone."
When capturing photos of anything, you often come across the problem of blurry pictures thanks to the camera slightly shaking when you take the picture.
The problem is more evident in low light situations where the shutter needs to stay open longer to capture enough light. Microsoft [MSFT] is working on a new system that uses motion sensors in all directions as well as a gyroscope that when combined, can feed back information to the camera and adjust the settings to compensate for the blur.
The system isn't perfect just yet and a couple of faults can be found within the images, but from a quick look at the image quality when using the system vs when not using the system, there is a huge difference. [click to continue…]
