New & Cool Video Toys, Tools and Products

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It's here and its in stock!. Now you can buy one. Canon's High Definition video camera, the XL H1 camcorder comes with a 20x HD video zoom lens with Superior Canon Optics that provides broadcasters with a low-cost 1080i resolution option for ENG, Documentary or Reality TV production. Filmmakers will also appreciate the extensive Cine controls and 24 Frame rate option the XL H1 camcorder offers. Canon's "professional jackpack" features include uncompressed digital HD-SDI output for seamless integration into broadcast studios or high-quality image transfer to non-linear editing systems. The Genlock feature allows movie sets to easily synchronize camera settings across multiple camcorders and SMPTE time-codes in-and-out allow for streamlined tape and edit management. more

New - check out the new Canon Elura 100 Digital Camcorder. It's DV Photo Plus system combines a 1.33 Megapixel CCD and DiGiC DV Image Processor to create incredibly clear and true-to-life imagery for both video and stills. It enables you to shoot both video and digital stills at the same time.  Additional features include a high-resolution, 16:9 recording mode, and Canon's renowned Print and Share function. The continuous shooting mode for digital stills  allows you to capture a rapid succession of photos, just like the motor drive on a camera. Capture up to 3 frames per second at 1280 x 360 resolution, or up to 5 frames per second in 640 x 480.

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This is really cool. Are you an on the go video - music -digital renaissance artist? If so, you are sure to want one of these. Open Labs has introduced MiKo™, a new class of portable digital media workcenter that is specifically designed for the modern-day electronic artist and today’s digital lifestyle. The Open Labs MiKo is the first portable digital music, video, and animation system that provides the power of a fully-loaded Windows XP-based computer, a world-class synthesizer, a video mixer/recorder, and a broadband Internet hub in an affordable unit that retails for $1,999. more

Did you get all the digital devices and toys you wanted from Santa this past holiday season? Did you score big time?  Check out Doug Dixon's round-up of the year's best Digital Toys, Devices, Gadgets, Video Players, MP3 players, etc, etc. I bet you will walk away drooling for at least one of them.

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ItsMeTV is offering MEdia Lockers that you can use to store your videos as well as as all other kinds of digital media. You can use ItsMeTV's Media Locker to Link Your Videos to the World Wide Web, Send your video link in an email, or Publish your video on your web site.  Business can use the ItsMeTV to host and promote their adverting, advertorial and how-to videos and multimedia manuals.

JVC's new Everio Hard drive camcorders are now available!!!.  The new JVC Everio G Series camcorders record MPEG2 video to a built-in hard disk drive and will be available in 20 and 30 gigabyte (GB) versions. At high resolution, they can record up to seven hours of DVD movie-quality video.   press release -

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Are two heads better than one? Many video professionals use multiple displays with their PC based systems to get additional acreage for editing, production and other computer tasks. Now Matrox has announced a special two head adapter for laptops. DualHead2Go is the world's first external upgrade designed to deliver multi-display support to compatible laptops. The DualHead2Go, which connects to the VGA output of a laptop, allows a user to attach two external displays to their system in order to run a Microsoft Windows desktop at a resolution up to 2560x1024 stretched, across both displays. more

About the size of a deck of playing cards, the stylish Sony Cyber-shot^® DSC-N1 camera is a high-performance, 8-megapixel model, with a large, 3-inch, touch-screen LCD, which is rare for a compact camera of this size. The new model features a new album function that automatically stores up to 500 of your favorite images in VGA resolution, and uses them to create dynamic slide shows with music and transition effects right in the camera. more

Want to watch your videos and movies on your Sony Playstation Portable? Thanks to Video Vault, you can capture, edit and then transfer your videos and movies to a PSP via the PSP's USB connection or MemoryStick. You can input a wide range of video file formats and then use Video Vault's software to do some basic editing including adding title overlays. If you prefer, you can use your standard video editing software to create a movie and then transfer it to PSP via Video Vault. more

FOCUS Enhancements announced the new FireStore FS-2E Studio Direct To Edit® (DTE) recorder that records video to FireWire disk drives in edit-ready, native DV-NLE file formats – eliminating the need to capture, transfer or convert clips prior to the edit stage of production. more

Save money on phone services. CallWave, Inc. (Nasdaq:CALL - News), a leading provider of VoIP enhanced services, today announced nationwide availability of the CallWave Mobile prepaid cell phone, the first pay-as-you-go phone service with VoIP-enabled features that help customers stretch their airtime, control their costs and enjoy a higher quality phone service. more

You can now create your own streaming net service that relays your personal home or business TV and cable service, over the net, to your computer or anywhere in the world. Sling Media, Inc. announced the nationwide availability of the Slingbox that transforms Windows XP based PCs and laptops into personal on-the-go digital TVs. The Slingbox allows individuals anywhere-anytime access to their own living room television experience with no additional monthly service fees. Enabling consumers to watch their cable, satellite, or personal video recorder (PVR) programming from wherever they are, the Slingbox turns any Internet-connected laptop or desktop PC into a personal TV. more

Want to watch video while your cruising in your car? Check out Sim's Mobile Video - they offer mobile video systems, head units, mobile video accessories and mobile video in a variety of brands. Cool stuff.

This can be very helpful for that late at night perusal of video trade mags, instructional manuals or the latest Steven King novel. The Franklin PageMark Dictionary with Book Light is pretty cool. With a list price of just $59.95, you get a cool little gadget that helps you read and provides a portable electronic dictionary. more

JVC has introduced another industry first with the SR-DVM70-US three-in-one digital video recorder. Nobody else has anything like this. I'm sure there are a lot of electronic designers at JVC competitors scratching their heads asking themselves , " Why didn't I think of this?  Incorporating the all-digital format of MiniDV, 160GB hard disk drive, and DVD burner in a compact, easy to use package. more

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Check out this article by Doug Dixon of Manifest Tech - all about the advantages, features and capabilities of the new Windows Media Player 10 and two cool portable media players - the Samsung Yepp Portable Media Center and the Creative Zen Portable Media Center more. Also - check out Doug's round -up of Portable Media Devices

  Do you like to watch the CSI shows? If so, you'll love playing CSI: Miami™ The Board Game.  Players assume the role of a Miami Crime Scene Investigator, racing against the other players to collect the evidence and prove means, motive and opportunity to solve the crime. more

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Looking to customize your keyboard to make it easier and quicker to edit using Adobe Premiere, Adobe Photoshop, Avid & Final Cut? Check out the affordable templates from EditorKeys. more

Weighing in at just 3.6 ounces and showing off in a variety of vibrant new shades, the  iPod Mini now comes in two capacities starting at $199. Choose from the 4GB iPod mini with a 1,000-song capacity or the 6GB version that holds 1,500 songs.** Both models have a battery that lasts up to 18 hours on a single charge. *** And don't forget free custom engraving from Apple.

If you want to make great looking music videos and slideshows - but don't have time to learn a video editing program or go to film school - you got to check out muvee's latest automatic video editing program - autoProducer 4. more

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