JVC has announced a new five model MiniDV camcorder lineup. The new models offer several upgraded and enhanced features including 32x optical zoom, 16:9 modes, and a built in tele-conversion lens. Here’s a list of the new cameras and some of their new features:

The GR-D350:

The GR-D395 adds to the above features the following:

The GR-D396 adds to the above features the following:

• Two 90-minute data batteries
• Approximate Retail Price: $380
• Available: March 2006

Finally, the GR-D650 adds to the above features the following:

• 15x optical /700X digital hyper zoom
• 1/5-inch 1.3 Megapixel CCD
• Tele Mode (1.3x)
• Digital Still Capture (1280 x 960)
• Super High-Band Processor with 540 lines of resolution
• Megabrid Engine
• Low Light Plus (F1.2 lens & 3D Noise Reduction)
• Approximate Retail Price: $450
• Available: February 2006

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SanDisk has announced that they are introducing new Extreme III flash cards that have double the storage capacities than previously available. The new Extreme III cards include Compact Flash cards, SD cards, and Memory Stick PRO Duo cards. The Extreme III CF card is now available in 8GB capacities, the Extreme III SD card is available in 2GB capacities, and the Extreme III Memory Stick PRO Duo cards are coming in 4GB capacities. Both the CF and the SD cards have a minimum write and read speeds of 20MB/sec while the Memory Stick PRO Duo cards have min. read/write speeds of 18 MB/sec. The Extreme III lineup of cards are designed for professional photographers that needs high performance media cards that can keep up with their shooting demands.

All the new cards will be coming out in March with the 8GB CF card going for $559.99, the 4GB Memory Stick PRO Duo card going for $419.99 and the 2GB SD cards going for $199.99.

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Logitech has unveiled a product specifically designed for the Mac Creative Professional audience called the Logitech NuLOOQ  Professional Series. The product consists of two components – the NuLOOQ navigator hardware devices and the NuLOOQ tooldial software. The NuLOOQ navigator is designed to complement your keyboard and mouse by making life easier for creative professionals that work with applications such as Photoshop, Illustrator, and InDesign. With the Navigator, you can easily manipulate images - zooming in and out with ease and scrolling around objects with ease and precision. The NuLOOQ tooldial is a software application which provides a simple customized UI that centralizes applications, files, and commands in a single location. The series will be available in March for a price of $149.99.

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German startup car manufacturer Loremo, will be unveiling a new fuel efficent car this week at the Geneva Motor Show 2006. The car is called the Loremo LS and is powered by a 2 cylinder Turbo Diesal engine (so you know the efficiency is gonna rock). It has a 20 liter tank and can get a whopping 100 km for every 1.5 liters of diesel fuel (which means you can get roughly 62 miles for every liter of diesal fuel.. or put it another way – for 20 liters, you’ll get a whopping 1240 miles! Of course this isn’t exactly the fastest car out there – it goes 0 – 100 km/hour in 20 seconds and it’s top speed is 160km/h. However, the car only weighs 450 kg and can seat four passengers. There’s an on board PC, an integrated MP3 player, and a navigation system also.
For those looking for some more oomph – check out the Loremo GS which will give you a 50 hp engine and a fuel efficiency of 100 km for every 2 liters.

 

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If you’re into model cars, then you’ll have to check out the new Corgi iCar designed for digital music player owners. The iCar is basically a model car which serves as a speaker system for your portable digital audio player. You can choose from two different car models – the Nissan 240 SX and the Cadillac Escalade. It’ll even move to the sound of your music – moving side to side, front to back, and up and down.. The car should be available sometime this summer for an affordable price of $34.99 – pretty sweet if you ask me. It’ll be neat to have a model Escalade sitting on my work desk pumping out tunes after hours.

 

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Digital camera introductions just keep on coming in don’t they? (yes we’re trying to keep up here at Krunker.com – especially since I was out of town for a few days so some of this if not all is old news now). In any case, the next new Sony digi-cam model is the Sony Cybershot DSC-H2. This is another high zoom digital camera with a slightly smaller image sensor coming in at six megapixels but still sporting a Carl Zeiss Vario-Tessar 12x optical zoom lens. You’ll also get a focal length range from 36 to 432 mm – not too shabby. The H2 comes with Sony’s SteadyShot optical image stabilization and Clear RAW noise reduction technologies as well as Sony’s Real Imaging Processor.  The new Sony Cybershot DSC-H2 will also be coming out in May for around $400 – slightly lower than the previous camera mentioned here at Krunker.

 

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Sony is coming out with a new prosumer digital camera model called the Sony Cybershot DSC-H5. The new H5 features a 7 megapixel CCD with a large three inch LCD screen in the back. Other features include a Carl Zeiss Vario-Tessar 12x optical zoom lens (as expected of course), and focal length ranges of 36 mm to 432 mm. The camera also includes:

• Sony’s Clear RAW noise reduction technology for dealing with motion blur
• Sony’s Real Imaging Processor circuitry increases battery efficiency for quicker startup times and faster shot times

The new Sony Cybershot DSC-H5 will come with 32 MB of internal memory and should be available in May for around $500.

 

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Looking for an alternative HTPC user interface? Check out the review of SageTV Media Center Version 4.16 over at HTPCNews.com. This particular release finds added support for OTA HDTV and DVB-T transmissions. Another important thing to note – the beta version – 4.1.7 – includes placeshifting capabilities – a term popularized by Sling and the SlingBox. In any case, here’s the verdict for 4.16 from HTPCnews:

I can’t really come out of this review saying that Sage lives up to its Media Center name. Perhaps its a sign of things to come but right now they have some serious shortcomings that they need to address to become a full on Media Center. I do think that the shortcomings are easily addressed and I hope to see the Sage team do this for its next release.

 

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Here’s another speaker accessory item for the Apple iPod called the Pod Cowboy iBass Music Station. It’s made by the folks from Digital Cowboy (which is based in Japan) and comes equipped with 2 speakers rated at 5 watts each. The speakers themselves measure 6.4 cm while the entire speaker system measures 310 x 145 x 118 mm. You can house any iPod with the iBass – everything from the nano to the video.

 

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CamcorderInfo has posted a review of the Panasonic PV-GS300 Camcorder here on their website. The GS300 is the followup model to the Panasonic GS250 camcorder which was a highly regarded camcorder during 2005. This new camcorder features:

The verdict from CamcorderInfo:

The PV-GS300 is the most perplexing type of “replacement” model. The key features that made its predecessor so popular have, in part, been tossed out the window. Say goodbye to analog-to-digital pass through, a focus ring, the headphone jack, and an easily accessible SD card slot.
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However, if you’re simply a consumer in the market for a solid performer in this price range, the GS300 might suit you just fine.

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