E-Toys is presented by Yoshiki Ohshima, one of the creators of the E-Toys app for the OLPC Laptop project.
This video was filmed using the new JVC GC-PX10 camcorder at 36mbitps 1080p50, you can download the full sample file here on Google Docs
Category: Tradeshows
OLPC Summit: E-Toys for constructionist learning
Posted by – October 24, 2011
OLPC Summit: San Francisco Proclamates October 22nd 2011 OLPC Day
Posted by – October 22, 2011
Sameer Verma presents the OLPC Summit in San Francisco. The mayor proclamated October 22nd 2011 the One Laptop Per Child Day in San Francisco. It’s going to be 2 days of OLPC sessions, work, collaboration, projects, I will video-blog interviews with people involved with the worldwide OLPC deployments project.
This video was filmed using the JVC GC-PX10 camcorder at 36mbitps 1080p50, you can download the sample here on Google Docs
OLPC Summit: Daniel Drake and Christoph Derndorfer presents
Posted by – October 22, 2011
The OLPC Summit is underway in San Francisco for the third year. Programmers, hardware engineers, teachers, collaborators, volunteers from around the world gather in San Francisco to prepare the deployment of millions more laptops to the worlds children, to improve education, giving everyone in the world the equal access to information and equal opportunity.
This video was filmed using the new JVC GC-PX10 camcorder at 36mbitps 1080p50, you can download the full sample file here on Google Docs
Canon IXUS 1100 HS
Posted by – September 28, 2011
12.1 Megapixels, 12x zoom, wide 28mm, Intelligent IS and more, for sale for $329.
Here’s a sample video in 1080p recorded with this camera: On YouTube
Canon IXUS 230 HS
Posted by – September 28, 2011
12.1 Megapixels, 8x zoom, 28mm wide lens, Intelligent IS and more, for sale for $199.
Samsung Galaxy R
Posted by – September 24, 2011
Tegra2 and a 4.2″ Super Clear LCD capacitive touch screen, this smartphone is similar to the Samsung Galaxy S2 but it just has a cheaper processor and screen, so I think it is likely this phone will be about $100 cheaper. But that is to be confirmed.
Canon PowerShot SX150 IS
Posted by – September 24, 2011
This new camera does 14.1 Megapixels, 12x Optical Zoom, 28mm wide-angle capability, Intelligent IS and Smart AUTO among other features, it’s for sale for $233 at Amazon.com.
You can download sample videos and photos here:
Normal video: On YouTube On Google Docs
Slow motion video: On YouTube On Google Docs
Pictures: On Google Docs
Find more information here
Sony NEX-VG20 at IFA 2011 (with samples)
Posted by – September 6, 2011
Sony is releasing their new NEX-VG20 semi-professional camcorder with some new 50p at 28mbit and 25p at 24mbitps an 17mbitps recording modes and with some new 16.1Megapixel CMOS sensor. It’s going to be released in January for 2200€.
Here are some sample files recorded with this camcorder:
25p 17mbitps: Watch on YouTube Download on Google Docs
25p 24mbitps: Watch on YouTube Download on Google Docs
50p 28mbitps: Watch on YouTube Download on Google Docs
Using the Vario Sonnar Lense:
25p 17mbitps: Watch on YouTube Download on Google Docs
25p 24mbitps: Watch on YouTube Download on Google Docs
50p 28mbitps: Watch on YouTube Download on Google Docs
Pictures of that Vario Sonnar Lense:
Sony, NEX-FS100 at IFA 2011 (with a 50p sample)
Posted by – September 6, 2011
This is a new semi-professional HD camcorder from Sony with a lot of manual features and controls on it, with 2 XLR audio inputs, a full HDMI output and many other features as well as being compatible with the Alpha lenses, offering some slow motion recording modes and more.
The NEX-FS100UK is an interchangeable lens camcorder featuring a Super 35mm sensor equivalent in size to Super35mm film cameras ( same as PMW-F3), and a Sony E-Mount 18 to 200mm zoom lens. Developed specifically as a digital motion camcorder, it captures fine detail and image texture with image fidelity, low noise and wide exposure latitude. Find more info at http://pro.sony.com/bbsc/ssr/cat-broadcastcameras/cat-nxcam/product-NEXFS100UK/
Here’s a sample file recorded with the Sony NEX-FS100 at 50p: Watch on YouTube Download on Google Docs
Huawei Mediapad, 1.2Ghz Dual-core 7″ 1280×800 Honeycomb Tablet
Posted by – September 5, 2011
This is the new Huawei Mediapad Android Honeycomb tablet, to be released with Honeycomb 3.2 installed, full Google Marketplace support, it runs on a Qualcomm 1.2Ghz Dual-core processor and comes with an impressive 1280×800 screen, HDMI output, USB and more.
Super Clear LCD vs Super AMOLED Plus
Posted by – September 5, 2011
You can see in this video that the Super Clear LCD is brighter than the Super AMOLED plus. While Super AMOLED has real black, for the rest, is the Super Clear LCD better? It might be Samsung is now making this Super Clear LCD Tegra2 version of the Galaxy S2 in Galaxy R to either both slightly lower the price and perhaps also to satisfy the demand as they might not be able to manufacture them fast enough.
Samsung Galaxy Note, Testing out System Info (searching for CPU info)
Posted by – September 5, 2011
I tried to install the System Info apk on the Samsung Galaxy Note to try to learn more about the hardware used, especially that 1.4Ghz dual-core processor is interesting.
Huawei Vision, 3.7″ Android Smartphone
Posted by – September 5, 2011
Nice looking medium range Android Smartphone from Huawei, it may get released for around 250€ to 300€.
Huawei Boulder, 2.6″ qwerty Android phone
Posted by – September 5, 2011
Low-cost Blackberry-style Android phone from Huawei, it may be sold for around 150€.
Hannspree SN-10T4, OMAP4430 based 10.1″ capacitive tablet
Posted by – September 5, 2011
Hannspree is releasing this new Honeycomb tablet based on the Texas Instruments OMAP4430 processor.
HannsG Wireless USB from an Android Tablet to a Touch Monitor
They have some kind of wireless USB dongle on the tablet, that can beam the Android screen and UI to a wireless USB touch monitor. The frame rate is not yet optimized but this seems to work.
HannsG HU193, 18.5″ Wide USB 3.0 Monitor
Posted by – September 5, 2011
This 18.5″ monitor runs just on the power from the USB 3.0 or 2.0 connector. This is quite amazing to see such a large monitor that can run exclusively on that power, this means it’s an easily portable monitor solution, with just one cable.
Philips GoGear Connect 3, Android PMP
Posted by – September 5, 2011
Philips releases its new GoGear Connect 3, with a 3.2″ HVGA capacitive touch screen with an unknown processor (please post in the comments if you know which processor they are using). Philips is also launching 3 new Android Speaker Docks, in different sizes, more or less portable and for home use from 100€ to 200€.
Samsung Galaxy Y, cheapest Samsung Android phone
Posted by – September 5, 2011
This looks like it may be a very cheap Android smartphone, with a 3″ QVGA capacitive LCD, a 832Mhz processor, 2megapixel camera, is Samsung aiming this at the potentially sub-$99 Android Smartphone market?
Samsung Galaxy Y Pro, Samsung’s cheapest qwerty Android phone
Posted by – September 5, 2011
This looks to be Samsung’s cheapest Blackberry-style Android phone with a 2.6″ QVGA capacitive touch screen, a 832Mhz processor, it runs on Gingerbread for now.
