| Upgradable Cameras, Tiny HD Camcorders and Booth Babes
Samsung's new NV24 HD is a tiny little device that features a 10-megapixel sensor, 24-mm (equivalent) wide-angle lens, 2.5-inch LCD screen and, of course, 720p video recording at 30 fps. It's available in black or silver for around $350. Photo: Dave Bullock/Wired .
Transcript from Goodell's news conference
"Good morning. Welcome to Arizona and Super Bowl XLII. I hope that all of you are enjoying the hospitality of this wonderful community. Before I take your questions - and I assume you have some questions - I'd like to make a few comments. First, thank you to all of you for your extraordinary interest and coverage of the NFL this season. We appreciate it. If numbers are any indication, by the number of credentials we have issued this week, it certainly is one of the games that has the most interest in our history. So, thank you for being here and thank you for your coverage over the season. "Also, let me thank the two teams - the New England Patriots and New York Giants. I congratulate them on a tremendous season. They have played terrific football and they have gotten here in two different ways, but nonetheless, both with records.
East Timor president serious but stable
Len Notaras, general manager of Royal Darwin Hospital, told local radio. "The president's injuries are serious injuries." Notaras said the Nobel peace prize winner was on a ventilator to assist his breathing and his most serious injury was a bullet wound in his right lung. Ramos-Horta also had a small bullet fragment still in his body that posed no threat. "His condition is quite good from the perspective that if he needed to breath by himself, he would be capable of doing that," Notaras said. Around 200 fast reaction troops from Australia and more police will arrive in Dili on Tuesday to back up international forces who put the capital under a 48-hour curfew after the attack, in which rebel leader Alfredo Reinado was killed. An Australian warship was also expected off the coast. Continued...
Top picks from Sony's CES '08 product lineup
That aside, Sony Corp has certainly been busy with a veritable slew of new products showcased at CES 2008. While it's not impossible to list every single device here, we've decided instead to highlight the more worthy ones for your attention.
Wireless interface | Music & mobility | Digital SLR |
Televisions | Camcorders | Blu-ray devices
Wireless interface
First demo'd at the pre-show briefing, the TransferJet "Near Field" wireless technology made an unforgettable entrance. It failed to perform. Sony Electronics' Digital Imaging and Audio Division senior VP Steve Habere was quick to add that "when it works, it's great".
Barely launched during the Consumer Electronics Show, this short-range proprietary wireless technology enables users to send digital images, video or other data at more than 500 megabits per second.
No one is safe in Falcons’ rebuilding project
Watch they are going to draft a bigger line so they have some beef up the middle get a QB in free agency then Vick will be back in 09 and as a season ticket holder I can't WAIT!!! Those games were completely boring with out him and showed that he was the bubble gum that held that team together in the first place!!! .
High-def camcorders go small and light at CES
If weight is a concern for you, Sanyo's new Xacti HD1000 could be what you're seeking in a camcorder. It weighs just 9.5 ounces and has a total volume of only 16.6 cubic inches, which the company says makes it the world's smallest and lightest digital camcorder capable of Full HD recording (1,920 horizontal and 1,080 vertical pixels). How do they do it? If you've been following along, you already know: with an 8GB SDHC memory card. A word from a memory maker The majority of the camcorders that drew the most attention at CES were able to shrink because of the use of flash memory, either built in or taking the form of removable SD media. But not just any SD media. .
Ricker wins snowboard cross title at World Cup event
Canadian Maelle Ricker swept to her second consecutive gold medal on the World Cup snowboard cross circuit at Gujo, Japan. maintaining her lead in the snowboard cross standings. The 29-year-old racer from Squamish, B.C., crossed the finish line ahead of Britain's Zoe Gillings in the final flight of four riders in the first snowboard cross event ever held at the Japanese resort. Mellie Francon of Switzerland was third and world champion Lindsay Jacobellis of the United States was fourth. Olympic bronze medalist Dominique Maltais of Petite-Riviere-St-Francois, Que., captured the B-final for the second consecutive week to place fifth among the 30 women in the 19-nation World Cup. .
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