Sunglasses with hidden camera and attached PVR

 

That's right, you can take the streets and record minutes upon minutes of video to the onboard 32MB of RAM (okay, you can throw an SD or MMC card in there for a little bit more time on the clock), in NTSC or PAL at 510 x 482 or 500 x 582 (depending on the format).

The glasses, mistakenly described by the seller's site as "very stylish," contain a small camera with a 1/4-inch interline CCD sensor, and apparently they will also capture "exceptionally clear audio," though there's no specific mention of the kind of mic used.

Finally you'll be able to get your new website -- BodaciousVoyeur.com -- off the ground thanks to this new, totally mind-blowing device: a personal video recorder with sunglasses acting as the camera.

The whole hideous package can be yours for £695.00 (or around $1,400).

 

 

FlipStart mini PC gains sight with Snap Camera

 

If you've coughed up ~two grand for one of FlipStart Labs' tiny clamshell PCs, we'll wager that you've already got a pretty decent compact digicam in your arsenal, but in case you've been cursed -- as many us have -- with convergencitis, you can now pick up an accessory that turns your FlipStart into a pretty bulky three megapixel camera.

Downsides include the lack of an optical zoom and the obvious physical protrusion, but we're sure such trifles have never stopped you before.

As its name suggests, the $150 Snap Camera clips securely onto the unit's lid, immediately ready to capture up to five megapixel stills via interpolation or VGA video at 30fps complete with sound.

 

 

Triops camera reacts to sound, motion, or manual triggers

 

The idea of Triops is to meld the experience of taking a photo with the photo itself: the end pictures are all 360 degree panoramas, so you'll have to chuck it pretty far to be out of frame.

A finalist in the BraunPrize2007, Franziska Faoro's Triops is a camera equipped with three fisheye lenses designed to take photos at moments you may not expect.

It looks like it's a concept for now, although Franziska has thought to include designs for a dock, viewing screen, and even a simple UI on the device for controlling aspects of the shots.

It reacts to motion and movement -- so if you throw it in the air, or yell at it, it'll take a snap -- but it also has a manual mode in case you want full control.

Hopefully this'll make it into production soon.

 

 

Kodak's Bluetooth camera module

So unless Kodak's going to start offering Bluetooth upgrades for their point-and-shoot cameras (which would arguably cost in parts and labor more than the camera itself), it's dubious this is anything more than a proof-of-concept for future, yet unearthed-in-the-FCC cameras, like the one in which the device appears to be implanted (that dual-lenser that sure as hell aint a V570, that much we can tell you).

Yes, this thing's internal -- normally they'd just file for a camera with the radio, but this isn't the camera, this is the component.

We're not entirely sure of the purpose here, but Kodak filed with the FCC for a Bluetooth camera module that "is to be installed only by the professionals and used only with any product produced by Kodak.

See why we're a little confused?

 

 

Zink portable printer camera

 

Zink has also released some of the Integrated Digital Camera and Printer's specifications, which aren't altogether that interesting -- it has a 7 Megapixel CCD, 2-inch display, and SD memory card slot, just so ya know.

We're still not entirely convinced how effective Zink's portable digital camera / printer combo will be, but at least now we have an expected ship date.

Zink has updated their site to say that their "digital polaroid" will be shipping in late 2007, which will hopefully mean a fall release date.

All we care about is how good the printer is on this chunky combo unit.

 

 

Samsung intros slimline L77 (compact camera)

 

Apart from its size, the camera appears to be decent but fairly unremarkable, with a 2.5-inch LCD, 30 fps VGA video recording, ISO settings up to 1600, and Samsung's trademark "Advanced Shake Reduction" system, along with the usual array of pre-set camera modes.

Samsung's gone into full bragging mode with its newly announced L77 digital camera, claiming the sure-to-be-shortly-held title of "world's thinnest" camera that has both a 7 megapixel sensor and a 7x optical zoom.

It appears that a thickness of 0.8 inches was enough to snag that honor, with the camera's other dimensions equally pocketable, measuring 3.7 inches in length and 2.2 inches in height.

While there doesn't appear to be any word on price just yet, the camera will apparently be available sometime this April.

 

 

Nickelodeon and Imation Launch Npower

 

The Npower gadgets, codesigned by Nickelodeon and Imation, include numerous skews of digital cameras, digital photo frames, portable media and MP3 players, an LCD TV, and more--over 20 in all.

meanwhile, though, we have a SpongeBob camera in for testing and will post the hands-on review when we're done.

the most expensive in the camera line, a 3-megapixel model, is just $79.99.

but this new consumer electronics line is just for the kids.

All are branded with one or another of your favorite Nick characters.

Nickelodeon fans come in all ages--who doesn't love SpongeBob?

Everything will be available in October;

Prices are reasonable;

 

 

Olympus Enhances DSLR Line With E-3 (Three New Lenses)

 

When combined with the E-3, the 12-60mm f2.8-4.0 SWD offers the "fastest autofocus in the world," the ED 50-200mm f2.8-3.5 SWD focuses at twice speed of previous Zuiko models of its size, and the ED 14-35mm f2.0 offers one of the brightest fixed aperture lenses in its class.

The three new Zuiko Digital being introduced are the ED 12-60mm f2.8-4.0 SWD, the ED 50-200mm f2.8-3.5 SWD, and the ED 14-35mm f2.0.

Olympus extended its Digital SLR camera line late yesterday, with the introduction of the E-3 DSLR and three new Zuiko Digital lenses.

The flagship model of the company's DSLR line, Olympus is claiming that their new E-3 possesses the "fastest autofocus in the world.

All three new lenses use Olympus's Supersonic Wave Drive, which offers quick and quiet autofocus.

The camera also features dust reduction technology and Olympus's Full Time Live View LCD , a dual-axis variable-angle monitor that makes it easier to capture wide angle shots.

The E-3 also boasts a 10-megapixel Live MOS image sensor.

The E-3's Body-Integrated Mechanical Image Stabilization helps stabilizes lenses, while its magnesium alloy body is dust- and splash-proof.

The E-3 will be available next month for a suggested price of $1,699.

 

 

Panasonic's Lumix DMC-L10 review

 

That number doesn't jive with the beginner-oriented design of the camera, sadly -- and although the flip-out rotating LCD, Live View, and face detection features seem like they'd be useful on any DSLR, PB doesn't think the DMC-L10 has the jones to compete with Canon EOS 40D, Nikon D200, or Sony A700.

For the beginner with cash, however, it looks like the L10 is a solid option -- now let's see how Panny brings the price down the next time around.

We've already played around some with Panasonic's DMC-L10, but the folks over at PhotographyBlog have given the consumer-oriented cam a thorough going-over, and it looks like Panny's second attempt at a DSLR is a solid effort that's both elevated and hampered by the inclusion of a high-end Leica lens.

That lens, a Leica D Vario-Elmar 14-50mm unit with optical image stabilizer, enables the L10's 10.1 megapixel sensor to capture solid images with very little distortion, but increases the overall cost of the camera to $1300 -- well into prosumer territory.

 

 

Yashica resurfaces with a trio of new compact cameras

 

Leading the pack is the 14-megapixel AV1400-HD model, although there doesn't appear to be any more details on it than what you see on the face of the camera above (it will apparently be released by the end of the year though).

We haven't heard much from Yashica since it was snapped up by Kyocera way back when, but it looks like that's about to change, as Crave recently spotted three new digital cameras sporting the familiar brand at the Imaging Expo in Singapore.

There's still no word on a possible release 'round there parts though, so die-hard Yashica fans may have to find a way to get one from Singapore.

Specs are a bit more plentiful for the now available EZ8032 and EZ7033 models, however, with the former boasting 8.2 megapixels, a 2.5-inch LCD, and thickness of 22 mm, and the latter packing a still decent 7.2 megapixels, along with a 3-inch screen, a 3x optical zoom, and an even slimmer thickness of just 18.5 mm.