I’ve always been on the hunt to make my own at-home security camera. I’ve fiddled with low-res webcams and my Raspberry Pi, which have given me interesting results. When I recently got the opportunity to review a small form-factor security camera, I jumped at the chance. Let’s take a look at the Intelligent Security Z12 Camcorder by […]
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This post brought to you by Arcsoft. All opinions are 100% mine. Are you tired of your “amateur” videos? You record your vacation memories, your child’s birthday party, or even a wedding, and it all looks somehow unfinished. Even the grandparents are bored watching their grandkid’s star turn in the school play. With the new ShowBiz
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I do enjoy my 47″ LCD TV, but the sound quality never seemed to equal that of the picture. I realize that it’s difficult to get any fidelity out of a couple of puny speakers, however, the alternative of getting a surround sound system was more than I wanted or needed, not to mention having
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Don’t we all know someone like this? 🙂 Thanks Weird Al and Tricky. Now stop forwarding your crap to me! 🙂
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Do you want to display Internet content on your TV? Do you like your Android cell phone or tablet and wish you could have the same features for your TV? Sungale says they have the solution with their Cloud TV Box. Now you can play Angry Birds and display Facebook on a large flat-screen TV. I’ve been using the device
Last year I bought 2 new TVs for my house. I got a great price on both of them, and the HD picture looks great on both of them. And being the tech guy that I am, I immediately started looking for ways to take advantage of that gorgeous HD screen. The TVs were not
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The weeSteady is a polished stainless steel grip that attaches to a standard sized tripod socket providing extra stabilization while recording video with small point and shoot cameras, iPhones and other smart phones. Gripping the weeSteady as shown in that first picture provides for a more natural shooting posture, which translates to less shake. To
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If you love music and are less than satisfied with the quality of what you’re hearing, you might consider adding a digital audio converter (DAC) to your system or computer. DACs are slowly becoming popular among serious music listeners with many companies are now making them for every budget. Let’s look at a new entry
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Avid Studio for iPad Version: 1.0.1 Size: 30.5 MB I enjoy using iMovie on my iMac and Macbook Air to make short video clips for my reviews or just for the heck of it. I’ve tried the mobile version of iMovie on my iPad and iPhone but didn’t find it to be anywhere close to
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The Replay XD1080 is a video camera designed for extreme action. It features a water-resistant, hard anodized, rugged aluminum housing and a super easy 2 button control. One button toggles power and the other button toggles video recording. You can’t get much easier than that. Video is stored on the included 4GB micro SDHC card.
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Dropcam announced this morning that they will no longer be using a third party camera vendor. Their new WiFi camera is completely redesigned to include HD quality 720p video, night vision, 2-way audio and digital PTZ. The online viewer has also been enhanced to increase user experience. They are claiming that the Dropcam HD will
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AirBeam is an app that will turn iOS devices (iPhone, iPod touch or iPad) into a real-time video surveillance system with motion and sound detection. This system is quick and easy to use, but there are a couple caveats to setting things up, so let’s take a closer look.
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Native Union hopes so with their latest product, the Play. The Play is a small voice bubble shaped video memo recording device that attaches to your fridge with a magnet. It features a 2.4-inch color LCD screen, camera, microphone and an easy to use 3 button interface. It has 256mb memory that allows up to
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It seems that small point and shoot video cameras like the Flip are going the way of the Dinosaur, as they are being replaced by smartphones like the iPhone 4. But have you ever considered using your iPad 2 as a video camera? Makayama gives you the ability to attach various accessories such as lenses,
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A couple years ago I had the opportunity to review the VueZone Personal Video Network System. I liked it for its ease of setup, but wished it could do a few things that it couldn’t at the time. Fast forward almost 2yrs later and VueZone is now offering their 2nd generation motion detecting cameras and
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Earbuds. The little buggers are all over the place, aren’t they? Hanging out of people’s ears everywhere you look. Because we need ’em to connect to our portable digital music gizmos, they’ve become essential gear for many of us. And there are droves of earbud models, many that look virtually identical. The Moshi Moonrock stood
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I used to think my cable box offered all the programming I needed. As cable prices keep rising, I’ve come to the conclusion that those multi-media boxes and an $8/month subscription to Netflix are a better deal. While I haven’t gotten rid of cable yet, I have pared down some of the programming from Time
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Several years ago Avid Technology bought Pinnacle Systems, in their attempt to grab some of the consumer level video market. Avid is known the world over for their professional level products for video editing, so I was excited at the chance to review their latest product, Avid Studio. Almost a year ago on this website,
The Xtreamer Prodigy is a next generation Realtek based media streamer with USB 3.0, Card Reader, 256Mb RAM and 512 Mb NAND flash memory, HDMI, an integral IR remote control and room for internal 3.5″ HDD (up to 3TB support). Just like previous Xtreamer models it will provide vivid and crisp playback of FULL HD
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In my never ending quest to divorce myself from Comcast and their overpriced cable service, I have been searching for alternate methods for the family to watch our shows. The Mvix Ultio media device was an effort in frustration, that fell well short of my needs and expectations. Fortunately, there are many other options in
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