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The BubbleScope is an optical attachment for smartphones that takes 360° pictures and video called "Bubbles". The BubblePix smartphone app is used to capture, view and share online the Bubbles, which can be hosted free at bubblepix.com. The pictures below gives you a feel of wraparound nature of a Bubble but when it's in the BubblePix app, it joins up
AT&T is taking a shot at free, ad-supported Wi-Fi for travelers spending time at the Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport. Gigaom.com reported earlier this month that AT&T will provide free wireless network access starting in September of this year to the nearly 60 million travelers that pass through DFW each year that are willing to suffer a 30-second video ad for
Neumann is introducing two new microphone capsules the KK 204 and KK 205 for the Sennheiser 2000 Series at NAB (National Association of Broadcast Show). The KK 204 capsule has a cardioid pattern. Which means the sensitivity pattern is heart shape. It suppresses the sound originating from 180 degrees to the rear. The KK 205 has a supercardioid pattern which maximize the sound
I have no idea how I came across this article this morning - a commentary piece that ran on Bloomberg.com in early 2007. In retrospect, it reads like a humor piece. See, in January 2007 Matthew Lynn made a series of speculations about how the then-recently announced iPhone - from that little upstart gadget company called Apple - would fall
There's no doubt that augmented reality (AR) is hot area at the moment, with several exhibitors at Gadget Show Live showing off products and software. Metaio is one such company and it provides AR software for Vuzix's high-tech glasses. Sascha Kiener from Metaio gave me an impressive demonstration of the their product. I put on a pair of glasses and when
The Gadget Show isn't all high-tech TVs and tablets; sometimes the gadget is much more practical. Case in point, Hygiene Innovations' Auto Stirrer, a gadget for the kitchen which unsurprisingly stirs saucepans to stop the contents burning. As you can see from the small picture on the left, it's a tripod-like device. Obviously the feet go in the sauce and the
You have a wired microphone, which is perfect for a studio set up, but what happens when you want something wireless that is where Sennheiser comes in. Sennheiser has been making high quality products and solutions for recording and producing sounds for over 60 years. This year at the NAB(National Association of Broadcasters) show, they are introducing the SKP 300
AJA Video Systems announced their new T-TAP adapter at NAB 2012. It is a very small bus-powered device that uses Thunderbolt connectivity for high quality 10-bit SD, HD and 2K output through SDI and HDMI connections. The device makes it simple to get professional video and audio out of any Thunderbolt enabled Mac system. The T-TAP is lightweight and smaller
The Blackmagic Cinema Camera is one of those cameras, that makes me wish I was a cinematographer. If when you think of a video camera, you think of a bulky device that sits on your shoulder then you need to take a look at the Blackmagic Cinema Camera, What makes the Blackmagic Cinema Camera special is what they concentrate on.
Teradek has a new Cube x55, which is an upgrade from the original cube. It begins shipping on May 1, 2012. Like the original, the new Cube x55 is a camera-top wireless HD video encoder that connects with HDMI, HD-SDI or composite cameras. It can stream via a dual-band WiFi, an Ethernet port, or a single 3G/4G USB modem. Also
Delkin Devices is introducing CF Association video performance compliant UDMA 7 CompactFlash memory cards the Delkin CF 1000x. UDMA cards transfers data from one device to another without the use of the CPU which makes them much faster then PIO mode based cards which required a lot of CPU function. These cards are built to work with UDMA enabled cameras
It’s been a big couple of days for Panasonic at the 2012 NAB Show in Las Vegas – announcing a slew of new products and strategic partnerships that boost the broadcasting chops of this tech giant. Leading the Panasonic pack of announcements is the new AG-HPX600 P2 HD camcorder with 10-bit, 4:2:2 AVC-Intra recording and boasting the lowest weight of
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