News tagged with video recorder

OmniVision tops up sensors for cameras, phones

(Phys.org) -- OmniVision has announced two high-resolution image sensors for the digital still and digital video camera market (DS/DVC) and higher end smartphones. In end-user language, it is a claim for superior ...

Electronics / Hardware

created May 25, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (6) | comments 3 | with audio podcast report

New ad zapper has TV networks worried about sales

(AP) -- The maker of a new DVR that lets consumers zap away broadcast TV commercials at the touch of a button suggested Tuesday that the networks are being short-sighted in opposing the technology.

Technology / Telecom

created May 22, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 2

Broadcasters sue Dish over ad-skipping DVR service

(AP) -- Broadcasters Fox, NBC and CBS sued Dish Network Corp. on Thursday over a service that offers commercial-free TV.

Technology / Telecom

created May 24, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Apple iPhone to Receive Some Upgrades

(PhysOrg.com) -- The Apple iPhone is one of the most versatile smart phones around today and it's about to get better. The news of what the next generation iPhone will be like is traveling fast.

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created May 26, 2009 | popularity 3.3 / 5 (4) | comments 6 weblog

Video recording spy glasses coming to a face near you

(PhysOrg.com) -- ZionEyez, a Seattle-based startup, has created a pair of spy glasses that have the capability of recording and sharing HD video discreetly. The product in question, which has been named the ...

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Jun 09, 2011 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (9) | comments 12 | with audio podcast weblog

Canon develops world's largest CMOS image sensor, with ultra-high sensitivity

Canon Inc. announced today that it has developed the world's largest CMOS image sensor, with a chip size measuring 202 x 205 mm. Because its expanded size enables greater light-gathering capability, the sensor ...

Electronics / Hardware

created Aug 31, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (10) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Dish to stream live TV on iPad, other devices

(AP) -- Dish subscribers will soon be able to watch live satellite TV on their mobile devices at no extra cost.

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Aug 04, 2010 | popularity 4 / 5 (2) | comments 4

Apple unveils new TV box for renting movies, shows

(AP) -- Apple Inc. is refining its plans to annex the living room into its entertainment empire. On Wednesday, Apple unveiled a smaller, cheaper version of Apple TV, which connects to a high-definition television ...

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Sep 01, 2010 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 1

Appeals court gives Dish a chance in TiVo case

(AP) -- A federal appeals court Friday granted Dish Network Corp. a full-court review of a ruling that threatened to force the satellite TV company to disable millions of its customers' digital video recorders because of ...

Technology / Business

created May 14, 2010 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Nokia vows to defend smartphone territory, introduces N8

Finland's Nokia on Monday vowed to defend its number one position in the lucrative "smartphone" business, where it is under fierce pressure from Apple's iPhone and Research in Motion's Blackberry. The Finnish ...

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Jun 14, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1

Toshiba to Launch First SDXC Memory Card

Toshiba Corporation today announced the launch of the world's first 64GB SDXC Memory Card with the world's fastest data transfer rate compliant with the new SD Memory Standard Ver. 3.00, UHS 104.

Electronics / Hardware

created Aug 04, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Digital video recorders do not change shopping behavior

Watching a television show from a digital video recorder (DVR) gives viewers a chance to skip commercials, but new research finds that owning a DVR does not influence the demand for advertised products despite its ad-skipping ...

Other Sciences / Economics & Business

created Dec 09, 2010 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 5 | with audio podcast

ABC tries social network experiment with 'Revenge'

(AP) -- ABC and Yahoo will experiment on the season's last two episodes of "Revenge" with a smartphone and tablet application designed to encourage more people to watch television live.

Technology / Telecom

created May 09, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Review: Software for recording now, playing later

(AP) -- If the idea of being stuck on a plane for hours without access to the movies in your Netflix queue fills you with dread, software that lets you record streaming videos from the Web and watch them ...

Technology / Software

created Sep 29, 2011 | popularity 3.7 / 5 (3) | comments 3

Apple says shipment of new iPad may take 2-3 weeks

Apple said that shipments of its new iPad to customers who order it online may take two to three weeks but that the tablet would still be available in stores on Friday.

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Mar 12, 2012 | popularity 1.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0