Not wasting anytime waiting for a blackjack controversy, Caesars Palace in Las Vegas has gone ahead with a ban of Google Glass inside the casino.
A spokesman for Caesars was quoted saying, “Gaming regulations prohibit the use of computers or recording devices by persons who are gambling. Therefore, individuals wearing Google Glass would not be allowed to gamble. If they attempted to do so, would be subject to arrest under various state gaming regulations.”
This is a bit of a no-brainer for casinos and I’m sure there will be plenty more to follow suit with an outright ban of Google Glass by name – in addition to what appears to already be technically banned by Nevada state law.
Sony has a new line-up of HD Handycam Camcorders at CES 2013 ranging from the flagship, $1,599 HDR-PJ790V to the $249 HDR-CX220. All the Handycam line now offers the ability to switch between AVCHD or web-friendly MP4 formats. Click on past the break to read more and watch a brief interview with Amy Koppmann of Sony. [click to continue…]
Nikon fans, B&H has the Nikon COOLPIX P7100 on sale for $299. The P7100′s performance is on par with the Canon G12 and through the end of the year B&H has this deal.
B&H now has the black, Sony NEX-5n back in stock and the silver one is expected on March 7th. If you’re in the market for a mirrorless camera the NEX-5n is an excellent choice.
The Sony NEX-5n is light and portable, produces excellent image quality thanks to the APSC sensor and shoots 1080/60p video.
CES 2012 is seeing a flood of new and updated products including Canon’s new line of VIXIA HD camcorders. The new line includes three compact VIXIA HF M-series models, the HF M52, HF M50 and HF M500 as well as three entry-level VIXIA HF R-series, the HF R32, HF R30 and HF R300, which Canon says improvements to functions and features, like a newly designed HD CMOS Pro image sensor, have been made. To help get your social media fix in, WiFi connectivity and DLNA compatibility has been stuffed in.
Video capture in MP4 is now an option and with the WiFi connectivity videos can be directly unloaded to YouTube and Facebook or mobile devices in a snap.
Mac users, for a short time B&H has the Western Digital 1TB My Book Studio external hard drive for a $99.95 deal and free shipping. Western Digital ships this My Book Studio HFS+ Formatted for Mac, is Time Machine compatible and has an aluminum enclosure. Connection comes in the form of Firewire 800 or USB 2.0 (cables included) and an onboard LCD helps keep tabs on what stored and how much space has been used. 256-bit hardware-based encryption keeps things safe from intruders.
The GoPro HD HERO is undoubtedly the leader when it comes to point-of-view video and the great thing about the GoPro video cameras is that they are affordable and easy to use. [click to continue…]
