With AVCHD coming to the fore as the HD standard for full-size consumer camcorders, Apple has made greater efforts to ensure that the video AVCHD cameras shoot can be easily imported into iMovie and Final Cut Express (for more information, check out our HD camcorder buyer's guide ). But unlike with...
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Articles Linking to this Video Hands on With Sony's New X-series Walkman Sony has launched a new model at the top of its Walkman family, the NW-X1000. The palm-sized player's most obvious feature is a bright, crisp 3-inch OLED touchscreen. Two versions of the player will be available, a 16Gb...
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If the rumors are true, Microsoft is gearing up to r elease a new Zune and take another stab at the portable media player market. Engadget and Technologizer say that the new model will be released later this year, and will probably have HD capabilities. A spokesman for the Zune team declined ...
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Billboard reports that there's already evidence that the recent change to song pricing in iTunes may have hurt sales of individual songs. On April 7, Apple announced that all digital rights management (DRM) had been removed from music sold on the iTunes Store. The company also unveiled tiered p...
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If you're looking for an HD camcorder for capturing those precious moments, your budget will certainly play a large part in the camcorder you choose. But here are the features to look for when you're ready to make a purchase (see our HD camcorder guide for more information). 1,080 progressive vid...
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Ah, job spots, you tease us so. Credit Crunchgear for pulling this one out, acting on a tip about a Netflix Engineering Leader position whose description suggests everyone's favorite online video provider (ahem, Netflix ) may be flirting with another console. Make that consoles , plural, per t...
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Google has disabled user uploads and comments on the Korean version of its YouTube video portal in reaction to a new law that requires the real name of a contributor be listed along each contribution they make. The rules, part of a Cyber Defamation Law, came into effect on April 1 for all sites wit...
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Leaked artwork of the supposedly upcoming Microsoft Zune portable media player has found its way onto the Internet. The artwork labels the new device as the Zune HD, and shows it to feature a large widescreen display housed in what looks like a bushed aluminum enclosure and glass. Images obtained ...
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Harmonix has announced its timetable to release Rock Band Unplugged for the PSP. Rock Band Unplugged will launch simultaneously in both North America and Europe June 9, 2009. The game will be exclusively for the PSP retailing for US$39.99. Rock Band shipped for consoles last fall, first for M...
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The Associated Press is giving away video content--inadvertently, it seems--on its YouTube channel , but don't embed it in your blog unless you're ready for a fight. That's what happened earlier this week to AP affiliate WTNQ-FM in Tennessee, who received a cease-and-desist letter from the AP's C...
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I'm joined by Macworld senior contributor, professional photographer, and multimedia maven Ben Long to look at today's most inexpensive point-and-shoot cameras. According to Ben, these approximately US$100 cameras pack far more punch than you might imagine (and "smile detection" to boot!)....
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Once Goliath to Netlflix's David, Blockbuster appears on the defensive in an effort to stay relevant to movie fans and viable as a business. In a filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Committee Monday, Blockbuster stated it may have to permanently close its retail stores . The company rece...
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Apple on Tuesday followed through on its promise to remove all digital rights management (DRM) from music sold on the iTunes Store . The company also unveiled tiered pricing for individual songs and albums. All songs on the iTunes Store are now available at 256kbps AAC encoding, which Apple says...
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Amazon reduced the price on many of its top-selling songs in a bid to seize more market share from its biggest rival, the iTunes Music Store. Over 100 popular tracks are now cheaper with the Amazon music store, costing $0.30 less per song than on iTunes. Many digital music retailers , including Ap...
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A Taiwanese company that makes touchpads sued Apple Inc. in U.S. District Court Tuesday, charging that the California firm's multi-touch technology infringes two of its patents, according to court documents. Elan Microelectronics Corp. of Hsinchu, Taiwan, alleged that Apple's laptops, iPhone an...
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Artwork: Chip Taylor Today's the day when the music at the iTunes Store is unshackled from the bonds of digital rights management (DRM). And exactly what should you celebrate (or mourn) with this event? Let's take a look. More- and less-expensive music When Phil Schiller announced variabl...
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T-Mobile is set to launch two new devices running on the Google Android platform early next year. The wireless carrier will introduce a home phone and a tablet computer, both powered by Google's mobile operating system. Confidential documents cited by The New York Times suggest that alongside its...
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Not content with all those new features that came with iTunes 8 and iTunes 8.1 ? Have no fear: iTunes 8.1.1 is here to save the day. And by "save the day" we mean fix a few bugs, add a new feature, and generally get down tonight. The big news is that 8.1.1 slips in the ability to rent ...
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Since the unveiling of Apple's new iPhone 3.0 software update last month, modern-day gumshoes have been poring through the code to find clues about future devices that could follow. While the virtual trail of bread crumbs is far from a firm road map, it does help feed our insatiable appetite for A...
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Sony on Thursday announced the HDR-TG5V , a high-definition (HD) camcorder that is equipped with a GPS receiver and can geotag recorded videos and still photos. With the HDR-TG5V's GPS receiver, as well as built in support for Navteq digital maps, Sony says that location data can be added to rec...
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