Sanyo steered clear of the madness that was CES 2009, and instead opted to announce its spring 2009 lineup of Xacti camcorders on Wednesday. Headed to stores in March are six new models (three horizontal and three vertical, pistol-grip siblings), all of them capable of shooting in HD–two of them …

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An outpouring of pet photos, Lori’s CES snapshot, and when to compress. Listen now: Download today’s podcast Episode 34 Today’s links: News CES 2009: Digital imaging wrap-up LensAlign system helps you sharpen focus Blu-ray owners: You should get your eyes examined Contests Last topic: Pets Winner: Uco–The Dog, not the Valley … Originally posted at Indecent Exposure Podcast

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Smartparts has announced two new WiFi enabled digital photo frames to its lineup, the 10 inch SPX10WF and the SPX19WF. They feature such things as one push internet setup and automatic image correction

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Updated at 8:25 p.m. PST with preliminary test results, and at 10:36 p.m. PST with another photographer’s results.

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(Credit: Sony) I’m sure there are still people out there that want to record standard-definition video directly to DVD. Sony, however, has made its latest DVD Handycams sort of bridge products between the past and present. The DCR-DVD850 (available in February for about $430) is a new “Hybrid Plus” ..

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(Credit: Sony) The HDR-CX100 Flash Memory Handycam camcorder from Sony isn’t exactly groundbreaking, but it’s still a nice add to Sony’s lineup. The CX100 records 1,920×1,080 high-definition video to either its 8GB of internal flash memory or to Memory Sticks. It’ll also capture 4-megapixel ..

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Panasonic camcorders let you get a lot closer

Wednesday, January 7th, 2009

(Credit: Panasonic) Part of Panasonic’s CES 2009 product announcements is a triumvirate of camcorders featuring a 70x zoom lens. That’s apparently a “world’s first and most powerful” lens, though I’m still not sure this was something the average consumer was clamoring for.

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Samsung’s basic ultracompact for the shaky

Wednesday, January 7th, 2009

(Credit: Samsung) If you’ll be shopping for a simple, small digital camera when spring 2009 rolls around, you may be interested in this 10-megapixel model from Samsung. The SL420 has a 5x optical zoom and dual image stabilization–optical and digital–and a 2.7-inch LCD on back. It’s otherwise …

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(Credit: Samsung) I opted to use a big picture of the Samsung TL100 camera frankly because there’s not much going on with it besides its small size.

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A twisted idea: Origami Sticky Notes

Tuesday, January 6th, 2009

(Credit: Think Geek) Not quite your heavyweight CES showpiece, but the Origami Sticky Notes ( $4 at Think Geek ) are just the thing for post-holiday work blues. Banish those moments of boredom or take a break from deadlines by turning on your creative juices and recycling your office notes into 3D ..

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