Brief 651 | Needle Slim HDTV, Vuzix Wrap 310, Vivitar DVR 510, Petman Robot Legs, Windows 7 for Netbooks, The Grammar Devotional
Posted on: October 28, 2009
Posted in: Video
Posted by: Cali Lewis
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Samsung is going thinner and thinner. Their latest HDTV is called the Needle Slim. It’s 3mm thick, 40″ with a 5,000:1 contrast ratio.
Vuzix wants is trying to make video glasses look cooler with their Wrap 310. It looks more like a pair of sunglasses than other video glasses and cost $250.
If you’re looking for a pocket camera with infared night vision and the ability to shoot under water, the DVR 510 from Vivitar is worth a look, and only costs $50.
The guys at Boston Dynamics have built a biped set of robot legs called Petman that can walk 3.2 MPH.
Microsoft has a downloadable version of Windows 7 for netbook users so you don’t have to purchase a USB optical drive. You can get it here.
I really wanted to have Grammar Girl on the show during Blogworld, but our camera somehow didn’t capture it all. She’s great at giving simple tips to help you remember things like the difference between “affect” and “effect” on her Grammar Girl podcast. She just released a new book called The Grammar Girl Devotional.
Jake used promo code GEEK to save money and build SpotMagazine.net with SpotMagazine.net, the online home of the print publication.
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October 28th, 2009 at 8:54 am
That’s a pretty big camera lens you got there lady.
October 28th, 2009 at 5:00 pm
The ISO tool Microsoft made works pretty well – takes an ISO or DVD and copies the files to an empty flash drive so you can boot from it and install Windows. Even if you have a DVD drive in the computer, still a great way to install Windows since flash drives are faster than DVD drives. I just wish you didn’t have to install it in order to use it.
October 29th, 2009 at 8:02 pm
This is the first episode that my TivoHD showed “in HD.” Looks great guys! Thanks!
November 1st, 2009 at 7:45 pm
In your notes after the difference between affect and effect you misspelled Grammer with an “e” instead of an “a” ;)
November 1st, 2009 at 7:49 pm
Oh, no! :) I’ll fix it…