DXG-566V: A $150 High Def Camcorder?! [Camcorders]

The What: DXG has always gone for the low cost bragging rights and they’ve reached the height of their budget crusade with this $150 HD camera that records to 1280 x 720 at its highest res. We’ve seen tapeless camcorders do this before, but that price is pretty insane. It records in H.264 quicktime files, and the camera takes 5mp native stills.
The Oh No You Didn’t: I would expect that this captures the grainiest, most lifeless, tepid high def you’ve ever seen.

DXG-566V HD Features:
Camcorder Features:
Records full-motion video in high-definition
D1 Resolution: 720 x 480, at 30fps
HD Resolution: 1280 x 720, at 30fps
Records video in H.264, MOV file format
2X Digital Zoom
3.0″ TFT Screen
Digital Camera Features:
5 Megapixel CMOS sensor
Captures still images in JPEG format
Up to 8 Megapixel image resolution
Mass Storage Features:
32MB onboard memory
SD Card slot to accept high-capacity or standard SD cards
Connect to your PC to store and transfer data files
USB2.0 Interface [...]

Original post by Brian Lam

Nokia’s Treo-like QWERTY N-Series Coming Late 2008? [Rumor]

If we had to add anything to Nokia’s already feature rich N-series phones (the N95, for example) it would be a keyboard (or a touchscreen, but let’s say keyboard here). Boy Genius has a spy shot of an upcoming N-series (not E-series) phone that has this full-sized QWERTY keyboard that’s set for a 2nd half 2008 release.
Here’s what they know in terms of specs: S60 3rd Edition FP2 OS, 5 or 6-megapixel camera, 30FPS VGA (640×480) video recording and a candybar form factor. To us, the keyboard’s the big difference between a phone being a phone with data capabilities and a data phone. [Boy Genius]

Original post by Jason Chen