High definition with slow motion and face recognition
Consumer digital camcorders never seem to take video that looks as good as that you see on commercial HDTV programs—until now. Sanyo's Xacti HD1010 is the world's consumer camera that shoots in 1080i. The video recording, done at 60 frames per second in 1920 x 1080 high definition, ...
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What to propose to an iPod lover with
Normally Spot Cool Stuff avoids conceptual or soon-to-be-released products. We review products we can get our hands on. But the (totally theoretical!) iRing was too cool for us not to mention. The designer of the iRing, Victor Soto, want to have a ring that could control an iPod via ...
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The perfect pocket podcast recorder
On a recent trip to Asia, Spot Cool Stuff met a fellow traveler who took "audio photographs" instead of your typical visuals ones. She took snippets of sound — bicycles bells chiming in Dhaka, birds chirping in a Thai rain forest, street vendors hawking their wares in Calcutta ...
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Fuel efficient transport that’s both retro and modern
The Derringer motorized bicycles have a sort of back-to-the-future thing happening. The look is 1920s retro, complete with a brown leather seat and tall white tires. But the engine at the frame's center is pure modern technology. It's a 4-stroke, 49cc motor capable of switching instantly between the ...
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The colorful fourth generation iPod Nano is here
The new iPod Nanos are out! The first iPod came out in 2001 and still Spot Cool Stuff gets a bit of a tingle every time an upgraded version is introduced. What's new about the latest Nano incarnation? The choice of nine colors is the most visible change. You ...
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Perfect for watching DVDs on a long flight and for displaying photos on a book shelf back home
Spot Cool Stuff loves multipurpose gadgets. And LG has come up with an awesome one. First, it's a portable DVD player with a 3 1/2 hour battery life and a clear 8" screen. As well as playing all DVD formats (DVD±R/DVD±RW) the LG DP889 will play MP3s and ...
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