Logitech QuickCam Pro 9000 HD Webcam
Recently, Logitech unveiled its latest QuickCam Pro 9000 High Defintion Webcam.
Features
- RightSound Technologies
- Carl Zeiss lens
- full screen video chat without image noise
- HD recording
- unique horizontal body
- two-hinged support structure that bends in different shapes
The QuickCam Pro can be purchased for about $113, which is affordable for the quality provided. You definitely won’t need another webcam for awhile if you purchase the new Logitech QuickCam Pro 9000.
Seagate Free Agent Theater HD Media Player
The Free Agent Theater HD Media Player uses composite, S-Video and component video inputs, coaxial out for Dolby Digital surround sound. Its integrated dock is for the FreeAgent Go, what Seagate says is the world’s thinnest external HDD, but there’s a USB port for other storage devices, in case you’re fresh out of FreeAgents. Its on-screen interface can display either file/folder trees or previews and thumbnails. And because of the Theater HD’s dual-channel video converter, you can upconvert all your video files to 720p or 1080i. There’s no 1080p support, and besides, there’s no HDMI, though Seagate says something like that will come along later this year.
As for the on-screen UI and accompanying remote, there are also easy one-touch buttons that will allow you to perform simple tasks automatically, such as starting a slideshow of photos and music, simultaneously, with just one button. Even DVD files, ripped onto your external hard drive, can be played simply by going to the DVD’s folder and clicking the play or menu button on the remote, without having to hunt for the actual video file. Seagate says the system supports MPEG-1, MPEG-2 and MPEG-4 formats, and DIVX files with video resolutions for NTSC, PAL and HD up to 1080i, and that it even supports subtitles. It does not, however, handle H.264.
Available on March 4, the Seagate FreeAgent Theater HD will sell for $130. It is also bundled with a 250GB FreeAgent Go drive for $230, or better still, a 500GB model for $280.
Philips Cinema LCD TV
Philips is pretty active today, and here is yet another product released by them - the widescreen Philips Cinema 21:9 LCD TV. At that aspect ratio, you can expect a true blue cinematic experience right in the comfort of your living room, although you will first have to part with €4000 for it when it is available sometime later this June throughout Europe. Detailed specifications are currently unavailable, although we’ll do our level best to bring them to you once we’ve uncovered them.
Nano Breathe Checks For Diseases
Applied Nanodetectors Ltd. (AND) from the UK is currently parading a prototype cell phone at the International Nanotechnology Exhibition & Conference that is able to detect various diseases simply by analyzing the user’s breath. The phone itself is made by Nokia, featuring AND’s chip inside that features integrated sensors which are able to detect minute traces of different gases including CO2, NOx and ammonia (NH3). Once detected, the chip will get to work by analyzing the composition of the user’s breath while tabulating the density of each gas. The results will be compared against characteristics of various diseases in order to detect whether one is possibly suffering from a certain type of disease or not. Sounds cool, but the phone is still a long way off from being commercially available.
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