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Grundig’s latest TVs turn any USB drive into a PVR

By Darren Quick

22:46 September 7, 2009 PDT

Grundig's Vision 9 series TVs can function as a PVR using the new USB recording function

Grundig has just come up with a replacement for your Tivo or similar recording device, and the odds are you already have it – well, part of it anyway. By adding USB-recording technology to various models of its new TVs, which it had on show at IFA 2009, Grundig has turned any standard USB flash drive or external hard disk drive (HDD) into a personal video recorder (PVR). The only catch is you will only be able to watch the recorded content on a compatible Grundig set. Read More

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DigiLife DDV-JF1 puts HD video recorder AND projector in your pocket

By Alan Brandon

01:48 June 9, 2009 PDT

DigiLife DDV-JF1 puts an HD video recorder AND projector in your pocket

What’s the use of shooting HD video with your pocket camcorder if you can’t immediately share your cinematic masterpiece with your friends? That seems to be the question Life Technologies is answering with their new DigiLife DDV-JF1, a combination HD video recorder and pico projector in one compact unit. Read More

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More than meets the eye: Xonix 5-in-1 video sunglasses

By Paul Best

20:06 April 22, 2009 PDT

The Xonix 5-in-1 video sunglasses can record up to eight hours of footage

OK it’s not on the Inspector Gadget scale of ingenuity, but five cool functions in one pair of sunnies from the Xonix Watch Company still gets the gadget gene in us twitching. When you’re not simply wearing them to shield your eyes from the sun – which is one of its functions – the sports-designed sunglasses also serve as a video recorder, camera, music player and memory storage device. Built-in memory of up to 16GB caters for up to eight hours of AVI format video capture or up to 160,000 images depending on the resolution, which peaks at a less than awe-inspiring 2.0 megapixels. Read More

 
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