The other day, I reported on the DXG-567V HD Camcorder, and since then, the DXG company has been nice enough to send me that camcorder and another HD Camcorder model, the DXG-569V.

This video for the 569V is HD, up to 1280 x 720, at 30fps. The 569V has a 5MP CMOS sensor, and can take still pictures as well as video. There is about 8M of memory, and it will support high capacity SD cards.

The camera worked right out of the box, and requires 3AAA batteries. DXG had the good foresight to include a charger with 4 AAA rechargeables. The controls felt very instinctive, and I hardly had to consult the instruction booklet to start filming.

The DXG-569V doesn’t have the iPod-ish design of the 567V, and that works to its advantage. I really enjoyed using the rotating flip-out screen that comes in handy for doing solitary shots. Make sure you look at the lens when you’re shooting yourself, not the screen. Otherwise, it will always look like you’re looking to the left when you are viewing yourself on the playback.

All in all, I would say that the DXG-569V is a good deal. It is priced at about $99 retail, and it comes with a complete software package including ArcSoft TotalMedia Extreme to create, edit, and watch videos.

Well you have to give it to the SeaLife ECOshot, regardless of how good or bad it takes underwater photographs, any camera that can take a direct drop from over six feet has to be a crowd pleaser in our clutzy world. It’s got a sleek design that’s encased in rubber handholds for easy gripping, even with dive gloves on.

Powered by a pair of AA batteries to keep the camera small and light, the EcoShot can reach a maximum depth of seventy five feet without an underwater housing. That makes it great for snorkeling and beginning to intermediate scuba divers who are looking to take pictures of the underwater sights rather than set dive records. And with a 6MP CMOS sensor, it hits the digital camera “sweet spot” which states that six megapixel chips are an ideal balance between megapixels and light sensivitiy. And considering that it can get pretty dark down below six feet, the ability to take in and record as much light as possible – even with a flash is a good thing.

The camera also has an interval meter which can set the camera to shoot pictures automatically anywhere from 5 seconds to five minutes. It comes with a small 14MB of internal memory, and sadly, it can only take 1GB SD cards. And at $230, you’d think a diver could at least slide a 2 Giger in there. But this baby’s strengths are in it’s robustness, not in it’s storage capacity.

Rather than having to dive with a bulky digital camera encased in an underwater housing, this new dive mask has a digital camera built right into it. The Liquid Image Digital Underwater Camera Mask records underwater photos and videos hands free by encasing the camera into the dive mask itself.

The mask comes in two different varieties, an adult version - which carries a 5 megapixel CMOS censor, as well as an adult and teen version with a smaller 3.1 megapixel camera.

The mask has cross hair reticule which divers must alight before pressing the shutter button on the top of the mask. Also built into the mask are an array of super bright LED lights, eliminating the need for additional illumination. Storage comes the form of onboard micros SD slots and divers can then upload pictures and video from the camera via the onboard USB port. Also on board is an LCD Status Display which is powered by two 1.5V AAA Alkaline Batteries.

Divers, however, won’t be able to get too deep as the maximum operating depth of the Liquid Image Digital Underwater Camera Mask is about 30 meters.

The mask comes with USB Cable, User Manual, and ArcSoft Photo and Video Impression Software and will sell this Spring starting at around $100.

We have covered a lot of interesting mirrors on Coolest Gadgets, most recently the Magic Mirror Security System. This new Interactive Mirror from BlogLitStudios could easily take the cake for technological mirrors.

The Interactive Mirror is something that you really need to see to believe, which is why I included this YouTube video so you can view it in action after the jump. In all honesty, I hope that everyone has a chance to try this out this Interactive Mirror for themselves.

This isn’t the first time that someone has put an interactive display onto an ordinary bathroom mirror, but what BlogLitStudios has accomplished has made it more fun than just viewing morning stock and weather reports. This model of the Interactive Mirror may have some less practical applications, but they sure look like fun.

I believe it was Dr. Seuss who said “no one can resist a mirror”, so how could anyone resist a mirror that allows you to draw on it like a paint program? The interface is almost like an iPhone, and you should see what you can do with text!

I definitely like the application of trying out T-shirt designs by simply selecting patterns on a design menu. Yes, I long for the day when the Interactive Mirror is at every clothing store.

BlogLitStudios official website has stated that anyone interested in the Interactive Mirror should contact them, but they do not give a price.

I got to admire the shape of the Minoru Webcam, as it reminds me of the head of Wall-E or Number Five from Short Circuit. However, the real selling point of the Minoru is that it is a webcam that can film in 3D.

Like the 3D cameras that are used to shoot B-rated films back in the day, the Minoru uses two distinct lenses to merge into one blurry looking shot. If you want to look at the images in true 3D vein, you will have to wear the traditional red and blue glasses.

Oddly enough, there is no software required for a use, as it seems to perform with any type of Instant Messenger program, or even YouTube.

I can’t help but wonder how well it works. I mean, am I going to be able to do neat tricks where I reach out to the webcam, and it will look like my hand is reaching out of the screen? Maybe I can film a video like that one episode of Home Improvement, where Al and Tim keep deliberately shoving things at the camera strictly for the 3D effect and going “wooo ooo ooo”.

Well if you want to purchase the Minoru 3D Webcam, it should be out sometime in December for about $100.

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I’ve seen a couple different speakers from ZumReed, but I think this new one is my new favorite.  The tiny little turntable would be ultra-portable and look good while doing it.  It’s one of the few that would make a cool keychain.  With the little strap you could attach it to your purse or any other bags you might carry on a regular basis.  It’d also be small enough to slip into your pocket, especially with its slim shape.  Although you probably should be careful not to sit down with it in your back pocket, otherwise you’ll probably have to pick up a new one.

It comes in the three different colors shown here, black white and orange.  You can easily see where the sound itself will come out of from the picture.  If you spin that spot, that is also how you control the volume.  The speakers come with a built-in rechargeable battery.  If you hook it up to your USB port, for every hour you charge it you’ll get three hours of music.  Sadly these have yet to be found outside of Japan.  As of now the only place you can purchase it from is Dreams6 for ¥2980 or about $32.

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I
don’t know about you, but there is just something about gaming
notebooks that turn me off. Number one, you have the extra bulk to tote
around which certainly won’t bode well for your back in the long run,
while the battery life is nothing short of shameful. Not only that,
while it might be able to play the latest and greatest games
on-the-road, it will never be able to match up to a real gaming
experience on a desktop PC. Despite those personal reasons, gaming
notebooks aren’t dead and they don’t seem to be dying off anyways, with
Asus being the latest company to unveil a couple more gaming notebooks
in the form of the G71 and G50.

Both models will be powered by NVIDIA’s GeForce 9700M GT graphics
processing unit that does more than deliver mouth watering graphics, it
also supports technologies such as NVIDIA PhysX for a more realistic
in-game experience, video acceleration and image processing-advanced
capabilities - and all three are collectively known as “Graphics Plus”.
The Asus G71 gaming notebook targets the high end side of things,
featuring a generous 17″ display with the ability to hold up to 4GB of
DDR2 RAM, 1TB of storage via hard drive configuration and an array of
Intel Core2 Duo and Quad Core processors for you to choose from as the
“weapon” of choice. As for the Asus G50, this gaming notebook brings
together the 32 core GeForce 9700M GT GPU with a mainstream Intel
processor for an optimized portable gaming experience without burning
too large a hole in your pocket. You will be able to choose from either
a 15.4″ or 15.6″ display, and by choosing a lower powered Intel Core 2
Duo processor, you will be able to use the cash saved by throwing in
the high-powered GeForce 9700M GT graphics card.

Prices for the G50 start from $1,249 upwards, and you can expect to pay considerably more for the G71.

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As you can see by the title, this Husqvarna Solar-Powered Robot Lawnmover deserves its own acronym. Of course, HSPRL is really lame, and I suppose the Swedish-based company will have to change a few of the descriptors into synonyms that start with vowels so they could get an actual word.

This HSPRL (just humor me for this article’s sake) was announced at the Green Industry and Equipment Expo 2008. I’m certain that this isn’t the first autonomous robot lawn mower, but I’m guessing this one won’t be the last.

Of course, the real selling point of the HSPRL is the fact that it is solar powered, which doesn’t sound like an industry first. This limits it to daylight usage, but it uses a rechargeable nickel metal hydride battery.

This device weighs in at about 22-pounds, and can work a half-acre lot of grass with a wire that can be slightly buried or staked in place as a safety border. Speaking of safety, the Solar-powered lawnmower has some great safety features. For example, it will automatically shut off its blades when it is lifted, and built-in sensors to work around objects.

Unfortunately, the Husqvarna solar-powered lawnmower does not have a release date or price. I could give you an estimation based on another model the company produces, so we’re looking at about $2,000.

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We’ve read it before ad-nauseum. Cupertino is working on a tablet.
Apple’s going to release a tablet. Multi touch screen patent
applications prove a tablet is coming. All very tempting tidbits of
information based on something seen in the wild of the world wide web.
Now we can add another to the list. But this time, it’s coming from the
Gray Old Lady herself – the NY Times. And it pretty much looks like an
iPhone on steroids.

Seems that John Markoff at the New York Times got a phone call on
the “Q.T.,” very secretive, from a guy we’ll all “Deep Throat.” Throat
tells Markoff that a search engine company has confirmed details and
pictures of a netbook Mac with, that can only be described as “ a
display somewhere between an iPhone and a MacBook.” Sounds pretty
cryptic. And this is usually where the theory begins to fall a part.
But there’s one thing in it’s camp that helps a little way towards
giving it the street cred it needs to be a viable piece of information …

The same thing happened just before news broke on the iPhone. Search
engine traffic showing Apple and the iIPhone pointing to what became
the hottest selling handset in cellphones today. Couple that with
Apple’s previous patent application for a laptop sized multi-touch LCD
screen, and it’s starting to sound like paydirt. Only one problem …
Steve Jobs quite clearly said “we don’t know how to build a sub-$500
computer that is not a piece of junk.” I think it’s parsing his words
pretty good though, as most netbooks are hovering around sub $800
prices. And he also said he’d never get into the phone biz. And look
what happened.

The Giz
speculates that it can’t be a netbook, but may be a 3rd generation –
high definition iPhone. If so, that would tend to make sense for coming
out sometime next year. I guess we’ll have to wait and see what
MacWorld has in store.

Dontcha just love Apple rumors?

By now you’ve heard the news that Apple has released their new iPod nanos for 2008 and they’ve added some fairly impressive and fun features. The new nanos now have a “shake” feature (first seen in the Sandisk Sansa Shaker) which randomly chooses a new song each time you shake your nano. The displays are improved sporting a 2 inch widescreen with 320×240 resolution at 204 pixels, and there are two models to choose from: 8GB or 16GB. Spoken menus allow you to hear the name of the menu, song title, and artists without viewing the screen which means you can operate your nano without ever having to look at the screen. In ear headphones with microphone (sold seperately) will enable voice recording, and the new nano has a rounded case which (we assume) will make it easier to hold in the hand. Overall we’re kinda impressed by these new nanos, however with Samsung’s P2 and Y10 players sporting built-in Bluetooth connectivity and the Zune’s wireless feature we’re a little confused why Apple isn’t untethering ALL their players and allowing for better unwired connectivity and accessory options.Its price $188.54!why u all not get it one?Hi hi hi..Nice what!

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