Archive for the 'Cool Products' Category

Nintendo's new console, the Wii U, will be getting an app store, and not just games will be available for the Wii U and its tablet controller: the console will apparently also support non-gaming apps. Which begs the question: will we see some kind of photo apps for the Wii U? The possibilities are huge, ...
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January 11th, 2012 | Posted in Cool Products, Culture, News | Comments Off

Hasselblad, makers of very, very high end studio cameras, have announced that the new version of their H4D studio camera is shipping. And not just any model, the one with an upgraded sensor that ups the megapixel count from 50 to an astounding 200 megapixel. The new H4D-200MS is now shipping to select customers -- ...
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May 26th, 2011 | Posted in Cool Products, dslr, Hasselblad | Comments Off

A company called Urban Outfitters have revealed some interesting new sunglasses, which make the wearer look like they're been censored in photos. They call the glasses "Embarrassing Photo Protective Sunglasses", which makes a lot of sense. They'll protect your privacy when you're photographed of filmed by the paparazzo or just some creeps on the street. ...
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May 10th, 2011 | Posted in Cool Products, News | Comments Off

Many have, myself included, were saddened by the fact that Polaroid stopped making film for their old, instant cameras. While many companies tried to manufacture a type of film for the camera, most failed and no one created anything that resembled the old Polaroid film.
Now a company called "Impossible" appears to have done the ...
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May 6th, 2011 | Posted in Cool Products, Film | Comments Off
Everybody is always trying to come up with the world's smallest camera, and this is what Awaiba has supposedly done.
I say "supposedly" because usually the world's smallest camera is usually beaten out by some new camera a few days or months later. In fact, this looks suspiciously like the one from the ...
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April 28th, 2011 | Posted in Accessories, Cool Products | Comments Off
Okay, the app hysteria has officially reached new heights: a photo sharing app called Color, currently in development, has raised $41 million in funding. For an app! Either they have some amazing technology, or they're really good salesmen. Either way, you can check out parts of the app in the video demo above.
Actually, it's ...
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March 28th, 2011 | Posted in Accessories, Cool Products, Cool videos | Comments Off
Researchers at the Fraunhofer Institute in Germany have revealed a camera so small it's actually the size of a grain of salt. Salt. It measures just 1x1x1 mm, and is capable of taking 0.1 megapixel images, or 250 x 250 pixels. The camera is also quite cheap to make, cheap enough that they can be ...
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March 11th, 2011 | Posted in Accessories, Cool Products | Comments Off

This is the Dropcam, a tiny camera that can be plugged into the wall, then set up on the WiFi for watching on the iPhone.
We have reported on it before, and it is now available for Android.
It is a free App that allows Android users who already own a Dropcam to ...
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February 3rd, 2011 | Posted in Cool Products, webcam | Comments Off

Almost everyone wears a watch to keep a track of time. What if you get a camera in a watch? Thanko, Japanese Company, prides in introducing its HD2 Analog Watch with video camera. This watch features 1,280 × 720/30fps direct record in Motion JPEG, AVI movie mode and is available at 9,800 yen. ...
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February 2nd, 2011 | Posted in Cool Products, Spycam | 1 Comment
Some of you might remember when we caught a lightning bolt on an X-ray. There is nothing like getting "that" moment caught on film.
This is why I am grateful to get these shots with a bullet blowing up things caught on video. As usual, you see things have a bullet quickly go ...
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January 22nd, 2011 | Posted in Cool Pictures, Cool Products | Comments Off