Polaroid, the same 75 year old camera company that is known for instant imaging, has entered the extreme adventure arena with the XS80 action camera. And take this, it’s not their first foray into a category that’s dominated by big brands like GoPro. Last year, Polaroid released their first rugged shooters: the XS7, XS20, and [...]
If you think that smartphones and tablets nowadays are unbelievably slim, wait till the new TCM9930MD camera module from Toshiba arrives to any of the major mobile device manufacturers — we’re surely going to get a new definition of thin. Here’s an excerpt from the official press release: Toshiba America Electronic Components, Inc. (TAEC)*, a [...]
NFL fans are going to love this! Researchers from Carnegie Mellon University and University of Electro-Communications in Tokyo have developed a football that carries a GoPro Hero camera inside. They call their invention, the BallCam. I bet you’re already thinking, “How in the world is the ball going to shoot a decent video when it’s [...]
The Novo Digital Camera from View Factor is a customized GoPro Hero3 that can accept any C-Mount lens. If you’re wondering why it doesn’t even look like a Hero3, it’s because the Novo uses a new housing specially made by View Factor. The camera features a thinner, lightweight aluminum body, adjustable back focus ring, and [...]
It seems that there’s no shortage in action camera announcements this year. Here’s another one from Swann, the Bolt HD. Swann’s latest waterproof and wearable mini action camera is equipped with the now standard 1080p video capability and microSD storage. To be unique from this fast growing camera category, the Bolt HD comes with a [...]
Last year, we’ve reported about Memoto, a small life-logging video camera that you can hook on your shirt’s collar. This year, Always Innovating has upped the ante by introducing MeCam, a little flying camera concept that follows you around. Other cameras in the life-logging category only record videos on a first person point-of-view. The MeCam, [...]
Japanese company Muji is known for its minimalism when it comes to product design. That’s why when designer Forrest Radford was tasked to design a camera for the company, he came up with the simplest looking camera that comes with the latest high-end technology. The small concept product is so simple that you only have to [...]
It seems that action cameras are aplenty at CES 2013. Aside from Liquid Image, Panasonic, and Monoprice, Geonaute also unveiled their new sports camera. And to differentiate their action shooter from other competitors, they slapped three cameras on the gadget for some 360-degree fun. At first glance, you could easily mistaken the device as a [...]
It looks like the Ego Mini and Panasonic’s HX-A100 are not the only stars in this month’s action camera announcements. Monoprice also unveiled the MHD Action Camera, which is so far one of the cheapest video cameras in its category. The new adventure camera is expected to come with a price tag of $99.99 when [...]
Panasonic’s newly announced action sports camera, the HX-A100, is way different than a GoPro Hero3 or an Ego Mini because it comes wired to its control unit. But if you don’t mind its “wiry-look,” the wearable camera is waterproof- and dustproof-ready with a battery that can last up to 140 minutes of recording all your [...]