Year: 2002

Sony yesterday evening made a number of product announcements, including introducing three new P Series digital cameras that focus on “behind-the-scenes technology” to improve automatic focus, exposure, and adjustments in various lighting conditions. The 2.0 megapixel P31 (US$220, shipping in March) features a 3x digital zoom, while the larger P51 ($300, shipping in April) also features a 2x optical zoom.

Microsoft’s Windows Media Player 8, included with Windows XP, keeps track of the music and movies that users watch on their computer, according to an Associated Press article. The controversial practice could be used for marketing purposes or to track pirates, although Microsoft says it will not sell data it collects. The Macintosh versions of Windows Media Player do not feature this functionality.

Mimio 1.6 adds Mac OS X compatibility to the company’s electronic whiteboard device, as well as the ability to export whiteboard notes directly into iMovie. Mimio sells for US$599 and attaches to traditional whiteboards.

JR Hill & Co. today began shipping its iBook screen protector for 14-inch iBooks. The leather model is available for US$12.49, while the vinyl version sells for $6.99.

Click Here Design has released CubicConverter 1.0, a tool for converting various types of images into and out of cubic format QuickTime VR movies, and CubicConnector 1.0, which links cubic format QuickTime VR files into multinode movies or HTML-linked single nodes. The two applications run under both Mac OS 8/9 and Mac OS X. CubicConverter 1.0 sells for US$35, while CubicConnector 1.0 sells for $85.