Year: 2010

Samsung debuts HMX-T10 camcorder

Samsung Electronics (http://www.samsung.com) has debuted the US$299 HMX-T10 camcorder, a compact digital camcorder that sports a 20-degree Slanted Lens that ensures that the user can truly enjoy their recording experience without any discomfort to their arm or wrist, a common occurrence in standard camcorders currently on the market, according to SangJin Park, president of Samsung Digital Imaging Business, Samsung Electronics.

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Ultimate Ears introduces music genre-inspired earphones

Ultimate Ears, a product unit of Logitech (http://www.logitech.com), has introduced the Ultimate Ears 100 Noise-Isolating Earphones in five music genre-inspired designs. They also feature up to 24 dBs of noise isolation so you can enjoy your music without distraction, according to Philippe Depallens, Logitech vice president and general manager of the Ultimate Ears business.

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IDC: Apple recycles in 95% of the countries where its products are sold

According to International Data Corporation (IDC), mobile phone recycling is amazingly low today, with rates of 10% considered good. The research group spoke with the vendors directly, physically inspected the packaging, devices, and accessories of mobile phone manufacturers, and leveraged published corporate responsibility reports and other corporate and product environmental reports as available.

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Some musings on yesterday’s Apple announcements

Now that I’d had a few hours to think about all the announcements from Apple at yesterday’s special event, here are some random musings about them.

Despite rumors of the iPod shuffle’s demise, it lives on. For now. I still think that its days are numbered, now that the nano has gotten so small. Eventually, I think we’ll see a 2GB nano replacing the shuffle entirely.

Hmmm, the new nano trades its camera for a touchscreen. Is that a good swap?

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