Diving mask captures HD video

Hot damn, I kind of wish I snorkeled more. I did it once and haven’t done it since. I gotta get back into it! Why? Because a company called Liquid Image is releasing a diving mask rigged up with an HD video camera, lights, and a microphone.

Buying a new TV or using an old tube TV with a converter; which uses more energy?

Environmental magazine Plenty got a doozie of a pickle of a question concerning the upcoming switch to digital TV. The gist of the question is: Which would use less energy: an old, analogue tube TV plus a converter, or a brand new digital set?

CrunchDeals: Fallout 3 Collector’s Edition for $49.98 (Xbox 360)

Oooh, a collector’s edition! Today only, Amazon.com is selling the Xbox 360 Fallout 3 Collector’s Edition for $49.98 with free shipping. What do you get for being such an adamant collector, besides the game itself? Things!

Stuff I Want: Early shots of MSI’s 13.4-inch X320 netbook

Yum. According to Crave Taiwan, MSI has outed the 13.4-inch X320 netbook. Sure, at 13.4 inches it’s likely out of netbook range, but let’s keep our eyes on the prize here: a razor-thin notebook with a big screen and keyboard for under $1,000.

Canon announces 2009 camcorder lineup

HFS10_586x225Canon just gave birth to 11 camcorders; five high definition models and six standard definition models. Let’s skip the dinner and drinks and get straight to the after-party, shall we?

Android running on the HP 2133 netbook

I have the feeling we’ll be seeing more and more of these Android-on-a-netbook videos, so maybe this will be the last one for a while. It’s not terribly exciting, but it does show Google’s Android OS running on an actual netbook, the HP 2133 Mini-Note. It looks kinda sluggish but, hey, it’s there.

Lenovo announces all-in-one PC, plus new thin-and-light laptop line

lenovoLenovo opened the floodgates today, announcing a new All-in-One desktop — the IdeaCentre A600 — and three new laptops: the Y650 (a 16-inch thin-and-light), the Y550, and the Y450. The company also announced updated social networking software, plus a few other extras for the already-available IdeaPad S10 netbook.

Real-life Xbox 360 ‘dashboard’

xbox carSometimes you can’t wait to get home to play Xbox 360. If that’s you, might I suggest that you use the interior of this Suzuki as a jumping-off point for your very own in-car video game system?

ARM-based netbook design at CES

CHIP_IN_HANDThink about it: if you slapped a 7-10 inch screen and an almost full-sized keyboard on your smartphone, you’d basically have yourself a pretty serviceable netbook, no? In that spirit, Freescale Semiconductor will be showing off some prototype netbooks at CES running on the ARM platform that’s commonly found in mobile devices.

Star Trek Captain’s Chair now shipping for way too much money (female not included)

102827155gx1Announced a few months ago, the replica Star Trek Captain’s chair is now selling for $2717.01 plus $400 for shipping and handling from SkyMall.

CrunchDeals: Digital TV converter box free after coupon

A80-1050-out01-tmcWhich will be worse, the impending shift to all-digital TV or the impending pole shift that’ll wipe out most, if not all, life on Earth as we know it? Both are coming soon and both are causing people to panic, although the TV one is causing more panic thanks to the nonsensical commercials, non-stop news coverage, and the thought of not being able to watch TV.