Samsung SH100 Wi-Fi Digital Camera connects directly to Galaxy S phone

Posted in Cameras by Conner Flynn on January 4th, 2011

Samsung has announced a new camera, the 14.2 megapixel SH100, equipped with built-in Wi-Fi so you can share your photos nearly instantaneously over Wi-Fi and also has high definition video recording. The Samsung SH100 will also connect via Wi-Fi directly to Samsung’s Galaxy S phone allowing you to view your photos on the phones screen in real time and control the shutter on the SH100 via remote.

Other features include the ability to back up photos automatically to a computer via DLNA or through the touchscreen navigation. The new Samsung SH100 Wi-Fi camera will be shipping in March and will cost you $129.99.

Samsung’s new and light 3D designer glasses

Posted in 3D by Conner Flynn on January 3rd, 2011

Samsung is making quite the fashion statement, together with glasses maker, Silhouette, with their new world’s lightest 3D designer shutter glasses. They weigh just 28g, 10g lighter than regular 3D glasses and they have been ergonomically developed so that one size fits all. The glasses can be easily adjusted allowing an adult or child to wear them. Of course they will make their debut at this year’s CES.

Some other features include auto on/off support, wireless charging and you can attach to your normal glasses.

Samsung sells over 10 million Galaxy S phones

Posted in Samsung by Conner Flynn on January 3rd, 2011

Well, they said they would do it and sure enough Samsung has now met it’s goal and sold 10 million Galaxy S smartphones around the world. This was accomplished in less than seven months since the device first hit the market.

North American sales contributed to about 4 million, followed by Europe at 2.5 million. Now that they have achieved this goal, maybe they can offer up the long-delayed Android 2.2 Froyo update to those millions of Galaxy S phones. What do you think Samsung?

Samsung announces $299 HMX-Q10 camcorder

Posted in Camcorders by Conner Flynn on January 3rd, 2011

If you are a lefty, then you couldn’t help but notice that most modern camcorders just aren’t built for you, but Samsung’s HMX-Q10 is one that you can love. It features a compact design with a prominent record button right on the back for convenience.

The 2.7-inch touchscreen automatically flips if you hold the camera upside down. Other features include a 10x (2.75 – 27.5mm) optical zoom, a 5 megapixel sensor for full HD recording at 60i. You can have progressive at 720p. It will cost you $299 and ships in February.

Verizon cuts Galaxy Tab to $500

Posted in Verizon by Conner Flynn on January 2nd, 2011

Verizon has cut the price of the Galaxy Tab to $500 contract-free. The $100 price drop should take effect soon and will also include $60 of movie rentals from Blockbuster’s app or Samsung’s Media Hub. As a bonus, anyone who bought the Android tablet within the past two weeks can get a refund for the price difference. Can’t complain about that.

The price drop comes just two months after release and since we don’t have any information on how well the seven-inch slate has been selling, we have to assume that things are not good. Then again, maybe they are just trying harder to compete. Motorola’s Droid Xoom will be launched at CES next week after all.

Samsung Galaxy Tab sales averaging 1000 units per day

Posted in Tablet PC by Conner Flynn on December 29th, 2010

The Samsung Galaxy Tab that went on sale with LG U+ last week is getting some pretty impressive sales figures. We’re talking around 1,000 units per day. LG is obviously happy with these numbers. LG U+ has a variety of plans to go along with the Galaxy Tab, plus they are selling it for free if you commit to a three-year contract.

As for its specifications, it is the same as the SKT version, including a 1GHz processor, a 7-inch WSVGA LCD display, Android 2.2 Froyo, Wi-Fi and Bluetooth, 3G and T-DMB support, 16GB of internal memory and a microSD memory card slot.

Samsung unveils WB700 megazoom, NX11 cameras

Posted in Cameras by Conner Flynn on December 28th, 2010

Samsung has announced two new upgraded cameras. The WB700 is designed for video. Although it can zoom out to a true 18X in a compact body during HD movie making, it can also capture footage silently through a new noise cancellation feature that counteracts lens noise. The camera can reach out to 24X through a software-based zoom that minimizes the pixelated look.

Samsung has also upgraded the sensor from the WB650 to 16 megapixels and still supports other semi-pro features like full manual control and RAW. The NX11 is an upgrade to the NX10. It now supports the same i-Function enhanced lenses as the NX100 and can set a lens priority mode that tunes settings to what’s best suited for the lens. The grip has also been improved, though the APS-C sized sensor, RAW shooting, 720p video and three-inch AMOLED are similar to the NX10.

Samsung ready to show off 23mm-thick 3D Blu-ray player at CES

Posted in Samsung by Conner Flynn on December 28th, 2010

Samsung is still obsessed with making the world’s thinnest Blu-ray player and so the company’s now announced plans to slim things down even more with a 23mm-thick unit that will be unveiled at CES 2011.

We don’t know much, but we do know it will play back native 3D content and convert 2D to “quasi-3D,” it will also come in a metallic, wall-mountable chassis, and it will feature YouTube, Facebook and Twitter integration.

Samsung Galaxy Player confirmed for CES 2011

Posted in Samsung by Conner Flynn on December 27th, 2010

Samsung’s iPod touch rival, the Android-powered Galaxy Player has been confirmed to show up next week at CES 2011 and it draws some obvious inspiration from Samsung’s successful Galaxy S phone. The model number is YP-GB1 and it’s powered by Android 2.2 Froyo.

Other specs include a 1GHz processor, a 4-inch 800 x 480 pixel Super Clear LCD display, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, GPS, HD video playback, microSD card support, 3.2-megapixel rear-facing camera and also a front-facing camera for video calls. This one may actually manage to challenge the iPod touch.

Samsung SH100 Digital Camera to be unveiled at CES?

Posted in Cameras by Conner Flynn on December 27th, 2010

Our crystal ball tells us that Samsung has several cool gadgets lined up for CES 2011, not that we needed magic powers to figure that out. Now there is speculation that the Korean company’s SH100 point-and-shoot digital camera will be shown at CES too.

We don’t have any specific details on the SH100 yet, but we can tell you that the camera was recently at the FCC and will feature Wi-Fi connectivity and up to 5x optical zoom. With CES just a few days away, we will know soon enough.

Samsung Bayern Munchen Wave S8500 smartphone

Posted in Samsung by Conner Flynn on December 19th, 2010

Samsung together with FC Bayern Munchen, is launching a new limited edition Bada-based smartphone, the Wave S8500. The handset comes with a pre-installed Bayern Munich app, and free access to T-Mobile’s “LIGA total!” mobile TV service for three months.

The smartphone will be available across Germany starting this month for €429 (or $565). As a bonus, you also get a €65 ($86) voucher that can be used for buying gifts from the Official FC Bayern Munchen Online Shop.

White Samsung Galaxy S now available in Germany

Posted in Samsung by Conner Flynn on December 14th, 2010

Some things are rare in white. Buffaloes and iPhone 4s to name a few. Well, if you like your gadgets white, Samsung has launched the ceramic white edition of the Galaxy S in Germany. The specs remain the same and it will be powered by Android 2.1 only.

Samsung has listed the official price at 649 Euros but Amazon Germany is offering a heavy discount by selling this one for 464 Euros. You may not be able to get a white iPhone 4, but at least you can snag a white Galaxy S.

New Galaxy Tab will feature Nvidia Tegra 2?

Posted in Samsung by Conner Flynn on December 14th, 2010

There has been some talk about the Galaxy Tab 2 having Nvidia’s Tegra 2 chipset and we’re hearing it again, but this time it’s coming from an analyst. Ambrish Srivastava, a semiconductors analyst, recently spent a week visiting more than 30 tech companies and thinks that Nvidia Tegra will be very busy in 2011, inside many devices.

Samsung’s Galaxy Tab sequel is said to be one of those devices. If true, this is a bit of a surprise since Samsung has developed a dual-core successor to Hummingbird. One reason might be that they want to segregate the smartphones and tablets with different processors.

Samsung Luxury Galaxy Tab to cost $1,000

Posted in Samsung by Conner Flynn on December 13th, 2010

Samsung is unleashing a special Luxury edition of its Galaxy Tab that will cost $1,000.00. For that price you get an exclusive leather case to carry the tablet in and a Bluetooth headset in addition to the stock Galaxy Tab. That’s it.

That’s right. There isn’t any gold or silver or even a single Swarovski crystal anywhere. We aren’t even sure if it will be the 3G-capable version. If this is a Wi-Fi-only model, you better pass on this one.

Samsung Gloria 10-inch Windows 7 tablet with slide-out keyboard

Posted in Samsung by Conner Flynn on December 8th, 2010

The latest tablet rumor makes a tablet more like a netbook with the Windows 7 tablet concept seen above. Blogeee is reporting that they have two separate sources who claim that Samsung is planning a 10-inch slate device called Gloria, which would run Windows 7 and have a slide-out keyboard.

The image above is a mockup of how Gloria might look. It will supposedly include a Samsung software overlay to make Windows 7 more touch-friendly. For now,take this with a grain of salt, but it would be an interesting take on a tablet.