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Article | 17/04/2013 Snapshot: Contour ROAM2 action camera

If you’re snowboarding, mountain biking, or surfing, then odds are you’ve heard of or seen an action camera before. The rise of the GoPro, and of comp...

Article | 18/02/2013 Product snapshot: GoPro HERO3

The ‘action camera’ category -- rugged, portable, and powerful video cameras that are made to be bolted onto motorcycles, slapped onto snowboard helme...

Article | 18/10/2012 GoPro Hero 3 action camera gets smaller, shoots 4K video

Action camera stalwart GoPro has announced a new generation of its Hero video recorders, with three new models catering for amateur and professional v...

Article | 10/09/2012 NHK's 8K Super Hi-Vision shows the future of TVs and video cameras

A prototype Super Hi-Vision camera from Japanese public broadcaster NHK, on show at the International Broadcasting Convention in Amsterdam,

Article | 29/05/2012 New 8K video camera captures four billion pixels a second

If you thought LG's 84in 4K HDTV was too crazy to be real, you probably won't believe in this insane 33-megapixel Super Hi-Vision-format camera.

Article | 10/01/2012 Sony Bloggie Live lets you live-stream video over Wi-Fi

Today has been a big day for connected-camera announcements at CES 2012 in Las Vegas. Sony is the latest big-name company to announce a video-capture ...

Article | 1/12/2011 Top tech Christmas gifts under $200

Deciding what to buy friends and loved ones gifts for Christmas is never easy, but there are plenty of little gizmos to choose from if they are techni...

Article | 3/11/2011 VIDEO: Surfing champ Stephanie Gilmore becomes the face of Nikon in Australia

Stephanie Gilmore will be part of a locally-produced Nikon campaign that forms part of the camera company's 'I AM' global marketing strategy. This ann...

Article | 27/07/2011 JB Hi-Fi three hour sale cuts prices on Apple Macs, TVs and cameras

Apple laptop and desktop computers, digital cameras and TVs are just a few of the products attracting significant savings at a three-hour-long JB Hi-F...

Article | 27/04/2011 Flip camera alternatives come into focus

When Cisco recently discontinued the Flip pocket camera products it left many fans of the pocket-sized device disappointed. While numerous users are h...

Article | 13/04/2011 Cisco's Flip business closed; 550 workers to be cut

Cisco announced Tuesday that it is killing the Flip portable video camera business in a restructuring move that will include exiting other parts of Ci...

Article | 9/04/2011 YouTube Live: The makeover continues

Another sign that Google is positioning YouTube to compete with broadcast and cable TV, as well as other video-streaming services like Hulu and Netfli...

Article | 7/04/2011 Google reportedly to overhaul YouTube

Google's YouTube site is in the midst of an overhaul, according to a Wall Street Journal report Wednesday.

Article | 24/03/2011 Another iPad 2 problem: Glitchy Facetime

Some iPad 2 users who expected a flawless product are instead finding a handful of problems with their shiny new tablets. The latest is a freezing iss...

Article | 18/03/2011 Music video shot entirely on iPad 2 isn't half bad

Well, it's happened. Apple boasts that each movie you record on its iPad 2 front and rear facing cameras will be a "mini masterpiece."

Article | 16/03/2011 Google buys video-enhancing company to boost YouTube

Google has acquired an Irish company for technology that will allow YouTube to automatically improve the quality of videos stored on the site.

Article | 16/03/2011 Google brings video format to IE9

Swiftly following Microsoft's release of Internet Explorer 9, Google has issued a plug-in for the new browser that allows users to play videos in Goog...

Article | 9/03/2011 JVC launches 3D camcorder

JVC has launched its first Full HD camcorder: The JVC Everio GS-TD1. The GS-TD1 will be available in April, but no pricing details have been revealed....

Article | 5/03/2011 DOJ won't comment on reports of MPEG LA probe

A U.S. Department of Justice spokeswoman would not comment Friday on reports that the agency is investigating patent management firm MPEG LA for alleg...

Article | 1/03/2011 Taiwan researchers design webcam antenna for fast scans

A pair of Taiwan researchers have designed what they believe to be the first webcam-equipped antenna that can be unfolded from a laptop PC for quick s...