Genius has introduced a new video camera to the market, the G-Shot HD520. Rather than using flash storage, the camera uses an HDD to store video. The HD520 records video at 720p resolution, compresses at MPEG-4/H.264 format, and can take photos at 11 megapixels.
Other features include 32MB of internal memory with an 8GB expansion slot for SDHC cards, 5x digital zoom, 2.5″ LCD, and runs for about $149. This is not bad for videographers that are just starting out.
BlackBerry theme designer Elecite has created a new theme that makes the BlackBerry look similar to an Xbox 360. The theme is called xBerry and it works with BlackBerry OS 4.5+.
xBerry even uses the circular battery icon that is used on the Xbox controllers to indicate how much life is left on the phone. The price of the theme is $6.99 and can be downloaded directly from the phone’s data plan. The models supported are the BlackBerry 88xx, 83xx, 9000, 95xx, and 8900.
Just like the creatures that Ugobe Inc. models their toys after, the company may go extinct. Ugobe makes the Pleo dinosaur robotic toy. It received a lot of media coverage back in 2003 when the toy was first released. Caleb Chung, inventor of the Furby founded Ugobe. The Furby sold about 50 million units in the 90′s.
The Pleo sells for $350 which was too high for consumers. In 2008, Ugobe made about $19.2 million in revenue, but that dropped to $209,000 in the first quarter of 2009. The Chapter 7 bankruptcy was filed in Idaho where the company is based. The company moved from Emeryville to Idaho last year. Ugobe has $1.64 million in assets and $3.56 in liabilities.
The dinosaur Pleo toys have the ability to bark and shake. They are intended to respond similarly to real pets.
The company previously raised three rounds of funding which amounted to about $23.75 million. All of the venture capital companies involved with Ugobe were Asia-based. The first round was $2.75 million by Frontier Management Group, First Round Capital, and Softbank China Holdings President Chauncey Shey. The $8.5 million second round was by Maxima Capital. And the third round $12.5 million was led by Hyield Venture Capital, a division of Foxconn.
Video game developer company ZootFly has announced that they have picked up the graphic novel license for Mr. T. They will be using Mr. T’s character to develop a video game in which he will be tracking down Nazis and giant machines in South America. Game designer Will Wright will also be used in the video game as a kidnapped geneticist forced to carry out missions for the Nazis.
The game will be made for the Sony PS3, the Microsoft Xbox 360, the Nintendo Wii, and for the PC.
Nokia announced that they are planning to cut 450 people from their work force due to a reorganization of its service unit. Nokia also plans to streamline their IT and industry collaboration activities.
“Altogether, approximately 450 employees globally will be impacted by the plans announced today, of which a maximum of 100 in Finland,” stated the company in a press release. The company also plans to find alternative ways to save money. Nokia employs about 124,000 people.
The Securities and Exchange Commission has set up a Twitter account to report news, careers, and investor education. The SEC plans to use Twitter to better explain why they are taking certain actions.
Mary Schapiro, the new chief of the SEC announced the Twitter accounts at the Society of American Business Editors and Writers conference in Denver yesterday. The SEC is currently investigating over 150 hedge funds for Ponzi schemes and misappropriations.
“In real ways, the SEC has not been where investors most need it,” stated Schapiro. “I’ve let it be known far and wide that things must change.”
One of the most addictive games for the Dreamcast was Marvel Vs. Capcom 2. The game was popular on arcade machines before landing into video game consoles. I remember all of the blisters I got from playing the game back in 2002. Now the game will be arriving on Xbox Live and the PlayStation Network this summer.
Capcom made the announcement yesterday and the port is based on the Dreamcast code itself. There will be online play available for the game of course. This will make it more fun so that you can actually find out how good you are. Here’s a hint when doing a combined super move make sure to have Cable, Iron Man, and Red Riding Hood.
Above is a video of some crazy gamers doing power moves against their opponents.
While I think that competition is always good for the mobile market, I am not a big fan of code names. We all remember how Vista was code-named Longhorn before the name change and Joost was called The Venice Project beforehand. But the code name “pink” takes the cake. “Pink” is supposed to be the code name of a secret iPhone rival project between Microsoft and Verizon.
“Pink” will have a focus on multimedia and will feature a large touchscreen. The operating system will Windows Mobile with a bunch of tweaks and new software capabilities. Microsoft themselves will not be manufacturing the phone, but will be working with third party companies.
If I were Microsoft I would highly consider building the “pink” phone themselves because we’ve all seen how much control a company could have by building ecosystems around products they make themselves. Working directly with other phone manufacturing companies may have its limitations.
This news comes at an ironic time because Verizon is also rumored to be negotiating the iPhone to become available on their network starting 2011.
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