| The power of Kickstarter: Bolex Camera project raises nearly $250,000 in a single day Mar 14th 2012, 16:41 If anyone was still skeptical about the power of Kickstarter, they should pay attention. We'd lined up the Digital Bolex for a forthcoming episode of Insert Coin, but the project managed to surpass its $100,000 funding goal within 24 hours of going online. The camera is the brainchild of Joe Rubinstein and the antidote to most HD video snappers, which record footage in compressed and often interlaced formats that make editing unwieldy. The Digital Bolex, however, shoots its footage as uncompressed RAW files with a native resolution of 2048 x 1152 in Super 16mm mode. The aim is to provide a low-cost (around $3,000) way of getting this technology into the hands of filmmakers who are into their pistol grips. The project fund has swelled to an impressive $245,726 and there's still 28 days left -- would it be possible for them to make a million? If you fancy adding to the tally, shoot the source link and start hoping they can pull this off. The power of Kickstarter: Bolex Camera project raises nearly $250,000 in a single day originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 14 Mar 2012 12:41:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink |  Kickstarter | Email this | Comments | | Aereo TV broadcast-streaming service launching today... in NYC Mar 14th 2012, 16:19 Despite getting served by a mighty squad of TV networks, Aereo's keeping its original plans of launching on March 14th. However, the broadcast-streaming service will only be available to folks living in the Big Apple -- at least for now. If you're unfamiliar with the startup's offerings, $12 a month gets you all major network and local TV channels on any Cupertino-born device ( iPad, iPhone, MacBook Pro, etc) and Roku boxes, though with HTML5 support you can tune in on most anything with Safari as the browser. Meanwhile, native support for the green robot army is said to be "coming soon." Aeroe's letting all newcomers in on a 90-day day free trial, so those of you in the land of bridges and tunnels can head over to the source link below. Continue reading Aereo TV broadcast-streaming service launching today... in NYC Aereo TV broadcast-streaming service launching today... in NYC originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 14 Mar 2012 12:19:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink | Aereo | Email this | Comments | | HSPA+ BlackBerry PlayBook hits the FCC (update: LTE too) Mar 14th 2012, 15:35 RIM has been promising an HSPA+ capable BlackBerry PlayBook for over a year, and it looks like it's now one step closer to actually being released. A tablet from Research in Motion recently made its way through the FCC's approval process and, if the test reports are any indication, it's a tablet with built-in HSPA+ connectivity. Unfortunately, the FCC hasn't revealed much else just yet, but earlier rumors have suggested that the new tablet will also see speed bump of another sort: an upgrade to a 1.5GHz dual-core processor, as well as the addition of NFC. A leaked RIM roadmap that surfaced earlier this year also suggested that the tablet would be released in mid-2012. Update: And just like that, an LTE version has now also turned up on the FCC's site, operating on frequencies that could indicate support for either AT&T in the US or any of the big three carriers in Canada. HSPA+ BlackBerry PlayBook hits the FCC (update: LTE too) originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 14 Mar 2012 11:35:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink | FCC (1), (2) | Email this | Comments | |
