Sanho's 750GB HyperDrive photo backup HDD plays nice with your iPad

Here's a little nugget you may not have already been aware of -- Apple's iPad is only capable of registering USB hard drives (via the Camera Connection Kit , of course) that are 32GB or smaller, which may or may not bum a vast majority of you out. Thankfully, Sanho's latest and greatest HyperDrive was tailor made to circumvent that limitation, and it just so happens to be the company's most ...

DivX Supports New Video-on-Demand Service From Media Markt, Europe's Number One Electrical Goods Retailer

DivX, Inc. , a leading digital media company connecting people and entertainment, today announced at the IFA trade show a new cooperation with Media Markt, Europe's largest consumer electronics retailer, to launch a online movie store for the German market.

Africa: Do African Producers Save Copies of Their Video Work?

The recent fire damage to Ultima Studios' in Nigeria (see Broadcast News below) and the 2008 fire in Universal Studios' video vault underline the importance of holding a back-up and making a proper archive of work. Balancing Act's Sylvain Beletre looks at what the practice in Africa has been so far and suggests some easy ways to overcome the problem.

Toshiba shows off 10.1 inch Android tablet

Toshiba Europe announced a 10.1-inch Android 2.2 media tablet, due for a fourth quarter release in Europe, the Middle East, and Africa. The Folio 100 runs Android 2.2 on an Nvidia Tegra 2 processor and offers a 10.1-inch, WSVGA display, but it lacks both GPS and Android Market access.

Sony Handicam DCR-SX15E, DCR-SR15E and Bloggie Touch HD camcorders outed

Sony has outed a trio of new consumer-level camcorders, the Handicam DCR-SX15E and DCR-SR15E , and the Bloggie Touch . The two new Handicams record HD video to Memory Stick or SD card (SX15E) or an 80GB hard-drive (SR15E), while the Bloggie Touch has 8GB of onboard flash. The two Handicams have a 2.7-inch LCD, SteadyShot, Face Detection and a video light, together with a 50x optical zoom. Sony ...