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Amazon wanted to keep the news on release of the new Creative Vado HD pocket camcorder early on December a secret, but fortunately, product pictures and specifications were leaked to the internet.

The new pocket camcorder sports most of the same specifications its predecessor has. It measures 2-inches but now a bit thicker at 3.3 x 7.9 x 6.3-inch dimension.

It has 8GB memory that is equivalent to up to 2 hours of MPEG-4 recordings at 720p resolution. Video length can be extended to 8 hours if you chose VGA quality. There is also an HDMI cable for instant playback. You just need to connect it to a standard video device and voila, you can have an instant video feed.

The pocket camcorder works n PCs running on Windows XP and Windows Vista. It has USB 2.0 that allows fast video transfer. The video recorded is Youtube ready and while at it, you can edit the video with Vado Central Software that comes in free with purchase of the device.

Creative’s Vado HD Pocket Camcorder is currently tagged at $200.

Source: Engadget

Need4Video launched a new product that is said to be the most innovative video and audio software in the market today.

Need4Video is advanced processing software that has numerous features like internet integration and audio and video conversion. To top it all, the Need4Video comes in as a package of 22 different programs, many of which are offered as individual products by other software manufacturers.

Need4Video allows users to grab movies from YouTube Google Video, Veoh, Metacafe as well as other video hosting websites and save it in their computers for future viewing. It also comes with video software that allows users to capture, convert, split and merge unprotected DVDs and videos in popular video formats. Users can then extract these videos and save it in a friendlier format.

The video converter platform of Need4Videos allows conversion of videos in over 40 formats, so video format compatibility should be the least of the user’s concern. The audio software on the other hand supports conversion audios in MP3, WMA, WAV, OGG Vorbis and ARM and other formats.

The software also allows fast and easy transfer of videos and audios in different devices such as iPod, iPhone, cell phones, PSP, Zune, BlackBerry and other mobile players.

There is a free trial available for download but if you want full featured software, you can get 1-year access license for $29.99. The time-unlimited liscense costs $39.99.

Source: PRWeb

Amazon.com Inc. finally unleashed its video-on-demand service. The service has buzzed around the blogosphere for a while. The service will allow ad-free movies and television shows to be watched on Macs or PCs.

The Amazon Video On Demand boosts Unbox application. Because of this update, users can now access more than 40,000 movies and TV shows and download them using the Unbox app.

Video on Demand also allows users to rent or buy movies and TV shows straight from their TVs. This is made possible thru the use of Sonys Bravia Internet Video Link Device on compatible Bravia TVs. On the other hand, users are entitled to a two minute preview of movies or TV shows before they can buy or rent a title.

Roy Price, director of Amazon Video on Demand said that the Video on Demand’s features were actually based on customers’ request.

Mixed reactions about the service are circulating the net.

A blogger from ArsTechnica, David Chartier considered Amazon’s second pass at a digital video distribution effort (after Unbox) an overall success. Chartier is impressed with the uniqueness of Amazon’s approach with Video on Demand.  He also pointed that the service “has struck a good balance between ‘owning’ content and not having to manage it.”

Source: ComputerWorld

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