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Apple seeds iOS 4.2 beta 3 to Developers.

iOS 4.2 beta 3 arrived a few hours earlier than expected today. Apple has been sending out notices to registered iOS developers about the availability of the latest beta of iOS 4.2 this Afternoon.

As usual thanks to a three-letter-abbreviation that is not an acronym known as NDA, details are scarce. Apple is working out the bugs in iOS 4.2 to meet the unspecified November 2010 self-imposed deadline.

iOS 4.2 beta 3 is also accompanied by iTunes 10.1 beta 2, available for Mac OS X and Windows (x86 and x64).

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Apple Introduces The iPad.

Apple iPad
http://www.apple.com/ipad/

Sign up for notification from Apple.

Tech Specs http://www.apple.com/ipad/specs/

Height: 9.56 inches (242.8 mm)
Width: 7.47 inches (189.7 mm)
Depth: 0.5 inch (13.4 mm)
Weight: 1.5 pounds (.68 kg) Wi-Fi model; 1.6 pounds (.73 kg) Wi-Fi + 3G model

Accessories:

  • iPad Keyboard Dock
  • iPad Dock
  • iPad Camera Connector kit (includes USB port and SD Card slot)

Pricing:

  • $499 – 16GB Wi-Fi
  • $599 – 32GB Wi-Fi
  • $699 – 64GB Wi-Fi
  • $629 – 16GB Wi-Fi + 3G
  • $729 – 32GB Wi-Fi + 3G
  • $829 – 64GB Wi-Fi + 3G

3G Wireless:

  • UMTS/HSDPA (850, 1900, 2100 MHz)
  • GSM/EDGE (850, 900,1800, 1900 MHz)
  • Data only

Other:

  • GPS
  • Digital Compass
  • iWork support

Stay tuned.

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Image courtesy of Apple.

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Carlos Alazraqui: Taping Showtime Special – The Three Non Juans

Carlos Alazraqui will be taping a Showtime Special on Saturday December 12th, 2009 at El Portal Theatre in North Hollywood.

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The Three Non Juans taping for Showtime
with Carlos Alazraqui, Al Madrigal and Johnny Sanchez.

Saturday December 12th, 2009
09:00 PM

El Portal Theatre
5269 Lankershim Blvd
North Hollywood, CA 91601
818-508-4200

To be on the guest list, email:

melissa (at) lolcomedyinc.com
or
melissamcl333 (at) yahoo.com

Stay tuned for more video from Carlos Alazraqui.

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JVC Everio GZ-HM400 AVCHD Camcorder Raw Sample.

The latest video sample I obtained is from JVC Everio GZ-HM400 AVCHD Camcorder.

  • 32GB Internal Memory.
  • SD/SDHC Memory Card Slot.
  • 1/2.33″ CMOS Sensor.
  • 10x Optical Zoom.
  • 24MBPS (VBR).

The video quality is above average thanks to the larger CMOS sensor (at 0.429 inch). The video was taken in a low light condition thus the grainy pictures. You can view the h.264 video here or download the Raw file in ISO format (150.5MB).

The video is imported using iMovie ’09; iPhone and iPod touch compatible.

JVC-Everio-GZ-HM400

JVC Everio GZ-HM400 info page

JVC Everio GZ-HM400 @ Amazon.com

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Software Update: iMovie 8.0.5 with iFrame Video Format Support.

2009.10.13

iMovie icon

Apple releases update for iMovie ’09.

iMovie 8.0.5 | 36.9MB
This update improves compatibility with a number of devices and fixes other minor issues, including:

  • Improved compatibility with camcorders using the iFrame video format
  • Improved compatibility with importing video captured on the iPod nano
  • Fixed problems with resizing the iMovie window during playback

The update is recommended for all users of iMovie ’09.

This update is available through Mac OS X Software Update and Apple Support Downloads page.

About iFrame video format.
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3905

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Apple Updates: Aperture 2.1.3, iMovie 8.0.2 and Server Admin Tools 10.5.6v1.1

Apple releases a few updates today (April 14, 2009).

Aperture 2.1.3 | 48.11MB
This update improves overall stability and provides fixes for issues related to database integrity and compatibility with specific file types.

iMovie 8.0.2 | 24.5MB
This Software Update fixes an issue with projects having a size of 0 KB. This Software Update also addresses a problem where full-screen mode could not be accessed on some systems

Server Admin Tools 10.5.6v1.1 | 92.7MB
The Server Administration Software installer package contains tools for remote server administration. These applications require Mac OS X version 10.5 or later.

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Panasonic HDC-SD100: Raw AVCHD Sample

Panasonic HDC-SD100 is the third Panasonic AVCHD Camcorder that I use. The first one is Panasonic HDC-SD5 and followed by Panasonic HDC-SD9.

I am really impressed with the video quality of HDC-SD5 while I have mixed results with HDC-SD9. It is possible that I have a defective unit, and I did send it back to Panasonic for evaluation and repair. Unfortunately nothing has changed since.

My HDC-SD9 unit has a really poor low light performance even compared to the HDC-SD5 unit. I am hoping that HDC-SD100 would perform better than HDC-SD9 under the same lighting.

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I tested Panasonic HDC-SD100 in-store, and recorded two videos on two different settings. The first one is recorded in 24p Digital Cinema Mode while the other is recorded in 60i mode. You can download the disk images below. Both disk images are in .iso format and zipped/compressed to save some disk space and bandwidth.

As of the date of this posting, iMovie ’09 will not import 24p AVCHD video from the camcorder or the disk.

I will be posting more videos recorded using Panasonic HDC-SD100 and some of the Raw AVCHD files.