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Filed under: Handhelds, Portable Audio, Portable Video

Here’s a curious one. Straight out of JVC’s Japanese laboratory comes the Publio TX-700, which was seemingly created to be used in stores to play back video files and promotional stills depending on what type of sale was ongoing. Still, we see a fair bit more potential in this 7-inch gizmo. It does look a tad bulky — we’ll give you that — but it manages to feature MPEG1/2, MP3, JPEG and BMP format support, an SD expansion slot, built-in stereo speakers, USB 2.0 connectivity and a programmable on / off setting. Unfortunately, we’re left wondering what the screen resolution, price and availability dates are, but feel free to ask the owner of the next retail establishment you find one in where he / she managed to procure it from.

[Via AkihabaraNews]

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Source: Darren Murph

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Filed under: Digital Cameras

We already witnessed the overseas announcement of JVC’s palm-friendly GR-D850, but now it looks as if the firm is making it official here in the US of A along with a slightly (and we stress “slightly”) more advanced sibling. The GR-D870 High-Band Digital Video Camera features the same 1/6-inch 680k pixel CCD, 35x optical zoom, 2.7-inch LCD monitor, DV in / out and 3D Noise Reducer, but steps it up ever so slightly by tossing in a SD / MMC card slot for snapping digital stills (up to 640 x 480) while recording footage to miniDV. So yeah, nothing to get too antsy about or anything, but the GR-D870 can be snapped up immediately for a nickel under $250, while the GR-D850 will run you $20 less.

[Via LetsGoDigital]

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Source: Darren Murph

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Filed under: Digital Cameras, HDTV

Mmm, you can almost smell all those pixels from your cubical chair, now can’t you? JVC’s getting our minds in a tizzy today with two new HD camcorders that are compact for carrying and big on resolution. Both the GZ-HD5 (available in black and silver) and the GZ-HD6 (just silver) each capture video at 1,920 x 1,080 and feature Genessa technology, HDMI, component, i.LINK and mini-USB connectors, an SDHC slot and audio in / out to boot. The only major difference between the two is the internal hard drive: with the HD5, you’ll get 60GB to store all sorts of antics on, while you can double that with the extra capacious HD6. As predicted, each device is touting that elusive open offer price tag for now, but considering that we’ve only a fortnight before they hit the streets, we suppose we’ll know soon enough.

[Via Impress]

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Source: Darren Murph

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Filed under: Displays, HDTV, Home Entertainment

It wasn’t quite a year ago that we saw JVC gush all over its own LH805 series of LCD HDTVs, but now, those are simply livin’ in the past. Introduced today, the LH905 series steps things up a notch with the included Genessa Premium 36-bit video engine. Additionally, the 37-inch LT-37LH905, 42-inch LT-42LH905 and 47-inch LT-47LH905 will all feature a 1080p resolution, 500 nits of brightness, dual ten-watt speakers, 10-bit LCD IPS panel, a built-in analog / digital terrestrial tuner, DLNA support, three HDMI 1.3 ports, integrated SD slot and an Ethernet port for good measure. Unfortunately, these are all sporting the elusive open offer tag for now, but the trifecta should start floating onto shelves late next month for those interested.

[Via Impress]

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Source: Darren Murph

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Filed under: Digital Cameras

We’re not sure why JVC didn’t announce their new Everio ¥100,000 GZ-MG740 (about $942) last week with all their other models. Nevertheless, the new 40GB peer to the 30GB GZ-MG730 was just announced in Japan. Other than the disk bump (and “Victor” not “JVC” badge), it’s a spec-for-spec twin to the 7.38-megapixel model MG730 which shoots 720 x 480 pixel video — right on down to that tiny 1.3-inch hard disk. That makes it the flagship model of their non-HD shooters. But you don’t really care about non-HD camcorders anymore do you? No worries, we can respect that.

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Source: Thomas Ricker

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Filed under: CES, Displays, HDTV

JVC’s “thinnest” LCD (if you only count screens with an integrated tuner) was also on display at their showroom and of course we’ve got the pics. This might not be a nearly cellphone-thin 9mm screen, but its still pretty skinny and probably a lot more likely to hang on your wall than some of the prototypes we’ve seen at CES this year.

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Source: Richard Lawler

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Filed under: CES, Features, HDTV

We’ve now experienced JVC’s Snap and Gesture HDTV — the display that replaces your remote by responding to audio cues like snapping/clapping, or visual ones with hand gestures — and can confirm we are exactly the type of lazy couch potatoes this is not aimed towards. While leading a nation, signaling for a time out or expressing displeasure with another driver are best done with elaborate hand movements, we’re a bit more thumb-oriented. Check out some lazily-snapped photos (auto focused, not manual) in the gallery.

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Source: Richard Lawler

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Filed under: CES, Displays, HDTV

Of all the things still lacking an iPod dock — La-Z-Boys, parkas, and the Foleo — you can cross off your flat-panel, as JVC has added an iPod dock to their P-Series line of LCD televisions. The iPod TeleDock sits at the bottom of the set, ready to accept your player for charging even when the set is turned off. Video and audio playback can be controlled with the clickwheel-esque TV remote and on-screen menus. The P-Series features 720p on the 32-inch LT-32P679, while the 42-inch LT-42P789, 47-inch LT-47P789, and 52-inch LT-52P789 sets bump the resolution up to 1080p, with availability starting in March.

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Source: Erik Hanson

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