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Canon May Pursue SED Display Technology after Winning Legal Battles

Paul Lilly — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 09:19:23 -0600

Three years ago, SED televisions were thought to be on the verge of competing with LCD HDTVs and plasma displays. By utilizing thousands of tiny electron guns for each phosphor pixel, SED looked poised to offer a compelling high definition solution with wide viewing angles and deep colors in a display as thin as LCD. But any plans to storm the market were quickly squashed when Applied Nanotech took Canon to court for illegally sublicensing its patents.

Fast forward to today and Canon is finally in the clear to launch SED-based televisions after having won the patent suit. Douglas Baker, Applied Nanotech's chief financial officer, admitted "it would probably be a futile effort" to try and appeal the case in the U.S. Supreme Court, so the only thing stopping Canon at this point is, well, the fear of being laughed at.

"At times like this, new display products are not introduced much because would laugh at them," Tsuneji Uchida, Canon's president, told Financial Times.

Uchida did say that Canon has been working on a cost competitive SED production process, so perhaps SED TVs might finally one day materialize. But first, Canon will need to set aside any fears it has of criticizers laughing at them. We hear picturing them in their underwear helps.

No BS Podcast #81: The Mongolian Barbecue Edition

Tom Edwards — Mon, 29 Sep 2008 13:23:15 -0500

The podcast gang gets together to talk about the new Andoid phone from Google and T-Mobile, Canon's latest camera, and the best screwdrivers on the market. We also answer a load a tech questions and sing the praises of the local Mongolian barbecue restaurant.

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Canon Rolls Out EOS Rebel XS

Mark Edward Soper — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 17:59:08 -0500

Canon rolls out a stripped-down version of the XSi, the XS, at an SRP of just $699.99 (including lens). Discover how the XS compares to its sibling, what was left out to hit a lower price point, what's new, and what new Speedlight joins the Canon EOS family.

To find out more, join me after the break.

SLR vs. Point and Shoot

Gordon Mah Ung — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 19:24:31 -0600

Does the DSLR still kick the point and shoot's ass?

Canon HV20 HDV Camcorder

Charlie White — Tue, 18 Dec 2007 22:59:24 -0600

If you don’t mind dealing with miniDV tape, the Canon HV20 is a fine choice. However, we prefer having nonlinear random access to shots, rather than rolling through an anachronistic tape to find a shot. We also don’t care for the cheap, plastic feel of this unit or its “advanced accessory shoe” cover that pops off with little provocation. But the HV20’s HDV format is a lot easier to edit, with that same familiar, comfortable workflow you get with DV tape: Capture clips on the PC via a FireWire port and then you’re off and editing without a lot of annoying steps in between.

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Watchdog: December 2007

The Maximum PC Staff — Sat, 01 Dec 2007 13:51:06 -0600

Our consumer advocate investigates "quad-core" P4, a Wolf King that won't get up, and a camera recall.

Canon HV10

Gordon Mah Ung — Thu, 15 Mar 2007 19:38:52 -0500

Remember the first time you used high-speed broadband? Or the first time you fired up a 3D-accelerated game? You’ll experience that same excitement the first time you plug Canon’s miniature HV10 HDV camcorder in to your 60-inch HDTV. Instead of the fuzzy YouTube-esque video you get with your current DV cam, you’ll get video that jumps to life. It’s like, well, it’s like going from standard-definition TV to high-definition TV.

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Canon EOS 5D

Gordon Mah Ung — Fri, 10 Feb 2006 16:34:45 -0600

Look into the viewfinder of a consumer-grade digital SLR and you’ll notice a startling difference compared with a film camera and the same lens: Your view is cropped, in much the same way black bars crop a widescreen movie to fit an older TV.

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