Review: 21.5‑inch iMac with Retina 4K display

By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

A 4K-capable iMac can also do double duty as an entertainment hub, for streaming video and watching live TV with the appropriate apps and devices.

While 4K and Ultra HD resolutions have long been pitched on TVs and projectors as the ideal home theatre experience, I’ve maintained the belief that the immersive nature of 4K resolution would best serve monitors and computer displays.

With the 4K 21.5-inch iMac and the 5K 27-inch iMac before it, Apple has made 4K technology a compelling feature for next generation computer displays and all-in-one PCs in a way that many TV manufacturers have failed to so for high-end 4K TV sets.

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Movi camera helps your live stream go pro

Perfect for the Periscope and Meerkat generation, the Livestream Movi camera helps add a professional touch to your live stream videos. The camera can stream over Wi-Fi or LTE with the latter pairing with an iOS device. But it does more than just record videos, it promises to give you multi-camera effect in a single device. You can control this all with a companion app, meaning you can highlight various portions of a scene and treat each one as if it’s a separate virtual camera. And yes, you can virtual pan and zoom, too. You can juggle up to nine perspectives simultaneously (up to HD resolution).

The camera itself has a 150-degree wide-angle lens and 4K native resolution. It has digital image stabilization and stereo microphones. But you can also use the microphone on your iOS device as an external audio source via Wi-Fi. Connectivity includes Wi-Fi a/b/g/n and Bluetooth LE 4.0, which you’ll need at initial setup. It has a 16GB microSD card included for local recording and it has a microUSB port as well. It will start shipping in April at US$399 but pre-order customers will get it for $199 in black or white. A Movi Pro version will be available for $649 or $399 for pre-orders and that will come with a Movie Boost compact dock, K&M stand, universal mount, and other accessories.

Source: Movi | Via: SlashGear

CES 2016: Samsung outs soundbar packed with Dolby Atmos

Samsung is bringing the cinema experience to your home with its first soundbar equipped with Dolby “overhead surround” system. The HW-K950 will give you the cinema experience as it throw noises to you overhead, giving you the illusion that a helicopter is indeed flying over you, among other things.

With Dolby Atmos, you usually need a lot speakers but Samsung pares that down with this unit. The HW-K950 itself is 2.1-inches high and has three forward-facing and two upwards-facing drivers. This pairs wirelessly with a subwoofer and rear speakers to give you that full 5.1.4-channel audio. Samsung also revamped its Wireless Audio 360 Series (R1, R3, and R5) with new colors and patterns.

Source: SlashGear

CES 2016: Alcatel OneTouch to debut Windows 10 tablet

It’s not a secret that Alcatel OneTouch’s main focus has been Android phones. But they seem to want to give Windows a chance with a new Windows 10 Mobile tablet. Called the PIXI 3, it’ll be the brand’s first Windows device. The PIXI 3 will be coming to CES and what we know so far is it’s an 8-inch device that will have GPS, a TV remote control, and voice call support. It’ll have a Qualcomm chipset to support 4G connectivity. This will carry an “entry level” design, which means it won’t cost you much to own one of these. No word at the moment about price and when or where it will ship.

Source: Alcatel OneTouch | Via: Engadget