Sony has announced the Bloggie Touch, for release on February 25, 2011 and the Bloggie 3D, for release in April 2011.
These two new models are the second generation in the Bloggie series, designed to make it easy to capture full high-definition videos and still photos, and upload them to YouTube and other social media sites. These models are simple and user-friendly, and feature new, special-purpose software, called Bloggie.
“The Bloggie Touch is really easy to use. It has one button for operating it. When you press that button, recording starts. And when you press the button on the bottom, the USB connector slides out, so you can easily save the video on your PC. Uploading is easy, too.”
The 3D Bloggie model has two lenses and two Exmor 5.1-megapixel CMOS sensors. The two lenses and two image sensors enable 3D HD video and 3D still photography.
To capture 3D video, this camera uses the side-by-side approach, where the two signal frames for the right and left eyes are compressed by half in the horizontal direction and placed side-by-side.
“As YouTube supports 3D, users can upload their Bloggie 3D videos to YouTube, and watch them easily using red and blue glasses.”
The recommended retail prices are 25,000 yen (approximately $300) for the Bloggie Touch and 30,000 yen (approximately $365) for the Bloggie 3D.
Original post here: http://www.diginfo.tv/2011/01/17/11-0003-r-en.php