BlackMagic Intensity Shuttle - First USB 3.0 HDMI Video Capture
BlackMagic is proving that there's a market for USB 3.0 beyond mass storage. Its Intensity Shuttle marks the first non-storage USB 3.0 peripheral. The semi-pro video capture box has the capability to grab 10-bit HD video from HDMI 1.3 sources without any quality compromise. Bandwidth provided by SuperSpeed USB allows direct 1080p recording by going beyond AVCHD and HDV as the format of the source is no longer relevant. This is all because the Intensity bypasses the camcorder's compression chip. As editing software can't playback to camcorders for monitoring, the Intensity Shuttle becomes quite useful for monitoring edits with real-time effects.
The $199 Intensity Shuttle USB 3.0 video capture puts all the inputs on one side and outputs on the other. You'll find also find component video as well as S-video and composite. Perhaps the most appealing feature to prosumers is the USB 3.0 video capture's ability to record up to 8 surround sound channels over HDMI and to upscale standard def. video to either 720p or 1080p in real-time. BlackMagic mentions X58 several times in the product page, suggesting that there might be a bandwidth issue with some other first gen. USB 3.0 host computers.
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Onda VX560 - A True HD PMP for MKV, eBook Fans and Alike
There have always been more innovations in PMPs from China than from America. Granted, smartphones are eating away PMP market fast, but Chinese has long moved on to making large screen media players for several years now. This 7" tablet called VX560 from Onda is a testament to how advanced these tablet-sized PMPs have gotten. Beginning with the video decoding capability, the Onda VX560 can do H.264, RMVB (Chinese favorite), MKV, AVI, MOV, FLV, VOB and even TS. The PMP can decode all of the said formats and codecs up to 1080p on its 800 x 480 display. It didn't say whether the LCD is a touchscreen or not, but we couldn't spot any physical buttons on the unit.
In addition to the above, the VX560 sports a HDMI for full HD output on our big screen. There's even a USB OTG for connecting to a USB hard drive or flash drive. Connectivity aside, the VX560 also doubles as a eBook reader with almost universal compatibility, supporting CHM, PDF, HTM, UMD, PDB, TXT and LRC. Text-to-speech engine is built-in for those who would enjoy listening to some machine voice. If you are more into watching HD movies on the go than trying out all the iPad apps, the widescreen Onda VX560 might be more suited to your taste.
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