New digital video recorders will debut from the TiVo stables during early April. The new devices, christened TiVo Premiere and Premier XL, would come across as new digital video recorders that combine broadcast and online content much better than ever before.  The new boxes are expected t o bring in some amount of relief to TiVo that has been finding it tough in the face of competition from cable companies.

The TiVo Premiere and Premier XL will run Adobe Flash software. It is a known fact that cable companies have

Walmart has made the plunge into online movie rentals. The movie rental business scenario has been long been eyed by the retail behemoth and it is now that an opportunity has come knocking. Walmart is close to pocketing Vudu, a Silicon Valley startup that is into streaming movies to television sets by way of TV partnerships.

It has not been made public as to how much would the deal be worth. Vudu and Walmart have confirmed the buy plan already, which means Vudu will soon be snapped by Walmart in a deal that would give players

The GoBandit HD GPS camcorder offers 720p HD video recording capability, is waterproof and comes with a lens that rotates. It also has built-in GPS which shows your current and maximum speed as well as altitude on a 3D map. Pretty neat.

If you like you can attach it to a helmet, goggles or other equipment. It weighs just 145 grams. Great for those with an active lifestye. The GoBandit HD GPS camcorder will retail for about $400 when it becomes available.

Seems expensive, but you get a lot in a small package.

[Navigadget]

So, there's good news and bad news, and we tend to prefer starting with the former. According to Akihabara News, Mitsubishi has whipped up an upscaling technology to end all upscaling technologies -- one that takes vanilla 1080p material to 4K x 2K without breaking a sweat. Now, for the less-than-awesome tidbit. For whatever reason, the tech is not yet compatible with Blu-ray content, and moreover, you're still nowhere close to being able to afford a 4K television or projector. Here's hoping this breakthrough makes 'em a wee bit more feasible for the layman, though.

LG has confirmed that they will release its 15-inch OLED TV in the States by mid-2010. FYI, this OLED TV has been released in Korea as the EL9500. It is actually the first production OLED TV to reach a true HD resolution that produces 720p (1366×768) resolution. Sadly, there is no info on pricing so far. We will keep you posted. Watch the video after the jump.

[Electronista]

If you want to connect your old laptop to your new HDTV, then you might need the Atlona AT-HDVieW Scaler/ Converter. Powered via USB port, the device combines both audio and video signals and converts them to an HDMI signal. This VGA To HDMI scaler/converter also communicates with your HDTV to achieve the right output resolution. The Atlona AT-HDVieW will be available on February 22nd, 2010 for $120 each. [Atlona via Gizmodo]

Nikon has unveiled their latest digital camera in the form of the Coolpix P100 superzoom. This camera comes jam packed with a five-way stabilized 26x optical zoom lens in front of a 10.3-megapixel CMOS sensor with ISO 3200 sensitivity, Backside Illumination and Active D-Lighting. The camera also captures macro shots at 0.4 inches, and there are in-camera HDR features, a 40-shot pre-shooting cache, and a 3-inch 460,000-dot tilting LCD. Additionally, the Nikon P100 records 1080p footage at 240fps, which is great for high-quality slow-motion shots.

Nikon has unveiled their latest digital camera in the form of the Coolpix P100 superzoom. This camera comes jam packed with a five-way stabilized 26x optical zoom lens in front of a 10.3-megapixel CMOS sensor with ISO 3200 sensitivity, Backside Illumination and Active D-Lighting. The camera also captures macro shots at 0.4 inches, and there are in-camera HDR features, a 40-shot pre-shooting cache, and a 3-inch 460,000-dot tilting LCD. Additionally, the Nikon P100 records 1080p footage at 240fps, which is great for high-quality slow-motion shots.

The newest member of the JVC Everio camcorder family is the GZ-HM340, with 16GB of internal Flash memory, a 20x optical Konica Minolta zoom lens, 1.37 megapixel CMOS sensor and image stabilization.

Some other features include one-touch upload to YouTube, face detection and an SD / SDHC expansion slot. This camcorder is set to arrive later this month for $500. We aren’t sure if it captures anything other than AVCHD or not.

Not bad at all.

[Engadget]

Gefen has released a new wireless HDMI video/audio 60GHz extender that allows uncompressed full HD 1080p video to be transmitted wirelessly from the source to HDTVs. You get both a receiver and sender, featuring multimedia antenna technology that allows the 1080p HD video signal to be sent over a maximum distance of 30 feet.

The LEDs in front let you know what’s going on with power status, pairing activity and the strength of the wireless signals. The system supports CEC protocols and allows you to upgrade the firmware via an RS232 serial