AgfaPhoto’s DV-5000Z SDHC camcorder offers 720p

DV-5000Z SDHC camcorder

AgfaPhoto’s DV-5000Z SDHC camcorder is not as nice looking as Sony’s recently-unveiled HDR-TG1, but it still manages to be just as good. The camcorder measures at 4.7- x 2.75-inches (12- x 7-centimeters) and weighs about 7-ounces (200-grams), this HD camcorder features a 5-megapixel Micron CMOS sensor, 2.5-inch flip-out LCD, 3x optical zoom and an SD / SDHC slot. It also offers great shooting capabilities, displaying that it can capture clips at 1,280 x 720 (using H.264 compression) and record 16-bit stereo sound. The devices offers USB connectivity, a rechargeable Li-ion and video out. Unfortunately, this €249 ($393) device is never coming to the United States, but it’ll be available in Russia later this month.

Via Businesswire

Aleratec releases three-drive LightScribe Blu-ray Disc duplicator

Blu-ray Disc duplicator

Blu-ray duplicators have been around for some time now, but Aleratec’s does something that none of the others we’ve tested can do; it supports LightScribe. The 1:3 Copier has three LightScribe-enabled SATA Blu-ray burners that can burn BD-Rs at 6x as well as DVDs and CDs at higher speeds. This Blu-ray Disc duplicator even has a built-in eSATA connector and a dual channel eSATA host adapter for those that require them. The downside of this duplicator is the price… a whopping $3,199, so you better be making some serious dough on whatever you are duplicating.