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  • Hitachi To Close Up Shop In Australia

    It’s a sad day for the Australian Consumer Electronics industry, with Hitachi deciding to close its doors on the consumer tech arm of its Australian business as part of a global restructure. Apparently the move is a part of a global restructure, and not the result of the Australian market’s performance financially. However there are…


  • Hitachi delivers first Blu-ray disc camcorder

    Big news from Hitachi – the DVD camcorder is as good as dead. With the capacity improvement of a Blu-ray disc on board, Hitachi is breaking ground on the new gen of disc-based recorders and their ability to shoot HD. Captures in Full HD (1920 x 1080) to MPEG4 AVC/H.264 (their words… not sure how…


  • Hitachi HS500: 30GB HDD/DVD Hybrid Cam, sub $1,000?

    And that’s Australian money, folks! The hybrid camcorder concept is interesting, and the upgrade from 8GB drives to a 30GB is sure to grab some more attention from users. The Hitachi crew told us that while their research shows no one really uses more than a couple of hours capacity (8GB perfect), they all WANT…