Garmin announced a new family of thermal-imaging and low-light cameras – the GCT 30, GCT 20 and GCL 20. These cameras can pan, tilt and zoom (PTZ), and provide extra situational awareness by enhancing visibility at any time of day. The GCL 20, Garmin’s low light camera, is especially useful at dawn, dusk and in light fog, and Garmin’s thermal imaging versions, the high-resolution GCT 30 and low-resolution GCT 20, aide …

Apple is being warned by the British Independent Television (ITV) that a misuse of its trademarked name won’t be tolerated, ITV executives are all eyes open if Apple decide to use its network name, Apple was supposed to have the iTV moniker on its AppleTV but changed it to the former to avoid legal confrontations.

Apple new television set is rumored to be introduced this year with the iTV brand, Apple hasn’t …

Apple stock value hits $502 for the first time in history this morning, rumors of a dividend payment from Apple has fueled the stock value. Apple market value is about to hit the half trillion mark, a tremendous milestone achievement for a company that was declared dead a few years ago.

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Apple today announced that the Fair Labor Association will conduct special voluntary audits of Apple’s final assembly suppliers, including Foxconn factories in Shenzhen and Chengdu, China, at Apple’s request. A team of labor rights experts led by FLA president Auret van Heerden began the first inspections Monday morning at the facility in Shenzhen known as Foxconn City.

“We believe that workers everywhere have the right to a safe and fair work environment, …

Apple is taking the top stop on the Highest Reputation Score among American corporations, Apple score was the higher of the year and the higher a company has achieved in 13 years, surpassing companies like Coca-Cola, Amazon.com and Kraft Foods and kicking Johnson & Johnson, 3M and Berkshire Hathaway out of the top 5.

“RQ measures six dimensions that comprise reputation and influence consumer behavior. Apple has the greatest score overall. …

Personalized Media Communications has filed a patent suit in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas against Zynga, Inc. (Zynga) NASDAQ: ZNGA, the largest social game developer, for infringement of four of PMC’s patents.

“Many years of time and labor went into developing our inventions and securing the patents that permit their practice”
The complaint alleges that Zynga’s social-networking games, such as Words with Friends, CityVille and FarmVille, use …

Starting today, video game fans and music lovers across the United States can use the Wii system to keep the beat in dozens of entertaining new ways. The Rhythm Heaven Fever game is now available, inviting players to enjoy a fresh lineup of more than 50 unique rhythm games. Easy to pick up and play but challenging to master, each minigame tasks players to tap buttons on the Wii Remote controller …

Avid announced the release of its first video editing application for the iPad—Avid Studio, available immediately at the Apple App Store. Leveraging decades of experience working closely with the world’s leading movie and television studios, Avid has made the Avid Studio app for the iPad easy enough for first-timers, yet sophisticated enough for more advanced editors. As the first iPad app for video editing to offer frame-by-frame editing accuracy and …

Panasonic announced the Panasonic LUMIX TS20 digital camera, which features a rugged design allowing for it to be waterproof to approximately 16 feet (5 meters), shockproof to approximately 5 feet (1.5 meters), dustproof and freezeproof to temperatures as low as 14ºF. The LUMIX TS20 (16.1-megapixel) features a flat and slim profile with a 25mm ultra-wide-angle lens and a 4x optical zoom (35mm equivalent: 25-100mm). Even more, the LUMIX TS20’s …

Honda Civic Named to About.com’s Best New Cars of 2012 List
“Ranging from a gas-sipping hybrid to a kick-in-the-pants Si, the Civic lineup provides a variety of fun, fuel-efficient options to satisfy a wide range of customers,” said Michael Accavitti, vice president of marketing operations, American Honda Motor Co., Inc. “We are thrilled to receive this award that recognizes the many advantages of the Civic.”

In describing the award-winning Civic, About.com’s Aaron Gold …

Toshiba announced a totally revamped HDTV line-up for 2012. New LED TV models feature key enhancements including a stylish new Aero Family Design, improved picture quality, enhanced sound quality and new 50-inch class size models. Toshiba’s latest televisions are designed to offer more of what consumers really want.

New Features:
Dynamic Picture Mode
Toshiba TVs include multiple picture mode options including Standard, Movie, PC, Native Mode and Expert Mode. Toshiba’s 2012 line adds a …

Toshiba announced its 2012 lineup of Smart Blu-ray Disc players1, featuring an all new Aero Design and new capabilities that allow consumers to directly stream A/V media services and also connect to a home network. With 2D, 3D and Wi-Fi connectivity options, Toshiba offers Blu-ray Disc player options to meet all home entertainment needs.

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Aero Design: Toshiba’s new Blu-ray Disc players share the new Aero family design with Toshiba LED TVs. …

Shazam announced its brand new Shazam Player App for iPad, iPhone and iPod touch is now available on the App Store. Shazam Player, the first new app from the company since the introduction of the original Shazam App, is a unique music player that includes the Shazam discovery features that people love such as LyricPlay streaming lyrics in time with the music, videos on YouTube and social sharing on Facebook and …

Vringo today announced the availability of a beta version of its innovative Facetones application on iPhone devices through the App Store. Vringo’s Facetones™ application is designed to deliver a fun and visually exciting social update to a phone each time a user makes or receives a phone call.

The Facetones app displays a full screen photo of a user’s Facebook friends’ pictures whenever the user is called or the user calls them. …