Ces, not only virtual reality: announced the return of the Super 8 – The Messenger

Including drones, connected homes, cars that drive themselves and vision for augmented reality at CES in Las Vegas, the largest consumer electronics show in the world that ends on January 9, check a loaf “revival”. Sees the rebirth of devices of an era that was, as the camera Super 8, loved by directors such as Quentin Tarantino, Steven Spielberg, Christopher Nolan and JJ Abrams who directed the last episode of Star Wars. Kodak showed in Las Vegas, in preview, the images of the new camera revised in digital key.

Coming limited edition this fall. Another less expensive model is instead scheduled for 2017. The Super 8 sold since 1965 and the great protagonist of amateur movies, has entered into crisis with the arrival of the videotapes. Kodak has stopped producing it in 1982 but continued to produce films compatible. “The fact that Kodak is making a new Super 8 is a dream come true”, said enthusiastic JJ Abrams who has also produced a movie called Super 8, in homage to the film. But at CES operation longing does not end there. There is also part of the record player, strong of the great revival of vinyl. Sony reinvents opening, in this case, the digital world: the pattern seen at the electronics fair is called PS-HX500 and is able to convert music from vinyl to audio files at high resolution. The device of the Japanese giant also has a stylish minimalist design, it will be available beginning in May. And Las Vegas is no room for another old glory as Polaroid who took advantage of the event to present the new Snap +, enhanced version of the instant camera presented last September at IFA Berlin. It has a touch screen and can record video in full HD.

Next to the technology “vintage”, in Las Vegas the main trend of this year in addition to auto-related – it seems that the ETUC is’ eating on technological front the Detroit Car Show that starts in a few days – is augmented reality and virtual reality. Thanks to the thrust of the Oculus Rift, the viewer owned by Facebook, whose pre-orders have opened a few hours ago. “We believe that augmented reality is the next and major computer platform, will change the way we connect and communicate,” said Mark Zuckerberg. The helmet allows the wearer a totally immersive experience, as in video games. It will be available this spring and will appeal in the first instance to gadget lovers (the price is not really accessible, is around 600 euro) later, say experts and analysts, it will be expanded to the general public. On this land are already challenging Samsung with Gear VR, with Google and HTC Cardboard that at CES launched the new version of the Pre Lives, that compared to other viewers also has a camera.