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Jobo doubles and quadruples the storage on its photoGPS geotaggers
It took a heck of a long time for Jobo to get its first photoGPS hot-shoe-occupying geotagger to market, and now that model is getting a pair of successors offering two and four times the coordinate-keeping internal storage (2,000 and 4,000 locations, respectively). The new models are appropriately named photoGPS 2 and photoGPS 4, both of which capture your current coords whenever you snap a shot and then inject those waypoints into the photos via software when you pull down the pics. That suite is also getting an update to identify POIs that were near your scenic overlooks, a feature that, honestly, doesn't seem particularly useful. The photoGPS 2 and 4 are set to ship by the end of this month and will set you back €99 ($125) or €129 ($175).
Jobo unveils two new GIGA photo storage devices
Just in case you really needed yet another alternative in the portable photo storage drive department, Jobo is doing you one better -- introducing not one but two new devices. Both the GIGA Vu Sonic and GIGA One Sonic will download up to 1GB in 30 seconds, and both feature RAW decoding, up to 250GB storage, and a 3.2-inch color display. In addition, these guys accommodate all the standard media card formats, including CompactFlash, Microdrive, SecureDigital (SD), SDHC, (Memory Stick) MS, MS Pro, MS Duo, and MultiMediaCard (MMC). Prices start at €329 ($417) for the GIGA Vu Sonic, and €240 ($305) for the GIGA One Sonic. Available worldwide next month. Full PR and specs after the break.
Jobo introduces 8.4-inch PDJ800 / PDJ801 digital photo frames
Jobo's spent the bulk of its time over the past year simply reintroducing its photoGPS geotagger over and over and over again. Now, however, we're finally looking at some fresh kit that might be out by 2012 or so based on the outfit's history. On the real, the company has unveiled the PDJ800 and PDJ801, both of which tout an 8.4-inch panel with an 800 x 600 resolution and a 500:1 contrast ratio. You'll also find a USB port, rechargeable 1,500mAh Li-ion battery and a multicard reader on both, with the only difference being in the amount of internal storage; the former packs just 128MB, while the latter offers 1GB. Both units are readily available in Europe for €159 ($198) / €179 ($224).[Via Illuminandi, thanks Lorie]
Third time's a charm: Jobo re-re-launches photoGPS geotagger
You've got to be kidding us, right? Since February of 2007, Jobo has been dangling this unicorn-like geotagger in our faces and threatening to launch every six months or so, and right on cue, the company is back with yet another claim of "it's almost here." This time at Photokina 2008, the outfit is asserting that its $159 GPS-packing add-on, which automatically geotags images of any camera it's docked on, is just one month away from being released in the US. Or, the Windows version at least -- Mac users will have to wait until the end of this year. Or next. Or the next. Or maybe even the next.[Via CNET]
Jobo announces Photo GPS camera add-on (again)
We haven't heard much about Jobo's Photo GPS camera add-on since it was announced around the time of last year's PMA show, and it now looks like that's been for good reason, as the company's apparently decided to have another go at this whole "product launch" thing at this year's PMA. From the looks of it, however, not much has changed with the device itself in the ensuing months, with it still promising to attach to your camera's flash hot shoe and record GPS information as you shoot, and squeeze all that data into your images' EXIF metadata (or XML file in the case of RAW images) when you sync it up. Assuming things don't change any further, you can now apparently look for the unit to hit "mid-year," when it'll set you back $159.
Jobo unveils GIGA One Ultra photo storage device
Just in case you really needed another alternative in the portable photo storage drive department, Jobo is introducing its GIGA One Ultra, which is available with a varying level of internal storage and a plethora of onboard card slots. The USB 2.0 unit promises transfer speeds "of up to 5.47MB/second" and is available with 40, 80, 120 and 200GB internal hard drives. Furthermore, each one is equipped with support for CompactFlash, Microdrive, SD, SDHC, MS, MSPro, MS Duo and MMC cards, and it even allows users to delete the data from one's card once the transfer is complete. You'll also find a two-inch LCD, battery status / remaining HDD space indicators, an aluminum casing and covered ports to fend off dust and debris. The new GIGA One Ultra is slated to hit shelves later this month and will run you €149 ($211), €199 ($282), €229 ($325) and €329 ($467) from least capacious to most.
Jobo intros new photo storage, GPS devices
Jobo looks to be branching out from its trademark Giga Vu line of photo viewer/storage devices, today announcing the Spectator mobile storage device and photoGPS accessory for digital cameras. While the company seems to holding out on most of the details until the official debut at the PMA 07 trade show in Vegas next month, the Spectator appears to be slightly less of an all-purpose device than the company's various Giga Vu offerings, with no mention of PMP features and a considerably smaller screen. It will, however, hold plenty of photos -- available in 40, 80, and 120GB versions for €249, €299, and €379, respectively (or about $330, $390, and $500). Taking a cue from some earlier, less discreet devices, the photoGPS promises to let you tag all your photos with GPS data as you take 'em, conveniently adding the location information to the photo's EXIF file. From the sound of it, the device (pictured after the break) will also apparently work with any digital camera, although that'll undoubtedly be cleared up at PMA 07 as well. What is clear now is the price, with the photoGPS set to demand €149 (or just under $200) when it's released this summer.
