Shmancy Red One Camcorder Prototypes Stolen, £50k Reward for Info September 25, 2006

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Jim Jannard, founder of Oakley sunglasses, and the man behind the high pixel count, Red One HD camcorder has enemies. The camcorder, which is capable of ultra high-definition (4,520 x 2540 pixels) video in a £9K camera, had some prototypes and docs stolen from Red HQ last night. Since all competing gear is no less than £50K, industrial espionage isn't out of the question. Jannard is offering a reward of £50K to find out who stole the cam, and also relieves our pixel-hungry video junkies by saying that the theft won't throw off their '07 launch plans. Thanks for the tip, Curt. – Brian Lam

Red One Ultra HD Camcorder Prototype Ripped Off