Archive for September, 2006

Apple iPod Nano; New or Improved?

Apple 4 GB iPod Nano White

Awhile ago the iPod Nano was released. At the time you might have been asking, “Hey, so what’s the difference anyway”? Continue reading

HP Brings a Date to the Party: Voodoo Computers

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Judging by HP’s latest commercials, and their acquiring Voodoo Computers they are not only trying to join the party but keep from getting uninvited. I guess the best way to be a part of the in-crowd is to bring a date…well, technically they paid for their date, but whatever. Continue reading

HP Computers Gamble with Yahoo Search

HP Pavilion Media Center a1450n Desktop PC (AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual-Core Processor 4200+, 2 GB RAM, 250 GB Hard Drive, LightScribe Double Layer DVD+/-R/R

Despite Mircosoft already having some bad experiences with this idea, HP and Yahoo are going to try and work together on providing Yahoo search to HP computer customers. Granted the Microsoft battle was a little different since they owned both the operating system and the web browser.
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Apple Protects the “Pod”

Apple 1 GB iPod Nano Black

Looks like Apple’s stickin’ it to the man! Err,..wait, maybe they are the man. I dunno. Anyway, they appear to be back in their legal mode (which they get from time to time). Typically I’ve observed them really cracking down on Continue reading

New Rand McNally Portable GPS; Excuse for a Road Trip

Rand McNally GPS Portable Navigation System with MP3

Rand McNally’s new GPS Portable Navigation System with MP3 player is now in stores. It looks like they’ve taken a page from the Tom Tom with this new design. The screen is a lot clearer and more user friendly. Continue reading

Nikon D80; Extraordinary images

Nikon D80 10.2MP Digital SLR Camera Kit with 18-55mm ED AF-S DX Zoom-Nikkor Lens

Nikon is staple in photography. With the D80 Nikon holds strong to the reputation of high quality SLR’s. Their lately technology is featured in the D80 to give it the highest resolution capabilities possible. Continue reading

The Basics of HDTV

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Let’s start with HDTV. You hear about it all the time now, but just what is it? The simple version is that it stands for High Definition TV, and it is a quantum leap in the way that television will be viewed in the future. It basically means that the television signal is so dense with information on both the video and audio side that the picture will be incredibly sharp and smooth, and the sound is so good that it can actually rival that of movie theaters. Continue reading

How to Choose A Digital Camera

Canon PowerShot A530 5MP Digital Camera with 4x Optical Zoom

Instead of taking just one picture you can take 10 pictures - with and without flash, in different modes, from different angles. Later, at home, you can choose the best one to keep (You will probably just keep them all). Continue reading

Canon’s Rebel XTi Redefines “High Resolution”

Canon Digital Rebel XTi 10.1MP Digital SLR Camera with EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 Lens (Black)

Although the Canon XTi isn’t really new, I stumbled across it again and I remembered what cool camera it is.

I’ve had Canon cameras before and I was always very happy with them. I’ve had the digital version of the Rebel when it first came out. Back then the only had 6.3 megapixels and I thought that was amazing. Now you’re getting what appears to be a ridiculous amount of clarity at 10 megapixels.
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Camera Phone vs. Digital Camera

Canon PowerShot A530 5MP Digital Camera with 4x Optical Zoom

Cell phones with cameras are everywhere nowadays. It really makes us think whether we now have a mobile phone with camera or a camera with telephone capability.
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