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The Moment It Clicks

As a photojournalist and commercial photographer, Joe McNally has few peers, so it's not surprising that his semi-autobigraphical book about quality and technique is exciting the photography world.

Read Mario Georgiou's full review!

miTouch & miCradle for Apple iPhone and iPod Touch

Dedicated automotive accessory makers, as opposed to general electronics accessory makers, tend to produce robust, well designed, purpose-built products. ProFit fits well.

Read Jack Reikel's full review!

Toshiba Tecra M9 Laptop

As laptops get smaller, lighter and more powerful, some of the big boys leading the way have spent some time carefully determining exactly what occasional business travelers actually need the most on the road.

Read Mario Georgiou's full review!

Qnext Unified Communication Suite

Too many instant messaging clients clutter our desktops. Why not use a single multimedia, multi-protocol client to access them all? We've been disappointed before, but Qnext actually seems to work properly.

Read Kate Em's full review!

Microsoft Office Small Business 2007

Don't believe for one minute that Microsoft doesn't know what it's doing. Believe instead that a company which has worked so hard to make its flagship product a worldwide standard can sometimes lose its way.

Read Howard Carson's full review!

Manfrotto 468MGRC0 Hydrostatic Ball Head

Despite the claims of some photography pundits, you certainly do need a stable shooting platform for your camera in many situations. OIS, IS and VR can't help you when shutter speeds drop to seconds.

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SpyEraser 2

Life gets thoroughly mucked up when the phone rings and someone at the other end tells you that your personal information has been stolen. Has your PC been acting funny lately? Someone may be watching you without your knowledge or permission.

Read Mark Goldstein's full review!

Canon PowerShot G9 Digital Camera

As good camera designs get better and the market leaders — Canon and Nikon mainly — vie for top spot, consumers, hobbyists, amateurs and professional photographers benefit from the competition. Is there a G9 in your future?

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Canon PowerShot A650 IS Digital Compact Camera

Canon keeps coming up with terrific little cameras which exceed our expectations. Looking for a digital compact camera packed with value, usability and image quality? Consider looking at Canon first.

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TrueGrain v1.1

There is an increasingly steady turn away from film and film effects of all types in favor of a completely digital look and feel. Emulation of classic film grain, a hallmark of so much great film over the years, has some interesting uses.

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The Adobe Photoshop Layers Book

With apologies to veteran Photoshop users who spend lots of time in the Channels palette, the Photoshop Layers features and functions are the most powerful photo editing controls available today. A serious Photoshop layers book is always welcome.

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ProcessScanner & ProcessLibrary.com

The Windows operating system is a playground for productivity, research, entertainment, gaming and just about anything else you can think of. It's also a place where bad things can happen. This utility helps clear up some of the worst issues.

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RBackup Remote Backup Software

If you're an entrepreneur looking for the right sort of Internet business, you could do a lot worse than the data backup and storage business. RBS offers a powerful turnkey package that is startlingly complete. Data backup really is smart business.

Read Jack Reikel's full review!

Nikon Coolpix P50 Digital Camera

Point & Shoot cameras come and go with the seasons. The problem is, some consumers have limited budgets. What's needed is a sturdy little camera that has some staying power in the form of rich, accurate color, a sharp lens, and lots of features.

Read Howard Carson's full review!

Photography & Video Shoulder Bags, Sling Packs, Backpacks, Waist Belt Systems and Rolling Bags - 2008 Product Roundup

We rounded up samples, talked to users, shopped and reviewed models from 30 makers. There are a lot of good designs to choose from. Find the bag that fits your needs.

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Canon DSLR: The Ultimate Photographer's Guide

Canon digital SLR camera users are well served by any reference book which blends technical guidance with creativity

Manfrotto 190XPROB Tripod

It's great to have the latest SLR camera and lens, but Pro or not, you'd also better have a reliable, versatile tripod

SpeedUpMyPC

Optimize program CPU priority, memory/RAM usage, Internet connection efficiency, and choose which startup programs to run when your PC boots up

Blackberry Pearl Premium Leather Flip Case

Slim, customized flip case and belt clip designed to compliment and protect the sleek Blackberry Pearl

Friday, May 30, 2008

Dell, Asus and Acer To Release New Sub-laptops

Dell Ultra Portable
Dell have revealed a new 8-inch sub-laptop, thanks to Gizmodo where I came across the story yesterday. Visit the gallery at Via Gizmodo] for more pictures. No idea on what OS the unit is running but it does have 3 USB ports, a card reader, VGA out, Ethernet, it looks really nice.

Asus have also revealed that they are releasing new EeePC based models one of which is the Atom sporting Eee 901 and the other which is a Eee PC 1000 series. The new 10-inch laptop should be announced at Computex in Taiwan next Tuesday.model.
Acer have also launched into the Mini-portables market with their Aspire One. The One will run with Windows XP SP3, A 8.9" screen with a resolution of 1024 X 768. No idea yet on other specs but it looks like this category is warming up...

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Sunday, March 30, 2008

XP Based Eee PC Due In April

ASUS have announced that their Eee PC will be available from April 9th. The 4GB units will ship with XP Home and sell for around US$400. With 4GB you wont be able to do much but if you want to read just how well the system performs read the review at Laptop Mag.

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Monday, March 03, 2008

CEBIT Underway Tomorrow ... Goodies Revealed

The annual CEBIT show is underway in Hanover in Germany and lots of cool products are being unveiled. ASUS unveiled a cool gaming centric desktop which looks somewhat like a Cylon designed and built it. They also announced a 9 inch Eee PC, but frankly I'm underwhelmed by the Eee PC and all it's emulators. I'm looking forward to seeing what else surfaces...

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Friday, April 06, 2007

Asus C90 - Upgradable Laptop

Most techies consider laptops to be throw away technology because of the way the devices are built. The idea of being able to upgrade a laptop usually doesn't come into the picture. When you are buying one, you get what you get. Asus are trying to change that situation with their new C90 gaming laptop. Everything from the CPU and graphics card through to its optical drive will be upgradeable. The C90 will also include an HDMI port.

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Friday, March 16, 2007

Asus PG221 Display Cool White Monitor.


I've never used an ASUS branded display, but from the looks of this monitor, it's going to be a talking point for many game players and tech nerds... The photo above, is of the PG191, but the PG221 has a wide aspect ratio and features a built-in 1.3-megapixel Webcam, lots of inputs for peripherals, and an awesome Audio configuration which includes; SRS TruSurround XT, a digital sound processing algorithm, the built-in stereo speakers also emulate a 5.1 setup.

Specifications Include:
22-inch widescreen display (16:10)
Resolution: 1,680 x 1,050
1.3-megapixel Webcam
Built-in USB hub
Response time: 2ms
2.1 channel speakers

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