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Dazzle Video Creator Platinum & Video Creator Plus
Setting up video capture makes some people break out in a cold sweat. Actual video editing & production can drive them crazy. An easy solution is at hand.
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Tamron AF 28-300mm XR Di VC LD Macro Zoom Lens
A wish for one lens to do it all may be naive. Changing a lens every so often isn't much of a hardship. Still, a sharp, high quality super zoom would be nice.
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Xara Xtreme Pro
Adobe may not be scared of Xara Xtreme Pro, but anyone who does occassional or even regular web, 3D and desktop illustration work should give Xara a look. Can it de-throne Illustrator?
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Nikon D60 Digital SLR Camera
The top SLR camera makers are not resting on their laurels. These entry-level DLSRs beg a question about how much camera anybody really needs. This one can make you look real good.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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.
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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.
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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.
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
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Greeks Develop Haptic Navigational Aids
| Scientific American reports that a team of researchers at the Aristotle University of Thessaloníki in Greece have developed a system that can convert video into tactile, three dimensional maps designed to help blind people navigate. These "Haptic Maps" work with standard video camera equipment and are created through software that maps the data to a virtual 3D space. In this system, a special glove and wand applies force to the fingers to simulate the virtual space points. The system can be used to provide textured maps in order to create navigational guides for virtual maps. The system can even vocalise locations and other location information using speech synthesis. For more information visit Scientific American. Labels: Assisted Navigation, Cartography, Haptics, Mapping, Maps, Topology |
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