Kodak Easyshare V705

You don’t have to yell “Compress!” when you use the new Kodak EasyShare V705.

The world’s smallest ultra-wide-angle optical zoom digital camera is now here. Wide angle shots are often difficult with point-and-shoot cameras, but with the entry of the EasyShare V705 and its Schneider-Kreuznach optical zoom lens this limitation has been solved. But this is not all that this camera offers: it also features the patented Kodak Retina Dual Lens Technology, which touts two 7 MP sensors, anti-blur technology and Kodak Perfect Touch Technology. With the V705, consumers can get closer and see the intricate details of their photo subjects with 5X optical zoom range, and automatically adjust its setting when choosing from 22 scenes and three color modes.

Picture takers can even capture the most expansive shots in just seconds with the camera’s panorama stitch mode, capturing up to 180 degrees with only 3 shots. The powerfully simple video features include the ability to record VGA video (640 x 480) at 30 fps with sound, while convenient on-camera video editing tools offers consumers the option to trim clips and create prints from video (4, 9 or 16 up), plus view and share single frames.

PINK AND SHOOT!!!

Available as a limited edition, the Kodak Absolute Pink V705 is a camera meant for a worthy cause. A portion of its sales will go to a breast cancer foundation. Unlike the regular V705 which is available in black and silver, this special edition camera comes in, you've guessed it pink.

Apple Mac Mini

The most affordable and compact Mac ever has been enhanced with 512MB of standard memory in every model.

The Mac mini lineup includes three models: 1.25 GHz Mac mini, 1.42 GHz Mac mini and the new 1.42 GHz Mac mini with SuperDrive for burning DVD's and CD's. The Mac mini with SuperDrive is the most affordable Mac for quickly and easily creating your own professional quality DVD's. The top two models of the Mac mini now include built-in AirPort Extreme for 54 Mbps 802.11g fast wireless networking, along with an internal Bluetooth module. With wireless networking, customers can place Mac mini almost anywhere and still have fast, convenient access to the Internet. Built-in Bluetooth enables cable-free communication with Bluetooth-equipped mobile phones and PDA's as well as popular peripherals such as the Apple Wireless Keyboard and Apple Wireless Mouse.

Just two inches tall and weighing only 1.3 kg, Mac mini redefines design for the sub-desktop, and allows users the flexibility to choose their display, mouse and keyboard. Mac mini includes one FireWire 400 and two USB 2.0 ports for easy plug-and-play connections to popular peripherals such as Apple's market-leading iPod digital music player, digital still cameras, digital video camcorders and printers. Mac mini offers a DVI interface that also supports VGA so customers can easily connect to a variety of LCD or CRT displays and built-in 10/100 BASE-T Ethernet.

Mac OS X version 10.4 “Tiger” is pre-installed on every Mac mini and delivers more than 200 new features and innovations including Spotlight and Dashboard. Mac mini also comes with a collection of outstanding productivity and entertainment titles designed to meet the needs of the entire family.

It's Nano But Better

Apple recently introduced the all-new iPod nano with a new aluminum body, an incredible 24 hours of battery life, and more than twice the music capacity for the same price as the previous generation. The new nano features Apple’s innovative Click Wheel and an even smaller, thinner and lighter design available in silver, pink, green, blue and black.

The second-generation iPod nano is even more compact than the original and has a brighter, more vibrant display perfect for viewing album art and up to 25,000 photos. Intuitive new features such as Search and Quick Scroll make it even easier for music fans to find exactly what they are looking for and enjoy their music while on the go. With seamless integration with iTunes 7.3 and the iTunes Store http://www.itunes.com/, the new iPod nano lets customers choose from over 3.5 million songs.

The new nano supports gapless playback for enjoying albums the way they were intended. It also includes Apple’s patent pending Auto-Sync technology that automatically downloads a user’s digital music collection, photos or podcasts onto iPod nano and keeps it up-to-date whenever it is plugged into a Mac or Windows computer using USB 2.0.

If you're looking for a mini music player, there's nothing else that offers such a blend of style and substance for such little outlay.

And if you will choose to buy the ipod nano (product) red special edition.....Apple will give $10 of its purchase price to the global fund to fight AIDS in Africa.

Nokia N95....Music and Mobile Computer

Mobile phones are just getting better and better. The new Nokia N95 is the picture perfect example of technology and innovation. It creates a totally new experience for mobile users everywhere.

The Nokia n95 is an all-in-one multimedia computer with a pioneering 2-way slide concept, integrated GPS functionality, a 5.0-megapixel camera and supports for high-speed mobile networks, making it easier to watch and record videos, listen to songs, take high-quality photos, browse the internet, or catch up on email while on the go.

The 2-way slide concept makes it easy to switch between different modes, going from reading maps to watching a video with a simple slide. A numeric keypad slides out from one end of the device while dedicated media keys slide out from the opposite direction, converting the display into full screen landscape mode. With great 3D graphics, the Nokia N95 has a stunning user interface that makes it intuitive to find the features and services you want.

N95 owners can also locate interesting points of interests and find their way using the integrated GPS feature. The maps cover more than 100 countries and 15 million points of interests, enabling users to explore the world.With the Carl Zeiss optics on the 5.0 megapixel camera, you can capture print quality photos and DVD-like quality video clips. Photos and video clips can be enjoyed on a compatible television.(thanks to the device's TV out feature and support for Universal Plug and Play Technology).

Designed for high speed downlink packet access(HSDPA) networks and with support for WLAN, EDGE, and WCDMA networks, the Nokia N95 provides excellent coverage and speeds wherever you may be. In HSDPA networks, browsing the internet, reading email, streaming video and downloading large files can be carried out up to 10x faster than with 3G.

It also offers a top-of-the-class entertainment experience with the combination of a large 2.6-inch QVGA, 16 million color display, impressive 3D graphics, built-in stereo speakers offering a 3D stereo effect,standard 3.5mm audio jack, support for compatible micro SD cards and mini USB for convenient data transfer.

Nokia N95 is based on the S60 software on Symbian OS, enabling you to personalize your device from a wide choice of compatible applications that can be downloaded, including games, navigation, entertainment, productivity and creativity. The Nokia N95 comes out of the box ready to create, connect, consume and interact with some of the internet's most popular services. Use Yahoo! Search to search for and find most anything on the web, scroll though a book with Amazon's MobiPocket Reader or snap a photo and send it directly to your Flickr site. So....Nothing to ask more! It's already complete!!! Isn't it?

Let's Twist Again

When Nokia N-Series comes out the market, the Nokia N70 has been one of Nokia's best - selling handsets to date. We wouldn't hesitate recommending it to anyone. Then Nokia N73 takes the N70 further--trumping the latter with a 3.2 megapixel camera, QVGA display and mini SD card support.

Then Nokia's got us dancing to a familiar tune by releasing Nokia N90 and N93. If you have resisted the urge to buy a Nokia N90 and N93...........Well..........once again test your resolve with the 3G-enabled Nokia N93i.

It is an enhanced version of Nokia N93. Nokia called it a very slim and stylish digital camcorder and a multimedia computer in one. This mobile computer (as Nokia likes to call the latest round of N-Series devices), combines a 3.2 megapixel camera with 3x Carl Zeiss optical zoom, giving it unprecedented photo and dvd - like quality video capture, 16 million colors and wide 160 degree viewing screen, create slideshows from your favorite pictures, record up to 90 minutes of video with expandable memory up to 2GB, edit your videos with the adobe premiere elements, upload and share your pictures and videos with mobile blogging, play your music and movies wirelessly on compatible electronic devices, organizer with PC synchronization, office applications, email, speaker phone and internet access! Huh!!! It's really loaded! Could this be your next handset, errrrr mobile computer?

DVD Portable Player

There's a lot of dvd portable player that comes out in different appliances store, but the Panasonic DVD-LX8 Portable Player leaves a good impression on my mind. Coz this dvd has multiple display angles for comfortable viewing. The large, bright, built-in 9" diagonal widescreen display on this portable dvd player pivots to different viewing angles so you can adjust its position for optimum comfort and image quality.

Its slim profile and light weight makes this portable dvd player, easy to carry around. It will fit right also in with whatever hi-tech gear you're toting around. You can watch the whole movie and not just part of it, thanks to the extended battery life in this portable dvd player----up to 2.5 hours with the built-in rechargeable battery. For those really long car rides and flights, add an optional external battery pack and extend your viewing time even further.

If you're not in the mood for a movie, give your eyes a rest and try some tunes instead. This portable player not only handles movies, but lots of the most popular audio formats including MP3's, CD's, CD-R/RW discs, WMA and DVD-Audio Discs. So, what are you waiting for? Grab one!!!

Samsung's Homepad Internet Refrigerator

Do you use the front door panel of the refrigerator in your kitchen to hang your children's work of art? or a family member photo? or a message board to remind family members of important notes?

Believe it or not, you can do all this and more with Samsung's Homepad Internet Refrigerator. Yap!! It does much more than keep food cold.

First and foremost, the Homepad is a fridge, but take note....... a very high-tech one! On the freezer door, there are lights.......lots of lights.....and buttons. Among other things, the lights and buttons tell you the exact temperature inside the fridge and freezer (both are adjustable). Whether you have selected crushed or cubed ice, and when it's time to change the water filter.

Theres even a child lock in case the kids want to do something crazy, like change the temperature.

And good feature too is the drawer inside the fridge, which can have it's temperature set independently. It's great for thawing steaks, or using a feature called power cool, which can chill beverages in a hurry.

If LG had a TV-Ref, this time Samsung have a refrigerator with a unique 10.4-inch LCD screen on the front of the unit. That is detachable because it is wireless, so family members can gather together in the kitchen to watch television. Even more uniquely, by using external inputs on the fridge, you can hook up a DVD player or VCR and watch your favorite movies. The Homepad Internet Refrigerator is also internet accessible, so you can check your email, surf the net, download recipes or conduct e-commerce, all while cooking a gourmet meal. The LCD panel can be used up to about 90 feet from the fridge, operating on a Lithium-ion battery for approximately 90 minutes and recharging when placed back in the door of the fridge.

How many families out there have magnets holding photos on their fridge? The digital photo album on the Homepad Internet Refrigerator can store and display your favorite images. There is even a screen saver feature, allowing the LCD to cycle images like a digital picture frame.

Need to leave an important messages? Use the memo feature on the fridge to leave text, voice or even video communiques. A schedule manager has an alarm setting for important reminders.

Homepad Internet Refrigerator is an all-in-one dream come true for any home where the kitchen is a centerof family activity!!

Steam Come True

This latest LG's Direct Drive washing machine is the world's first to clean your clothes with steam technology. It uses 21% less energy and up to 35% less water than rivals, plus its 20- minutes steam program. This LG is completely silent as it doesn't have belt to power the drum. Hence, Direct Drive.

Features include LED Display, load sensor system, steam refresh, door lock indication, error message indication, alarm, running time and start - pause indicator. Maximum washing capacity is 8 kg. Available in pearl white, black, cherry, rose, blue and in four limited edition design.

LG Announces Refrigerator with Built - In TV

Enjoying full video and audio entertainment in the dining or kitchen area is a dream come true with the new stylish LG side by side titanium series TV Ref. Now equipped with a fully remote control system , allowing a wide 120-degree viewing angle that practically gives easy viewing from any area in the dining room or kitchen. The 13-inch remote - controlled LCD-TV monitor provides vivid, broadcast-quality entertainment from local TV, cable and DVD's.

The multifunctional digital appliance from LG showcases both the superior benefits of a cutting edge refrigerator with a special antibacterial feature called the "Biosilver" and "Bioshield" which prevent molds, fungi and bacteria to grow inside the ref for a healthy lifestyle.

Through the Ice Beam Door cooling the TV Ref's large cooling compartments can achieve much greater cooling capacity by using only one evaporator. It can accommodate practically everything----from meats to vegetables, snacks, desserts and even left-over food.

So enjoy TV Broadcast while enjoying your cold drink from your refrigerator. With the new LG TV Ref, the next to expect technology is now.....Possible!!!

Casio Tough Solar

Last week, my husband is planning to buy a sports watch that he can use on his mountain climbing. Of course, we have to check first what will be good for him and will fit on his character. And this Casio Tough Solar focus our attention. Tough solar watch is the most advanced solar-powered watch system to date. Outpacing conventional solar watch systems, which merely keep time without battery change, the new Tough Solar maintains a charge even the wearer makes frequent use of high-load functions. And you never have to replace batteries too!

Tough Solar watches are capable of turning on the high-load EL backlight automatically, operate high-load sensors and can even reduce power consumption by judging illumination levels automatically and turning the EL backlight on in low light and off when lighting conditions improve. Battery level indicators permit monitoring of charge situation.

This is made possible by a newly developed SOI (silicon-on-insulator) technology. SOI refers to the fabrication of a transistor on a silicon layer created by the formation of thin oxidized film. This has made transmission of a high-speed electric current possible with a tiny electrical charge.

Tough Solar recharges itself continually by converting light into energy. Since they can be worn anyplace in the world where light falls, Tough solar watches meet a wide range of demands from users such as dedicated athletes who make repeated use of the lap time function and mountain climbers who rely on sensors to monitor nature's changes. Such as digital compass, altimeter (up to 10,000 meters), cumulative total ascent memory, barometer, thermometer and a duplex LCD. While Sea-Pathfinder model features tide, graph and moon data as well as a yacht race timer.

And as a matter of fact, while im typing now, i received calls from my husband saying that he already bought that Casio Tough Solar (Protrek)! And he will use it on their next mountain climbing together with his brother! It's Cool!!!

Better Than Film

Digital photography is better than film. There, we said it. You want proof?

There's a lot of a very scary, very expensive selection of professional digital cameras. Unfortunately, it costs as much as a car. Cameras like these are already in use by the majority of sports, news and paparazzi photographers. They have been for a couple of years, despite the fact that the image quality is only now starting to rival 35mm film.

"It's all about speed", says some professional photographer. With a film camera you have to shoot off a whole roll of film, find a lab and get it developed before you know whether you have got anything. That can take hours and is an expensive endeavour. With digital, you know immediately if the exposure and framing is right. If it is, you can download your images straight to a laptop and send them to the picture desk with in seconds.

Developments in the last year -- such as Nikon D40 digital SLR ( single lens reflex) - have meant that digital camera is arriving even in areas where quality is more important than speed, such as portrait studios. Photographers are able to show the client an immediate preview, and retouch with them. Coz Nikon D40 is highly versatile in camera editing features, include nikon D-lighting, red-eye correction, image trimming, image overlay, mono chrome along with skylight, warm tone and color balance filter effects. And these features provide greater creative freedom without the need for a computer, for those who prefer to send pictures directly to a printer.

As a matter of fact, Nikon D40 is my husband's favorite camera. His job is not a photographer. But his hobby is taking a good view while he is on top of a mountain. And Nikon D40 makes it easy. Coz of its..... Easy operation - intuitive controls makes the D40 point- and - shot simple, enabling even first time SLR users to capture beautiful memories perfectly.
Fast start-up combined with super-fast shutter - response and rapid - action shooting at up to 2.5 frames per second, makes it easy to freeze special moments instantly. Like capturing high-quality action sequences of our kids in sporting activities such as soccer, baseball and even on sliding on a pool.

Extra ordinary Nikon image quality - The D40's high-resolution image quality is made possible by Nikon's high-performance 6.1 megapixel Nikon Dx format CCD imaging sensor delivers vivid color and sharp details, great for making beautifully detailed enlargements of 16 x 20 inches and beyond!

Digital Imaging

Capture the most beautiful moments in life forever......!!!!

Ask someone what sort of camera they own, and 9 times out of 10 they will name a digital camera. That's not surprising as they aren't only simple to use and cater to the beginner, they come in many shapes and sizes to suit many people. Someone who's using a digital camera for the first time can pick it up and take his/her first shot with nothing more than a press of the button. Simple? You bet, but you can do more with your digital camera. Like my digital camera.....it is Sanyo Xacti VPC-C6! Here's how....

Yap!!! It is able to connect to a TV, VCR, PC or DVD recorder. It means you can easily play back recorded images and stills on a large screen, or make back-up copies of your recorded content while you're playing it back. After playing the Xacti C6 in the docking station, you can save recorded video clips and still images onto your computer's hard disk, where they can be edited freely.

And not only my Xacti C6 is ultra thin - it's also ergonomically designed. The hand - grip and lenses are angled to enable a natural shooting style. It also comes in a variety of attractive colors (mine is a red one!). It has a shape and size you can carry around with you everyday, anywhere......just like a tasteful fashion item!

Image is Everything

Digital photography isn't just cheap and convenient - it opens up a whole new realm of communication. It is clear that photography is currently going through its more radical change since its birth. Although the invention of 35mm film made cameras lighter and cheaper, the convulated process of getting prints is still expensive, time consuming and, for all but the most hardened enthusiast, a mystery. Digital technology has removed the dark arts of the darkroom - and turned photography into an incredibly powerful way to converse and exchange ideas.

Before the invention of the digital camera, you couldn't see the face of your new nephew within seconds of his birth. You couldn't tease your colleagues with shots of cocktail - fuelled holiday antics. And you certainly couldn't 'impress' girls with late-night shots of the contents of your trousers. A picture really is worth a thousand words, even if many of them are expletives.....

THE LOWDOWN:

Like film cameras, digicams work by focusing the light from a lens onto a surface - but rather than light - sensitive chemicals on film, which can be used only once, digital cameras use an image sensor chip that turns light into electrical signals.

CCD - Charge-Coupled Device. The most common type of image sensor.

CMOS - Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor. Less common sensor.

Megapixel - A digital image is divided into pixels. The more pixels, the better the picture - so cameras are rated by millions of pixels, or megapixels.

Sharing your Photos

So you've pulled your digital photos off your camera and onto your PC. You've carefully edited out your spots, ex-girlfriends or ex-boyfriends and fashion mistakes. Now what are you going to do.....stick on that way and cry as you watch your life in freeze-frame? Wipe away those tears; digital photography is instant, and that means photos aren't just about memories anymore. They're about the here and now.

A digital photograph isn't tied to it's physical media like a print.....it's just a bundle of data that resides on your camera's memory card or hard drive, which means you can do an incredible amount with it. The easiest was to share pictures is to sit friends in front of your PC-software such as Photoshop Album on the PC or iPhoto on the Mac will allow you to create slide shows with music. But your TV screen is likely to be bigger than your monitor, and it's a more natural place to share photos. Many digicams now come with a video out socket to allow you to connect them direct to a television, and products such as SanDisk's Digital Photo Viewer allow you to view your images directly from a memory card.

But it's the internet that has really changed the way you can share pictures. It's simple to send emails or instant messages with photo attachments, but some websites such as Kodak Easy Share Gallery offer more even more - including the ability to order prints of other people's pictures. Which means you don't have to pay for duplicates. Isn't sharing great?


THE BEST PHOTO SITE ON THE WEB:

Kodak Easy Share Gallery - (http://www.kodakgallery.com/) creating a website requires money and effort. So you're better off relying on a service like Kodakgallery.....just upload your pictures to the free galleries, invite your friends to view them and order prints to be delivered by post. Or t-shirts, mugshot mugs, stickers, etc.,etc.! And if you get in a retro mood, you can even post your rolls of film for Kodakgallery to develop, scan and upload!




Shutterfly - (http://www.shutterfly.com/) similar to KodakGallery, Shutterfly makes it easy to post and share photos for free, offers simple photo editing tools, and sells printing services you can use to create a variety of gift items and prints. Shutterfly has an intuitive interface, and their specialized printing options enable you to turn your pictures into greeting cards, bound photo albums, personalized calendars, coffee mugs, t-shirts, or tote bags.


Flickr - (http://www.flickr.com/) Flickr is one of the most sophisticated online photo sites, offering a wide range of services, including the ability to manage lots and lots of pictures in multiple personal albums. You also get more advanced options for adding captions and other text to your online album.
On your blog, you may appreciate Flickr's features that make it easy to add photos to a blog or online journal. You can even search through photos from other Flickr users and add their photos to your albums. (Sharing is optional; you can keep your own albums private or make any or all of your images viewable by anyone who uses the site.)

Tune In by iPod

HEAR SOMETHING MORE than music in your iPod, a sleek and slim gadget almost the size of a cigarette pack that cannot only store 10,000 songs, all important data files and memorable photographs, but also radio shows.

Yes! the iPod is now becoming a home to the endless chatter of people who simply want to share mundane stories with others who might care to listen. Known as iPodcasting, or simply podcasting, it is a form of mass communication where ordinary people broadcast and share information via the internet. Podcasts are not restricted to any genre. Talk about anything under the sun: news, movies, opinions, daily lives and personal experiences. There's absolutely no limit and everyone is free to air their own shows.

iPodcasting is clearly a blend of iPod and broadcasting, though it is not exclusive to iPods. A podcast is in MP3 format ( a standard used specially for digitally transmitting music over the internet) and the audio player has to be MP3-compatible. To listen to the podcasts, the information is first downloaded from a source on the web and is then stored in one's computer. So far, the ipod has been the preferred device of podcast subscribers.

Apart from listening to opinion interchanges, iPod users can also subscribe to a service that makes sure they get their favorite programs regularly. These are downloaded automatically to the computer on a designated time. For instance, you want to know the latest update on the heated game of your favorite basketball team, but you're already running late for a client meeting. You may therefore subscribe online to a podcast, after which the information is automatically fed to your computer, and from there you can just simply transfer it to your iPod. But make sure you have enough disk space because a 30-minutes feed can take up about 20 megabytes ( i.e., a unit of computer memory or data storage capacity).

So what propels the growing support for podcasting? First is clearly convenience. One is no longer glued to the computer while waiting for the transfer of files to be completed. Second is mobility. Listen to the latest broadcasts anywhere and anytime you please. Lastly, the popularity of podcasting has been attributed to the so-called "blogging" phenomenon, where individuals post their journals on the internet.

So the next time you see people with those white wires hanging out from their ears, don't automatically assume that they are merely listening to their favorite songs. They could be tuned in to world events or sport issues broadcasted by BBC radio, or even blogs posted on the internet. And it might be your very own blogs.