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- iPhone vs. Android development: Day 4
- It's day 4 of a 5-day course on iPhone programming. As before I'll be sharing my observations from the classroom on how development on the iPhone compares to Android development. The class is presented by Joe Conway from Big Nerd Ranch. [Read: Day 1, Day 2, Day...
- Tags: Apple iPhone, Animation, Camera, View, View Transitions, Core Graphics, Android API, Ed Burnette
- Blog posts 2008-11-20
- A 1.4-gigapixel camera to detect asteroids
- MIT engineers have developed silicon chips that will be at the heart of a telescope installed on Haleakala mountain, Maui, Hawaii, which will begin operation next month. The system, called Pan-STARRS for Panoramic Survey Telescope and Rapid Response System, is being developed at the University of Hawaii's Institute for Astronomy....
- Tags: Asteroid, Camera, Digital Cameras, Digital Photography, Semiconductors, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Hardware, Roland Piquepaille, Earth, Pixel, Massachusetts Institute Of Technology, Image, Chip, Pan-STARRS
- Blog posts 2008-11-20
- Holiday Gift Guide 2008: Free cell phones
- The holiday shopping season is upon us and with people's concerns about the economy spending will most likely be down and buyers will be looking for deals for gifts. In this first holiday shopping guide, I'll collect and present you with informaton for the best free cellphones on the market...
- Tags: Phone, Holiday, Cell Phone, Cellular Phones, Wi-Fi, Wireless, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Matthew Miller, Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., Radio, MicroSD, microSD Card, Sprint Communications, Camera, LG CU515, Bluetooth, Telecom & Utilities
- Blog posts 2008-11-19
- Holiday Gift Guide 2008: The best entry-level digital SLRs
- With prices on digital SLRs continuing to erode, it's getting easier and easier to make the jump from compact point-and-shoot cameras to dSLRs. If your favorite snapshooter is ready to move up in the world, check out this list of my favorite entry-level dSLRs. by Janice Chen
- Tags: DSLR, SLR, Janice Chen, Nikon Corp., Sony Corp., Olympus Corp., Camera, Canon Inc., LiveView
- Blog posts 2008-11-19
- T-Mobile announces the cameo wireless photo frame to display camera phone images
- Do you have a camera-enabled phone, but don't know what to do with all of those captured images? Would you like to share those images with family and friends? Well, T-Mobile and Parrot have come together to launch the T-Mobile cameo, a MMS photo frame, that allows anyone to send...
- Tags: Phone, Camera Phone, T-Mobile, Photograph, Image, Camera, Wireless, Camera Phones, Cellular Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Matthew Miller
- Blog posts 2008-11-19
- Fujifilm resurrects the "Polaroid" and announces Instax 200 instant film camera
- For those who were sad to see Polaroid discontinue its instant film production, you don't have to wait for the Tomy Xiao to make it to the U.S. or make do with the Polaroid PoGo printer. Fujifilm announced today that it will be releasing its Instax 200 instant film camera...
- Tags: Polaroid, Camera, Fujifilm, Printers, Hardware, Peripherals, Janice Chen
- Blog posts 2008-11-14
- AT&T Fuze is now available for $299.99
- I have used the HTC Touch Diamond for several months and the display is absolutely fantastic. Today, the HTC Fuze from AT&T is available today for US$299.99 after US$50 mail-in rebate and 2-year contract. The no commitment price is US$499.99, which actually is a very reasonable for a device with...
- Tags: High Tech Computer Corp., AT&T Corp., AT&T Fuze, Matthew Miller, Sprint Communications, Camera, Keyboards, Hardware, Peripherals
- Blog posts 2008-11-11
- New Olympus E-30 digital SLR camera announced
- The Olympus digital SLR lineup has been missing a midrange offering to suit folks who want a bit more camera than the $649.99 (with 14-42mm kit lens) E-520 and don't need the pro-level features of the $1,699 (body-only) E-3. The newly announced Olympus E-30 drops right...
- Tags: Olympus Corp., SLR, Camera, Janice Chen
- Blog posts 2008-11-05
- Motorola Rapture VU30 (Verizon Wireless)
- Photo gallery:Motorola Rapture VU30The Motorola Rapture VU30 for Verizon Wireless is the shinier sibling to the Motorola VU204 that we reviewed a week ago. Not only is it shinier on the outside, but it also offers more on the inside, including 3G and a 2-megapixel camera. As for performance, call...
- Tags: Verizon Wireless, Rapture VU30, Motorola Inc., camera
- Product reviews 2008-11-03
- Motorola ZN5
- Photo gallery:Motorola ZN5Ever since the ZN5 was announced in June and then cleared the FCC the next month, we've been waiting with bated breath to get our hands on the fancy camera phone. Monday, November 3, it finally lands at T-Mobile. Designed in partnership with Kodak (yes, that Kodak),...
- Tags: Telecom & Utilities, Motorola Inc., Camera option, text size, display, Motorola ZN5, phone, keypad, camera
- Product reviews 2008-11-03
- Motorola MOTOZINE Z5 comes to T-Mobile with 5 megapixel camera and WiFi
- T-Mobile USA has a nice selection of cellphones for customers and even the T-Mobile G1 and BlackBerry Flip have been dominating the smartphone news from T-Mobile there are also capable feature phones being released. The latest mobile phone announced by T-Mobile USA is the MOTOZINE ZN5 that will be available...
- Tags: T-Mobile, Camera, Motorola Inc., ZN5, Smart Phones, Wireless LANs, Cellular Phones, Telecom & Utilities, Handhelds, Wi-Fi, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Wireless, Hardware, Matthew Miller, Phone
- Blog posts 2008-11-02
- Sony C902 - red (unlocked)
- Photo gallery:Sony Ericsson C902Sony Ericsson has never been one to shy away from the high-powered camera phone. Its Cyber-shot series, which includes the Sony Ericsson K850i that we reviewed earlier this year, offers a solid set of handsets that exceed both at taking pictures and making calls. At the GSMA...
- Tags: Camera phones, Telecom & Utilities, display, Sony Corp., keypad button, Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications, phone, Sony C902, Sony Ericsson C902, camera
- Product reviews 2008-10-30
- Election Day - on YouTube
- From CNN and BBC to millions of cellphone cameras, people will be recording and documenting this Election Day in an unprecedented fashion. Expect Nov. 4, 2008 to be available online for a long time to come. by Richard Koman
- Tags: YouTube Inc., Election Day, Richard Koman, Video, Camera, Corporate Communications, Marketing
- Blog posts 2008-10-27
- The best way to download photos from your digital camera to computer
- The best way to download photos from your digital camera to computerAll our cameras use the same cable......and all of them look like a flash drive when plugged in, even the five year old one. That one cable sits by the computer ready for use at all times. ...
- Tags: Network technology, digital camera, computer, camera, cable, card reader, photograph
- Discussion threads 2008-10-24
- The best way to download photos from your digital camera to computer
- With multiple generations of digital cameras in use in my household, memory card readers are our method of choice for downloading photos. I find it much easier to pop the memory card out of a camera and into a card reader than keeping track of all those camera cables....
- Tags: Memory Card, Digital Camera, Photograph, Camera, Computer, Memory, Flash Memory, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components, Janice Chen, Card, SanDisk Corp., SD Card
- Blog posts 2008-10-24
- How many megapixels do most people buy? More than you think.
- How many megapixels do most people buy? More than you think.How can you make this analysis and...Leave out the data on what is actually being sold? People aren't just buying megapixels, they look at brand, price range, and some even read reviews. I have a 7+ MP Cannon...
- Tags: Megapixels 3-5, Megapixel, megapixel, camera
- Discussion threads 2008-10-21
- How many megapixels do most people buy? More than you think.
- The PMA is reporting that almost 80 percent of digital cameras sold in the U.S. in August 2008 were 8-megapixel or higher resolution models, with a whopping 27 percent of them 10 megapixels and more. If that doesn't sound surprising, compare it to the numbers from a year ago... by...
- Tags: Digital Camera, PMA, Digital Cameras, Digital Photography, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Janice Chen, Camera
- Blog posts 2008-10-21
- Pro Digital Cameras Screensaver (exe)
- Professional SLR Digital Camera Screensaver, great images of cameras and lenses for the photo enthusiast. Showcasing digital SLR cameras from multiple brands and with a variety of lenses. There are a couple of artistic shots of some very cool stand alone lenses as well. This version is the first release...
- Tags: SLR, Photograph, Camera, Pro SLR Digital Cameras Screen Saver
- Software downloads 2008-10-21
- Panasonic announces pricing for Lumix DMC-G1 compact interchangable-lens camera
- Panasonic announces pricing for Lumix DMC-G1 compact interchangable-lens cameraToo expensive.This is as expensive as some of the low end "proper" SLR's from canon and nikon, with bigger sensors and pretty amazing high ISO low noise performance. Dunno how many they expect to sell.
- Tags: Pricing, Marketing research, Lumix DMC-G1, Panasonic, camera, pricing strategy
- Discussion threads 2008-10-20
- All new HD camcorders use USB? Really?
- All new HD camcorders use USB? Really?So what?Get a MacBook Pro which still has Firewire. If you can't afford it, get a PC.Sure. $700 for a FireWire port. Why not!Everyone can afford that pittance these days.The Macbook isn't a Pro machine...Peter shot down his own point. I quote:"...pro...
- Tags: Notebooks, FireWire, Apple MacBook, Firewire port, USB, camcorder
- Discussion threads 2008-10-17
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