- With the holidays looming large, many of us are starting to plan out our gift buying lists. If you have tech gear on yours, you might want to try out this new search engine for gadgets. It's called Retrevo and it's not like any search engine you have used before. With a user interface unlike any you've seen before, you are sure to plow your way through the hipe and advertisements to find just what you want, and where to get it. For a full review of the site, check out this story over at VentureBeat. To dive head long in to shopping nirvana, head right on over to Retrevo.
- JSOnline has an incredible time-lapse video of the Packers - Vikings game that was made entirely from still images captured by a Canon EOS Mark II camera. The entire process captured 1,194 images and was compressed down to two minutes. It's definitely worth a look. Check out the video and the technical specs here.
- eStarling has released a WiFi digital picture frame that has its own email address. This new model comes in a black or white finish, with an 8-inch frame that offers the highest resolution screen available at 800 by 600 pixels, and has an on-board Flash memory of 128M and is compatible with Windows 2000/XP/Vista & Mac OS X. Just use the individualized email address and your family and friends can enjoy your pictures on their frames. The retail price for the 8-inch black photo frame model is $269. A 7-inch model is also available. The frames are available from Amazon.com.
- Camera manufacturers are zooming in on mid- to top-range digital single-lens reflex models for the year-end shopping season. Industry officials expect baby boomers, who began reaching retirement age this year, to take up photography as a serious pastime. Advanced models carry fatter profit margins than entry-level products, which have led to the expansion of the digital SLR camera market. Targeted primarily at experienced amateurs, the cameras offer a resolution of more than 10 megapixels and typically sell for between $900 and $1,800. Nikon Corp. will roll out the D300 high-end model on Nov. 23 at about $2,072. It boasts a resolution of 12.3 megapixels, comparable to that of professional-use models. The camera can shoot up to eight frames per second and capture 100 sequential images thanks to a new image-processing system. In the first six months of 2007, Nikon beat archrival Canon Inc. and grabbed the largest share of the nation's digital SLR camera market for the first time ever. The company's strong showing was led by the D40, a small, lightweight model designed for first-time users, introduced in December. With the November release of the D300 and the D3, a professional-use model, Nikon aims to raise its global market share to 40 percent in fiscal 2009, up from 35 percent in 2006. (Read the rest of the story here)
- In the race to buy the latest and greatest in DSLRs, one big factor always seems to get left out of the discussion. What about the lenses? One of the primary purposes in purchasing a DSLR is to get the advantage of not being a slave to just one lens and yet this important factor always seems to be an afterthought in making a camera purchase. To make sure you are getting the lens you need, check out this article from Wired magazine.
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