Kodak’s Zi8: a first look at a sub-US$180 HD camera which may leave you speechless

Kodak's Zi8: a first look at a sub-US$180 HD camera which may leave you speechless 1

Ever since I first saw Kodak’s announcement about the new Zi8 HD camera, I was intrigued. Yes, this camera costs less than US$180. I mentioned it to my friend Jorge González of Acquest Multimedia here in Miami, and to make a long story short, he bought one as soon as they began shipping. Jorge doesn’t […]

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Pioneer BDR-205 12x Blu-Ray Burner is shipping

http://www.videoguys.com/Images/ItemPropertyImages/540.jpg Pioneer introduces the world’s first 12x BD-R/BD-R DL optical drive. The BDR-205 Internal Blu-ray Disc/DVD/CD Writer is the next generation Blu-ray Disc Writer from Pioneer. This revolutionary product will write up to 12x on BD-R (25Gbytes) and BD-R DL (50Gbytes) media. It allows users to author high-definition Blu-ray Disc content while also delivering the […]

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Forecast for Microsoft: Partly Cloudy

Microsoft’s Future, Beyond Windows 7 and the PC – NYTimes.com. Snip: In a play for its piece of the cloud, Microsoft plans to release a software platform,Windows Azure, next month that represents its bid to lure businesses with online services. While late to cloud computing in spots and a lackluster participant in the mobile market, […]

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Implementing a CMS, Are We on the Same Page?

#ARMA09: Implementing a CMS, Are We on the Same Page?. It’s a really good question. When you have so many different departments involved in setting system requirements, how easy is it to make sure everyone comes out with the same understanding of what the system should actually do? All too often, team members from IT, […]

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Semantics (and Metadata) at the New York Times

Semantics (and Metadata) at the New York Times End of Business as Usual – Glenn’s External blog. Yet another great presentation from the SemTech 2009 conference this past June in San Jose. This presentation is onSemantics at the New York Times. KEYNOTE: Semantics at The New York Times from Semantic Universe on Vimeo. Here is […]

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Hammering down data storage using nails

Hammering down data storage using nails How IT Works. If the only tool you have is a hammer, you tend to see every problem as a nail.Abraham Maslow I will let you all in on a secret. I started researching data storage with the aim of providing an overview of data storage but the more […]

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ContourHD Helmet Cam

As a photographer, motion photography interests and fascinates me as a medium as much as still photography. Small, easily mounted cameras make camera-mounted images so much easier. I’ve worked with V.I.O.’s POV cameras for a couple of Car and Driver videos, and I’d recently used a GoPro Hero Wide camera for some bicycle-mount shots. I’d […]

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Waving, not drowning in exponential times. It’s time for DAM standards.

No, this is not another fanboy posting about Googlewave, although I am a fan and can see the massive potential of this new tool to become a disruptive force in personal asset management, there’s a long way to go, but the kernel of change has once again been set by THEtech media company. 😉 No, […]

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Audio options for hybrid cameras: a study by P3Pictures

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Jon Fairhurst of P3Pictures has done quite a study on audio options for hybrid cameras. Although P3Pictures uses a Canon 5D Mark II for its testing, at least some of their conclusions could apply to other hybrid cameras, including the Canon 7D, Panasonic Lumix GH1, and others yet to be released. P3Pictures’ goal with these […]

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Project Icarus: Near-Space Photography for Under $150

For those who have made the move to digital cameras, an inevitable consequence of the relentless march of technology is that we end up with cameras that are “obsolete” (because the new model has more pixels, less compression, video capabilities, etc.). So what do we do with those old cameras? How about using them to […]

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