Posted on May 3rd, 2013 by Bob and Joy Schwabach
A reader tells us he bought a new Nikon Coolpix S9500 camera for $345. He asked the salesman “What’s that number in the lower left corner?” It was his elevation above sea level. The salesman then raised the camera over his head and the elevation number went up. “What’s that red arrow?” That’s the compass needle pointing north, he was told. It works with the GPS function. “Why does the number 180 come up when I press a button?” Because you selected panoramic view. When you press start, and begin to turn, it shuts off when you’ve done a half turn. It can also do a 360 or a floor to ceiling shot.
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Posted on June 11th, 2012 by Bob and Joy Schwabach
“Aquabotix HyrdoView” is a small $4,000 remote-controlled underwater camera that beams a live view back to your iPad or smart phone. You also control it with that iPad or phone.
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Posted on January 18th, 2012 by Bob and Joy Schwabach
Joy’s sister holds up her iPad to take pictures, which is kind of awkward. A new $60 seven megapixel “Disney iPad Camera,” plugs into the Apple iPad, which then collects the photos.
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Posted on January 6th, 2012 by Bob and Joy Schwabach
We’re waiting to buy this one: Printbrush is a $200 device that you can use to take a picture of anything and then use the same device to print it on paper, wood or fabric. In short, snap and then rub one side of the book-sized device onto a surface and it prints. Go to their we
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Posted on April 28th, 2011 by Bob and Joy Schwabach
A recent press release drew a lot of attention from some people when it claimed a new cartridge let old cameras take digital pictures. You just put the cartridge into the compartment where you would normally put a roll of film, the release claimed, and the camera would be able to take digital pictures.
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Posted on April 27th, 2011 by Bob and Joy Schwabach
Cisco has killed the Flip, the first of the cheap and super-easy to use video cameras. They bought it from the original maker for $590 million in 2009 and are now chucking it over the fence.
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Posted on March 26th, 2011 by Bob and Joy Schwabach
If you’re a budding entrepreneur living outside the U.S., you might get a “startup visa” under a law proposed by Senators Richard Lugar and John Kerry.
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Posted on January 24th, 2011 by Bob and Joy Schwabach
The Motorola Xoom will be out February 17, 2011. The Tryx camera is coming soon from Casio.
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Posted on January 9th, 2011 by Bob and Joy Schwabach
About 50 iPad rivals were on display at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. The 10.1-inch Motorola Xoom tablet got CNET’s “Best of Show” because of its fast dual-core processor, compatibility with the fastest 4G cellular network, its front-and-back facing cameras for video chatting, and its HDMI-out port, for connecting the tablet to a big-screen TV. The latest tablets from Acer will come in three sizes:4.8-inch, 7.1-inch and 10.1. All will use Honeycomb, the latest version of Android. CES also displayed a lot of cameras, from the Polaroid sunglasses with built-in camera worn by Lady Gaga at the show to video cameras contained in goggles. We liked the Casio Tryx. It has a handle that can double as a tripod or [...]
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Posted on October 6th, 2010 by Bob and Joy Schwabach
The 1080p LifeCam Studio webcam has a wide-angle lens for group teleconferencing.
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