Cameras and Photo

Review: Veho Muvi X-Lapse

British electronics & accessories maker, Veho, has a neat gadget called the Muvi X-Lapse that allows you to take panoramic time-lapse photos. I had a chance to test one out courtesy of accessories seller, MobileFun. The X-Lapse itself is a fairly small, circular gadget that you can hold easily in one hand. By holding, the [...]

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DIY Webcam Surveillance Systems – Some of the Best Downloadable Software

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Have you ever wanted to catch that person you suspect is snooping around your office? Peek in on the cleaning lady while you’re away? Or check up on the kids while at work or out for the night? There are many options available to choose from when selecting a video surveillance system. Professional surveillance systems [...]

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Review: Smarthome Wireless Security IP Camera

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I recently tested out Smarthome’s Wireless Security IP Camera. This compact video camera can be set on a table or shelf or even mounted to a wall and controlled from your web browser or an INSTEON smartphone app. Installation didn’t take more than 30 minutes, but could have been quicker if it did a better [...]

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3 Ways to Use Your Smartphone’s Camera When Traveling

A bunch of smartphones!

Many people leave their gorgeous smartphones at home when heading to other countries and/or take cheap phones so that they don’t risk losing them. But have you thought about how your smartphone, especially its camera, could help you out when you travel? Here’s how and when your phone’s camera (especially if it’s a good 8 [...]

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Review: Samsung indestructible microSDHC memory cards

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Now that memory cards are no longer the tiny, pricey luxury enjoyed by the few, manufacturers are looking for new ways to differentiate themselves from the rest of the pack. Samsung thinks it has found a way – create SD-type cards that are supposedly waterproof, shock and shatterproof and magnetic proof. I took an 8GB [...]

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Deal of the Week: HP’s New TouchPad, Lenovo 14-inch Gaming Laptop, Monitors & Apps for Cheap

HP Touchpad tablet

It’s summer 2011 and the battle for the king of tablets just got even more heated.  As announced back in February, HP has released their webOS based TouchPad tablet, bringing the popular underdog mobile OS platform to the tablet world.  This is great news for Pre and webOS fans everywhere as the platform gets a shot at making [...]

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PhotoCollect Offers Free Collection and Sharing of Photos From Multiple People

PhotoCollect - Free Web-based photo sharing and collection

Despite what seems like a glut of photo sharing services on the Web, there’s still room for one more. Recently, we featured Yogile whose slant is to gather photos from multiple people from an event in one spot. PhotoCollect is a similar idea. PhotoCollect offers the ability to invite your friends via Facebook or e-mail, [...]

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Review: Canon EOS 60D Digital SLR Camera

Canon EOS 60D 18 MP CMOS Digital SLR Camera with 3.0-Inch LCD

Released in August 2010, the Canon 60D digital SLR camera became an immediate favorite among both entry-level and advanced photographers. Both in design and features, it is definitely a step up from the 50D. I was able to test this camera and overall, I was very impressed with both its performance and its feel. Let’s [...]

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Samsung Digital Camera Can Be Controlled With Android App

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The Samsung SH100 is a pretty standard, but quality, Wi-Fi digital camera. It packs an impressive 14.2MP, has 5x optical zoom and takes MicroSD and SDHC cards. But it’s also got a hidden secret. Download the associated Android app for your smartphone and you can control the camera over WiFi using your phone, take photos [...]

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Yogile – Photo Sharing Site with a Group Focus

Yogile

Yogile makes itself out to be a group photo sharing site the likes of which we haven’t seen before – it offers simplicity that can’t be achieved elsewhere. The feature that sells it for me is that anyone is able to submit photos to your account by email – unlike Flickr where every single photo [...]

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