imaginginfo.com: Nikon has officially launched the FX-format D700 Digital SLR for the photography enthusiast and professional. This 12.1 megapixel, FX-format D-SLR delivers all of the high image quality, unparalleled low-light performance, and speed of the Nikon D3 in a smaller, lighter camera body, including Live View, automatic sensor cleaning, Active D-Lighting, weather sealing against dirt and moisture and the 51 point AF system. Available in late July, estimated selling price will be $2999.95.
Smile! It makes them wonder what you're up to.
@ Jun 10 2k8: Apple Worldwide Developers Conference 2008
At Moscone West in downtown San Francisco, developers and IT professionals from around the globe came together for the Apple Worldwide Developers Conference. Announced: Snow Leopard Mac OS X 10.6, iPhone 2.0 early next month with App Store, mobileME replaces .mac, iPhone 3G which is thinner at the edges, has a full plastic back, solid metal buttons, 3.5-inch display, camera, flush headphone jack, improved audio, and GPS! The 8GB model is going to be $199, 16GB will be $299! Watch the WWDC 2008 Keynote Address. Activation ONLY at Apple and AT&T stores.
washingtonpost.com: Samsung Electronics is the first hard drive manufacturer to ship a 500GB 2.5-inch drive. Samsung announced the SpinPoint M6 early this year, but Hitachi was the first company to announce a 500GB 2.5-inch hard drive, before the start of the 2008 International Consumer Electronics Show. Fujitsu also recently announced its intention to offer a 500GB drive.
@ Feb 22 2k8: Ferrari Nano Racers
technabob.com: Live vicariously through these miniature motorized Ferarris! These officially-licensed RealDrive Nano mini racers include Testarossa, F430, 512BB and Enzo models. At 1/58th scale, these Ferraris measure just about 3-inches long and using infrared remote controls which operate on different wavelengths, you can race up to four cars at the same time.
@ Feb 14 2k8: Interference-free Portable iPhone Speakers
Compact yet powerful, the DLO Portable Speakers for iPhone let you enjoy your music and videos in stereo sound without the dreaded galloping buzz. The removable, rotating stand holds the iPhone upright or horizontally, and it's also a speakerphone so you don't have to disconnect your iPhone if a call comes in.
@ Feb 07 2k8: 12th Philippine International Hot Air Balloon Fiesta!
The annual Philippine International Hot Air Balloon Fiesta (PIHABF) is the country's biggest aviation sports event.
Starts today, February 7, up to Sunday, February 10 at Clark Freeport Zone.Skydivers ended up doing 215 jumps in 31 sorties from 6 different aircraft in 3-1/2 days - with no injuries and no reserve deployment! Awesome! [My snapshots here, and also @ Tonet's blog entries here and here]
@ Feb 01 2k8: New SanDisk 32GB SDHC card
SanDisk Corporation just increased capacities and speeds in their SanDisk Ultra® II line with the introduction of 32- and 16-gigabyte (GB) SDHC™ cards. The 8GB SanDisk Ultra II SDHC Plus, designed with SanDisk’s unique, patented Hinge Lock technology, offers both SD™ and USB functionality in one card.
@ Jan 31 2k8: Top 10 BitTorrent Tools and Tricks
lifehacker.com: BitTorrent is the go-to resource for downloading everything from music and movies to software and operating systems. Climb aboard for a look at 10 of the best BitTorrent utilities, tools, and resources for finding and managing your BitTorrent downloads quickly and efficiently.
@ Jan 27 2k8: New 320GB WD Passport
Western Digital introduces redesigned My Passport™ Essential™ Portable USB
Drives. The bus-powered drives introduce a sleek new form and MSRP for
the 320 GB is $199.99 USD. [Amazon.com: $169.99] Hopefully it's as easy to take apart as the previous model to upgrade my laptop with. =)
@ Jan 22 2k8: Premium quality espresso - anywhere!
singleserveespresso.com: The Handpresso is a hand-pump espresso maker that allows you to pump up the handle to 16 bar, add hot water and an ESE Espresso pod to the brewing chamber, flip the switch and go. The result is a freshly brewed authentic tasting espresso wherever you can access hot water.
@ Jan 20 2k8: More NAS goodness
QNAP Systems, Inc. unveils their new 4-bay, hot-swappable network-attached storage - TS-409 Pro Turbo NAS. With high performance, enhanced reliability and expansibility, TS-409 Pro features include hot-swappable HDD, RAID 0/1 5/6/5+spare disk redundancy, Online RAID Capacity Expansion, Online RAID Level Migration, and backup and security functions.
@ Jan 19 2k8: NAS upgrade for Drobo: DroboShare
engadget: The number one complaint about the Drobo is pretty obvious: getting the damn thing on your network without using a host computer. Well, consider that complaint sorted. Today Data Robotics is releasing a NAS upgrade for Drobo called the DroboShare. [Review]
@ Jan 15 2k8: MacBook Air! The World's Thinnest Laptop.
Apple's new MacBook Air: only .16 inches thick at its thinnest, and .76 inches at its thickest; 1.6/1.8GHz Intel Core 2 Duo, 2GB RAM, camera, ambient light sensor-equipped keyboard, 13.3" LED-backlit display, 802.11n+Bluetooth 2.1, 3 lbs., 5 hours of battery life, and multi-touch trackpad to boot! Yummy! All for $1800! Shipping this February...
@ Jan 01 2k8: Happy New Year!
Hope your hangovers were minor. =) Another year has gone by and another video looking back to the events of the past year is ready for your viewing pleasure! There are new year photos too, with mile-long firecrackers and mid-air exploding rockets and whatnot.
@ Dec 25 2k7: Merry Christmas from Subic Bay!
Happy Holidays! The photos from our trip to Subic Bay to spend Christmas with Paul are ready for viewing. You may opt to view the video slideshow on YouTube as well.
@ Dec 12 2k7: Transcend Introduces 16GB SDHC Card
Transcend has introduced a 16GB SDHC memory card with a minimum write speed of 6MB/s. The new high-capacity card is available now in a package with Transcend's S5 SDHC/SD/MMC card reader for about $140 from Amazon. It will be available from Transcend's Web site and other online sources in mid-December 2007. [popphoto.com]
The revolutionary new Eye-Fi Card looks and works just like a standard 2GB SD card except it has Wi-Fi built in. Now, docking your digital camera, connecting cables, and fumbling with card readers are a thing of the past. The Eye-Fi card will wirelessly upload your photos from your camera onto your computer and the web. [dpreview.com]
@ Nov 16 2k7: No Go, GoDaddy.com!
Having conveniently locked me out of my account for the past five (5) days, GoDaddy.com "automatically" renewed my subscriptions without my consent. They call locking you out of your account a "security measure," after which you have to pick up a phone and dial their non-toll-free number - is this the age of the Interweb or what? Their security measures must be so bad that they have to be this paranoid. If you're considering them, don't! Forget their ads - though that's their best work.
@ Nov 12 2k7: AFP for iPhone and iPod touch!!!
The Unofficial Apple Weblog: Insanely awesome iPhone hacker and developer "Core" just finished implementing AFP for the iPhone and iPod touch. This software connects your iPhone (or touch) to your computer using AFP, the Apple Filing Protocol. Your iPhone shows up on your desktop as a disk with full read/write access.
@ Nov 01 2k7: Invention Of the Year: The iPhone
Yes, there's been a lot of hype written about the iPhone, and a lot of guff too. So much so that it seems weird to add more, after Danny Fanboy and Bobby McBlogger have had their day. But when that day is over, Apple's iPhone is still the best thing invented this year. Why? Five reasons...
Having conveniently locked me out of my account for the past five (5) days, GoDaddy.com "automatically" renewed my subscriptions without my consent. They call locking you out of your account a "security measure," after which you have to pick up a phone and dial their non-toll-free number - is this the age of the Interweb or what? Their security measures must be so bad that they have to be this paranoid. If you're considering them, don't! Forget their ads - though that's their best work.
