May 2011

Yesterday, PMA announced that its 2011 trade show won’t be happening at all. Instead, PMA said it was “colocating” with CES 2012, which takes place between January 10-13 next year.  [click to continue…]

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Philip Bloom has put together a handy little real-world comparison of the latest “big-chip” camcorders.  If you’ve been wondering how this evolution from the HDSLR boom has been going, this is a pretty informative video that mixes in footage from the Sony FS100, Sony F3, Panasonic AF100 and the Canon 5D Mark II.

Check it out below. [click to continue…]

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This image of President Obama and his national security team (captured by Official White House Photographer Pete Souza) is rising through views to become the most popular photo on Flickr.  It’s also the fastest viewed image that Flickr has ever tracked.

According to the image caption provided by The White House, President Obama, Vice President Biden and the rest of the team are watching updates on the mission against Osama bin Laden on May 1, 2011. [click to continue…]

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As part of my upcoming review of the Canon Rebel T3i, I am sharing some of the sample images that I’ve captured with the camera.  Check them out below. [click to continue…]

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The recent update for Photoshop CS5 adds the power to remotely control elements within Photoshop from external devices like the iPad.

Shawn Welch walks through his latest app, “Remote for Adobe Photoshop,” created using the Adobe Photoshop Touch SDK. Remote for Photoshop provides users with a live interactive document and remote connections to tools and filters from both the iPad and the iPhone. Additionally, Shawn’s app also gives users the ability to easily move documents between devices. -AdobeTV

Check out the video below that demos Photoshop Remote for the iPad. [click to continue…]

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Apple unveiled the new iMac desktops today.  The new models keep the 21.5″ and 27″ screen sizes and step up to Core i5 processors across the board in the base configuration – with Core i7 processors available as an upgrade.

As expected, the iMac now has Thunderbolt I/O ports (like the recently announced MacBook Pro models), which deliver data transfer rates at a whopping 10 Gbps – up to 20x faster than USB 2.0 and up to 12x faster than FireWire 800.  The 21.5″ models sport one Thunderbolt port, while the 27″ models offer two ports.  Four USB 2.0 and a Firewire 800 port round out the I/O options on the backside of the new iMacs.

Continue reading at Tech Tilt: New 2011 iMacs Announced.

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