July 2011

WD My Book USB 3.0

I was an early adopter to USB 3.0 on my PC and I’ve been using Western Digital USB 3.0 drives since shortly after they became available.  I’ve been more than happy with with performance, price and durability of these drives over the past year or so. [click to continue…]

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Samsung Synthetic Bokeh

In a recently published patent application, Samsung disclosed an invention that puts shallow depth-of-field capabilities into tiny, point and shoot cameras. Samsung gets there by using dual lenses in a single camera and using that second lens in a rather novel way. [click to continue…]

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MOO is offering 30% off all printed products through midnight (PT) on Wednesday (7/20).  In case you didn’t already know, I’m a big fan of Moo cards.  I’ve tried the standard business cards and the cool mini cards, and really dig them both.

No special code is needed.  Just head on over to MOO.com and place your order before the promo expires.

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Buy.com is running a special on Adobe Lightroom today (July 18, 2011) only for $149.99.  Check it out here at Buy.com.

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Nikon D5100 Review

by on July 18, 2011

in Nikon

The Nikon D5100 is a 16.2-megapixel DSLR that also has the ability to capture 1080p HD video.  It resides in Nikon’s line-up between the base-model D3100 and the advanced amateur D7000. [click to continue…]

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Canon Mirrorless Patent

The Canon mirrorless camera rumors continue to swirl with a Japanese patent from Canon.  The patent appears to call for a lens adapter between a Canon mirrorless camera body and existing EF lenses.  The lens adapter seems to communicate aperture control between the two.  No word on focus control though.

[via Photo Rumors]

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