november 2009 tips and tools
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#BMPR NOVEMBE
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Tech Treats
By @andinarvaez
HD mini camcorders Flip UltraHD
Best video quality Powers via USB or AA baatteries Mac and PC compatible
Sony Webbie HD MHS-PM1 Shoots 720p and 1080p HD video Powered by rechargeable lithium
batter (no cables!) Memory card not included PC compatible only
Digital cameras New Nikon
COOLPIX S1000pj First ever
projector camera Touch screen for
quick capture Auto scene
selection Endorsed by
Ashton Kutcher, so you know it’s good right?
More smartphones Google Android Dell Mini 3 Droid Palm Pre Nokia Microsoft BlackBerry iPhonePoint is… it’s
a buyer’s market!
NetbooksBest netbooks according to CNET (as of Oct.
30, 2009) Asus Eee PC 1005HA HP Mini 311 HP Mini 5101 Samsung Go N310 Dell Inspiron Mini 10v
Andi says: Netbooks are awesomesauce. They make it possible to do anything from anywhere without having to carry the extra bulk / weight.
More cool new gadgets TwitterPeek
The first ever Twitter-only device
More cool new gadgets Eye-Fi (SD / SDHC
card) Allows you to
upload images/video to your computer instantly over Wi-Fi, beam files to your computer via storage on the Eye-Fi cloud or upload automatically to any of up to 25 photo-sharing sites like Flickr, Facebook and Picasa
More cool gadgets Roku Player
Connects to your TV to play your Netflix, Amazon Video on Demand and MLB.com video content
More cool gadgets SqueezeBox
Networked music player. Plays your music and streams from Rhapsody, Napster, Pandora, last.fm, Slacker and other internet radio
More resources
Walt Mossberg’s blog on All Things Digital http://mossblog.allthingsd.c
om Consumer Electronics
Association (CES) http://www.cesweb.org
Wired’s Gadget Lab blog http://www.wired.com/gadg
etlab