Posts Tagged ‘Electronic Gadgets’
Written by admin on 05 April 2010
Digital photography is great, but nothing beats holding an actual photo in your mitts. So wouldn’t it be spiffing if eggheads created a camera capable of spewing out prints on the fly? They have, and it’s called the Polaroid Two – Digital Instant Camera.
Combining the instant fun of an old school Polaroid camera with the groundbreaking technology of the smash hit PoGo Printer, this up to 7 mega pixel* snapper does exactly what it says on the tin; takes a picture then ejects a print on a 2”x3” slice of sticky-back photo paper. Cool, eh!
The whole process takes about forty seconds and, unlike the Polaroid cameras of yesteryear, you can dispense with duds by checking your efforts via the 3” LCD screen. You can also crop pics before printing, add borders, remove red-eye and print dates.
Throw in an electronic timer, movie mode with sound, rechargeable battery (15 prints per full charge) and 4x digital zoom and you’re looking at a camera that’s guaranteed to elicit oohs and aahs every time you pull it out. And let’s be honest, taking Polaroids has always been about other people’s reactions, good or otherwise: “If you don’t rip that up right now…”
Just like a normal digital camera, this best-of-both-worlds gizmo records images to a memory card so you can USB snaps to your computer if you don’t fancy printing them. Talking of printing, the PoGo’s integrated printer uses heat-activated Zink paper (additional packs available at Firebox); smudge-proof, water-resistant, fade-resistant and tear-proof, the only thing this miraculous stuff can’t do is make you look attractive after a ten pint session.
Price: £179.99 from Firebox
Tags: Digital Camera, Electronic Gadgets, Mobile Printer
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Written by admin on 03 April 2010
If your normal home movies are about as badly put together as Pete Doherty’s tailoring, what you need is the world’s simplest and easiest camcorder. Trying to catch those beautiful one-off moments without the fuss and bother – and cost – of a heavy-duty model used to mean trading in quality footage for convenience. No longer, traveller.
Enter the bad boys of mobile movie making: the Flip camera range. They’re a pair of easy-peasy digital video cameras that have already taken America by storm. Their trick is to be like Herman Munster: simple, sturdy, and with a heart of gold. The Flip Ultra II and Flip Mino cameras are both so simple to use that anyone from 5 to 105 can be a miniature director: press the large button that says ‘on’, press the button that says ‘start’ and hocus pocus – you’re the cul-de-sac’s very own Stanley Kubrick all of a sudden.
Whether you’re shooting your dog dressed up like Yoda for a Star Wars re-enactment or simply your pal Dave falling off a fence in a priceless You’ve Been Framed moment, you’ll be amazed at how well both the Flip Ultra II and Flip Mino stand up to the scrutiny of critics. The Mino comes with 2GB of memory on board, which is enough for 60 minutes of filming at a crisp 640 x 480 pixels in MPG4 format. There’s no need to worry about the palaver of focusing – it’s automatic, and with a 2x zoom available you’ll be able to dispense with your Gaffer, Best Boy and all the rest of the crew. !
Price: £119.99 from Firebox
Tags: Digital Video Camera, Electronic Gadgets, Flip Camera
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Written by admin on 03 April 2010
If your normal home movies are about as badly put together as Pete Doherty’s tailoring, what you need is the world’s simplest and easiest camcorder. Trying to catch those beautiful one-off moments without the fuss and bother – and cost – of a heavy-duty model used to mean trading in quality footage for convenience. No longer, traveller.
Enter the bad boys of mobile movie making: the Flip camera range. They’re a pair of easy-peasy digital video cameras that have already taken America by storm. Their trick is to be like Herman Munster: simple, sturdy, and with a heart of gold. The Flip Ultra II and Flip Mino cameras are both so simple to use that anyone from 5 to 105 can be a miniature director: press the large button that says ‘on’, press the button that says ‘start’ and hocus pocus – you’re the cul-de-sac’s very own Stanley Kubrick all of a sudden.
Price: £119.99 from Firebox
Tags: Digital Video Camera, Electronic Gadgets, Flip Camera
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Written by admin on 03 April 2010
Remember when camcorders were bigger than Volvo estates and heavier than anvils? No, neither do we. We chose to forget about the humungous contraptions the day digital camcorders hit the scene. And looking, nay squinting, at the Muvi Micro and Atom Camcorders, who can blame us?
Impossibly titchy (we’re talking biro top here, folks), this ludicrously peasy movie cam is set to redefine the genre. One button does the lot. Moreover, at only 4cm x 2cm x 2cm (Atom), it’s the smallest camcorder in the world. You can even wear it around your neck and use it as a webcam. Try doing that with your old tape-munching camcorder. Actually, don’t. You’ll hurt yourself and break your computer.
Despite its eye-rubbing weeny-ness the Muvi records in VGA quality (640×480) equivalent to the best selling (and comparatively enormous) Mino and Ultra by Flip. Incredible! Videos are stored on the included 2GB Micro SD card, but for those of you who prefer real epics the Muvi can handle cards up to 8GB.
Wannabe movie moguls with a penchant for boxing gloves (well you never know) can rest easy because the Muvi has a special VOX mode that lets you start/stop recording using your voice (or any other noise over 65 decibels). “Annnnd….action!” It’s ideal for those moments when your hands aren’t to…erm, hand, or you feel like going on a Christian Bale style rant.
Price: £69.99 from Firebox
Tags: Digital Video Camera, Electronic Gadgets, Muvi Camera
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Written by admin on 01 April 2010
We all love boring…sorry, entertaining friends with our photos. But cracking out your laptop to show some piccy of you wearing a sombrero and nothing else is a right hassle. And stuffing wadges of photographs in your pocket is incredibly last century. So prepare to go gaga over the stunning ALBUM Portable Digital Photo Gallery.
No bigger than a paperback, this ultra-chic 4GB photo album can store over 40,000 photos, showcasing them on its eye-poppingly crisp 7” screen. Just upload your photos directly from your digital camera, memory card, flash drive or computer, then pop the ALBUM in your pocket or bag. It’s a doddle.
As you’d expect, the idiot-proof ALBUM features an automatic slideshow function. You can also scroll through pics manually, delete photos and create albums and favourites using its unobtrusive side buttons. Try doing that with an old school photo album. (Actually, don’t; people will think you’re mental).
If you’re sceptical about the ALBUM’s incredible capacity, relax. Unlike inferior digital albums it actually resizes your photos. This means it really does hold 40,000 pics, so you won’t have to resize them on a computer before downloading them. Simply activate the nifty Clean Up function to optimise resolution.
Yes, we know you can trawl through photos on your camera/phone, but unless onlookers have got bionic eyes, the overall effect is pretty rubbish. Think of the ALBUM as a digital portfolio or a hi-tech version of those enormous leather-bound albums that dullards stuff with wedding and holiday snaps.
Price: £169.99 from Firebox
Tags: Electronic Gadgets, Photo Viewer
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