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I’m a firm believer it’s pretty hard to go wrong with a Canon.  So, I was curious to see how the latest in their G-series measured up to its predecessor, the G9.  It seems as though they did pretty well. Canon’s latest in their Powershot family is the G10.  It… Continue Reading »

And with SanDisk, the hits just keep on coming.  They have the 1GB, the 2GB, the 4GB Sansa Clips, and now the 8GB flash-based player.  It may be teeny-tiny in size, but it certainly isn’t in the capacity of songs this baby can hold.  Try up to 4,000 on it’s… Continue Reading »

PMP (personal media players) are becoming increasingly popular for their versatility and array of features, but less so for their often over exuberant price tag.  So when the new Mintpad from mintpass was unveiled (after a long enough delay for us to wonder where it had gone) for a reported… Continue Reading »

Hopefully you all read the first post on President-Elect Obama, technology and the future (if not, it is here) in which I started addressing what Obama’s election means for the world of tech.  Having looked at how Obama will work for an open Internet, I will now delve into Obama’s… Continue Reading »

So, the elections are over and Obama has won, but what does this mean for the world of tech?  In the run up to the election, Obama set out his priorities for what he will do in regards to technology if he got into the white house, but how will… Continue Reading »

In the wake of the Xbox 360 receiving Netflix streaming High Definition, Roku has announced, on their own forums, that they will have HD streaming on Roku boxes before the end of the year.  Roku boxes were, in fact, the first devices to offer the Netflix “Watch Now” functionality, straight… Continue Reading »

Well, we all knew Steve Jobs’ view of Blu-ray (remember when he described it as a “bag of hurt?”), but it seems he is not the only one who thinks Blu-ray just may be drawing its last dying breaths.  Robin Harris proclaims “Blu-ray is dead” and makes some points that… Continue Reading »

There are lots of methods of educating children offered these days.  Private school, public school, online charter schools.  But somehow it seems the actual education kids seem to be getting is often on a downhill slide.  And to many, this is a major concern.  The latest in the list of… Continue Reading »

You know those late night e-mails you send out pleading for your girlfriend to take you back?  Then, you wake up the next morning and remember all the reasons you broke up with her in the first place and think oh my God what did I do?!? and wish there… Continue Reading »

Just imagine watching Monday Night Football with the players looking like they are running right at you.  Talk about experiencing the excitement of the game without actually being there.  Or fighting the bad guys in your favorite video game (and you thought the Wii made the fighting seem realistic). Scientists… Continue Reading »