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Pentax has a new toy in their K line and it’s worth a second look.  It’s the Pentax K-7.  Compact, rugged, with a whole new body design, the 14.6 megapixel DSLR may be all new and improved, but it still works with every Pentax lens out there. Pentax is designing… Continue Reading »

Welcome, welcome, welcome to the show that never ends.  Segway and GM team up to create a new type of vehicle.  Trouble with Google Street View on two fronts.  First off, Google ignores basic physics and meets a bridge.  Second, the driver of a Google Street View car (you know,… Continue Reading »

When it comes to cameras, there is a great big variety to choose from, from camera phones to point and shoot to those fancy SLRs.  It seems like every company is trying to sell you on the fact that you need their model.  So, how do you know which one… Continue Reading »

So, you’ve found and purchased the camera that is just perfect for you. (If you haven’t, check out The Gadgetell guide to finding a camera)  You’ve been been playing with it, experimenting with it, and taking a ton of shots. Now what?  Well, there are quite a few options if… Continue Reading »

Looking for something to set you apart on MySpace?  Need a funky-fresh, dressed to impress photo?  Head on over to Pixisnap and use there free service to create your very own mosaics and Polaroid images.  The site is just a web application so there is no downloading.  Getting images to… Continue Reading »

Nikon users get in line.  Everyone’s about to get enlightened.  A new training video titled “A Hands-on Guide to Creative Lighting” is on its way for Nikonians of all experience levels. Two very knowledgeable photographers lead the training: Bob Krist and Joe McNally.  Both have done work for National Geographic… Continue Reading »

Photographers have been messing around with 3D photography for years.  It just hasn’t been a nice and easy, already developed for them, consumer-friendly, point and shoot 3D camera they were using to take the photos.  Some photographers were rigging up their own cameras to get the effect, some doing it… Continue Reading »

Often us photographers think we did a pretty good job with optimizing our different picture files, but then when a text editor is used we are able to see that they still contain a ton of data that can actually be removed.  Yep, there are different programs out there that… Continue Reading »

Casio is making this case: Every time you press the shutter button, your camera captures just one moment.  But was it the right moment?  For far too many of us, the answer is usually no. Last January at CES, you might recall my excitement for the Casio EX-F1, a fantastic… Continue Reading »

Nokia has filed a patent that will allow a user to digitally write on the back of digital photos.  The patent allows a user to “flip” your picture over and label it.  This label can be written on a keypad, or, if your camera device has some sort of stylus,… Continue Reading »