Having been to Japan over Christmas, I noticed that the Japanese were still obsessed with the Rolex Daytona. There are not only books dedicated to this fine watch, but also monthly magazines (dedicated to Rolex in general, but the Daytona is always the main feature). How many times can you photograph the same watch? I thought we'd investigate if the watch lives up to...
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I've often wavered between video and still picture format. I started with 8mm, then Hi-8mm, but after that, I resisted the change to DV (technically, mini-DV). My logic was this: I have a number of 8 and Hi-8 movies that I have taped but NEVER, EVER watched. So what exactly was the point? The revolution of digital photography allows me to share my pictures...
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I can't remember exactly what my first PDA was. I think it was a Sharp. It was big, bulky, and slow. The worst thing was that it did not connect to a PC so you couldn't backup the info in the PDA. In truth, I can't even remember the number of times I've had to re-type all of my data. After several others, the...
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I've had a few digital cameras, the last one being a 1.5 megapixel Fuji. I've been waiting for improvements in resolution AND storage before I bought a new one. The minute leaps in resolution from 1.5 megapixel to 2.1 megapixel were just not exciting enough to warrant me buying a new camera. Finally, we have moved into the 3.3 megapixel, and storage has increased...
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Digital Photography has still not managed to live up to the quality and the proliferation of traditional photography (though that is slowly changing). I've always been a photo buff, so back when digital cameras were taking an abysmal 640x480 I was using my Nikon F5 and the difference was like night and day. Times have changed. First, I gave up the bulk of...
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MP3 has never excited me because of its poor quality. The same reason that I dislike buying VCD's (I prefer the superior quality of DVD) is the same reason I have been slow to take up MP3. The Minidisc is my preferred recordable medium. Anyway, I usually end up just buying all of my music on CD from HMV. Eventually though, I knew I...
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The new Sony C1VMT (also called C1VJ or C1VN depending on where you live) Picturebook is one of the first computers to utilize the Transmeta Crusoe chip. With all the hype about extended battery life, which is one of my main issues with laptops, I decided I would buy a C1VMT and try it out. I'm the kind of guy that...
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Who says earphones can’t have style? The Bang & Olufsen Earphones are in that elite category of B&O products. With high prices, B&O is often reserved for the few that enjoy form over function. These headphones though are more affordable than some of the other products made by B&O. And the temptation was just too much for me. So is this all for show...
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I have always been a Neo-Luddite when it came to handheld devices. Ever since my brief encounter with a Sharp Pocket Organizer years ago, I've held firm in the belief that electronic methods were unnecessary when paper is both more affordable and more portable. Ever try to slip a Palm (even a Palm Vx?) into your wallet? Of course, I don't have...
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"For enjoyable living and style. New player for the best times. To see is grand." Ever since Panasonic first released a DVD Portable player in 1998, I've wanted one. But the first players had small screens, and worse of all, the battery was the size of my then MD player, and lasted about an hour and a half. So I waited, and waited...
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