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Joyswag: PlayStation 3 (40GB) {Joystiq}
Jun 2nd 2008 11:12PM Newegg.com because it's taxless to Washington state!
Canon ships 30 millionth EOS SLR, 10 millionth EOS DSLR {Engadget}
Dec 20th 2007 9:17PM Bragging about camera gear won't help you in taking better pictures.
Bioshock Tuesday: win an Xbox 360 and a copy of Bioshock {Engadget}
Aug 21st 2007 11:47PM All these new games have nothing on my old school favorite: XCom.
Win a super rare signed 300-Edition Xbox 360 Elite and 300 HD DVD! {Engadget}
Jul 31st 2007 5:21PM The Oracle dance portion. :P
Kingston intros 266x CompactFlash Ultimate cards {Engadget}
Jul 23rd 2007 5:37PM The only camera today that will be able to take advantage of the speed is the new Canon MarkIII and even then, I doubt it'll be able to achieve the maximum transfer rate.
Giveaway: have an iPhone on us! {Engadget}
Jun 29th 2007 8:50PM I'm looking forward to viewing full webpages and using maps to navigate the city.
Anthony Bourdain not a fan of the Food Network Awards {Slashfood}
Apr 19th 2007 9:19PM Beth: I'm not sure if you've actually read any of Anthony's books or seen his No Reservations show... He's pro-food, pro-hard-working-chef, pro-authentic-homemeals and anti-celebrity-chef. The majority of the praised he gives to food are the street food, the home cooked meals, and simply prepared but hearty meals. In France, his highest praise went to a neighborhood restaurant that made country-style food that's full of all the things that'll give you a heart attack. No shaved truffles, caviar or lobster. On the US-Mexican border his love went out to the home cooked meal prepared in the back of a convenience store. His whole negativity comes from the lack of effort put forth when cooking. If you're going to make food, make a great food. That's all he's saying.
Bourdain is a man of extremes. He pours out high praise and fierce negativity when the occasion calls for it. You may not like the way the way he voices his negativity but he's at least honest. I can't say the same about the other chefs on TV.
RealPIX point-and-shoot aims at realtors, fails to impress {Engadget}
Apr 12th 2007 4:16PM What makes this camera so useful is really the flash that's able to cover a wide angle properly. I can't think of a single DSLR or digital point and shoot that can light a 22mm scene corner to corner with it's on camera flash. A new SB-600 or 430-EX is about $200 and you'll probably want a softener, an extra $10-20. However, the whole f2 thing seems more like a gimmick. f2 is really not useful for indoor architecture shots because of the depth of field. When shooting a scene where there are objects at .5m - 5m away and you want them all to be in focus, you'll probably want to shoot at f11-22. The site says the lens is a 22mm f2 fix focus lens. Which means it's probably focused at close to infinity and anything within 2m of the camera will be blurred. There's also no way to turn the flash off from the looks of it, so if the real estate agent wants to capture the ambient lighting in a kitchen the flash will over power it and the scene will look bland and boring.
This camera is targeting the real estate agents that do not take into account the aesthetics of the home they're selling and looking to cut corner on hiring a professional to do the indoor shots. There are tons of terrible pictures taken by agents on MLS and I'm sure there's a market for this produce for those agent who don't value the quality of their pictures.
Engadget's 3rd Birthday Giveaway - Day 1 {Engadget}
Mar 1st 2007 2:47PM 2004: http://www.engadget.com/2004/05/14/continuing-e3-coverage/
Non-stop coverage of E3 means I get to check your site every 30 minutes. Win-win!
2005: http://www.engadget.com/2005/09/03/tiretagz-turn-hubcaps-into-a-tacky-led-display/
Only because I had the exact same idea and someone told me it was stupid... I didn't believe them at the time but now I do.
2006: http://www.engadget.com/2006/04/27/nintendo-wii-the-revolution-gets-a-real-name/
I still think it's a stupid name but this provided months of repeated jokes.
Congrats on a wonderful 3 year and many more to come!
SanDisk secretly concocting read-only memory for archival use? {Engadget}
Feb 27th 2007 4:36PM I disagree that this is bad for customers. I think retailers will probably use this in their disposable camera technology. No real impact on me as far I'm concerned. It's not like SanDisk and all the other flash makers will suddenly stop producing RW flash cards. This is just another option and if it's cheap enough, a fantastic option for photography. The last thing I want to do is store all my photos on a format that degrades and becomes outdated over time. My main concern today with my digital-only pictures are preserving them for the future. If my HD or my backup HD dies due to a surge or failure, I would lose all of the pictures I've taken. It'd be great if I had the equivalent of negatives for filing and safe storage in a fire-proof box.
