Digital Camera Repair Blog

How long have I been saying “If somebody made a Windows or Android tablet I would buy one!”? Quite awhile, that’s for sure! I don’t want an iPad, why would I?

Who wants to be handcuffed to Apple? No camera, no Flash support… and Big Brother aka Apple, telling you exactly what apps you can and cannot have. Forget them, I will wait.

Now we see that the Samsung Galaxy Tab is almost here and it shall be glorious!! Let us all rejoice!!

There’s a way cool sneak peek on the Engadget page below. Enjoy.

http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/24/samsung-galaxy-tab-gets-official-teaser-video/

Thomas

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The first Nikon projector camera was a novelty item for the most part, and an expensive one at that! The claim to fame of the camera was a built-in projector that allowed you to share images with friends by shining them onto a wall. The commercial for the camera sure looked good, but it wasn’t bright enough, it didn’t take great pictures, and it was really expensive!

The new S1100pj camera has an improved, brighter projector and takes good pictures, all for a lower price than the original. But for $350 is a projector really worth it?

The 14.1MP Nikon S1100pj has a 5x optical zoom lens and ISO up to 6400 (but of course at that setting it takes poor pictures). It has 17 scene modes, a 5-way image stabilization system, and the ability to shoot 720p video. But there are plenty cameras out there that will take nicer pictures for the same price or less.

The nice part of the projector is that it’s much brighter, and now you can plug into your computer via USB and project what’s on the screen on the wall up to 47′ in size!

Here’s some of the press release from Nikon regarding the camera specs.

Truly putting creativity at the user’s fingertips, the COOLPIX S1100pj features a 3‐inch 460,000‐dot touch LCD screen with Clear Color Display. A new Paint function allows users to write and draw on projected images in real time, while a wide range of new Retouch functions allow users to add stamps for an entertaining effect or rate their favorite photos for a more convenient search. Other new functions in the S1100pj’s in‐camera Retouch Menu include Soft, Selective Color, Cross Screen, Fisheye Effect, Miniature Effect and Makeup Effect, giving the user creative freedom without the need for a computer.
The 14.1‐megapixel COOLPIX S1100pj includes a 5x Wide‐Angle Optical Zoom‐NIKKOR glass lens (28‐140mm) and a 5‐way VR Image Stabilization System with ISO settings up to 6400 to ensure incredibly sharp, crisp images in low light or while shooting handheld. To further help users capture stunning photos easily, the S1100pj also features 17 scene modes, Subject Tracking, Easy Auto Mode and Nikon’s Smart Portrait System all packed into a colorful, compact design.
The COOLPIX S1100pj will be available in September 2010 for $349.95* MSRP in a choice of colors including black, violet, green and silver.

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Ok, so not only was there no Brontosaurus, we are just now learning that there was no Triceratops either!! So much for half the dinosaur toys out there, they are all lies, lies, lies!!

Don't look at me! I'm not real!

The dinosaur DID exist, don’t get me wrong, but there is no such thing as a Triceratops. What we know as the Triceratops is actually a young Torosaurus… who’s ever heard of that one before? The information comes from NewScientist.com so it must be true, right?

Here is what NewScientist.com had to say:

The duo say there is a clear transition from triceratops into torosaurus as the animals grow older. For example, the oldest specimens of triceratops show a marked thinning of the bone where torosaurus has holes, suggesting they are in the process of becoming fenestrated.
http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg20727713.500-morphosaurs-how-shapeshifting-dinosaurs-deceived-us.html

Anyway the cookie crumbles, I’m still calling it a Triceratops. And the Earth is still flat too.

Thomas

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Image Credit: TechCrunch.com

So Google Wave was supposed to change everything… but who really cared? Wave was a new instant message/chat client where you can easily share files, and work together with multiple people in real time. I had a pretty good feeling that it wouldn’t amount to anything, and after the initial hype Wave was a no-show.

I think I know a couple people that had Wave, and you had to ask for an invite if you wanted to use it. We tried it out in our office and yup, it was a chat client alright. Wow.

It was a cool idea, and I’m sure there was some sort of reason behind Google spending all that money to develop it, but what would they gain from a chat client?

At least with Google Chrome they can collect your browsing trends and habits. Oh, you didn’t know that by default “automatically send usage statistics to Google” is checked by default when you install Chrome? You think they spent all that money making a browser out of the goodness of their hearts?

Google Wave is dead, so what? Nobody used it, so nobody cares.

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