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Cool Gear: Novoflex Photo Survival Kit This modular tripod kit is versatile and compact and will make an immediate improvement in your photography
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By Chuck Rogers
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 No one, and I mean no one, likes to carry a tripod, but at the same
time, there’s no single tool that can improve your images as much as
using a tripod regularly. No matter how fast a shutter speed you use,
your pictures will be sharper, crisper and clearer if you put the
camera on a tripod. Period.
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Cool Gear: Fresh Frame-Up Picture frames will never be the same as new technology changes the possibilities of display
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By Jon Sienkiewicz
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 How can you display your favorite digital images and movie clips in any
room of your house without being connected to a PC? By using a digital
picture frame. These mini-monitors have been around for a while, but
recent improvements in features—combined with more attractive
pricing—are causing people to take a closer look.
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Cool Gear: LightScribe Throw away the magic markers and sticky paper—LightScribe technology labels CDs and DVDs in a way you've never imagined
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By Jon Sienkiewicz
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 LightScribe is an exciting new technology that employs the combination
of a specially modified CD or DVD writer, dedicated media and
specialized label-authoring software to burn graphics or text labels
directly onto the surface of a disk. The results look great and, most
importantly, are absolutely permanent. The label is laser-etched into
the media, so there’s no ink or smear. Finally, freedom from cryptic,
handwritten paper labels that can peel off or become gummy after a few
spins. Look for the LightScribe logo the next time you buy a PC or
CD/DVD writer.
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Cool Gear: Ultramobile Computers Take your digital darkroom just about anywhere with this new breed of portables
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By Wes Pitts
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 The future of computing is looking very portable. In March, Microsoft,
Intel and some other high-profile consumer electronics companies
announced a new platform for portable computing, the “Ultra Mobile PC,”
or UMPC for acronym enthusiasts. A handheld computer running Windows XP
sounded like a great idea, but one that would probably not materialize
as a real product for some time.
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Cool Gear: Palm-Sized HD Video Sanyo’s Xacti VPC-HD1 is a glimpse into the future of Hi-Def video capture for consumers
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By Wes Pitts
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 With high-definition television finding its way into more and more
living rooms, it’s natural that consumer-level video cameras are
beginning to follow suit. Consumer HD camcorders, though still somewhat
rare at this point, aren’t exactly new, but they tend to be pricey.
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