Rugged gadgets go mainstream
NAXOS, GREECE -- One of the welcome and underappreciated trends in consumer electronics in the past two years has been the increasing availability of rugged, semi-rugged and almost-rugged gadgets. In...
View ArticleHands on: Panasonic's Lumix DMC-TZ50 sends images over WiFi
An admission: I'm not a professional photographer, or even a terribly good amateur. But I like taking pictures, I like producing reasonably good images, and I like occasionally experimenting with...
View ArticleBrooklyn camera stores: The scam stops here
Did you flunk out of 8th grade? Do you have barely contained aggressive tendencies and no scruples? Then, my friend, you may have a career in the Brooklyn camera store industry. But hopefully not for...
View ArticleTechnology I'm thankful for
As I've been cultivating my attitude of gratitude this Thanksgiving week, I realize that some of my joy -- or at least enjoyment -- in life comes from various forms of technology. OK, if not enjoyment,...
View ArticleRIP Flip: Another great device hits the dust
It's happened again. I'm losing a device that I depend on, because it is considered too old-fashioned to live.
View ArticleAndroid insanity! Galaxy Note II, Xperia T, and the other hot new launches
From Samsung's Galaxy Note II and Galaxy Camera to Sony's Xperia T and beyond, here's a look at this week's hottest Android launches and a peek at what's still ahead.
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