I know I’m not the only person that is extremely concerned about the state of the human race and how we are interacting with people using technology. We know we are becoming increasingly dependent on electronics of the everyday tasks like talking to people, ordering food, shopping and even job interviews! But where does it stop?
If you are looking for a small compact point and shoot the Sony RX-100 makes a great choice.
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Quality is as you would expect from a 1 inch sensor compact camera, with clear images even when viewing the 20 megapixel images at 100%. The lens is a fast Carl Zeiss with a 1.8 aperture at the wide end, this means that it works great for indoor shots. The lens has a zoom level of 3.6x and this is over a 35mm equivalent of 29 – 105 mm when shooting in 16:9.
This prepaid phone was on sale for black Friday and was just $39.99 which is extremely good value, the phone is normally $89.99. Features include a 3 Mega pixel camera and 3G and Wifi connectivity. Windows 8 Epic FailI wrote this a response to Why Windows 8 is a whte whale, and I was going to write an article that was the defending Windows 8, but now after using Windows 8 for 4 weeks I have come to the conclusion that this could in fact it’s the worst Windows since Windows Vista. From my recollection I don’t think I have despised an Operating System this much. 2 more Unimax phones on the horizon for Straight TalkEven more new Unimax phones coming out bearing the Tracfone logo, and once again these are very nice looking phones. It will be interesting to see if they operate as good as they look once we get one in the hand. The specs vary on the phones, with MAXRazz available in two GSM models for either the T-Mobile or AT&T UTMS Frequencies for 3G. Thanks again Sweeper for informing us of these developments, and all the information below so 100% credit goes your way once again. Megavideo is coming backDestroyed company Megavideo/Megauploads founded by German born Kim Dotcom (Kim Schmitz) has been given a new lease of life this week after it was announced that Kim Dotcom and investors have launched a new company offering file sharing. Primarily based in New Zealand, the website will be protected to some degree from the likes of the US Govt. that was highly criticized for its military style of attacking and shutting down the original company. Plus it will stop a repeat of the US Govt. invasion of the Dotcom family’s residence in New Zealand, driven by Hollywood’s piracy claims. What do NBC, Lady Gaga, and Pizza Hut all have in common?In a more recent string of cyber pranks, a hacker(s) under the pseudonym “Pyknic” targeted several sites, most notably, the media giant nbc.com. It was assumed by many that this was in connection to the hackivist collective “anonymous”, since the hacks took place on November 4th of this year, just before Guy Fawkes Day. However, various anon sources disregard any association with Pyknic’s hacks. The NBC site was defaced with a static message from the hacker(s) stating the following: Unimax U310G coming to Straight TalkThanks to Sweeper and the great Turk Forums for unearthing a new Android 4.0 phone that will be coming to Straight Talk sometime in the future. Looks like really cool phone, I personally think the design looks fantastic. I am guessing this phone will be pretty cheap when it comes out, given the low specs so good news to those wanting to get in Android based device and with Icecream sandwich 4.0, I estimate this phone will be around $90 to $120 mark.
"The Big Easy" - Alcatel A382GA while back we reviewed phone called the High5, which is a big button phone that was suited to people with vision problems or even large hands, well Tracfone for some time now has a Phone called the Alcatel A382G – “The Big Easy” a phone that has a similar design, with the addition of a color screen. |