On September 15, 2010 Nikon announced a new high-end consumer camera, Nikon D7000 DSLR. I placed my order on October 1, on Amazon.com. The camera started shipping sometime in late October but I did not receive it until middle of December. In early December 2010, we went on an Australia trip but I could not…
I bought a new camera a couple of weeks back. Nikon D90. This is a follow on to the popular D80 model Nikon released two years ago and I bought in October 2006. In terms of features this is an incremental upgrade from the D80: 12MP sensor, better high ISO performance. Menu system is now same…
My home theater refresh is complete now. I started with the TV, replaced my 43″ Samsung DLP with a 60″ Sony SXRD KDS60A3000 (CircuitCity $1800). Then I realized that my receiver won’t work with the TV, so I bought a new receiver Sony STR-DG910 (CircuitCity $380). Then I realized that I won’t be able to take advantage of the…
At last almost 5 years after Canon brought it’s full frame DSLR to market, Nikon has announced a full frame DSLR camera of its own, D3. It is a 12 megapixel camera that can shoot 9 frames per second and sports a HUGE 3.0 inch monitor. There are other nice features like enhanced 3D Color Matrix…
I am so looking forward to my upcoming sabbatical. We are going to India. This is going to be right in the middle of the monsoon season, so it’s going to be very interesting. I never missed the sweaty, humid and dusty springs and summers in Mumbai while living here in Pacific northwest, but I…
Now that is one cool idea! Isn’t it? Handy when you go for hiking… I wonder how heavy it is though!Roll-up fry-pan Cory Doctorow:The Scroll Pan is a roll-up nonstick frying surface — unroll it over the burner and use it to cook your omelets and suchlike.Link(via OhGizmo)
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I am still puzzled about zune. What’s the big deal here? We don’t have a product in hand yet. What’s all the noise?Zune interface blown-out and skinned | iLounge
I got a new Mac mini last week. This is an amazing computer. It’s a 6.5 sq. in. 2 inch tall box packed with everything you would need in a computer at home. Intel Core Solo 1.5 GHz processor, 1 GB DDR RAM, 60 GB hard disk. The external interfaces include 4 USB 2.0 ports, 1 firewire,…
This is an update to my older blog entry about my gadget wishlist. Now there is one more model available from Canon that is placed right in the middle of 20D and 1D Mark II. It is 5D which also has a full frame CCD and other goodness of 1D except for some cut corners (like resolution of 12…