Sanyo VPCX1200 Camera Review–It’s Not Much Better Here

I'm really starting to develop a downright Pavlovian response to the combination of words "Sanyo" and "VPC", and every time I see them together I start snarling.  I have yet to encounter a GOOD Sanyo VPC that isn't either bargain-basement crapola or so overpriced for what you get that it's almost a joke.  Sadly, that's ...

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Philips 6FF3FPB Digital Photo Frame Review–Surprising Value

Digital photo frames are funny things to review--they are perhaps the only products where how they look is just about as important as how they work.  But in the case of the Philips 6FF3FPB, you'll find that both areas are well served. The Philips 6FF3FPB is a 5.6 inch LCD digital photo frame with a USB ...

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Sony DPFV1000/B Digital Photo Frame Review–Top of the Set

So we had a chance to take a look at a couple Sony frames these last two days, starting first with the Sony DPFN72N/B, and now moving on to the DPFV1000/B  You'll notice some important differences in these two, relating to both quality and price.  Basically, the DPFV1000/B is the top of the series. The Sony ...

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Sony DPF72N/B Digital Photo Frame Review–Nice, But Far From Best

So I had a chance to take a look at the Sony DPFD72N/B digital photo frame, and I was actually pretty surprised with how it turned out.  Let's take a look. The Sony DPFD72N/B boasts a seven inch WVGA LCD screen, a full gig of onboard memory, support for a variety of memory card formats including ...

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Pandigital PAN8000DWPCF1 Digital Photo Frame Review–Quality Product, Good Price

It's not very easy to find a good quality digital photo frame that both looks good and presents your digital photos in the best possible light, but I think I've managed to do exactly that with the Pandigital PAN8000DWPCF1 The Pandigital PAN8000DWPCF1 offers a full gig of onboard memory, along with a USB port and a ...

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Digital Spectrum U-40176 Digital Photo Frame Review–Clunky But Decent

Ever hear a car described as a brick on wheels? Generally, that's extended to cars with minimal aesthetic value but with a lot of sturdy quality in them.  They run great but they look horrible, and that's about what you can say for the Digital Spectrum U-40176 digital photo frame. The Digital Spectrum U-40176 offers a ...

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Panasonic HDCTM15 Camcorder Review–Not The Simplest

I did not have a very easy time with the Panasonic HDCTM15.  I'm not sure why, I was just having a rough time getting the controls down.  Maybe I didn't spend enough time with it.  Maybe I didn't raise it right when it was a little camcorder.  I don't know.  All I know is that ...

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Canon HF20 Camcorder Review–Much Like the HF21

It's strange that Canon would choose to release two cameras so similar in features, design and nature so close to each other--downright back to back, in all honesty--but they have, and thus, we take a look at today's review target, the Canon HF20. The Canon HF20 is a three megapixel camcorder with a 2.7 inch widescreen ...

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LensVector Gets Funding To Make New Kind of Autofocus

For years, focus controls on cameras were a mechanical process, involving the dilation of an aperture to control the amount of light permitted into the lens.  Nearsighted folks in the audience--you can do something similar.  Take off your glasses and pick up a piece of paper.  Poke a very small hole in the paper and ...

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Nikon Coolpix S8000 Preorders…Now!

Attention Amazon shoppers, the new Nikon Coolpix S8000 is now taking preorders! We talked about the Nikon Coolpix S8000 out here not too long ago, and it definitely looks like a pretty sweet camera.  Frankly, it should, considering that Nikon's going to be asking three hundred bucks for them, but it looks like you won't be ...

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