SD cards get ‘I’ classification

Right now, it's pretty straight forward when it comes to SD cards. You can look at the read/write speed and the card's storage capacity and that's about it. Apparently, someone in the SD Association decided that was far too simple and has thrown some new classifications into the mix. Now, if SDXC or SDHC cards are branded ...

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Rollei’s DF-15.6 picture frame

Looking for a new digital picture frame? You should check out Rollei's recently announced DF-15.6 Feelings Slim digital picture frame. As you can probably tell by the device's name it features a 15.6-inch display with a thickeness of only 24 mm. That 15.6-inch display has a resoltuion of 1366 x 768 pixels and the picture frame ...

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Canon’s SD4000 digital camera

Canon has a new camera to show us called the SD4000 IS Digital ELPH. The main selling point of this camera is the fact that it's apparently the first High Sensitivity compact camera from Canon. Other features include a 10 megapixel CMOS sensor, a DIGIC IV image processor and the ability to record video at 30fps and even 240fps for slow motion. Additionally, it ...

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JVC Everio MS120 Camcorder Review–Another Great Everio

The Everio line of camcorders from JVC is rapidly proving to be an almost universally fantastic line of cameras.  I haven't actually come across a bad one yet, and that really means something, considering the sheer number of cameras I come in contact with. The JVC Everio MS120 camcorder offers a dual pair of SD/SDHC card ...

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Casio Exilim EX-S5 Camera Review–A Pleasant Surprise

A bit of a revelation for you to start off today, folks, I didn't even really know that Casio made digital cameras.  I probably should have known, but I never saw them around in stores.  So when I laid hands on a Casio Exilim, I was surprised to find that it's a fairly solid camera ...

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Kodak 1859719 Digital Picture Frame Review–Not Much Frame, Plenty of Pic

You'd think that Kodak, one of the oldest names in the camera industry, would make some of the best digital photo frames out there.  Sadly, this is not the case, but we can take a note of comfort in that they do make a pretty good one. The Kodak 1859719 is a seven inch frame that ...

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Kodak Easyshare M341 Camera Review–Also Good at Short Range

I generally approve of most Kodak cameras.  They've been in the camera business for a very long time now and pretty much everything that comes out of their work shows it.  The Kodak Easyshare M341 is a camera that proves to support the idea that these guys know what they're doing. For those of you that ...

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The AGFA APLP 180P Preview–A Pico Projector In Waiting

The race to make things smaller has been going on for some time--portability becomes steadily more important with each passing iteration of product.  Enter the APLP 180P from AGFA, a pico projector for the European market.  It's got an AV-in connector, an SD card slot and a USB slot, with the ability to play back ...

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Samsung SCMX20 Camcorder Review–A Passable System

Today we're going to be discussing the Samsung SCMX20, a camcorder that does the job, but only just. The Samsung SCMX20 retails for about two hundred and fifty dollars, depending on where you shop, and offers easy uploading to YouTube, a 34x optical zoom, Six hours max recording time on available flash memory, SD card slots, ...

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Sony DVDirect Camcorder-to-DVD Recorder

Sony has a new DVDirect camcorder-to-DVD recorder, the VRD-MC6, which is ready to help you record AVCHD DVDs straight from your camera and add some 5.1 sound to them. The device can also record videos straight from your Memory Sticks and the AVCHD DVDs can be played later on your Blu-ray player. The VRD-MC6 knows how ...

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