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Archives for 2011

 

Philip Bloom Tests the Sony FS100, F3 and Panasonic AF100

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Philip Bloom has put together a handy little real-world comparison of the latest “big-chip” camcorders.  If you’ve been wondering how this evolution from the HDSLR boom has been going, this is a pretty informative video that mixes in footage from the Sony FS100, Sony F3, Panasonic AF100 and the Canon 5D Mark II.

Check it out below. [Read more…]

Obama Situation Room Photo Racking Up Views on Flickr

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This image of President Obama and his national security team (captured by Official White House Photographer Pete Souza) is rising through views to become the most popular photo on Flickr.  It’s also the fastest viewed image that Flickr has ever tracked.

According to the image caption provided by The White House, President Obama, Vice President Biden and the rest of the team are watching updates on the mission against Osama bin Laden on May 1, 2011. [Read more…]

iPad Remote, Eazel and More Killer Apps for Adobe Photoshop

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The recent update for Photoshop CS5 adds the power to remotely control elements within Photoshop from external devices like the iPad.

Shawn Welch walks through his latest app, “Remote for Adobe Photoshop,” created using the Adobe Photoshop Touch SDK. Remote for Photoshop provides users with a live interactive document and remote connections to tools and filters from both the iPad and the iPhone. Additionally, Shawn’s app also gives users the ability to easily move documents between devices. –AdobeTV

Check out the video below that demos Photoshop Remote for the iPad. [Read more…]

New iMacs with Core i5/i7 Processors and Thunderbolt

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Apple unveiled the new iMac desktops today.  The new models keep the 21.5? and 27? screen sizes and step up to Core i5 processors across the board in the base configuration – with Core i7 processors available as an upgrade.

As expected, the iMac now has Thunderbolt I/O ports (like the recently announced MacBook Pro models), which deliver data transfer rates at a whopping 10 Gbps – up to 20x faster than USB 2.0 and up to 12x faster than FireWire 800.  The 21.5? models sport one Thunderbolt port, while the 27? models offer two ports.  Four USB 2.0 and a Firewire 800 port round out the I/O options on the backside of the new iMacs.

Continue reading at Tech Tilt: New 2011 iMacs Announced.

Fuji X100 In-Stock

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The Fuji X100 has been scarce since its announcement, with many in the US wondering just when they’ll get their chance to put hands on one.  If you’ve been waiting, it looks like Amazon has some in stock now.

Only 17 more left in stock at the time of this post.  Better hurry.

Update: It took 25 minutes to blow through the 17 available (at 3AM).  However, Amazon says it has more in stock, but it just takes 1-2 days extra to process the orders (guess they’re in the back of the warehouse, eh?).

Update #2: Wow. Those are gone too.  The X100 may be some hot stuff this year…