This was my first foray into Real camera hardware. For a long time I thought my Fuji 12 megapixel point and shoot was as good as anything out there. Boy, was I wrong. With the help of some good friends I quickly learned that there was mountain of knowledge to acquire concerning what makes a good picture and what [...]

I bought this as an alternative to a much more expensive version to use in my jewelry store in NoDa. I will use it to do inventory and to show customers things that need to be repaired on their jewelry without making them use a magnification device. I can say confidently that it is worth [...]

I don’t care how stupid they look, LED headlamps are some of the most useful things you can have. Whether your camping, working on a computer, soldering, you name it. Having a bright light pointed exactly where you are looking at all times is indispensable. Now that LEDs are cheaper and brighter than they ever [...]

Music pretty much runs my world, and gadgets, and bikes, well damn, you get the point. Having that music with me is very important, and being able to do it in a convenient way just takes the cake. These little JVC pocket speakers are great. With a plastic cover that folds back and turns into [...]

This would be one of those “get it while you can” items. The F series of the Toshiba Gigabeat was the first in the line of these great MP3 players. The Gigabeat eventually evolved into what is now the Microsoft Zune, but in this one of its earlier incarnations you can replace the firmware. The [...]

Sometimes things just make you wonder “what took them so long?”. This is one of those products that made me think that. You plug your main component into the designated slot, and when the component (ie. your computer) is turned off, all the peripherals turn of with it. In an age where energy consumption is [...]