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Camera, TV and Portable Video Reviews

Pocket Video Cameras: Kodak ZX1 vs Flip Mino HD (Review Comparison)

I recently went on a 1 week holiday to Charlotte Pass Ski Resort in Australia’s Snowy Mountains and took a media loan Kodak ZX1 HD pocket video camera with me. Soon afterwards I was lent it’s competitor, the Flip Mino HD to review so I have compared them.

Although the unit has some shortcomings, Kodak’s weather [...]

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Kogan 32″ inch (81cm) 1080P Full HD LCD TV Inbuilt HD Tuner (1080P-32)

The Kogan 1080P-32 has the following inputs (2x HDMI, 1x D-sub (VGA), 2x Composite AV, 1x Component, 1x S-video, 1x Audio in, 1x Antenna in) and these Outputs (1x Optical Audio Out, 1x Headphone Jack, 1x Composite AV)

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Lexar and Sandisk SDHC Card Reader Speed Tests (Review)

Camera cards are continuing to grow in size at an astounding rate. Today I can buy a 16GB SDHC card for the same price that I bought my first ever 1GB SD card.

I asked Sandisk & Lexar to send me fast SDHC camera card readers to see how much time they would take to empty [...]

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Joby Gorillapod SLR Flexible Tripod Review

I recently had the opportunity to try out the Joby “Gorillapod SLR” flexible tripod while on holidays in Australia’s Snowy Mountains and found it to be very useful and surprisingly popular with other people in my ski lodge who were fascinated by it’s ultra flexible bendy leg joints.

Joby Gorillapod SLR specifications

Intended for: Prosumer cameras, [...]

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Nokia E63 Mobile Phone with Email On 3 (Review)

The Nokia E63 is in essence the baby brother budget version of the very popular Nokia e71 but with the same core features.
I recently used it for 2 weeks on loan from 3 Mobile while testing the “Email On 3″ push email service and thought it was solid and had quite a good full [...]

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FREE Program Rotate Digital Camera Quicktime Movies 90 degrees

I just found a great FREE piece of software called “Movie Rotator” which can rotate a Quicktime digital camera video 90 degrees and save it in 3 easy steps (see below). You don’t need to use the expensive QuickTime Pro software or spend a lot of time editing and converting the Quicktime digital camera movie [...]

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Digital Picture Photo Frames: Great Gift or Worthless Rubbish?

Millions of Digital Photo Frames are bought as gifts every year and Google Trends show that they’re especially popular around Christmas time, but how many get used … and how many sit there gathering dust in the gift recipients home/office?
Most people like them but a vocal minority think they’re a frivolous gadget, worthless rubbish which [...]

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Sony Product Launch: Worlds Thinnest LCD TV, 24.6MP DSLR, Digital Noise Cancelling Headphones

Last week I accepted an invitation to attend the Sony UCHI media event week in a conceptual “house” they’d built inside an industrial warehouse in Sydney to showcase their latest & greatest new home entertainment & technology products.

UCHI is the Japanese word for home or inside and the idea was to demonstrate how a home [...]

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DVX-555U SD Digital Set Top Box (STB) PVR (Review)

I was given a product sample of the DVX-555U Standard Definition (SD) Digital Set Top Box (STB) PVR to write an honest review and comment on its features and flaws
When I initially reviewed the DVX 555U I thought it was a good cheap SD Digital STB and suggested if you have a spare IDE hard [...]

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Nokia 6300 Mobile Phone Review (Camera, MP3 Player, Radio, Organiser) – Series 40

I bought my Nokia 6300 mobile phone from an Optus Shop for AUS$199 and I use it with my Virgin Mobile SIM. I have read all the best reviews of the Nokia 6300 and hundreds of user comments and feedback about it and created a list of the Best features, Annoying Problems, Tips & Tricks [...]

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FOZI: Compact Camera Phone Tripod Fits In Your Wallet (Review)

The Australian small business Timetale asked me to review their “FOZI” credit card size compact Tripod designed to be easily stored folded up in a purse, wallet or handbag.
Frankly when it arrived in the post I was a bit disappointed … it looked like a simple plastic sheet with 2 hinges and some ridges along [...]

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Learn How to Use Your Digital Camera Better

When I was on holidays in the Australian Outback I noticed a surprisingly large number of people who had just bought a new digital camera and had no idea how to do basic things like turning the flash on/off, taking short movies or photographing small things eg: flowers and getting a sharp photo.
If they’d only [...]

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Australia: Send 30 Free SMS-TXT Daily With Intazaar

As I said many times, the Intazaar free SMS service was just not sustainable in the long term because they were spending more than they were earning from ads so [...]

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Digicrystal 9000 PVR & Digital Set Top Box Review & FAQ

The Digicrystal 9000PVR Digital Set Top Box isn’t sold any more
My newest review is of the DVX-555U SD Digital Set Top Box (STB) PVR
The Digicrystal 9000 PVR set top box is the perfect product for most Australians who watch Free to Air TV programs Live or tape them to watch later.
The four key offerings of [...]

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Corsair 1GB Secure Digital (SD) Card Review 133x speed

I recently purchased a 1 GB 133 speed Corsair SD card (model CMFSD133-1GB) because of my frustration with the slow write speed of my old Sandisk 1 Gb 32X speed SD card when taking burst (multiple consecutive) photos of moving objects such as wildlife. It came packaged in a small plastic storage case enclosed in [...]

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