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Time to ditch your digital camera?


Jayvee wonders about the wisdom of buying a full on digi-cam now that 3 megapl phone-cameras are available

The P2,861 Portable Media Center


It doesn’t have a screen nor does it use a fancy operating system that syncs with your computer, but for $50 the Sandisk Photo Album will let you view photos and watch videos on your TV. It’s a multi-card reader with audio/video-out ports that can be connected to a TV. Aside from displaying JPEG files, […]

Olé for Sony’s new CLIÉ


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New Palm OS Smartphone?


The Hong Kong Palm User Group has posted a photo (more like a CG rendition) and specifications of a new Palm OS smartphone under development by Chinese company Group Sense Limited.
The GSL Xplorer M28 is supposed to run Palm OS 5.4 on an ARM OMAP processor, have 32MB of RAM, and a 176 x 220 […]

Canon’s new PIXMA printers coming soon


I found this Engadget post about PC Magazine’s review of Canon’s $50 PIXMA iP 1500 photo printer.
Although not the fastest nor the best inkjet photo printer available, PC Magazine gave it 4.5 stars (out of 5) for offering an “astounding” combination of speed, quality, and price. Not bad for a printer that costs less than […]

Microsoft’s PMC = next iPod? I wouldn’t bet on it


Don’t get me wrong — I like the idea of a device that lets you carry a library of videos with you that you can watch whenever the fancy strikes you. It’s just that Microsoft’s PR hacks and every other analyst have hailed last week’s launch of the first Portable Media Center device as the […]

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