Archive for October, 2007

MediaRECOVER Mac Ready for Mac OS X Leopard

Date Thursday, October 25th, 2007 Posts Posted by untamedkb

I am excited to announce that we will release a new version of MediaRECOVER for Mac November 5th, 2007! The new release will provide additional support for the new Mac OS X Leopard (10.5) operating system.  The current version runs great on the new OS, with the update fixing small minor bugs.

Mac OS X Leopard


World’s Most Powerful Flash Memory Chip

Date Tuesday, October 23rd, 2007 Posts Posted by untamedkb

Samsung just showed off their new 64gb flash memory chip targeted towards MP3 players and SSD hard drives.  The single chip can store 18,000 songs!  Paired together they can easily rival common hard drives.  Samsung is in a race with Toshiba to release this chip sometime in 2009.

Samsung 64gb chip


Easily Move Video From Your Computer to Your TV

Date Tuesday, October 23rd, 2007 Posts Posted by untamedkb

The Sansa TakeTV is a great, simple device from Sandisk that allows you to easily watch video from your computer on your TV.  The device is essentially a USB storage drive that plugs into a cradle for viewing on through a composite/s-video out.  Don’t expect an HD experience, however you can view DivX, xVid, MPEG-4 and AVI files at a resolution up to 720 x 576.  Pricing is steep at $99.99 for a 4gb model and $149.99 for a 8gb model.

Sansa TakeTV


U.S. Digital Camera Sales and Market Share for 2006

Date Friday, October 19th, 2007 Posts Posted by untamedkb

Major changes have happened in the digital camera market over the last few years with Canon and Nikon both taking over the former leader Kodak in overall sales to the U.S. market. Samsung, Panasonic and Casio all had amazing years, shipping in excess of 120% more cameras compared to 2005.

According to IDC (courtesy of News.com), the market will hit 114 million units worldwide this year!

 

Top Ten Camera Makers in 2006 by U.S. Market Share

2005 Shipments 2005 Share 2006 Shipments 2006 share % Change in Shipments, 2005-2006
Canon 5,000,000 18 percent 6,068,500 20 percent 21 percent
Sony 4,780,000 17 percent 4,940,800 17 percent 3 percent
Kodak 7,050,000 25 percent 4,867,000 16 percent minus-31 percent
Nikon 2,326,400 8 percent 3,045,700 10 percent 31 percent
HP 2,130,600 8 percent 2,185,100 7 percent 3 percent
Olympus 1,964,800 7 percent 1,856,500 6 percent minus-5 percent
Samsung 680,500 2 percent 1,496,400 5 percent 120 percent
Fujifilm 1,780,600 6 percent 1,444,700 5 percent minus-19 percent
Panasonic 350,000 1 percent 1,046,300 3 percent 199 percent
Casio 405,000 1 percent 955,000 3 percent 136 percent

Source: IDC


Using Flickr to Build Your Photography Business

Date Thursday, October 11th, 2007 Posts Posted by untamedkb

Great post over at Photopreneur about using Flickr to grow your photography business. Some of the best points are that the networking in Flickr is second to none, you can easily get feedback on your photos - this helps with experimentation, promotion is far easier on Flickr and best of all it is free!

Also, check out the Flickr blog…amazing pictures!

I do like and use Flickr, but find that Picasaweb is so much easier to use, upload files and share. It would be beneficial to Flickr to have a standalone photo management client.

Flickr logo


MediaRECOVER Review in iCreate Magazine

Date Wednesday, October 10th, 2007 Posts Posted by untamedkb

Nice review article from the British magazine iCreate (you can pick the issue up at any Barnes and Noble). 4 out of 5 stars…not bad!

MediaRECOVER Box


Win a Kingston 2gb Ultimate 266x CF Card From PopPhoto.com

Date Tuesday, October 9th, 2007 Posts Posted by untamedkb

PopPhoto.com and Kingston are giving away a brand new 2gb CF card from Kingston. Just fill out the entry form and you are entered to win. While you are there check out all of the content from the Popular Photography and American Photo magazines.

Kingston 2gb Ultimate CF Card


How to make your own Solid State Hard Drive (SSD)

Date Tuesday, October 9th, 2007 Posts Posted by untamedkb

Todoumpc.com is offering an IDE to CF adaptor that allows you to create a low cost SSD. Check out the video of a boot process after the stock hard drive has been replaced with the DYI SSD.

Video: Utilizando un adaptador IDE CF como HDD en UMPC


The Future of Everyday Data Storage

Date Friday, October 5th, 2007 Posts Posted by untamedkb

Interesting read on a real world application of SSD or solid state hard drives. The great thing about SSD is that there are no moving parts and very little to no wear. The prices are getting close to attractive. Should see mass appeal within a few years. 23 years of life versus around 3 years for regular hard drives according to the author!


Top SLR Digital Camera - Canon EOS 40d

Date Friday, October 5th, 2007 Posts Posted by untamedkb

One of the top SLR Digital cameras out right now, the Canon EOS 40d, is a great buy for performance. 10.1 megapixel sensor, an integrated cleaning system, 6.5 frames-per-second frame rate and new LCD with live view mode round out the features. Check out some

reviews by:

Photographyreview.com
Imaging-resource.com
Camera Labs
Cnet
Photographyblog.com
Pocket-lint

For our readers out there, do you have any opinions on this camera?