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I recently purchased the top rated Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS3K for a great price on amazon.
It has 3 key features I wanted.
- Shoots 720 HD video
- Has Stereo Mics
- Has 12x Optical Zoom
So far very happy. Here is a Raw test video I shot from my window at work in downtown Hood River, OR.
Box Animation from Jordan Clarke on Vimeo.
Recently Oregon jumped on the bandwagon and passed the law prohibiting of talking on the cell phone while driving. The TomTom GPS / Hands Free calling iPhone kit came to the rescue.
The design and thought that went into every aspect of the dock should be praised. From the built in microphone and speaker, Bluetooth pairing, assisted GPS signal boost, audio out and mounting system, it passes the test strongly. Even the little dock connector is spring loaded to allow for easy docking.
Sound quality while driving is solid on my end, the other end said they could hear me just fine although you do get the “You sound like you are in a barrel” comment.
The iPhone TomTom GPS software is also great. Very very simple to use and blows away most gps units because of the responsiveness of the iphone’s touch screen combined with the simple and sweet UI.
Next will be hooking up the dock to my AUX port in my truck to have an all in one GPS, Phone & Media player unit.
The only downside to the dock would be the swivel joint. While it works well, it tends to feel a bit loose and you can hear it rattle a bit when the iPhone is rotated to certain angles.
Overall I would recommend the unit. Even though the price of both dock and software may seem steep at first (around $200 for both), is well worth it considering it’s closeness in price to a GPS stand alone unit combined with the ability to have an all in one device with all in one functionality.
Currently it is back-ordered on most all sites but can be found, for a price, on ebay.
Probably the coolest thing I’ve seen in awhile
The best application of this technology I have seen so far. Check out the Video also.
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/09/technology/09topps.html?_r=1&src=SkimTE
Since the 1950s, Topps has sold baseball trading cards filled with photos and stats, bringing the game to life. Now the company is bringing its cards to life.
Beginning Monday, collectors who hold a special Topps 3D Live baseball card in front of a webcam will see a three-dimensional avatar of the player on the computer screen. Rotate the card, and the figure rotates in full perspective. It’s called “augmented reality,” a combination of a real image with a virtual one.
I think I scream at Adobe for this glitch about 2 times a day. It has been doing this in pretty much all OS X Photoshop users for the past few versions of photoshop. All of a sudden you will be doing something simple such as Save for Web, Text Editing, moving a layer, and the Beach Ball of Death will appear and spin for no reason from 1-10 minutes. It only happens with Photoshop at least on my computer. Adobe and Apple are probably ( I am not joking ) responsible for a good 2-5 hours wasted a week between all the people in my office who use photoshop.
“A team at Cambridge University may be close to having a winning design on their hands, perhaps for the L Prize, if they’re eligible, and for the consumer market. The university has produced a new design which costs a mere $2.85 USD and despite being the size of a penny, produces similar light to a fluorescent bulb while lasting over four times as long with a lifetime of 60 years.”
