Adobe Lightroom 4 Review
Adobe's Photoshop Lightroom 4
by David Em
Adobe's Lightroom 4 adds books, video, geo-tagging, soft-proofing, and new adjustment tools to what's become the imaging industry's photo-editing standard.

New iPad: John Carter Wasn't The Only Weak Opening This Month
Apple's iPad: New, But Not New Enough
by Ernest Lilley

Weekend before last, John Carter of Mars opened to a less than enthusiastic movie going audience. Even dedicated fans of Edgar Rice Boroughs' Sci-Fi epic were underwhelmed... though at least they did put their money down. It wasn't a bad movie, but there was an overwhelming sense of "been there done that", it just couldn't jump over. This weekend, the "new iPad" arrived in a similar fashion. It came by FedEx, showed up in Apple stores (despite the only way to preorder one being to have it shipped) and one showed up at my door thanks to an order I had placed the day of the product announcement.

Apple's New iPad - Not Exactly A Surprise, But Not A Disappointment Either
Apple's New iPad - Not Exactly A Surprise, But Not A Disappointment Either
by Charles Mohapel
The new iPad moves ahead of the tablet pack with a Retina 2048 x 1536 pixel display, and pretty much nothing else interesting to offer. But we put down our hard earned eCash for it just the same.

Canon Introduces Cinema EOS C300 And EOS-1D X Pro DSLR
Cinema EOS - Leave No Story Untold
by Charles Mohapel
Back in early November 2011, Canon Inc. and Canon U.S.A., Inc. announced the EOS C300, an all new interchangeable lens digital cinema camera that would compete with the kind of affordable cameras favored by indie filmmakers, cameras such as the RED Scarlet, Arri Alexa, and Sony PMW-F3. On Thursday February 16, 2012, Canon stopped in Montreal, Canada to showcase both versions of the EOS C300, as well as the EOS-1D X, the new flagship of the their professional DSLR line.

When There Is No Second Chance: The New Nikon FX-Format D4 Multi-Media Digital SLR is The Definitive Unification Of Speed And Precision
Nikon Finally Introduces D4 DSLR and AF-S NIKKOR 85mm f/1.8G Lens
by Charles Mohapel
Now that the new Nikon D4 has replaced their D3S as Nikon's second tier professional DSLR, we wonder when they plan on replacing the D3X as their top-of-the-line professional DSLR. Meanwhile we'd like to check out their new AF-S NIKKOR 85mm f/1.8G lens on the D4.

Honda's ASIMO: Still Runs Like an Old Man, But Now Has An Attitude All His Own
Asimo's Upgrade: Still Runs Funny, But Thinks For Himself
by TechMonkey

The good news is that after dropping out of sight for a while, Honda's Robo Demo Bot, named for Issac Asimov, father of the "Three Laws of Robotics" in science fiction, is back on center stage wowing crowds with feats of robo-ability. The bad news is that he still runs like an old man. Or possibly it's good news...is ASIMO the first robotic-barefoot runner? Style aside, the biggest news for ASIMO isn't about what tricks he can perform, it's that he's now been upgraded to "autonomous machine" indicating that he is now able to react independently to his environment, a trick which, oddly enough, required Honda to write "three laws" of their own.

Barnes and Noble Carves a Niche for the Nook
Nook Tablet
by TechMonkey

Not only did Barnes & Noble return fire on Amazon's upcoming launch of the $199 Android Kindle Fire by lowering the price of the Color Nook to match it, they sent a second volley towards the Internet giant with the announcement that they were selling the "Nook Tablet" for $50 more. The "Tablet" doesn't look any different than it's simpler cousin, but dumb is only skin deep here; there's plenty of brain and brawn under this Nook's skin.

ChumpCar Diaries - Pushing the Edge at Nelson Ledges
Chumpcar - Nelson Ledges - Racer's Log
by Steve Sawicki

The race track is a canvas upon which every failure is written. Skid marks trail off into the grass continuing as furrows and ending at the tire wall. Some are straight as arrows, others corkscrew as a car spins. Over time these marks accumulate, both on the track and on the grass. And, every lap, you drive over and by them. Sometimes, as a driver, you witness the failure, cars spinning off ahead of you, fishtailing this way and that, the driver almost saving it but, in the end, going off. Other times there is only the silent witness of spent rubber telling the story of someone else trying to go too fast, too soon. Occasionally it's your failure being reported by the track. Racing, it seems, is as much about failure as it is about success.

It's a Plane! It's a Blimp! It's a Plimp?
Solar Ship Takes to the Air
by Ernest Lilley
We've been watching Solar Ship for a little while now, a crazy zany cool mashup of a plane and a...cont

Big Apple Hosts PhotoPlus and Wedding and Portrait Photogs Expos
PhotoPlus Expo 2011- NYC
by Ernest Lilley
Though I haven't been to a PhotoPlus Expo recently, I've certainly been putting my cameras t...cont

Mixed Pics, Fixed Times - Changing Digital Image Info with Windows Live Photo Gallery
Changing Times on Picture Files with Windows Live
by Ernest Lilley
Whether you're collecting photos from a group outing or fixing the time zone you shot your pictu...cont

2011 Solar Decathlon - Rainy Days For A Solar Village

by Ernest Lilley
Just about the time the bi-annual Solar Decathlon returns to DC, so do the autumn rains. Personally,...cont

Pepcom's Pre-Holiday Experience
Pepcom NYC Holiday Spectacular!
by Daniel P. Dern
Santa may be relaxing on the beach with his elves (?) before heading north for the gift giving seaso...cont