Panasonic LUMIX DMC-G2 12.1 MP Live MOS Interchangeable Lens Camera with 3-Inch Touch Screen LCD and 14-42mm Lumix G VARIO f/3.5-5.6 MEGA OIS Lens
Panasonic LUMIX DMC-G2 12.1 MP Camera and 14-42mm Lumix G VARIO f/3.5-5.6 MEGA OIS Lens
by Charles Mohapel
Although the Panasonic LUMIX G2 is the fourth Micro Four-Thirds interchangeable lens system cameras (G1, GH1, and GF-1 are the others), it is the first to feature touch-control shooting. Definitely not a one trick pony, it also shoots HD movies in AVCHD Lite (MPEG-4 AVC/H.264).

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Panasonic Gold Series 48GB SDXC Card (Class 10) (Item #RP-SDW48GE1K)
by Charles Mohapel

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HP Mini 5102 Netbook
by Daniel P. Dern
HP promised a lot when they introduced their HP Mini 5102 netbook late last year: a multi-touch display, integrated (not bumped out) six-cell battery, and even a handy carrying handle. Aimed at users that valued portability but wanted more than the standard net-book could deliver, we eagerly anticipated the actual product release. Now that we've had a chance to try one, we wonder where the full featured machine we were promised went, and why anyone should pay a premium for the result.

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by Charles Mohapel
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SanDisk Extreme CF Cards Now Meet UDMA Specifications
SanDisk 16GB Extreme CF Memory Card - UDMA 60MB/s 400x (SDCFX-016G)
by Charles Mohapel
If you're a professional or serious prosumer photographer accustomed to shooting with the SanDisk Extreme III CompactFlash memory card and its maximum 30MB/second read/write rate, then the next generation SanDisk 16GB Extreme CF Memory Card - UDMA 60MB/s 400x can attain transfer speeds twice as fast in the latest DSLRs that use the CompactFlash (CF) format of memory card.

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SanDisk Extreme Edition 32 GB SDHC Card (Class 10) (Item# SDSDX3-032G-A31)
by Charles Mohapel
As more and more digital still cameras (DSLRs, ultrazooms, and point & shoots) are taking 720p and 1080p HD video in addition to high quality still images, manufacturers of SDHC (Secure Digital High Capacity, SD 2.0) cards are having to quickly raise the standards of these cards.

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MAYA Entertainment Creative Suite 2011
by David Em
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