Get ready for small yet powerful new gear: Sony Alpha NEX-3 and NEX-5 compact cameras
As expected, Sony has unveiled the NEX-3 and NEX-5 mirrorless interchangeable lens cameras.
Both come packing the same new 14.2-megapixel Exmor APS HD CMOS sensor, which is almost 60% bigger (23.4mm x 15.6mm) than what you’ll find inside a micro four thirds body. Both can capture HD video and stereo audio via the built-in microphone, but the NEX-3 tops out at 720p, while the NEX-5 can crab 1080i video in AVCHD format; meet the new, mirrorless E-mount.
Both offer high-resolution tilt/flip screens, fast continuous shooting and HD video capture, with 720p from the NEX-3 and 1080i, AVCHD from the NEX-5.
Also announced are three E-mount lenses: a 16mm F2.8 pancake, offering a 24mm equivalent field-of-view, a standard 18-55mm F3.5-5.6 stabilized kit zoom, with a 18-200mm F3.5-6.3 stabilized superzoom to follow.
If you’re not satisfied with three lens options (and you have a little extra room in your bag), the optional LA-EA1 Mount Adapter allows both NEX cameras to use the full range of Alpha lenses, plus a “huge range” of other legacy A-mount lenses if you don’t need AF. It’s worth noting that there’s no internal image stablization on the NEX bodies, so you’ll have to opt for the 18-55mm lens if you want to enjoy the Optical Steady Shot functionality.
Despite the extra sensor real estate, both bodies are impressively compact.
The NEX-5, which has a magnesium alloy body, weighs just 10.1-ounces (with battery and media) and the NEX-3 checks in at 10.5-ounces.
The new NEX-3 and NEX-5, which will be hitting shelves in July.
Tekkeon NavDock for iPod: now TV and Video helps the iPod star!
The Tekkeon NavDock Home Media Center with On-TV Navigation for iPod/iPhone lets you navigate your iPod/iPhone through an on-TV menu to play videos, photos and music on a connected television.
The Tekkeon NavDock browses directly through your iPod/iPhone menus, so finding and playing music and videos is easy.
You can use the 16-button remote to adjust or mute volume, shuffle, repeat or skip songs, and fast forward or rewind through music or videos.
The remote offers a five-way navigation pad and quick keys that jump directly to the videos, photos, music or settings menus.
With Tekkeon NavDock, you have complete control. You can change the language, the menu color scheme to fit your mood, or the navigation speed to fit your taste. You can even access the equalizer or display the lyrics or album art that appears next to your songs in the Now Playing screen in motion as your personalized screensaver.
The graphic display that appears on your TV is very nice, both aesthetically pleasing and easy to read, with adjustable color backgrounds.
The remote gives you full navigation of your IPod: Playlists, Artists, Albums, Songs, Podcasts, Genres, Composers and Audiobooks. It also allows you to set your Equalizer just like on your IPod and basically shows about everything on your TV screen that your IPod display does.
The display on the TV screen will show you what is currently playing and you can set the screensaver to come on after various lengths of time. The title of the current song always scrolls across the album cover area. Yes, it shows album covers! And you can turn that feature on or off; just like the IPod Classic it works a little faster without the album cover display turned on but I prefer to see the album covers. Anyway, it’s nice to have the option.
The NavDock will play your videos and photos as well, though with photos you have to first navigate using the IPod display itself, instead of using just the display on the TV to navigate. This is the only time you ever have to look at your IPod itself when you have the NavDock connected. Everything else can be done with the NavDock remote: you can browse artists, genres, and albums and one nice feature is that the remote has a shuffle button right on it, so you don’t have to go into the menu to turn shuffle on or off.
Get the Tekkeon NavDock now for US $89.99 (and save up to 31% off its regular price!)
View it crystal clear with the ViewSonic PJL7211 XGA LCD Projector – and save money!
The ViewSonic PJL7211 is an advanced 3LCD projector which delivers 2200 lumens with a 1024 x 768 XGA native resolution.
This projector is designed for table-top use or can be mounted on the ceiling for classrooms and meeting rooms.
The top load lamp and bottom filter with slide design provide for easy maintenance.
There are 7 default picture modes (Normal, Cinema, Dynamic, Blackboard, Greenboard, Whiteboard and Daylight modes) to choose from depending on the user’s projected source.
Whisper mode helps extend the lamp life and drops the fan noise down to 30dB.
For increased security, a PIN lock feature allows you to set a password to prevent unauthorized use and Kensington security lock.
One reason to buy the ViewSonic PJL7211 now?
It’s available at US $457.96 , ships for FREE with Super Saver Shipping, so you save US $291.04 (that’s 39% off!).
Looking for a bargain compact digital camera for less than $100 and 12 MP! Here’s a couple of bargain compact cameras packed with features!
It’s hard to believe but these two compact cameras are able to accomplish a mission impossible.
They’re both well under US $ 100, both feature 12 Megapixels sensors and 3x optical zoom!
Meet the Kodak EasyShare MD41: a really easy compact camera, with a 35–105 mm (35 mm equivalent) optical zoom, a face detection function that locates faces and automatically adjusts camera settings for great shots, SD/SDHC support.
It supports ISO positions 80, 100, 200, 400, 800 and 1600 on a 1/2.3 inch CCD sensor and weighs 115 grams and sports a 2,7″ LCD.
In the Kodak EasyShare MD41 there are also a lot of on-camera playback features such as cropping, undo-delete, picture rotation and self-timer. You can also tag your images with text and make use of multi-field search.
The Kodak EasyShare MD41 price?
A mere $89.99. You Save: $60.00 (that’s 40% off!)
What about a touchy display and interface? What about the HP PB360?
The HP PB360 offers 12.2 megapixel resolution, 3X optical zoom, and 5X digital zoom.
A wide 3″ touch screen LCD display with on-screen icons allows easy camera control.
More features? Smile detection, digital image stabilization, red eye removal, different scene modes, and more.
With Motion JPEG video capture capability, you can record special moments and easily share them with your friends and family on YouTube.
Capture clear and bright images with a wide range of ISO sensitivities (up to 3200) even in dim light.
Ok, so touch the HP PB360 at US $99.99 and save up to 29% (that’s US $40.00 less!).
Logitech S315i: recharge and play with iPod Dock now for less than US $ 50!
The Rechargeable Speaker Logitech S315i will blow you away with 20 hours of music when you use the power-saving mode.
That’s a full day’s (or night’s) worth of music without missing a beat. This little beauty powerfully reproduces your favorite songs with accurate highs and every note will be heard loudly and clearly.
A custom, full-range driver brings you crisp, sharp sounds. And since it’s rechargeable, this is a sleek and stylish speaker and goes with you wherever you go.
You can play and charge your iPod or iPhone with a dock connector. The result is a product that makes the most of your music. Go ahead. Play a song or two … or 300 … without recharging.
Get now the Logitech S315i and act quickly! It’s now available for US $ 49.99 (that’s 50% off its regular price!).
Get a larger view with the ViewSonic PJL7211 XGA LCD Projector – and save a bundle!
The ViewSonic PJL7211 is an advanced 3LCD projector which delivers 2200 lumens with a 1024 x 768 XGA native resolution.
This projector is designed for table-top use or can be mounted on the ceiling for classrooms and meeting rooms.
The top load lamp and bottom filter with slide design provide for easy maintenance.
There are 7 default picture modes (Normal, Cinema, Dynamic, Blackboard, Greenboard, Whiteboard and Daylight modes) to choose from depending on the user’s projected source.
Whisper mode helps extend the lamp life and drops the fan noise down to 30dB.
For increased security, a PIN lock feature allows you to set a password to prevent unauthorized use and Kensington security lock.
One reason to buy the ViewSonic PJL7211 now?
It’s available at US $448.77 , ships for FREE with Super Saver Shipping, so you save up to 40%!.
Yo! Lasonic i931: ghetto blaster style portable music system from da 80s with iPod dock – a bargain too!
Forget your tiny iPod speakers and pump up the volume with da beautiful Lasonic i931, a portable music system in true retro ghetto blaster style.
The Lasonic i931 features playback of MP3s via an iPod dock, usb port, or SD/MMC card slot.
In addition, the Lasonic i931 has AM/FM radio, remote, mic input, and bass and treble EQ controls. The system is capable of blasting out 15 watts per channel through separate woofers and tweeters.
Da features:
- Supported USB flash disk and SD/MMC card to playback MP3 files
- Enjoy your iPod without earphone
- FM 20 preset stations and AM 20 preset stations
- Separate bass and treble controls
- Powerful speaker sound system (12W x 2)
- Full function remote control
It’s bulky, chunky, heavy and everyone will notice it so… why bother? Everyone will see you’re in da house!
Yo! Get the Lasonic i931 now for $114.95 and you save $185.04 (that’s 62% off!).
Two powerful Logitech Universal Remote Control for everyone!
Here are a couple of Universal Remote Control from Logitech that span most pro-am users’ needs when it comes to handle all our beloved HD gizmos.
Logitech Harmony 1100 Advanced Universal Remote Control: meet the Remote Control King!
The Harmony remote makes it easy for any family member to use the home-entertainment system without help – and start any activity with just one touch of a button. NO more navigating a variety of entertainment components with multiple remotes and/or a complicated sequence of commands, which often require a set of written instructions.
Logitech’s range of universal remote controls has been so well-received by the home cinema enthusiast market that the company has rapidly become the number one brand for programmable clickers. And with the high-end Logitech Harmony 1100 it’s easy to see why.
With its gloss black styling and 3.5in colour screen, it’s an exact replacement for the extremely popular Harmony 1000. The Logitech Harmony 1100 is similarly capable of controlling up to 15 separate items of kit (via IR or, with an optional extender, RF).
But the most impressive feature, one that rivals find impossible to match, is that the control codes for your equipment can be found and stored within seconds thanks to an ever-expanding online database with, so far, over 225,000 available.
Of course, you’ll need to hook up the remote to your computer and, subsequently, the internet, which may put off some, but the supplied software is so simple to use, that it shouldn’t take more than an hour to set up. And that includes macros (called ‘Activities’ here), too.
Be confident you can control whatever entertainment devices you have today or buy tomorrow. The Harmony 1100 works with more than 225,000 devices from 5,000+ brands – and the list grows every day.
The software, onscreen graphics and button layout have all been improved over the Harmony 1000 thanks to consumer feedback. The ability to set up Activities (sequences of events that switch on all of the relevant equipment) is a godsend. For example, tap ‘Watch TV’ and the screen, Freeview box and amp all start up automatically.
When used with the Harmony RF Extender (sold separately), the Harmony 1100 helps you control devices that you keep behind closed doors, even those you can’t see.
The Logitech Harmony 1100 is available now for US $286.83 so you Save $212.17 (that’s 43% off) so hurry up.
Logitech Harmony 880 Remote Control: for the budget-conscious user
The Logitech Harmony 880 Advanced Universal Remote puts you in control of your entire audio-video system with just one button. It’s home entertainment the way it should be–simple.
Optimized for complicated HDTV and PVR systems, the Harmony 880 helps you tame tough configurations like switching your television between video aspect ratios depending on the program source. The interactive color display lets you quickly choose a 16:9 ratio for movies and HDTV, or a standard 4:3 ratio for basic television programming.
It comes with a recharging station so, never replace batteries again. The Logitech Harmony 880 includes a sleek docking station that keeps the remote fully charged. Your family will always know where to put the remote—and you´ll always know where to find it!
The Logitech Harmony 880 Advanced Universal Remote puts you in control of your entire audio-video system with just one button. It’s home entertainment the way it should be – simple. Optimized for complicated HDTV and PVR systems, the Harmony 880 helps you tame tough configurations like switching your television between video aspect ratios depending on the program source. The interactive color display lets you quickly choose a 16: 9 ratio for movies and HDTV, or a standard 4: 3 ratio for basic television programming.
Get ready to save up to 65% on this! The Logitech Harmony 880 is now available for US $69.99!
Dell Inspiron Mini 10: a Netbook with Integrated TV Tuner – and some savings too!
The Dell Inspiron Mini 10 is a compact, easy-to-carry Internet companion that’s ideal for helping keep kids, teens, bloggers and travelers connected from just about any location at any time–whether on the couch or on the road. You’ll also be able to watch your favorite TV shows wherever you roam thanks to the internal digital TV tuner.
With the integrated digital TV tuner, you’ll be able to catch your favorite programs wherever you roam; moreover the the Dell Inspiron Mini 10 includes three USB ports, a VGA video output, and 3-in-1 memory card reader.
This netbook is powered by the 1.6 GHz Intel Atom Z530 processor, which is designed especially for mobile devices and features an innovative hafnium-infused circuitry that reduces electrical current leakage in transistors to conserve energy: thanks to a 6-cell battery for up to 6.3 hours of battery power.
You’ll be able to surf the Web, chat with friends (both via text and using the integrated 1.3-megapixel webcam), and upload on-the-go photos to blogs or social networking sites.
Standard built-in Wi-Fi wireless connectivity means quick and easy Internet access to hotspots in the home, on campus, in a local coffee shop, or in the office.
It comes in a range of colors, including a shiny Obsidian Black.
The Dell Inspiron Mini 10 comes preinstalled with the Microsoft Windows Windows 7 Starter and it’s available now for US $303.84 (that’s 24% or US $96.14 off its regular price) so hurry up!
Three iPod and iPhone alarm clock, dock & speaker systems for everybody! (and every budget since they’re even more affordable than ever!)
Here comes a trio of docking stations and speaker systems that you’re gonna love!
There’s something for anyone using an iPod, with a specific purpose for every moment of your life.
Little tip: you can get ‘em with substantial savings, so you’ll be even more glad to hear your iPod playing!
iHarley anyone? IHOME HDP66SC 2.1 Harley-Davidson Headlight Speaker System
iHome and Harley Davidson have teamed up to bring you a Harley-themed iPod/iPhone speaker and alarm clock, for those who like to display their allegiance by their bedside, in their kitchen, or anywhere else where a little music and Harley style is needed. This cool little system allows you to wake and sleep to your iPod, iPhone, or even authentic Harley Davidson motorcycle sounds–that ought to do the trick! Your iPod/iPhone charges while docked, and a remote control is also thrown in and you can use the HDP66’s auxiliary line-in jack to connect external MP3 players, CD players, and other audio devices.
The IHOME HDP66SC features an eye-catching Harley Headlight design to house its speakers, with the middle “headlight” displaying the time and other info. That middle headlight also happens to house a subwoofer, for a little Harley rumble in a small package.
The sound of a well-tuned Harley is a much-revered part of its mystique, and one thing is certain: it’ll wake you up. The HDP66 gives you the option to wake to authentic Harley Davidson bike sounds. Of course, for something more gentle, you can wake to your favorite iPod/iPhone tunes.
The IHOME HDP66SC is available for US $57.31 (a bargain, since you save $72.68 -56%)!
iTravel? iHome Portable Stereo Alarm Clock for iPhone/iPod
At home or on the go, iHome Portable Stereo Alarm Clock is a great way to listen to your iPod/iPhone music loud and in style. Housed in an attractive, fabric-wrapped protective shell, you can enjoy listening to your iPod/iPhone while it charges, or use the built-in alarm clock to wake and sleep to your tunes.
The iHome IP38’s Universal dock plays and charges most docking iPod models (in addition to using them for the alarm). So when you’re ready to hit the road, so is your iPod.
Available now at US $87.69, the iHome Portable Stereo Alarm Clock is a steal saving you 27% (that’s US $32.30)
iAwakening? iHome iP99BR!
iHome’s iP99BR was designed with iPhone users in mind, engineered to shield and avoid annoying iPhone/mobile phone GSM noise. That means no “airplane mode,” so you won’t miss calls while your iPhone is docked. Also, the iP99 is packed with lots of innovative features, including alarm settings to complement your lifestyle so you can wake to your own custom iPhone playlist at different times on different days, a remote that controls the unit and iPod menu functions, AM/FM radio with presets, programmable snooze settings, and SRS WOW for an enhanced audio experience.
With iHome’s Reson8 speaker chambers, you’ll be able to enjoy great stereo sound around the clock.
The iHome iP99BR it’s available for $129.95 (it’s $20.04 off its regular price).