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For those desperate to see an unboxing video of the iPad, here’s the first, from Stephen Fry. Fry, a well known friend of Apple, must have gotten one of the early shipments including all accessories:

OK, the latest firmware finally gives you a histogram in manual so you can check exposure. Also, it let’s you have 24fps for professional movies. Finally, there is a freeware firmware tool to add new features as well as something call the Drovus which does follow focus reviewed by <a…

There are so many cool cameras out now, so what is a person to do. Well, here are recommendations based on what Rennie has said and I’ve seen: 1. Carry around camera: iPhone HD. Everyone is going to have one, but the best camera is one that is not available…

Buddy has a Canon HF20 which makes 1080p in avchd format. The only way to get it into iMovie is to have the camcorder play back and then use iMovie to import from camera and then it transcode into the iMovie native format. Way cheaper than buying final cut pro

http://www.boardgamegeek.com/thread/507191/how-many-actions Argh we’ve been playing Tide of Iron wrong. Thought it was just three units per turn, but it turns out it is three units per side and alternate until done. Argh. Thank goodness for the Internet.

Well we are about to take a trip and bring Macs and want to play some games, so time to figure out the story with running Windows on Macs. While we are at it might as well try to run Windows 7 64-bit on Mac via Base Camp. There is…

Well, when traveling, its a little hard to take your PS3 or your XBOX and the iPod touch, PSP and DS don’t exactly have big screens, so what can you run on your trusty old PC (or Mac running Windows?). Well, gamerankings.com has some nice choices: Bad Company 2. Is…

AT&T today announced that next month it will begin a nationwide rollout of its 3G MicroCell service that allows users to route their cellular phone calls around the house onto their broadband Internet connection as a solution for spotty cellular coverage. Supporting both voice and data services, the 3G MicroCell device carries…

MacRumors reports the prolonged wait for updated MacBook Pros continue without any major hints at when they might arrive. A report last week suggested that a shortage of Intel notebook chips could be contributing to the delay. MacRumors has heard that the MacBook Pro supplies to retailers have abruptly become…

Well, they are going let you get no contract iPhone. Prices are OK. Prices are high at $600 for a 16GB iPhone 3GS, but at least you can get one and then unlock. If you run the math, this is a good deal as otherwise you have to pay $30/month…