http://blog.greggman.com Entries from Greggman.com About gadgets en-us 2009-11-18T03:00:05+09:00 http://blog.greggman.com/edit/editheadlines/2006-02-03.htm So after that disaster of my last digital camera I set out to get something I could actually use. I still would perfer a swivel lens and a 5x or greater zoom but basically that combination does not exist. There are only 2 or 3 cameras period that have swivel lenses and there are only 2 or 3 consumer level cameras that have greater than 3x zoom so I was pretty much stuck settling for less.I checked the reviews sites at it seemed like the Fuji Z2 was the current king of the consumer cameras. It's got the highest rating and is selling like crazy. It's very compact and its specialty is it has an ISO 1600 rating so it takes good pictures in low-light situations without a flash. That in particular is probably the best reason to own one.So, I set off to go look at it and whatever else was available and while I was out I stumbled on the Sony DSC-N1. 2006-02-03T19:00:00+09:00 http://blog.greggman.com/edit/editheadlines/2005-12-24.htm So I was out today buying myself a Christmas present (more on that later). While I was out I stumbled on the Sharp W-ZERO3. It's a Windows CE pda, with VGA screen (640x480), digital camera, cell phone, wireless ethernet and mini keyboard all for only $350. Considering the cheapest 640x480 CE PDA I know of is the Dell at $599 and the dell does not include cell phone or camera or keyboard that's a pretty amazing price.It's slightly thicker than most PDAs I guess, mostly because of the keyboard. 2005-12-24T19:00:00+09:00 http://blog.greggman.com/edit/editheadlines/2005-11-05.htm I've been wanting a new digital camera for a long time now. My old one, a Sony DSC-F505 is 6 years old now, it's only 2 megapixels (same as my cell phone) and it's relatively large meaning I'm no longer willing to carry it with me all the time. I wanted something I could slip in my pocket if possible but that still took reasonably good pictures. I'd also really wanted something with at least 5x optical zoom which really limited my options. Most cameras are 3x zoom. 2005-11-05T19:00:00+09:00 http://blog.greggman.com/edit/editheadlines/2004-05-28.htm Maybe McDonalds needs to give these out to avoid lawsuits. It's a pocket surface tempature reader. Point it at your cup of coffee to check that it's not too hot. 2004-05-28T19:00:00+09:00 http://blog.greggman.com/edit/editheadlines/2004-04-21.htm I'm a big fan of cordless headphones. I've had some since probably 1995. I don't remember if I originally got them for work or for home. I think it was for work. I found it annoying to use corded headphones and turn around or reach for something and trip over the wire or yank it out of the stereo or have the headphones yanked off my head.Later, I got some for home. Since I left home I've always lived in an apartment so I can't crank the TV or stereo up at night to watch a movie. Wireless headphones made that problem go away and there were no wires to clean up. I can even walk to the kitchen late at night and still listen. 2004-04-21T19:00:00+09:00 http://blog.greggman.com/edit/editheadlines/2002-12-02.htm Here's the lastest crazy gadget, the Panasonic D-Snap AV30. 2002-12-02T19:00:00+09:00 http://blog.greggman.com/edit/editheadlines/2001-02-06.htm You asked for it (not really) you got it. Just because I saw that somebody else had posted a month's worth of Casio Wristwatch Camera pictures I thought, what the heck, I'll post my Sharp SH-04 cell phone pictures. 2001-02-06T19:00:00+09:00 http://blog.greggman.com/headlines/2001/2001-01-23.htm If you are serious about studying Japanese or plan on seriously studying Japanese you owe it to yourself to get a Windows CE palm-size PC or a Pocket PC so that you can study Kanji. Read More 2001-01-23T19:00:00+09:00 http://blog.greggman.com/headlines/2000/2000-07-17-23.htm Did you know that selecting the right brand of printer paper can make a huge difference in the quality of your prints? 2000-07-17T19:00:00+09:00 http://blog.greggman.com/headlines/2000/2000-06-26-22.htm Scanning 3600 slides with a Nikon Super Coolscan LS-2000 2000-06-26T19:00:00+09:00 http://blog.greggman.com/headlines/2000/1999-11-05-21.htm My experience with the Sony DCR-PC100 video camera 1999-11-05T19:00:00+09:00 http://blog.greggman.com/headlines/2000/1998-01-16-20.htm Examples of low-light photographs on a Kodak DC210. They suck because the camera sucks. 1998-01-16T19:00:00+09:00 http://blog.greggman.com/headlines/2000/1998-01-16-19.htm Why is it that most digital camera suck at taking pictures in low-light conditions yet the Sony DSC-F1 works great (or at least okay) 1998-01-16T19:00:00+09:00 http://greggman.com/pageparts/rss_banners/banner-022.jpg http://',blog.greggman.com,'