GenX Digital

I’ve had it over 2 years now. I know that, because my ex-girlfriend bought it on her credit card for some reason, and we’ve been broken up for almost 2 years. So it’s relatively old technology in the world of consumer electronics. But I went to an indoor dance event (Contra dance) and took some photos of my friend Adina “calling” the dance. It was indoors, and I brought my 100-400 4.5-5.6 lens as well as my 50mm 1.8. So, the 100-400 lens I usually only use for sporting events, but I wanted something long to give me some reach.
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It feels and looks good. but is it useful?

I am definitely an Apple Fanboy.  I have an iPod, iPhone 3Gs, two Macbook Pro‘s, a Macbook Air, 2 Mac Mini‘s, and gobs of accessories.

I also have an iPad.  And you know what?  I basically never use the iPad.

See why not after the break…

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It’s been FAR too long – I’ve been immersed in my long-time non-profit venture recently, but will try to get a few of my many thoughts out since attending and other items I’ve had the pleasure of reviewing.

For now – check out the I ran across recently. It’s a GREAT compendium of a few of the best gift ideas as well as a guide

I wouldn’t ordinarily pimp out a specific manufacturer, but in this case – it just may be warranted. (more…)

The Canon EOS 1D Mark IIN is the latest in the line-up of Canon Digital SLR cameras, and I’ve had the pleasure of reviewing it for the last month in preparation for the forthcoming Men’s Vogue article showcasing hot new technologies. Being a Canon user myself for the last 5 years, and acquiring my set of Canon lenses to complement my cameras – I must say this camera is by far the coolest fucker I’ve played with yet!! The one HUGE downside for use average consumers – the price. It’s definitely targetted at the professional photographer who can withstand a $4000 bill for a single camera without lenses.
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You can’t get much sexier than Kate Moss (actually, maybe you can) and Nikon’s taken their advertising plan to new sex-appeal highs to tout their new Coolpix S6 pocket digital. I’ve spent a few weeks with their new flagship Coolpix and my impressions are below.
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For the upcoming August Men’s Vogue issue, I’ve been tasked with bringing in some new toys, and I thought I’d finally update some of this site with stories of each of the toys. To start – I’ll whip up a concoction of nouns, verbs, pronouns and sentences to feed you with the Sony HDR-HC3 high definition camcorder. At $1400 at B&H photo (I saw $800 at some places, although I can’t vouch for their reliability) – this is definitely the lowest cost “high definition” camcorder on the market. If you have only HD displays now, or your main ones are HD – this could certainly be a gem in the stable of gadgets. For more, read on…
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Anybody out there in the digital atmosphere knows the Harmony 768 is a pretty ancient (3 years old!) gadget. But, I had a few extras and sent one to a family friend. Here’s his review. I’ll add a few photos, but this is his experience with the unit. Anybody interested in trading some of their time writing a review on a product that I provide – let me know and we’ll work something out…
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I just found a fun little site. Check after the link for a graphical representation of where I’ve been in the world, and try your hand to see what your world looks like:
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On my current ESPN the Magazine tech makeover I’m working on – the centerpiece is an HP Media Center PC with the new Intel dual core CPU. The model we’re putting into the athlete’s home is a 7250N which has a gig of ram, 2.8ghz dual-core cpu, 250gb drive and ATI Radeon x300 128mb video card.

This is to be the centerpiece of the athlete’s digital life, acting as the server for audio, video, photos and games. Click through to see how it fares…
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