Go, Go Gadget Mom

Chris McGinn posted a blog on Digital Landing! Read about a camera every mom can enjoy for her special holiday.

Mother’s Day is just around the corner and gadget gifts aren’t just for dad.



The new Canon Powershot SD780 IS Digital Elph or its better-equipped siblings would make a great gift for the mom-on-the-go. For just $250 (with rebate) the 12.1 megapixel camera is a great option for a grab and go camera. It also has HD movie capabilities. The higher zoom options are $299 and $379, respectively.

I have a nice DSLR but it isn’t something I can stick in my diaper bag and have with me everywhere. A camera like this though could really help a mom be sure to capture all the shots she wants.

Oh, hubby . . .

Building a Picture

Jessie Atkin posted a blog on Digital Landing! Read about the new gadgets coming out built from lego pieces!

Lego has partenered with Digital Blue to bring the world a new line of tech gadgets, all adorned with the lego touch. That’s right, MP3 players, walkie talkies, and cameras all built from lego bricks.

The gadgets supposedly come out this summer and are aimed at kids, but that doesn’t mean kids are gonna be the only ones buyin. Legos are always awesome.

Unfortunately these newest gadgets are just that, gadgets. Despite the sweetness of the design you can’t redesign anything yourself. The bricks don’t come apart, they just stick together forever and look cool.

Camera Capability

Jessie Atkin psoted a blog on Digital Landing! Read about the new wifi-camera from Sony that let's you post pictures online straight from your camera!

We hope one day that the country will be completely wireless, wifi everywhere. First America then the world. Well Sony’s newest camera is preparing for that particular revolution.

The Cyber Shot G3 is the first digital camera to be wifi enabled. Basically you can upload photos to the net right from the camera, very much like cell phone shots today, but better image quality. For now you’ll have to have access to a wifi hot spot, but one day you’ll be able to upload pictures from anywhere. It kind of kills any chance you have to “sleep on it” before posting a possibly unfortunate picture, but hey, it’s the price we pay.

Quik Pod solves photo-taking dilemmas

Chris McGinn posted a new blog on Digital Landing! Read about the hand-held tripod that can save a photo album.

Quikpod

Ever been on vacation with your hubby and want to take the perfect picture but there is no one to snap the shot? Quik Pod comes to the rescue.

It’s an extendable handheld tripod that can make the difference between capturing the memory and just having a blurry face pic or one-person image.

They also have a larger version for DSLRs and loads of accessories, including a suction cup adapter (available soon). It works with any device that can be used with a traditional tripod so point-n-shoot cameras, video cameras, etc.

Photo via Quik Pod

New Snapshots

Jessie Atkin posted a blog up on Digital Landing. Read about the digital camera that prints on the go, without ink!

In this digital age we’re all about instant gratification, so it makes sense that, like the Polaroid before it, instant photos on the go are making a comeback in the Tomy camera. It comes at an especially important time as Polaroid film begins to disappear from shelves everywhere.

Introduced through Zink, the company that makes “zero ink printers” the Tomy is a digital camera with printer attached. Print little mini photos on the go as you go where ever you go. There is the question of print quality, but part of the fun of polaroids was there unique lack of quality. I’m keen on an updated digital idea, and the pictures make the cameras look really cute too.

Holiday Tech–Digital Photo Ornaments

Chris McGinn posted a blog on Digital Landing! Read about a new digital ornament for your Christmas tree or Hanukkah bush.

I love this idea–digital photo ornaments that play a slideshow of up to 50 (8MB) worth of photos. While I’m not sure they will last as long as your favorite traditional photo ornament, it is a clever way to share your favorite pics from the year with family or on your own tree.

Amazon lists several options that are on sale for the holidays (about $20). Photos are easily downloaded from your computer to the ornament’s 1 1/2″ LED screen. You can then view photos individually or as a slideshow. Maybe start a tradition of adding a new ornament to the tree each year with your favorite photos from throughout the year.

Photo Resurrection

Jessie Atkin posted a blog up on Digital Landing. It's about a cool new scanner that can be used on the negative strips from the time of film cameras.

So I’m not that old, but I must say that my earliest childhood moments are recorded on film, not online. I remember loading film, and to be honest, I liked it.

So now the USB Negative Scanner comes into play. Still have all those negatives hiding in drawers stored in envelopes from CVS? Well now it’s time to share the memories in our new digital age. It’s simple, load the 35 mm negative strips into the bottom of the scanner and suddenly you are the proud owner of a new wondrous library of digital pictures.

Give new life to old stories, upload an excellently embarrassing profile picture, the options are unlimited! Think of how much extra use you’ll get out of any new film photos you take today. I know kids taking a black and white photo class and as lovely as their final prints are it’s hard for those photos to translate appropriately to the computer through the lens of a digital camera. Add in the fact that this scanner is much more desk sized than a regular scanner and you see how college friendly it becomes. At $140 it’s not the cheapest gadget you’ll ever buy, but not the most expensive either. And memories are priceless, right?