By Al Hilal on Friday, May 18, 2012Filed Under: Digital Cameras

How do you capture you favorite moments in daily life? Most of us use the built-in camera on mobile phone, that’s why iPhone now is the most popular camera on flickr.com. Simplicity is one of the most important dogmas in modern lifestyle. Such statement also works in the digital camera world. With similar image-quality output, the more simple the camera, the more it will be adopted by users.
I’m a D-SLR user, I’m a professional wannabe, and photography has been my new hobby for more than 2 years now. If you wonder what camera I use, the answer is Nikon D7000. Using an APS-C sensor, my camera is one of Nikon’s ‘not too old’ generation cameras along with D5100 and D3100. I know the latest generation of Nikon cameras are D4, D800 and the entry level D3200 which are powered by Expeed 3 image-processing engine. I’m happy with my camera, but one thing that’s bother me is the size and weight. Sometime it’s just too heavy for traveling, the fact says so! No question about that!
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By Al Hilal on Wednesday, May 16, 2012Filed Under: Portable Media

It’s not the perfect time to show you the Android-powered Walkman Z Series. Available since February this year, this Walkman Z is mentioned as the first-ever Sony’s Walkman powered by Android. Running Android 2.3, it comes with an integrated S-Master MX digital amplifier technology by Sony and is configured with 4.3 in Touch-Panel LCD with 480 x 800 resolution.
Offered in three different models — 8GB, 16GB, and 32GB, the Walkman Z is powered by 1GHz NVIDIA Tegra 2 dual-core processor which’s comparable with smartphone. Amazon
sells the 8GB model for $249 which is still more expensive than the top-end Galaxy Player 4.2.
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By Al Hilal on Tuesday, March 13, 2012Filed Under: Cellphones

Do you remember the futuristic technology that was shown at CeBIT 2007? A monitor that’s equipped with a high technology sensor that respons to hand motion. And 5 years later, we can find such futuristic invention in the real world, in Sony Xperia sola to be exact. Scheduled to ship in Q2 2012, the Xperia sola brings what they call “floating touch”, a technology that allows us navigate the web by hovering their finger above the screen so it acts like a moving curser, without actually having to touch the screen. I can’t tell that “floating touch” based on the same motion sensor, but I think it’s a bit similar to them.
Sony Xperia sola also comes with SmartTags and supoorts NFC pairing. With SmartTags, users can siwtch between pre-configured profiles by simply touching the phone on a SmartTag (see video). And with NFC, users are allowed to connnect to other NFC smartphones by tapping together. Powered by a 1GHz Dual Core Processor, Sony Xperia sola runs Android 2.3 with upgrade option later. Other highlights: 3.7” display (854 x 480 pixels); 8 GB internal storage; microSD slot; up to 6 hours of talk time and up to 470 hours of standby time.
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By Al Hilal on Thursday, September 15, 2011Filed Under: Digital Cameras

Beside its main function to do full HD video shooting in AVCHD format, the Handycam NEX-VG20E camcorder also captures pristine 16 megapixel still photos, with RAW format support for all the post-processing flexibility. The Handycam NEX-VG20EH comes with the SEL18200 F3.5-6.3 E-mount lens featuring a wide 11x optical zoom range and built-in Optical SteadyShot. Expected to be available from November 2011, this E-mount system is equipped with a 7.5cm/3″ Xtra Fine LCD that features TruBlack technology, and can be rotated over a 270 degree range.
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By Al Hilal on Friday, August 12, 2011Filed Under: Portable Media

Along with the NWZ-A860 and the wearable NWZ-W260, the most popular music player (before Apple introducing iPod), Sony’s Walkman also invades us with NWZ-S760 series video MP3 player. The slim, stylish Walkman NWZ-S760 series can play music up to 50hrs or play video up to 10hrs on a single charge. The S760 also enhanced by four Clear Audio Technologies (Clear Bass, Clear Stereo, DSEE (Digital Sound Enhancement Engine), EX headphones) for legendary sound output. Available accessories: The MDR-NWBT10 Bluetooth headphones with fingertip controls.
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By Al Hilal on Sunday, August 7, 2011Filed Under: Portable Media

Designed for for sports and active lifestyles, the all-in-one Walkman® NWZ-W260 series is 25% lighter than its predecessor. A quick 3-minute charge provides enough power for 60 minutes of listening time, while a fully-charged battery gives up to 8 hours of uninterrupted listening– enough for the longest workout.
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By Al Hilal on Wednesday, August 3, 2011Filed Under: Portable Media

The Walkman A860 comes with five Clear Audio Technologies and New-generation S-Master MX digital amplifier technology. The 2.8” LCD touch-screen gives a convenient view of your photos, videos and album artwork. The Walkman NWZ-A860 Video MP3 Player also introduces streaming via Bluetooth® to wireless headphones, compatible speaker docks, car audio head units and other devices. Bluetooth® connectivity on Walkman® A860 also lets you wirelessly share stored personal photos with compatible mobile phones.
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By Al Hilal on Monday, August 1, 2011Filed Under: Digital Cameras

Mentioned as the world’s thinnest camera that captures Full HD AVCHD video clips as well as 16.2 megapixel still images, the Cyber-shot TX55 comes with a large OLED panel on its back that looks like an advance smartphone (image above). On the other side, the TX55 is also able to shoot super-detailed panoramas with 42.9 megapixel resolution, 3D Sweep Panorama and 3D Still Image.
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