Samsung GS III vs iPhone 5 ?

Now that the iPhone 5′s full feature list has been detailed, Samsung has taken it to task with its own, extremely objective, spec sheet comparison. On the Apple side of the equation you’ll find such items as “a totally different plug,” while the Samsung portion comprises of pretty much every software feature the Korean company’s been able to give a name to. The best part of this provocative campaign is the slogan “it doesn’t take a genius,” which simultaneously pokes fun at Apple’s Genius store employees and implies that choosing the Galaxy S III over the iPhone 5 is a no-brainer. Given the speed with which Apple sold out of its first batch of iPhone 5s, there are evidently quite a few people out there who’d disagree with Samsung’s point of view, but more importantly, in this increasingly-demanding smartphone market isn’t there room for both the GS III and the iPhone 5 ?

Rechargeable Digital Camera Batteries Replacement

We now have arrive an extended methods in relation to running transportable gear as well as devices. The majority of little devices such as digital cameras had been driven through the conventional alkaline 2aa batteries. These types of batteries do the task simply good for several years. However using the intro lithium-ion batteries in order to everyone, the pattern rapidly swept the actual digital marketplaces. The actual recognition of those electric batteries is because of the power with regard to lithium-ion batteries to become charged up again as well as utilized again and again. Such as just about all batteries they'll ultimately no more maintain the cost however it is better than the actual daylights from changing the actual batteries inside your gadget 3 or 4 occasions per week. Therefore it’s excellent which any kind of digital camera which statements to become associated with high quality may have a standard rechargeable li-ion Canon lp-e6 battery however what goes on whenever which battery won't maintain the cost your gadget continues to be within excellent form. While you might speculate, investing in a alternative in the unique producer will definitely cost thousands. Therefore you need to locate a organization which will recreate batteries for those kinds of products. These types of batteries will often surpass the actual OEM (Unique Gear Producer) specs therefore there’s you don't need to be worried about the caliber of an upgraded battery. It ought to be simply just like the initial and can price a smaller amount. For instance, you'll find the Casio Camera Batteries from the alternative organization for around 30% much less. Or even obtain a comparable low cost on the battery charger whenever buying the actual charger from the organization which focuses on producing alternative batteries as well as chargers.

Nikon D3200 DSLR Digital Camera Review

Nikon Australia is pleased to announce the release of the Nikon D3200, an entry-level DSLR camera with big features. Equipped with a new CMOS image sensor, 24.2-million pixels and the same EXPEED 3 image-processing engine built into Nikon’s flagship D4 and D800, the D3200 enables the capture of beautiful, high-quality images.


Succeeding the ultra-popular D3100, the D3200 offers a refined Guide Mode that is even easier than ever to use. Guide Mode displays instructions for shooting according to the situation, scene or subject and also offers options for playing back and retouching images.

Guide Mode makes it fun and easy for users to capture the beautiful images they want, whether they choose a specific type of situation, such as Night Portrait or Close-ups, or a technique such as Soften Backgrounds or Show water flowing.

The D3200 offers all-new ways for users to enjoy photography, and view and share images. Using the Wireless Mobile Adapter WU-1a also announced today, images can be transferred to smartphones, tablets and other smart devices via a wireless connection. Also, a smart device can act as a remote control for shooting with camera settings, shooting information and live view display appearing on the device’s screen (remote movie recording is not supported).

The extremely portable, compact and lightweight body of the entry-level D3200 is loaded with the latest DSLR camera functions, allowing for full-scale, flexible photography. Users will enjoy its simple and intuitive operation and ability to capture and share beautiful images easily.

D3200 Primary Features


• 24.2-million pixels
• A new DX-format CMOS image sensor and the EXPEED 3 image-processor
• Support for ISO sensitivities of 100–6400 (H1: 12,800)
• Wireless Connectivity (via WU-1a) – transfer your images to a Smartphone for instant sharing, or use your Smartphone to remotely control the camera
• Special noise-reduction processing designed especially for movies maintains crisp, clear outlines in movies recorded in low-light situations
• New options added to Advanced Operation (though Guide Mode)

New options, including Capture reds in sunsets, Take bright photos, Take dark (low key) photos and Reduce blur have been added to the Advanced Operation feature, allowing you to easily express your creativity

With even more assist images now built into the D3200 and text explanations of scene details and how to adjust camera settings, users can preview picture-perfect results even before pressing the shutter release button.
• A large and clear 3-in., approx. 921k-dot TFT LCD monitor with wide viewing angle for live view shooting
• Equipped with Full (1080p) HD movies with full auto-focus and variable frame rates for superior picture quality
• In-camera viewing and editing of movies. The start and end point options for movie editing are displayed on the same menu screen, enabling simultaneous trimming of unnecessary portions at the beginning and end of movies. The results of editing can also be previewed before the edited movie is saved
• Support for an eternal stereo microphone (ME-1) which enables recording of stereo sound with movies
WU-1a, Wireless Mobile Adapter

Also announced today, the WU-1a, Wireless Mobile Adapter enables simple sharing of photos captured with the D3200 and remote control of the D3200 via an Android Smartphone.

The WU-1a was developed to respond to the needs of users looking for an easy way to share high-resolution photos with other devices or people. This new photographic accessory enables collaboration with Smartphones and tablets.

By simply connecting the WU-1a to the D3200, images captured can be transferred to smart devices over a wireless connection, and the camera’s live view display can be shown in the smart device screen for remote control over shooting.

Initially, the WU-1a is compatible only with smart devices running the Android OS. However, additional support for Apple iOS is scheduled for release soon. Wireless Mobile Adapter WU-1a Primary Features:

Data transfer to smart devices (Android) over a wireless connection Images captured by the D3200, or already saved to a memory card inserted in the D3200, can be transferred to a smart device over a wireless connection. Transferred images can be viewed in the smart device display, or uploaded to a blog or social networking site to share beautiful photographs with a broader audience.

Remote shooting from a smart device (Android) The camera’s Live View display is shown in the smart device screen, enabling remote control over shooting. Basic information, including the camera’s battery indicator, whether or not an AC adapter is connected and number of exposures remaining, as well as shooting information is displayed in the smart device screen.

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PENTAX Optio WG-2 Receives 2012 TIPA Award

PENTAX RICOH IMAGING AMERICAS CORPORATION is pleased to announce that the PENTAX Optio WG-2 compact digital camera, launched in March 2012, has received a 2012 TIPA (Technical Image Press Association) Award for “Best Rugged Compact Camera”. The WG-2 was selected because of its exceptional image quality and outstanding operability in harsh conditions. The camera is waterproof up to 40 feet, dustproof, coldproof, crushproof, and shock-resistant.

TIPA is an independent, non-profit organization comprised of editors from 29 photo and imaging magazines in 14 countries, many in Europe. This year’s TIPA winners were chosen from a wide variety of new photo and imaging products that were introduced between April 1, 2011 and March 31, 2012.

TIPA panelists favored the WG-2 for its ability to shoot in poorly illuminated conditions, its ultra-rugged design to withstand life's everyday abuses and environmental conditions, as well as its full 1080p HD movie recording capability. Collectively, the camera represented an ideal imaging solution for anyone photographing almost anything...almost anywhere.

Additional features highlighted by TIPA members included the WG-2’s wide-angle 5x internal optical zoom lens (28-140mm equivalent), its unique six LED lights for extreme macro photography, and its sister GPS version that delivers a shorter time lag before GPS start-up and longer digital camera battery life during GPS activation.

About PENTAX
PENTAX is a leader in the production of a variety of adventure ready digital cameras including weather-resistant digital SLRs and stylish, compact, waterproof cameras, as well as lenses, flash units, binoculars, scopes, and eyepieces. For more than 90 years, PENTAX has developed durable, reliable products that meet the needs of adventurous consumers and businesses.


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Why The iPhone 5 Killer Feature is Mobile Payments

Mobile payments are coming. The reality is, cash and credit card transactions are a wholly inefficient means of commerce compared to organized, trackable, digital payments; the problem is, nobody has a solution safe and sensible enough where people would be willing to throw their wallets away. Sure, there are mobile payments efforts like Jack Dorsey's Square, or Intuit GoPayment, but people are wary to jump into their solutions with both feet. Exchanging a bulky wallet for a sleek smartphone is a great idea, but there just isn't a solution that truly makes sense. Until now.

On March 6, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office granted Apple a patent for a new technology called "iWallet," which is a digital platform that gives the user complete control over their subsidiary financial accounts directly on their iPhone, and also leverages Near-Field Communication (NFC) technology to complete credit card transactions on the phone as well. On Tuesday, more patents were granted to Apple in relation to the iWallet technology, including security measures that aim to keep financial information safe, and the app in iTunes that will house these features. In all likelihood, this is Apple's mobile payments solution intended for its next-generation iPhone, presumably called "iPhone 5."

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People will say, "But I have a wallet. I don't need my phone to be my wallet." I'd also bet that 10 years ago, they didn't think they needed their phone to also be a music player, or a gaming device, or a Web surfing device. But now that it is, people can't live without any of it. Apple and Android have successfully killed the simple cell phone; now, it's a race to see who can pack the most features into a device that can fit in your pocket.

Apple breaks down the iWallet like this: Credit card transactions happen all the time, whether or not the cardholder is present. There's a lesser chance of fraud when the cardholder is present, but unfortunately, the cardholder can't be present all the time. Apple's solution, the iWallet, aims to provide real-time authorization for transactions where the cardholder is not present, or remote. However, unlike transactions over the Internet, Apple promises its service to be highly secure and reliable.

Since there are so many components to the iWallet, we're going to break them down and explain each of them.

Credit Card Profiles

When a user visits their profile in iWallet, they will see their available credit cards attached and be able to open up each individual card's "profile." Within the profile, users can view their monthly statements, read messages and alerts from the bank, and even adjust preferences or add additional cards. Within preferences, the owners can set payment alerts for days in advance, or let the user know when their balance is approaching the limit.

Parental Controls

Parents can be pleased to know that thanks to the iWallet, their children will be able to use their phones as digital credit cards, and thankfully, parents can set the restrictions. Under the parental controls within preferences, parents can set spending limits -- either per transaction or overall -- and can even restrict which merchants a child can purchase from. It's all done digitally in the iWallet.

When a child exceeds his or her monetary limit -- set by the parent, of course -- the transaction can then request an authorization from the parent (via their iPhone), or simply decline the request. It's extremely easy, and it gives total control to the parent to let them manage their family funds.

Authorization Requests

If you have a child or teenager that plans on making a lot of purchases, you as a parent may be receiving a LOT of iWallet Authorization Requests. To filter through all of these, Apple gives the cardholder several options, including automatic authorization for all missed requests, or just certain requests under a specific value, or just requests with a specific merchant, like Barnes & Noble or Apple.

Flagging Fraudulent Purchases

When a cardholder finds fraudulent activity on their account, it's always best to contact the authorities right away. Unfortunately, however, most people don't know their card has been stolen until they receive their monthly billing statements. The iWallet aims to give the user greater awareness of their transactions and facilitate contact with authorities when fradulent activity is suspected or found.

In iWallet, users will have the ability to "flag" any purchase, likely in the same way a user flags an email. When a purchase has been flagged, the cardholder's bank is immediately notified, and the bank will quickly get in touch with the cardholder to discuss the situation further and offer instructions. While there's no easy way to prevent theft, iWallet provides a great way to pounce on it as soon as it's happened and nip it in the bud.

The iTunes Hub
Since users don't want to handle all of their financial transactions on a tiny 3.5-inch iPhone screen, Apple's patent involves a new tab in iTunes called "MobilePay," which lets credit card owners see all of the credit cards in iWallet at a glance. Similar to the iPhone version, users can monitor their statements, bank messages, and recent purchases, and alerts and parental controls can also be set here too.

MobilePay will be an option you can toggle within iTunes once the platform becomes available. When you set up MobilePay, iTunes will ask cardholders to submit their credit card information, including their card number, name, address, and eligibility. At that point, you will be able to "sync" your credit card on iTunes to your iPhone, which will automatically push all of your data to your phone.

A New Mystery Gesture

Apple wants to make its payments platform as safe and secure as possible, so the company has reportedly added another way for users to approve their purchases. Instead of filling out a simple "CAPTCHA," iWallet will reportedly feature a brand new gesture, known currently only as a "Motion Based Payment Confirmation." One could only guess what the gesture will be. My money's on drawing a check mark with your finger.

Other Rumored Features in the iPhone 5

The next-gen iPhone isn't expected to launch until later this year, but that doesn't mean we can't daydream about what's inside. While little is truly known about the next iPhone, Apple loves to surprise fans with bold new features, and a number of recent reports and granted patents offer hints as to what we'll see come September or October.

LTE

The new iPad released on March 16 was the first iOS device to feature bands for the high-speed 4G LTE network. There aren't many sure-things when it comes to Apple, but it's a near-certainty that the next iPhone will similarly receive LTE capabilities.

LTE, or Long-Term Evolution, features significantly higher download and upload speeds compared to 3G technologies, but the current implementations of LTE in phones appear to cause "very short battery life," which is a "major complaint by users." If Apple wanted LTE in the iPhone 4S, it would have been forced to increase the phone's thickness to accommodate a larger circuit board and a bigger smart phone battery. Apple CEO Tim Cook, in a company earnings conference call in April 2011, said "first-generation LTE chipsets force a lot of design compromises."

"The iPhone 4 PCB [printed circuit board] is already incredibly small, not leaving any room for an extra chip to enable LTE without shrinking the size of the battery," said Anand Shimpi, a chip expert and CEO of Anandtech.

Fortunately, Qualcomm recently unveiled the fifth iteration of its new chip, which supports TD-SCDMA, TD-LTE, HSPA+, EV-DO, embedded GPS, and LTE on TDD and FDD networks worldwide. The chip works with Android and Windows 8 devices, but by targeting so many different carriers, there's a high degree of likelihood that this will be the same chip inside the iPhone 5.

New Shape and Form

As of January, Apple was reportedly gearing up to begin production on the iPhone 5. A source from within China's Foxconn manufacturing plant told 9 to 5 Mac that various sample iPhone 5 prototypes were floating around the floor, but there were a number of common features among the phones, including a display that measured at least 4 inches, and a longer and wider form factor that did not match that of the iPhone 4 or 4S. The sources added that all of the iPhone 5 prototypes retained the rectangular shape of the iPhone 4 and 4S, which would put to bed rumors of a thinner teardrop shape.

When many believed Apple would unveil an iPhone 5 in October, the Internet was flooded with photos of a thin, large-screen iPhone 4. The photos were widely believed to be doctored until one Chinese site discovered "mold engineerings" of an iPhone 4 with a noticeably larger screen. The renderings depicted an edge-to-edge design for the iPhone's screen, which looked to measure about 3.7 inches. Component industry trackers believed that the images represented Apple's wish to compete with rival devices with bigger screens.

Even though Apple released the similar-looking iPhone 4S, there's a possibility that this is what Apple had in mind for the iPhone 5, but without LTE, the iPhone 5 would not go into production anyway.

Patent: Shatter-Proof Glass

Besides the iWallet, the iPhone 5 may also include a number of the company's recently granted patents. One handy patent for the next iPhone could be Apple's crack-resistant glass solution, which places a shock mount between the glass and the body of the device that instantly inflates if the device senses it's falling, which is determined by the device's internal accelerometer. An actuator within the device then sucks in the cover glass as it accelerates to the ground, thus protecting it from damage.

Patent: Multi-Player Gaming

On March 15, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (PTO) published a patent application from Apple that describes a system for multi-player gaming. Similar to how the new Garageband's "Jam Session" feature allows groups of people to play different musical instruments together, the multiplayer gaming technology will allow groups of iPhone and iDevice users to play together, and even see the same game from different perspectives.

Believe it or not, the multiplayer game system mimics that of the "Find My Friends" app, in which a user's device detects other nearby devices that it recognizes as "friends," and invites them to all join a common application. The unique technology also determines the relative position of those devices, so some games -- like turn-based role-playing games or card games -- can be played in a specific order.

The crux of Apple's solution determines the relative position of many devices by taking pictures of a tag, and the system monitors those shared images and decides their relative positions. Apple's technology can define a position in two or three dimensions relative to the original tag, and by transmitting a positioning matrix to the other iDevices, the information creates a comprehensive map of the devices.

Once the order is set, the users can cooperate and play with each one another as content is simultaneously broadcasted and received on the iPhone. This can work for multiple players playing the same displayed content (ex: a racing game), or multiple users playing against each other in a game (ex: a hand-to-hand fighting game like "Mortal Kombat"), or multiple users taking turns to play the game (like a board game or "Jenga"). Virtual avatars even represent one's position by displaying the avatar from a different perspective depending on the position of the player relative to the tag.

Patent: The Photographer's Timer

Apple continues to improve upon the camera infrastructure in its iPhones, but as far as camera software goes, the iPhone has remained largely unchanged. That will change if the iPhone 5 includes the patent for a new iDevice self-timer, granted on March 8, which comes with a unique twist.

Traditionally, self-timing cameras are used to take pictures of a big group, or a self-portrait. But in Apple's self-timer, the camera will know that you are the "photographer" that also wants to be in the picture, and the iPhone will simply wait until it detects your face to take the picture.

"But what about interruptions? What happens if I get a call after I set the self-timer?" Wonder no more. If you set the timer and then your phone goes off, the timer will still wait until it has detected, recognized and verified that you are the photographer and that you're in place for the photo.

The smartphone industry's Achilles heel - Smartphone Battery life ?

Every few months, cell phones get faster processors, higher-resolution displays, and are infused with powerful new software. Indeed, these pocket computers are now more powerful than the hardware NASA used to send a man to the moon. So why is it, then, that the industry can't seem to make a lasting, reliable smartphone battery? Unless they're charged every eight hours, these $500 devices are worth little more than paperweights. Here, a guide to why cell phone batteries still underperform:

Why haven't batteries improved?

"The trouble with batteries, as everyone who makes phones will tell you, is that they don't follow Moore's Law," which posits that computing power will double every two years, says Farhad Manjoo at PandoDaily. That's because batteries depend on "ancient chemistry" that has already been optimized. New improvements "are mainly the result of power-saving techniques in the processors and operating systems that power our devices," not innovations in the battery itself.

How dissatisfied are customers?

Very. In a 2012 survey of 7,080 smartphone owners, research firm J.D. Power and Associates found that, while most users were happy with their mobile devices, battery life was named as "one of the few attributes that have declined greatly from previous years." Manufacturers have dramatically expanded these phones' lists of functions, but we barely have time, within one charge, to use them, says Matt Brian at The Next Web. Consumers are right, says MG Siegler at Parislemon. "I want a laptop that lasts for weeks on one charge. I want a cell phone that lasts a month." These aren't unreasonable demands.

Are new devices making things better?

They might actually be making things worse. Apple's new iPad, for instance, uses a super-fast 4G connection to allow battery-draining activities like face-to-face video chat, says Siegler. Faster, souped-up phones are battery killers, and Apple might even elect not to include 4G LTE on its next iPhone, says John Gruber at Daring Fireball. "It's only going to fly if Apple can figure out a way to maintain current (or better) battery life."

What's the solution?

No one knows. But whoever can solve the battery problem first will see "enormous gains," says Manjoo, "whether it's an incumbent phone maker or Ph.D.-laden start-up in a garage." Battery life - e.g. NOKIA BL-5C battery,LG LGIP-520N battery is the final hurdle to the mobile digital future we've been promised.

Digital cameras that run on AA batteries

Wishing you could find a digital camera that takes AA batteries? While most digital cameras use proprietary rechargeable lithium-ion batteries, there are a handful of models -- the bulk of which are from Canon and Fuji -- that still use standard AA batteries. But do you really want a camera that runs on AA batteries? Well, for one thing, using an AA-powered digital camera makes it easy to have spares along if you start running out of juice. But are there downsides? Sure. Let's dig in to get the full picture.

The pros and cons of AA batteries

AA batteries offer some conveniences that lithium-ion batteries don't. Cameras that take AA batteries work with rechargeable NiMH batteries and non-rechargeable alkalines, both of which are readily available at drug stores, supermarkets, convenience stores and elsewhere. While rechargeable AA batteries make more sense in the long run, in a pinch, you can always use alkaline batteries, which you likely already have around the house. Likewise, you can swap the same batteries between different electronics. Lithium-ions require a trip to an electronics store or shopping online, are pricier, and usually differ in shape from device to device.

Some downsides to using AA batteries are that you'll have to replace alkaline batteries rather frequently. If you use rechargeable AAs, you'll need to buy a separate charging station. The digital camera battery pack indicator will warn you when your batteries are low, but until then, you won't be able to tell how much power you have left -- something that's not an issue with lithium-ion batteries (think of the indicator on your cell phone or smartphone). AA batteries will generally slow down your shooting times, especially when using flash, and they are less resilient to hot and cold temperatures than lithium-ion. Lithium-ion batteries also generally have a longer life than AAs and discharge less over time.

Top AA camera picks

All of the cameras discussed here are either basic point-and-shoots or ultrazooms. Pentax's recently discontinued K-x camera was the lone DSLR that could run off AA batteries.

Canon offers a wide variety of cameras that use AA batteries, including the Canon PowerShot A800 (*Est. $80) and Canon PowerShot A1200 (*Est. $90) as well as their respective updates, the A810 and A1300. Canon's A series of cameras are geared toward entry level photographers, and as such are easy to use, with more automatic features than manual functions. Both the A800 and A1200 receive good reviews -- the A800, in particular for its low price and long battery life(other long battery life:Canon nb-4l battery,FUJIFILM NP-120 battery,SONY NP-FC10 battery.) (an estimated 300 shots on a set of standard AA batteries). The A800 lacks a viewfinder, a feature that the A1200, and the new A1300 both have, and are especially helpful for digital camera novices. Both the A810 (*Est. $110) and A1300 (*Est. $120) have a 16-megapixel sensor and 5x optical zoom. Reviews have not yet rolled in on these new models. Nikon offers just one camera -- the Coolpix L24 (*Est. $70) -- that takes AAs. The L24 is very basic and easy to use, but most reviewers recommend skipping it in favor of the Canon A1200 or other inexpensive point and shoots.

Fuji offers a handful of AA-compatible ultrazoom cameras, including the Finepix HS20EXR, FinePix S4000, FinePix S2950 and the yet to be released FinePix AX550. Fuji's rather large HS20EXR has a huge 30x optical zoom. "It looks like a DSLR and it feels like a DSLR," say editors at DigitalCameraReview.com. While editors like the image quality of the HS20EXR, they point to its bulkiness, slow startup time and autofocus issues as flaws. The S4000 is equally bulky, not a surprise since it also sports a 30x zoom lens, while the S2950 has 18x optical zoom. Image quality for both is just so-so according to reviews. The forthcoming FinePix AX550 is compact and features a much smaller 5x zoom lens. Canon also offers an ultrazoom model that takes AA batteries -- the 12x Canon PowerShot SX150 IS, though reviewers say its image quality and performance aren't the best.

Pentax K-5 Silver Edition Camera Review

Powerful, durable, and elegant are all terms you could use to describe the Pentax K-5 Camera. Now available in a Limited Silver Edition, the digital SLR camera has silvered control buttons, scratch proof glass on its 3” LCD screen, an upgraded grip, a 16.3 megapixel CMOS sensor and full HD quality video that records at 25 frames per second. Aside from its superior photo taking, the camera features outstanding weatherproof capabilities thanks to a stainless steel chassis reinforced with a magnesium alloy designed to resist water, sand, cold, general moisture and particulates.

Along with the debut of the Silver K-5, Pentax has announced the release of three limited edition Silver lens models that contain a HQ silver finish, a precision shaped barrel and fitted hoods and caps for each. The Pentax K-5 Limited Edition Silver Camera will only be available in the U.S. in small quantities and coming this April is the limited edition Silver Edition Kit that comes with a 40mm f/2.8 lens. This camera package won’t set you back too far if you’re a camera enthusiast so visit Pentax online for more details and pricing HERE.If you want to find digital camera battery ,please visit www.digital-camera-battery.net,it provide all kinds of brands new batteries.

LITHIUM POWER TOOLS REVIEW

Many power tools use Lithium battery.Two new Snap-on 7.2-volt Lithium Series power tools are the 1/4-in. Quick Change screwdriver (CTS661) and the 3/8-in. impact wrench (CT661).

Both tools feature a removable 7.2-volt lithium battery for longer work periods, and both have a variable-speed toggle switch allowing the user to go quickly from forward to reverse. There's a brake for quick motor shutdown. They both have an over-current mechanism that protects the electronics and prevents overheating, and under-voltage protection that prevents the battery from being drawn down too low.

The CTS661 screwdriver offers 100 lb in. of torque, a faster free speed (400 rpm) than the CTS561CL, and a nine-position clutch.

With 70 lb ft of torque, an anvil stop, and a screened motor to keep debris out, the CT661 impact tool's small size allows it to get into tight spaces like under the dash or the firewall.

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New Camera - Nikon Digital Cameras

Nikon has Launched a load of new cameras on the market on this month. The first of the new cameras is the L810 that sports a 16.1-megapixel CCD image sensor and has a massive 26x optical zoom lens. That gives the camera and broad range of 22.5 to 585 mm giving the camera a wide range of usability in different usage scenarios. The camera will come in four colors including white, red, blue, and bronze. The L810 uses newly adopted lens-shift vibration reduction function to make images clearer. The camera also has a three-inch TFT LCD monitor on the rear and can be powered by normal AA batteries or lithium rechargeable digtal camera batteries.

The next camera is the L26 with five times optical zoom lens and 16.1-megapixel resolution. The L25 has the same zoom lens with the CCD image sensor sporting 10.1-megapixels. That is only difference between the two cameras with both sporting a three-inch rear LCD, a movie record button, and the ability to be powered by AA or rechargeable batteries. Both of the cameras will be offered in black, red, blue, and silver. Pricing and availability of these cameras is unknown.

Nikon also has the new P310 and P510 digital cameras to slip into the P-series and they have integrated lens-shift vibration reduction for clear images. The P310 has a wide-angle lens with an aperture of F/1.8 while the P510 has a wide-angle lens with a whopping 42 times optical zoom. That 42 times optical zoom gives the camera range of 24mm to 1000mm in 35mm equivalent. Both of these cameras use backside illuminated CMOS sensors and both have the same 16.1-megapixel resolution.

Both of these cameras also have a number of picture control settings for optimizing images before you shoot. Both can also record full HD movies with control over exposure and color settings and functional optical zoom. The rear LCDs are 3-inch and are designed for viewing outdoors and indoors. The big difference between these two cameras is zoom with the F310 getting 4.2 times optical zoom.

The last of the new Nikon digital cameras fall into the S-series and include six new cameras. The cameras include the S9300, S9200, S6300, S4300, S3300, and the S30. The two high-end cameras are the thin S9300 and S9200. Both of these cameras have 18 times optical zoom lenses and backside illuminated CMOS sensors with 16-megapixel image resolution. They also have lens-shift vibration reduction and multiple shooting modes including night and HDR modes. The cameras can also record full HD movies, have GPS, and have three-inch LCDs.

The S6300 has a 10 times optical zoom lens and uses a backside illuminated CMOS sensor with 16 megapixel resolution and lens-shift vibration reduction. This little camera can record full HD movies with stereo sound and has a number of in camera shooting and editing functions. The S4300 and S3300 or 14 megapixel resolution cameras will six times optical zoom lenses using lens-shift vibration reduction. They have three-inch rear LCD monitors that are touch sensitive and have automatic scene selector modes and more. These cameras are also available in a wide variety of colors.

The last of the new cameras is the S30 and it is made to be somewhat rugged with resistance against dust and water. The camera can be submerged to a depth of 3m, and can survive shooting photos with wet hands. It has three special effects modes, six filter effects, and three customizable functions.

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Canon PowerShot Elph 310 HS Review

Canon did a great job to the camera - Canon PowerShot Elph 310 HS is a pocket-size 12-megapixel digital camera with an 8x optical zoom, 1080p video recording and a fun design. It has really good photo quality and lots of shooting options for a compact camera. It does have short digital camera battery life, which can limit its use on long day trips.

The design of the Canon PowerShot Elph 310 HS is quite good and is definitely a camera that you can slip into your pocket and carry around with you without any trouble. The camera has a sleek appearance and comes in five colors: blue, green, pink, purple and silver. We tested out the green model and we really liked the color and matte finish. The whole camera measures 3.8 x 2.2 x 0.9-inches (whd) and weighs about 0.3-pounds.

Canon switched up the location some of the controls on the Elph 310 HS to keep the streamlined, slim frame. For example, the menu button and shooting-mode switch are on the camera's right side, which is both unusual and clumsy. The only reason for this is probably to keep the backside of the camera from becoming too crowded. We also noticed that all of the controls on this camera are smaller than most others, so if you have big hands, you'll want to test it out first before you buy it.

For HDTV owners, you'll be happy to find a mini-HDMI output under a door also on the camera's right side. Here you can connect the camera to your HDTV via HDMI and watch HD movies that you shot with your camera. While we realize that probably most users won't use this feature, it's nice to have and doesn't usually come standard with compact cameras.

The three-inch LCD on the camera's backside looks good and is decent in direct sunlight, but it's not the best out there. The back also has a four-way navigation pad (which is very tiny) and a dedicated video record and playback buttons.

Canon includes a healthy amount of shooting options with the PowerShot Elph 310 HS. These modes are all automatic, however, so don't think you'll be doing any manual adjustments with this camera. The modes are where that switch on the camera's right side comes into play: one setting for Smart Auto and the other for everything else. The non-Smart Auto mode lets you access things like scene modes, creative effects/filters and other novelty modes. These modes also work for movies too, which some users might enjoy.

The specifications of the Canon PowerShot Elph 310 HS include a 12.1-megapixel resolution, an 8x optical zoom, aperture range of f3.0-5.9, focal length of 28-224mm (35mm equivalent) and both optical and digital image stabilization. Images are shot in JPEG format and have a maximum resolution of 4000 x 3000-pixels while videos are MOV files and have a 1080p full HD maximum resolution. This camera accepts SD/SDHC/SDXC memory cards.

We found this camera to be a little slow in terms of shot-to-shot times, which averaged about 2.3-seconds and 3.2-seconds with and without the flash, respectively. Power on to first shot was only about just over a second, which was rather odd when compared to the above 2.3-seconds.

Image quality with the Elph 310 HS in subjective image testing yielded very good results. Outdoor shots were crisp and vibrant while low-light shots were also quite good, even at higher ISO speeds. Noise reduction and image stabilization worked quite well and produced good quality shots. In comparison to other compact cameras, this one is definitely near the top.

Full 1080p HD video quality was also good and about the same as other similar cameras. We always mention when we review these type of cameras (and this one is no exception) is to not expect much in terms of video recording. These cameras produce video that are good enough only for Internet/social media use. The zoom lens does work while recording video, but it moves at reduced speed to avoid motor noise being picked up by the built-in microphone.

Battery life with this camera is rated at 210 shots (CIPA rating), which is less than the category average. That means if you intend on using it throughout a day of sightseeing, you may run out of battery life, especially if you use the LCD display.

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The Digital Camera with Double Exposure

For the digital photography classic techniques , you're may noticed the vanishing of double exposure photography the least. But a new digial camera, the Minimo, is a 3.2 megapixel, double exposure shooter that will help bring it back. And you won't burn so much money on film this time.

Elegantly stitching together two digital photos in Photoshop is easy enough, but actually nailing a double exposure on film is both expensive and incredibly difficult. The Minimo is a happy compromise between the two worlds. The best part about double exposure photos is the element of surprise. You never know what you're going to get, and sometimes the resulting picture is more beautiful for its flaws—more beautiful than what you would have shot intentionally.

The Double Exposure Camera Gone DigitalThe Minimox Double Exposure Digi cam is smaller than the palm of your hand and weights just 1.1 oz, making it tiny enough to port around everywhere you go. The camera isn't a high-resolution beast, but its limitations are well-suited to vintage style snapshots with high color saturation. The sensitivity is permanently set at ISO 100 and the camera automatically sets the shutter speed from 1/8 to 1/5000 of a second. An added bonus, the 640 x 480 video in case your nostalgic photo excursions warrant a little impromptu movie-making as well.

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GPS Functionality Digital Camera: Pentax Digital Camera

Pentax is now introducing the successors to its colorful and ruggedized shooters. And while its macho design hasn't changed much, the newcomers usher in a host of predictable spec bumps. Pentax Ricoh Imaging has expanded its range of Pentax WG adventure camera series with two 13th generation water-proof, crush-proof and shock-proof digital compact cameras, the Pentax Optio WG-2 GPS and the Pentax Optio WG-2.

The PENTAX WG-2 features six LED lights, a backlit 16 MP sensor, and shoots underwater to 40 feet with 1080p video. (Photo: Business Wire)

The durable, rugged camera models feature enable high-sensitivity shooting and full HD video recording at 1080p / 30fps. Water-proof up to 40 ft, crush-resistant to a maximum weight of 220 LBF, cold-proof up to 14°F and dust-proof, the Optio WG-2 models feature 16 MP back-lit CMOS sensor for enhanced image resolution with better noise performance, color accuracy and light sensitivity in dim-lit or night settings; a digital microscope mode, which uses a detachable macro focus ring and six macro LEDs for unmatched macro lighting and also include Pixel Track and Movie Shake Reduction to ensure blur-free, sharp video and image capture in all lighting conditions. The WG-2 cameras support SDHC/SDXC/ SD storage and feature a rechargeable Li-Ion digital camera battery D-LI92 battery, an inbuilt flash and an HDMI port to enable viewing of the images and videos on HDTV. Additionally, the cameras offer an ISO sensitivity of 125-6400, feature wide-angle 5X internal optical zoom lens and an autofocus assist lamp. Face detection technology helps detect blinks and smiles to capture the right portrait. An extended dynamic range enhances image quality with shadow and highlight details.

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Facebook IPO News

Wealthy investors aren’t clamoring for a piece of Facebook Inc.’s initial public offering because some own the stock through private transactions while others shy away from risky technology deals, according to advisers.

“It’s kind of the late arrivals who get excited around the time of the IPO,” said Jason Thomas, chief investment officer of Aspiriant, whose clients on average have about $10 million under management with the Los Angeles-based firm. “Our clients remember the tech bubble very well, and are appropriately skeptical of being the last money in.”

Facebook, the world’s biggest social-networking service, filed yesterday to raise as much as $5 billion in the largest Internet IPO. Morgan Stanley, Goldman Sachs Group Inc., JPMorgan Chase & Co., Bank of America Corp., Barclays Plc and Allen & Co. were hired to handle the deal for the Menlo Park, California- based company. The $5 billion figure is a placeholder used to calculate fees and may change.

Based on recent IPOs, investors who are able to buy in at the offering price once it’s determined could be looking at below-average returns if they seek to buy and hold. They may face a large tax bite if they sell into an early run-up in the stock price.

Ed Reinhart, 41, holds about 5 percent to 10 percent of his personal portfolio in Facebook after buying shares in 2010 through SharesPost Inc., a secondary market for private-company stock. He said he likes the company’s revenue-growth prospects and isn’t looking to increase his position in the initial offering.

Buying the Hype

“You don’t want to buy into the hype,” said Reinhart, who lives in Yakima, Washington, and is a managing partner for Capital Advisors Wealth Management, which works with institutional retirement plans. “I think it would be very wise for individual investors to stay back and let some of this steam escape, and see where all of this shakes out.”

SharesPost and SecondMarket Holdings Inc. facilitate transactions in private-company stock for accredited investors. That generally means individuals with assets of greater than $1 million, excluding a primary residence, or those earning more than $200,000 annually. SharesPost has offered transactions in Facebook shares since 2009.

Investors holding private-company stock at the time of an IPO generally are not permitted to sell their holdings for a certain period of time after the offering, generally as long as 180 days, according to Tim Sullivan, managing director of SharesPost.

Venture-Capital Firms

Goldman Sachs in January 2011 halted a planned offering of Facebook shares to U.S. investors on concerns that media attention about the deal could violate rules limiting the marketing of private securities. Instead Goldman Sachs restricted the offering to non-U.S. investors, with Facebook raising $1.5 billion through Goldman Sachs clients and funds along with Digital Sky Technologies.

Some clients of Constellation Wealth Advisors LLC have invested in Facebook through venture-capital funds or the secondary market, said David Arizini, a managing director and partner at the firm in Menlo Park, California, whose investors generally have at least $10 million in investable assets.

Signature, which oversees about $2.1 billion for families, has been invested in private equity and hedge funds that have owned Facebook for a few years, said Andrew Gorczyk, a portfolio manager for the Norfolk, Virginia-based firm. He declined to name the specific firms or funds.

Most clients haven’t expressed an interest in Facebook, said John Jennings, senior vice president of St. Louis Trust Co., a multifamily office based in St. Louis, which oversees about $3 billion for clients with an average of $75 million under management.

‘Quick Buck’

“It’s more exciting than having another muni bond in your portfolio,” Jennings said. “But the way we invest, we’re not going to load up on Facebook and try to make a quick buck.”

While some companies go public and do extremely well, the “odds are against you,” as some firms start trading at a high price point and then underperform or fail, said Scott Schermerhorn, chief investment officer at Granite Investment Advisors in Concord, New Hampshire, which manages about $500 million.

Shares of Groupon Inc. gained about 31 percent in their first day of trading after the firm’s November IPO, and have since fallen about 22 percent as of Jan. 31, according to data compiled by Bloomberg.

Stocks of companies that held U.S. IPOs in 2011 lost about 1.1 percent on average from their offerings through Jan. 30, according to data compiled by Bloomberg. The Standard & Poor’s 500 Index returned about 5.1 percent over the year through Jan. 30, including reinvestment of dividends.

Google Shares

Shares of Google Inc. jumped 18 percent on their first day of trading after the company went public in August 2004 and have risen more than 500 percent since, Bloomberg data show.

Many investors may already have exposure to Facebook even if they haven’t deliberately acquired shares through the secondary market or a private fund. About 50 mutual funds have reported stakes in the company, according to Chicago-based Morningstar Inc.

Funds managed by T. Rowe Price Group Inc. held about $408 million in Facebook at the end of December, according to spokesman Robert Benjamin. Morgan Stanley Institutional Fund Opportunity Portfolio held about 3.7 percent of assets in Facebook as of December, making it the fund’s ninth largest holding, according to the Morgan Stanley website.

Asking for Shares

Fidelity Contrafund held about $87 million in Facebook’s Class B shares in December, according to the fund’s monthly holdings report. That amounts to about a 12 basis-point allocation for the fund, which had assets of about $73 billion in December, according to spokeswoman Sophie Launay. A basis point is 0.01 percentage point.

People who have a broker may be able to ask for shares and the allocation may be determined by how much business they did at that investment banking or brokerage firm, said Todd Morgan, senior managing director at Los Angeles-based Bel Air Investment Advisors, which manages about $6 billion. Investors trying to obtain shares now may not gain access to a large enough allocation to have an impact on their portfolios, he said.

“It is difficult for most investors to access shares at the IPO price,” Kathleen Smith, principal of IPO investment adviser Renaissance Capital LLC, said in an e-mail. “Even the best institutional clients of Wall Street only get a small portion of their order filled at the offering price.”

‘Feeding Frenzy’

Interested investors should study Facebook’s financial information in the prospectus, including its growth rate, sales margins and cash on the balance sheet, and wait until the Facebook IPO has begun trading, Smith said. Facebook is considering a valuation of $75 billion to $100 billion, two people with knowledge of the matter said last week.

“People get caught up in the feeding frenzy that surrounds these opportunities,” said Gerri Walsh, vice president of investor education for the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, the self regulator for the securities industry. “When a potential IPO is highly publicized and well-covered, people think that any way into that deal might be a legitimate way.”

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission in November filed an emergency enforcement action to stop what it said was a fraudulent scheme targeting investors trying to gain access to pre-IPO technology companies such as Facebook and Groupon.

Higher Tax Rates

Managers of the Praetorian Global Fund falsely claimed that their fund and related entities owned “shares worth tens of millions of dollars in privately held companies that were expected to soon hold an initial public offering,” according to an SEC statement. The individuals claimed that client funds were held in escrow while in fact they were being transferred to the managers’ personal accounts, the SEC said in the statement.

While investors should be aware of the risks of trying to get a piece of the Facebook action this late in the game, their interest is understandable, said Aspiriant’s Thomas.

“Our Silicon Valley clients have been outbid for houses by Google employees often enough,” Thomas said.

Those who do obtain shares at the offering price and sell into an initial jump could face higher tax rates on their profits. Gains on stocks held one year or less generally are taxed at an individual’s ordinary rate, currently as high as 35 percent, while long-term gains usually are taxed at a maximum levy of 15 percent, according to the U.S. Internal Revenue Service.

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