Tech Toys

In Photography, there are many types of cameras. Even, mobile phones of this modern era have inbuilt cameras.

Generally, there are 2 main grades of cameras, the SLR and the non-SLR. The SLR stands for Single Reflex Camera. It is the type used by professional. This type comes with a detachable lens. You can change lens based on the requirement of the time. Most SLR lens allow the user to zoom in or out of any focus place. Modern SLR are usually digital. There are call DSLR or Digital Single Lens Reflex. Here for anatomy of a DSLR.

The non-SLRs are usually less expensive than SLRs. Most compact cameras does not allow for the interchanging of lens. Therefore they are less flexible than SLRS cameras. Nevertheless, many compact cameras also have zoom and autofocusing functions. They can also produce fairly good quality images. One good camera is the Kodak Easyshare Z8612 IS.

There is a new generations of mini laptops known as Netbooks. What makes Netbook difference from the normal laptops is that they are smaller and are designed for surfing the internet. Notebooks usually use the Atom Processor.

Are Netbook better than normal laptops. Well, that depends on what you want to do with it.

If it is just for surfing the internet, it is fine. But if want to do more intensive stuffs, then it may be better to get a laptop with a better processor and or graphic card.

Generally netbooks are cheaper than normal laptops. But this is not always the case.  There are some lowcost laptops that use the more powerful dualcore processor and are similarly-priced to Netbooks.

So, Netbook do not alway represent value for money. The advantage is better portabiltiy and lightweight. But, it terms of processor power, it may be less powerful.

Fancy getting a navigator that is cooler than a mouse? 3D Connexion’s SpaceNavigator is a gadget that is aimed at 3D software users. It is essentially a 3D motion mouse and controller.

It enabled the easy manipulation of a 3D environment within a 2D screen interface.

People like 3D designers, animators, artists and architects may find this gadget of use, if they use 3D applications regularly. This software also allows Secondlife users to navigate the 3D space with greater degree of intuitiveness.