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Discover examines what really matters about science and places it squarely in a human context. It is an accessible guide to the ideas that matter most in today’s world. Unlike Scientific American, it is accessible to any curious reader, not just to science insiders. Unlike Popular Science and Popular Mechanics, it focuses on ideas and discoveries, not gadgets and weapons. And unlike National Geographic, it does not shy away from the personal, political, and social aspects of science. Above all, Discover is unique in combining deep, probing reporting with accessible, narrative writing–more in the mode of The New Yorker than in the style of traditional science journalism. For more info, some customer reviews and to buy the Discover Magazine please see this page here in our online store.

Panasonic’s new DMC-FZ28 boasts a premium 27mm wide-angle LEICA lens with an 18x optical zoom, ideal for tight indoor shots and long-distance action photos. The 10.1 megapixel digital camera also features an enhanced Intelligent Auto Mode (iA), with the new AF (auto focus) Tracking function, making it easier for photographers at any level to shoot sharp, well-focused photos, even when the subject is moving — making it ideal for action shots. For more info and to buy the Panasonic DMC-FZ28K 10MP Digital Camera with 18x Wide Angle MEGA Optical Image Stabilized Zoom please see this page here in our online store.

Speedier than ever with the latest Intel dual-core processor, the Apple iMac all-in-one desktop PC sports a sleek, professional aluminum enclosure that’s joined precisely to a 20-inch glass cover to create a virtually seamless front surface. It’s powered by a 2.66 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo processor, which includess an amazingly fast 1066 MHz front-side bus speed and super-sized 6 MB L2 cache. Part of Intel’s 45-nanometer (nm) Penryn series, this processor boosts both speed and efficiency while helping to reduce power consumption. This dual-core processor also provides an optimized, multithreaded architecture for improved multitasking, video, and gaming performance.
The iMac also features an ultra-thin aluminum Apple Keyboard–with an extended layout and dedicated keys for Mac features such as brightness, volume, eject, play/pause, and Expose–as well as the wired Mighty Mouse. It’s pre-loaded with Apple’s Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard operating system, which enables easy backup of your most important data via Time Machine, a redesigned desktop that helps eliminate clutter. It also comes with the iLife ‘08 suite of applications–including iPhoto, iMovie, Garageband, and iTunes–and the newest version of the fast-loading Safari web browser.

Hardware features include a 320 GB hard drive, 2 GB of RAM (with a 4 GB maximum capacity), 8x SuperDrive for burning movies to DVD and music mixes to CD, integrated 802.11n wireless LAN, Gigabit Ethernet wired networking, Bluetooth 2.1+EDR connectivity, and ATI Radeon HD 2600 PRO video card with 256 MB dedicated memory.

For more info and customer reviews of the Apple iMac Desktop with 20″ Display MB324LL/A (2.66 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo, 2 GB RAM, 320 GB Hard Drive, DVD/CD SuperDrive) please see this page here in our online store.

BBC News reports here: The demands of the digital nomad are expected to drive laptop sales to over one billion in the next five years.

Kindle: Amazon’s New Wireless Reading Device

Features:
  •  Revolutionary electronic-paper display provides a sharp, high-resolution screen that looks and reads like real paper.
  •  Simple to use: no computer, no cables, no syncing.
  •  Wireless connectivity enables you to find, buy, and read instantly—whether you’re in the back of a taxi, at the airport, or in bed.
  •  Shop the Kindle Store directly from your Kindle.
  •  Buy a book and it is auto-delivered wirelessly in less than one minute.

Amazon Customer Reviews:

Kindle Reading Device   August 12, 2008

I have had the Kindle now for a little over a month and love it!!. During this time I have downloaded a number of books and taken a number of extended trips. The ability to order a book with one click and have it delivered within a few minutes is great for last minute decisions before you leave for the airport or even at the airport. The display is really good and while i read some negative reports about the ergonomics (too easy to turn a page without intending to do so for example)this has really not been a problem.
I must admit to being a little disappointed to find out, so soon after I bought this, that an upgraded model will be released in the next few months model but really can’t complain – technology moves at a pace and waiting afraid of a new model release is really not the thing to do. If you are sitting on the fence considering a reading device then I suggest you jump down on the side of the Kindle and enjoy!

Great step foreward, but i’ll wait till the prices go down   August 11, 2008

The kindle is a huge step forward not just on the side of individuals having an easy-to-use device for all their reading materials, but also for lowering our paper use. Electronic devices like computers, iPods, and now the kindle are allowing us to store huge amounts of information without any clutter or space, and making the information much more accessible.
I definitely love the kindle and all the ideas behind it, but it’s a little too pricey for me. You can buy paperback books for 5 bucks on average, but on the kindle, books are 10 bucks. 10 is a good deal for the big new releases and such, but i’d rather check out the books from the library than pay so much. The device itself isn’t cheap either. It would be worth it if only the books themselves weren’t so expensive too.
There is no doubt that in a few years, especially with the need to go “green,” devices like the kindle will become standard, and therefore more affordable…and i can’t wait.

What if one device could help you navigate anywhere in the U.S. and Canada, while offering travel tips, storing your favorite tunes and photos, providing translation assistance, and more? That device is here, and it’s not much bigger than a deck of cards. The Garmin nuevi 350 is set to revolutionize what we expect from a GPS navigation device, or from any device for that matter.

Tools for the Journey
Navigation is just part of the journey, and the nuevi 350 is one of the first devices to recognize that. The built-in “Travel Kit” offers an MP3 player, an audio book player from Audible.com, a jpeg-format picture viewer, a world travel clock with time zones, a currency converter, a measurement converter, and a calculator.

In addition to the included travel tools, additional software add-ons are available, such as the Garmin Language Guide, with data provided by Oxford University Press. This software suite contains a multilingual word bank, phrase bank, and five bilingual dictionaries. The multilingual word bank and phrase bank supports nine languages and dialects, including American English, British English, French, German, Italian, Brazilian Portuguese, European Portuguese, European Spanish, and Latin American Spanish. Now you can look up and translate more than 17,000 words or 20,000 phrases per language — right in the palm of your hand. Through the unit’s text-to-speech interface, users can get a spoken pronunciation of each entry in the word bank, along with gender and part of speech information.

Another useful add-on software package, the Garmin Travel Guide, is loaded with information provided by Marco Polo. These guides put in-depth travel information such as reviews and recommendations for restaurants, tourist attractions, and more at your fingertips. The software allows you to navigate to an address or search points of interest– places like hotels, restaurants, shopping, and tourist attractions. The nuevi 350 automatically calculates the fastest route and provides voice-prompted turn-by-turn directions along the way. The unit also audibly announces the name of upcoming streets– letting you keep your eyes on the road while navigating through busy traffic and tricky roadways. And if you stray off course, the nuevi 350 automatically calculates the quickest way to get back on track.

For more information, some customer reviews and to buy the Garmin nuevi 350 3.5-Inch Portable GPS Navigator please see this page here in our online store.

The Top Ten new and old Electronic Gadgets in this week’s new releases list at Amazon, see The Top Ten New Electronic Gadgets here for more info including some reader reviews in our online store (ranking as of writing of this article, might change over time)

And The Top Ten New Electronic Gadgets this week are:

• Coby 1.5-Inch Digital Photo Keychain (White)
• Flip Video Mino Series Camcorder, 60 Minutes (Black)
• Sony BDP-S350 1080p Blu-Ray Disc Player
• P3 International P4400 Kill A Watt Electricity Usage Monitor
• Garmin A/C Power Cable for nuevi Portable GPS Navigators (010-10723-00)
• Garmin Forerunner 305 Wrist-Mounted GPS Fitness Computer with Heart Rate Monitor
• Sennheiser PX 100 Collapsible Headphones
• Flip Video Mino Series Camcorder, 60 Minutes (White)
• Texas Instruments TI-84 Plus Graphing Calculator
• Samsung BD-P1500 1080p Blu-Ray Player

The Top Ten most sold MP3 Players this week from the Bestellers List at Amazon see more details of all the Top Ten most sold MP3 Players here in our store (ranking as of writing of this article, might change over time)

The Top Ten most sold MP3 Players at Amazon are:

• Apple iPod classic 80 GB Black (6th Generation)
• Apple iPod touch 8 GB
• Apple iPod nano 4 GB Silver (3rd Generation)
• Zune 8 GB Digital Media Player Black (2nd Generation)
• Creative Zen 8 GB Portable Media Player (Black)
• SanDisk Sansa m250 2 GB MP3 Player (Black)
• Apple iPod nano 8 GB Black (3rd Generation)
• Apple iPod nano 8 GB Silver (3rd Generation)
• Apple iPod shuffle 1 GB Silver (2nd Generation)
• Apple iPod classic 80 GB Silver (6th Generation)

The Top Ten New LCD Flat-Panel HDTV’s in this week’s Bestellers List at Amazon, please see The Top Ten New LCD Flat-Panel Releases here for more information including some reader reviews in our online store.

 The Top Ten New LCD HDTV’s are:

• Samsung LN22A650 22-Inch 720p LCD HDTV with RED Touch of Color
• Sony Bravia Z-Series KDL-40Z4100/B 40-Inch 1080p 120Hz LCD HDTV, Black
• Samsung LN19A650 19-Inch 720p LCD HDTV with RED Touch of Color
• Sony Bravia W-Series KDL-40W4100 40-Inch 1080p 120Hz LCD HDTV
• Sharp LC32SB24U 32-Inch 720p LCD HDTV
• Toshiba REGZA 42RV530U 42-Inch 1080p LCD HDTV
• Sony Bravia XBR-Series KDL-46XBR5 46-Inch 1080p LCD HDTV
• Sony Bravia V-Series KDL-52V4100 52-Inch 1080p LCD HDTV
• Sony Bravia V-Series KDL-42V4100 42-Inch 1080p LCD HDTV
• Sony Bravia Z-Series KDL-46Z4100/S 46-Inch 1080p 120Hz LCD HDTV, Silver

Building on the immense success of the Nikon D3 professional D-SLR camera, the D700 offers pro-level performance and an extensive array of features and innovations in a comfortably nimble platform. Nikon’s flagship FX and DX-format cameras, the D3 and D300 respectively, established new benchmarks for digital image quality, speed, and unmatched ISO performance. The D700 maintains this new measure with exceptional overall image quality, broad tonal range and depth, and extremely low noise throughout its native ISO range of 200 to 6400. The Nikon D700 is a fusion of astonishing image quality and agility. Leveraging the breakthrough performance of Nikon’s original 12.1-Megapixel FX-Format (23.9×36mm) CMOS sensor, teamed with exclusive Nikon EXPEED image processing technology, the D700 delivers astounding image fidelity with incredible sharpness, rich color depth and broad tonal range. Shooting limitations fade with the welcome picture angle characteristics of a 35mm SLR, combined with amazing low-noise performance at up to ISO 6400 and continuous shooting as fast as 5 frames per second. Nikon’s exclusive Scene Recognition System boosts several segments of the D700’s performance, including its fast, accurate 51-area autofocus system. The D700’s tempered-glass-protected, 3″ VGA TFT LCD monitor features bright, 170-degree wide-angle viewing for precise image review. With a rugged self-diagnostic shutter, tested to 150,000 cycles, the versatility of two Live View modes and integrated dust reduction, the D700 is agility meets quality. Two Live View shooting modes Rugged magnesium-alloy construction Fast, accurate 51-point AF with 3D Focus Tracking Dynamic integrated dust reduction system 3D Color Matrix Metering II Exclusive Scene Recognition System Picture Control settings Active D-Lighting with New Auto mode Dimensions – Width 5.8 x Height 4.8 x Depth 3.0 Weight – 35 ounces (995 grams). For more details on the Nikon D700 12.1MP Digital SLR Camera please see this page here.