Tech & Gadgets
The Canon PowerShot G1 X is one of my shortlisted camera to upgrade to from my PowerShot S95 which has been serving me for the past 2 years. It is still performing great and is compact and I still love it very much, but being Claudia, I just need to have a change of style for my gadgets every couple of years.
I had an opportunity to give the PowerShot G1 X a test drive before jumping into a store with my credit card.
Details of the camera and its features can be found on Canon website and no I’m not going to repeat them here. Just a very quick sharing of what I like about the camera.
- Big and bulky
Yes! You heard me right. I like it big and bulky because it feels great in my hands. With my S95, I am constantly reminded of how small it is and having to hold it properly so it will not slipped of my hand. With the solid body of the G1 X, I feel like I am shooting with a compact DSLR and can hold it with two hands without having to look like a “circus bear on a tiny bike”, if you know what I mean. - Swivel LCD display
Need I say more? Its great for self-portrait! - Shoots well in low-light condition
Love this especially now I shoot almost everyday in my room with very little light. - Fast
I can just hold down the shutter and let it roll! Love the clarity of all the images shot. - Love the colors…
Great colors with high-sensitivity 1.5” CMOS sensor
If I didn’t have that much to-buy and to-pay items in my list, the PowerShot G1 X would have been my immediate purchase. I’ve a month to consider or save for it. May just get it before my family trip to HongKong in mid June. Hmmm…
I’m back in action with my new iPad. And its housed in a blue Targus slim case, which I kinda regret buying. Here’s a quick review on the Targus Slim Case for the new iPad (3rd generation iPad).
Front view of the Targus Slim Case
Back view of the Targus Slim Case (With Jot Pro stylus attached)
Targus Slim Case fully opened with iPad inside
Hands free viewing angle
Ergonomic typing angle
So far, the Targus Slim Case looks pretty good right? Slim and compact, nice color and the texture of the skin feels good too. It allows the iPad to stand at the two most needed angles. And even has a elastic holder for stylus at back of the case. The only problem I have with this case is that it doesn’t allow me to hold my iPad at a proper ‘holdable’ position with case opened and folded.
Problem: It doesn't go flat when cover is fully opened and pushed to back of iPad
With the bulge like that, how to hold the iPad and use it while on the move? Its neither ergonomic nor useful to have the case folded and looking like that.
The cover will go flat with the case looking like this (image below). Again, how does one hold the iPad, writes or types on it when on the move?
Flats with one-third of cover folded
Am very disappointed that this Targus slim case has such bad design. Wasted $79.90 on it. Am considering cutting off the cover, leave the back cover and buy the original iPad magnetic cover for it. Should I?
Finally I tried the new movie trailer feature on the iMovie’11. It took a little more time than I’d expected to create, due to the lack of clips but I still got it completed within minutes. It’s really very cool and simple to create attractive clips. My first clip is dedicated to HP Singapore‘s 40th Anniversary & Christmas Party. See if you catch yourself or someone you know from it…
This Christmas, if given the time and opportunity to, I would love to AMP (amplify) someone’s Christmas with a personal session of photo shoot with me! I promise to capture great shots of him/her or a lovely couple and they’ll get to keep the photos in digital and view them in a lovely album made just for them from me. Yap! That’s how I would like to AMP my Christmas. Who’s up to get AMP-ed by me? :P
Citibank has recently released their iPhone App and here I’m going to give my personal take on what’s hot and what’s not.
After a year of being a lazy organiser (of my photos), I used iPhoto to organise all of my photos. And today, when I’m about to clear up some space from my MBP, I got reminded of why I used to hate using iPhoto!
In this issue of Claud talks Gadgets, I’m going to share a set of very unique and special technology gadgets. These you will most probably not see in your usual stores. These gadgets are so special that one will need special skill to use it.
Let’s first take a look at these unique keyboards…
Can you touch type with this?
