Category Archives: Publications
Selfies Go Legit: From HTC Desire Eye to DSLRs
[Tom’s Guide] Fast forward to the selfie. The poorly framed, self-indulgent Facebook and dating-site photo is growing into one of the main picture types we take. Google’s Sundar Pichai said, at Google I/O this year, that we take 93 million … Continue reading
The iPhone 6 Camera Has a Big Problem: iOS 8
[Tom’s Guide] Since the iPhone 4, Apple has taken a leadership role in developing innovative phone cameras. The iPhone 6 and 6 Plus introduce new advances for Apple, including fast “focus-pixel” autofocus and optical image stabilization (in the iPhone 6 … Continue reading
New Fixed-lens Cameras Challenge DSLRs and Mirrorless
[Tom’s Guide] Panasonic is selling a new high-end, mirrorless camera, the LX100, with a large, 12.8-megapixel sensor, its latest image processor, a metal body and even the ability to shoot ultra HD (aka 4K) video, all for $899. That price … Continue reading
New Amazon Show Transparent Highlights Online TV Quirkiness
[Tom’s Guide] A remake of popular 1980s British drama House of Cards is one thing. But a bisexual view of life in a women’s prison (Orange is the New Black) and now the story of 70-year-old man becoming a woman … Continue reading
Wireless Video Streaming: The Miracast & WiDi Disaster
[Tom’s Guide] Surveys continually show that we watch TV while holding other gadgets like smartphones and laptops. So it’s appealing to beam a cool video or photo we’ve found on them directly to the big screen. Staff writer Marshall Honorof … Continue reading
Aereo Debacle Shows Congress Clueless About Net Video
[Tom’s Guide] On June 25, the Supreme Court ruled in favor of TV broadcasters that had sued Aereo for acting like a cable company without paying the licensing fees that cable companies are required to pay. But when Aereo offered … Continue reading
Sony RX100 III Review: Pocket Camera Could Kill Your DSLR
[Tom’s Guide] Sure, cellphone cameras are getting really good. But sorry, they still don’t cut it for images more than about 3 inches across, especially in less-than-perfect lighting. On the other hand, a DSLR or a slightly smaller mirrorless camera … Continue reading
Why Striking Down Aereo Was The Right Decision
[Tom’s Guide] Many technophiles may be crestfallen today (Jun 25), learning that the Supreme Court ruled against Aereo. The service charged subscribers as little as $8 a month to stream, and record, live local TV broadcasts over the Internet. This … Continue reading
Camera Wars: Why Autofocus is the New Megapixel
[Tom’s Guide] After introducing a slew of mirrorless cameras recently, Sony returned to DSLRs this month with the Alpha a77 II. This $1,200 camera’s headline feature is the ability to shoot 12 photos per second, for up to five seconds … Continue reading
Crackle Launches 8 Free Online Shows and Movies
[Tom’s Guide] “Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee” — Jerry Seinfeld’s drinking (coffee) and driving talk show — launched online TV network Crackle as an original programming channel. Today at the NewFronts, where tech companies introduce their new online shows, Crackle … Continue reading