The Olympus E-PL5 is perhaps the Micro Four Thirds camera to purchase. This particular example comes bundled with the M.Zuiko Digital 14-42mm f3.5-5.6 II R Lens, but the Panasonic LUMIX G 20mm f/1.7 aspherical pancake lens is a popular choice for many, as weird as prime lenses are. The 16 megapixel system records video in 1080i. The battery lasts ages and ages,…
If you've got an SSD-equipped Mac, you know the pain juggling files can be. Most MacBook Air users I know have at least one external drive for stuff they can't fit on their machines. The Seagate Wireless Plus drive takes that concept and applies it to iOS devices. Put the 1TB drive on your network, fire up the free Seagate Media app…
I should state up front that I have absolutely no current need for this thing in my life. It's completely superfluous since I never forget to lock my door, due to a near OCD-level habit of checking it several times. But I want one anyway, and here's why: All you have to do is install the Lockitron device over your existing deadbolt…
The onboard computer of just about every car made since 1996 contains tons of useful data about the car and its driver's habits. Usually you have to take the car to a mechanic and let them hook up a gizmo that can decipher all of this data, but now you can just get the Automatic Car Link and see it for yourself.…
With the COOLPIX A, Nikon has entered the high-end compact camera fray. For $1,100, the COOLPIX A packs a 16.2 megapixel DX-format sensor with an all-glass 18.5mm f/2.8 prime lens. Capable of recording 1080p video, RAW images at 4 fps while burst shooting and shooting in macro mode. It goes on sale in a few weeks.
We've mentioned the DODOcase Durables iPhone 5 Wallet previously, but I figured the rest of the Durables lineup was worth taking a look at too. They've got one for just about all the popular portables: iPad and iPad mini, MacBook Air 11" and 13", Kindle Paperwhite, Nexus 7 and 10, and the Kindle Fire HD. One can never have too many deluxe…
While Android really isn't my jam, I have to say, the just-announced aluminum-clad HTC One is probably the best-looking handset the company has put out in years. With HTC BlinkFeed, the company has put web-based content front-and-center on this device, in what looks like a mashup of Windows Metro and Flipboard. And with a camera that captures 300% more light than most…
While the AppleTV supports AirPlay coming from all modern iOS devices, only the following Macs can broadcast via AirPlay while running Mountain Lion: iMac (Mid 2011 or newer) Mac mini (Mid 2011 or newer) MacBook Air (Mid 2011 or newer) MacBook Pro (Early 2011 or newer) If your Mac is older than this, you're more than likely stuck with needing a cable…
Since Thunderbolt's introduction, I've been waiting for a really good dock that used the connectivity Apple builds in most of its Macs. The wait is almost over. Meet the Belkin Thunderbolt Express Dock. Available now for pre-order for $300, this baby packs a punch. Since Thunderbolt is basically magic, the dock has these ports coming out the back: 1 Gigabit Ethernet port…
If you've ever lost your keys or your iPhone, the hipKey is for you. Once you've paired it with your iDevice via Bluetooth, you open up the free companion app and set up a geofence range between 2-50 meters. If the two devices become separated by a distance outside that range, you'll be notified by a combination of vibration and a beeping…
The ScanSnap iX500 is the newest in a long line of great desktop scanners from Fujitsu. The new machine can scan up to 25 double-sided pages per minute, auto-rotate images and save OCR-equipped PDFs. The scanner can send files to your desktop, notebook or smartphone, and even services like Evernote and SugarSync. Going paperless has never been so easy. For homework, be…
In the last week, Matias has released three new keyboards. The first, pictured above, is the $149 Tactile Pro 4. Built with the same Alps Mechanical Switchs as before, this new version boasts better integration with Mac OS X. Adjusting screen brightness, entering Mission Control and controlling iTunes has never been easier on the clicky keyboard. If tenkeyless boards are your thing,…
The Nike+ Fuelband and Fitbit One are both popular fitness and activity-tracking devices, but both have their limitations. Fitbit is seeking to overcome these limitations with the new Flex wristband. It should be significantly harder to lose than the company's One device, and more powerful than Nike's one-trick-pony Fuelband. Like the One, the Flex will track steps taken, distance traveled, calories burned,…
On my desk at work sits a 27-inch Apple LED Cinema Display. To the right of it, on a notebook stand sits my 15-inch MacBook Pro. Sadly, my notebook stand is pretty pathetic. It's some cheap thing our office manager bought me — I should have told her I wanted the Belkin Loft. Made from aluminum, the Loft is quite simple. With…
One of the promises of Thunderbolt was the ability to use PCIe cards externally, meaning users of any Thunderbolt-equipped Mac could use such cards. In the past, of course, this type of flexibility and and expandability was reserved for users of the the Mac Pro (and the PowerMacs before). The Sonnet Technologies Echo Express SE Thunderbolt Expansion Chassis is the fulfillment of…
If your desk looks like mine, you have cables going everywhere. If you need to add some USB ports to your setup, but want things to look nice and clean, check out the Satechi 4 Port Aluminum USB Hub. Built with white plastic inlays set in to aluminum, this hub will match your Apple gear perfectly, and with a 9.5-inch cable, it…
We've looked at a lot of iPad keyboard docks in the past, but the Zagg MINI 7 and Zagg MINI 9 are a couple of the first docks we've seen just for the iPad mini. The Zagg MINI 7 is smaller than the 9, with a more compact key layout. On the other hand, the 9 houses the company's regular keyboard, but…
The Griffin PowerMate is a USB-powered multimedia controller for your computer. The spinning knob is far more than a simple volume control. Using the built-in driver software, it can be programmed to execute all sorts of commands. When couple with the fact that the entire knob can click down, it's a powerful tool to interact with your Mac or PC.
Rounding out our week of covering some cool watches is the Casio G-Shock Bluetooth Watch. The $180 wristwatch is Bluetooth 4.0-enabled, meaning it can talk to your iPhone, providing notifications for incoming calls and texts, as well as be used for alarms and reminders. This isn't unlike the Pebble watch, the Kickstarter darling slated to ship sometime in the near future, but…
The Guardian MAXimus is a hard drive enclosure that sports FireWire 800 & 400, USB 3.0 & eSATA. But the real trick is inside. The MAXimus supports hardware RAID-1, which mirrors the two drives to protect against data loss. It comes with a 3-year warranty, and the option to pack as much as 4 TB of storage in the thin black case.…