Month: October 2013

Panasonic Lumix G Leica DG Macro-Elmarit 45mm F2.8 ASPH. is a macro lens for the Micro Four Thirds system, but it doesn’t get really sharp until you narrow its aperture. Read the original post by james_melzer@sra.com

The Panasonic Lumix G X Vario 35-100mm F2.8 ASPH. is a wide-aperture telephoto zoom for Micro Four Thirds cameras, but its performance suffers at the edges of the frame. Read the original post by james_melzer@sra.com

The Panasonic Lumix G X Vario 12-35mm F2.8 ASPH. is the company’s take on a pro-level standard zoom, but softness at the edges and a high asking price hold it back. Read the original post by james_melzer@sra.com

The Panasonic Lumix DMC-GH3 is an excellent camera for video enthusiast, but it’s not the best all-around Micro Four Thirds camera that we’ve tested. Read the original post by james_melzer@sra.com

“It became readily apparent that many of the problems my patients were experiencing had been created by the lack of a suitable chair,” says Simon Freedman, an osteopath of 20 years. Read the original post by Gizmag

Webmail gets touchy. Microsoft’s long-awaited Windows 8.1 update will include a revamped, mobile-friendly Mail app that features tighter Outlook.com integration. Read the original post by iPhoneHacks

Quick Ship Electronics via eBay offers the refurbished Samsung 46″ 120Hz 1080p WiFi LED-Backlit LCD HD Television, model no. UN46F6350AF, for $639.99 with free shipping. That’s $130 below the lowest total price we could find for a new (but open-box) unit elsewhere. It features a native resolution of 1920×1080 (1080p), […] Read the original post…

Adorama offers the Canon EF 35mm f/1.4L USM Wide Angle Lens, model no. 2512A002, with a Pro Optic 72mm Digital Essentials Filter Kit, Kingston 16GB DataTraveler SE9 USB Flash Drive, Adorama Camera Cleaning Kit, and $53.16 Adorama Credit for $1,479. At checkout it drops to $1,329; this $150 mail-in rebate […] Read the original post…

A senior radio engineer on the original iPhone has talked about the stress the team felt in the days that led up to the announcement of the iPhone in 2007. Andy Grignon had been on the iPhone project since the beginning. Much of his stress came from Steve Jobs’ insistence […] Read the original post…

We’ve received word from Radio Shack that starting Saturday, October 5th, customers who buy an iPhone 5c will receive a $50 gift card that they can use to either cut the price of an iPhone 5c on contract in half or redeem some time later. The deal is in store […] Read the original post…

For its newsletter subscribers only, newegg cuts 15% off a selection of external hard drives via coupon code “EMCWXXS43″. That cuts prices to as low as $59.49. With free shipping, most drives are at the lowest total price we could find, although quite a few have been less in recent […] Read the original post…

If you’re running iOS 7 on your iPhone or iPad, iTunes Radio comes bundled right in the Music app. While you can always listen to the stations Apple is currently featuring, you can also create your own based on any genre, album, or track you’d like. Here’s how: Launch the Music app […] Read the…

Quantum Wireless via newegg offers the G-Technology 500GB G-Connect Wireless External Hard Drive, model no. 0G02148, for $79.99 with free shipping ($0.16/GB). That’s $20 under our mention from April and the lowest total price we’ve seen. (It’s a current low by $16.) This hard drive can stream media via 802.11n […] Read the original post…