Let’s get one thing straight before we move on: Most people are lazy bastards. Given the choice between working their butts off and lounging in front of their computers, given that both will net them the same green, most everyone will almost always opt for the option to become a paid couch potato. Now, imagine [...]
No, seriously; I’ve always wanted to watch movies on a screen barely bigger than by thumb. Thank you!
Lucky for us, the Packard Bell AudioStar isn’t a dedicated video player. The 1GB audio player supports both the MP3, WMA, and WMA DRM formats. A 1.8 inch color screen makes up most of the unit’s front which [...]
I don’t know about you, but this recent rash of tiny MP3 players with display screens is giving me a serious case of the squints. Either way, the Klegg Mini MP3 Player looks to be the one to beat these days. At a downright miniscule 1.8×1.6×0.5 in. in size, the Klegg Mini manages to fit [...]
After much speculation, Apple surprised industry-watchers and fans everywhere when they released their new, video-enabled iPod (30GB MSRP US$299) last week. The arrival of this fresh entry to the portable multimedia market has not only signaled Apple’s intention to broaden its content delivery from music to video, but has also ushered in the mainstream potential [...]
The Aiptek Pencam SD 1.3 was my next camera after the loss of the Mini Pencam. Pricing for both pencams at the time was about equal, though it seems that now the newer Pencam SD has actually gotten cheaper than the Mini Pencam by about $20.
The addition of a Secure Digital card slot was a [...]
The Aiptek Mini Pencam (still available on Amazon) was my very first digital camera, back in 2002, and it was a decent entry-level device. Image quality was excellent: 1.3 megapixels (1248 x 960 px), sharp lines and bright colors, as long as the lighting was good (the Pencam Mini has no flash). No color LCD, [...]
Aiptek, the company most popularly known as purveyor of the Pencam line of cameras, also sells a host of other tiny gadgets for startlingly cheap prices: Pocket Digital Video Cams starting from $24.99, a small non-Pencam camera for $19.99, and, oh, oh, night vision scopes!
Soon: a couple of entries on Pencams I have known.
Oregon Scientific has a whole line of digital cameras — as well as other devices — but the smallest, thinnest, and cheapest of them all is the Thincam 1.3MP. I got mine for $40 (open-box deal) at the Discovery Store, and have found it to be an excellent low-cost tiny camera, most unique in its [...]