PC Tips & Tricks

E-readers in the last six months have gone a crazy amount of growth as allot of higher profile companies scramble to release products to a ravenous consumber market. Reports concerning the multiple such products that the company is planning for 2010 have existed since January and, most recently, rumors started circulating that ASUS would soon be unleashing its very first model at Sure enough, a few hours later, the Asus DR-900 has finally come out and unveiled in front of the world for the very first time, there were many awes in the crowd for this slick looking electronic reader.
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The hottest thing in the digital camera market is undoubtedly the digital SLR, which is better known as a dSLR. While dSLRs are flying off dealer shelves, many new users are confused about the terminology. Most people know that SLR stands for “single lens reflex.” Since nearly all SLRs accept interchangeable lenses, it would appear they should be known as multiple lens reflex (MLR) cameras.

If you want to understand how the SLR received it’s name, you have to dip into the history of the camera. Early cameras were similar to the view cameras used today. The photographer looked through the lens, focused, composed and then inserted a single film plate behind the optics to make an image. While the entire process was crude by modern standards, the photographer enjoyed great control, since he looked directly through the actual imaging lens to compose the shot.
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Microsoft seems to be unsatisfied by common displays, so they want to make a display out of every thing they can touch. Their last project is a spherical display.
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