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iPad Microscope

April 14, 2011 // 0 Comments

Yesterday  we mentioned that the Flip camcorder was taken off the market by Cisco. One of the reasons for the Flip’s demise may be the ubiquity of camera and video [...]

Flip no more

April 13, 2011 // 0 Comments

In  2005 digital videos camcorders were bulk and complicated to use. So it was not surprising that when Pure Digital introduced its single-use digital camcorder to the [...]

iPad2 Unboxing

April 12, 2011 // 0 Comments

We  knew we wanted the iPad2 as soon as it was unveiled. When we missed out on Day 1, we tried for a week to buy one around Boston. We finally gave up and ordered one [...]

Urban Safari : Emerald Necklace

April 11, 2011 // 0 Comments

The Emerald Necklace is one of Boston’s treasures. This park system ringing parts of Boston was envisioned and created by Fredrick Law Olmsted (1822-1903) over a [...]

GloKitty: Premier

April 8, 2011 // 0 Comments

When Milo joined the RainyDayCrew he was just a peanut of kitten. He was so small that getting up the stairs was an event onto itself and required a nap afterwards to [...]

InnoPocket: Amphibian iPhone4 case

April 7, 2011 // 0 Comments

There are dozens of companies which make protective cases for the iPhone. We have reviewed many of the better ones over the years. However, of all of the ones we’ve [...]

MFA: Chihuly

April 6, 2011 // 0 Comments

Born in 1941 in Tacoma, WA, Dale Chihuly was introduced to glass while studying interior design a the University of Washington. Chihuly continued his studies at RISD, where [...]

Sigma 50-500mm zoom FirstUse

April 5, 2011 // 0 Comments

Yesterday’s “Macro at the Mall” write-up got us thinking: wouldn’t it be interesting to follow the macro piece with something from the other end of [...]

Urban Safari : Macro at the Mall

April 4, 2011 // 0 Comments

Taking closeup and macro photos is a lot easier when the air is still. Even a light breeze can set things swaying back and forth, ruining the focus. Waiting for things to [...]

Not Quite Spring…

April 1, 2011 // 0 Comments

It’s the first day of April (yes, April Fool’s Day) and yesterday’s forecast of snow in New England actually came true. Bostonians woke up to a few inches [...]
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