The Gizmophile

Google Chrome OS

gizmophile — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 16:01:56 +0000

Hi everyone! Back from a long hiatus. I think it’s about I post something to keep the site somewhat alive. What’s in store today? Google’s Chrome OS. I don’t know about you but for some reason, I’m not all that excited about it…yet. Maybe I haven’t seen much of it to lean one way or the [...]

Panasonic SDR-H80K SD Hard Disk Drive/Flash Hybrid Camcorder

IanT — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 13:44:23 +0000

Don’t even think about buying the Panasonic SDR-H80K camcorder… It’s a joke… The resolution is at 704×480 versus the 720×480 offered in standard MiniDV and/or DVD video formats. While it has worthwhile features, like optical image stabilization, 70x optical zoom, and SDHC flash memory compatibility… It doesn’t compensate for the lack of 16 vertical lines of resolution. [...]

JVC Everio GZ-HD300B HD Camcorder

IanT — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 13:13:28 +0000

I recently purchased and then promptly returned this camcorder, due to the quality of the recorded footage. Stay tuned while I organize thoughts and research this camcorder, and the apparent interpolation of the pixels it captures. To give you some idea of the quality of the footage, which was recorded to the internal 60GB HDD, take a [...]

1 TB hard drive for 75 bucks!

gizmophile — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 04:03:54 +0000

This is one hell of a deal! I’m pissed though since the 1 TB drive I bought for my Tivo just 6 months ago cost me 130 bucks. Now you can get one for 75 bucks shipped. I wish I could add another internal drive to my Tivo but I don’t think I watch enough [...]

Texas Fight App for the iPhone

gizmophile — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 21:09:33 +0000

Texas Fight App for the iPhone. I don’t have an iPhone so this is no use to me but if you’re a Longhorn and got a fancy iPhone, give this app a try. Now who’s going to make an app for us Blackberry users? Anyone? -gizmophile