| Got a great photo of a fuzzy, furry or feathered friend?
The Oregon Humane Society is looking for great pictures of cats, dogs, birds, rabbits, horses and other pets for its 17th annual Fuzzy, Furry and Feathered Friends Photo Contest. The contest is open until May 31, 2008. Winners will see photos of their pets published in the full-color OHS Magazine and will also receive great prizes from Pro Photo Supply and Canon. Prizes will be awarded for the best photos in the following categories: Top Dog, Top Cat, Top Other Animal (rabbit, bird, etc.), Funniest photo, Child with Pet, Me & My Pet, Editor’s Choice, and Grand Prize. "Me & My Pet" is a new category for 2008, and focuses on adults posing with their favorite furry or feathered friend. The Grand Prize winner will receive a Canon Rebel XSi Digital SLR Camera with 18-55mm lens.
What the heck is the difference among all those Canon ELPHs anyway?
As I mentioned in my last post, I'm a big fan of Canon's Digital ELPH series, but I can't tell you how many times friends have called me from Best Buy in a state of confusion about which one to buy. It's no wonder. Stop into any electronics store today and you'll find a slew of ELPH models and they all look pretty similar to the untrained eye. So here's a quick primer on what's what, broken down by resolution (since for better or for worse, that's how most people seem to shop for cameras). For comparison's sake, I included current pricing from Amazon.com. 12.1 Megapixels Canon PowerShot SD950 IS ($340) - released August 2007: This is Canon's current top-of-the-line model (successor to last year's SD900 which you'll still find in some stores). It sports a sleek, rugged titanium body, 3.7x optical zoom lens (36- to 133mm), an Optical Image Stabilizer, Canon's latest face-detection autofocus technology, in-camera red-eye correction, and like all the current ELPHs, uses Canon's top-end DIGIC III image processor.
Camera makers vie for SLR buyers' attention
Camera manufacturers including Canon, Pentax, and Fujifilm will show new digital SLRs for professional photographers at the PMA07 show in Las Vegas next month. The new models balance traditional and advanced features to retain existing customers and tempt new ones. Canon will show the EOS-1D Mark III Digital SLR, an upgrade of its classic 1D model that shoots 10.1 megapixel images at up to 10 frames per second. Canon developed a more sensitive image sensor for the camera that can be pushed to ISO 6400, it said Thursday. Fujifilm, meanwhile, will show the FinePix S5 Pro, which begins shipping this month. The digital SLR has a 12.34 megapixel image sensor: half the pixels respond best to low light levels, the other half to stronger light, a system that captures images with a wider dynamic range, the company said.
Lindsay Writing Memoirs to Avoid Bankruptcy?
Between working in the morgue and hunting men in Italy, it seems that Lindsay Lohan has found the time to write her memoirs. OK! Magazine writes that the actress has decisively decided to write a book, and financial problems could also be one of her motivations. Allegedly Lindsay, who spent most of her money at rehabilitation, had to borrow 10,000 dollars from her friend Steve-O. Lohans spokesperson denied the rumours, but her close friends say that the actress has started to worry. She regrets all the cash she threw around the last couple years. She needs everything to fall into place and get her back on track, and fast said a friend of the problematic actress. .
Radio silence
If sombody lives in a high rise and can't get AM, there's always this internet thing I've heard so much about and am using right now.
Many urban areas are limited in the amount of urban music they can get because of the nearly lilly white talk CBC stations on FM. Posted 05/02/08 at 11:28 PM EST | Alert an Editor | Link to Comment .
Next-gen mobiles: a computer in every pocket
Sony Ericsson has launched two new handsets, and it's a struggle to choose between them. The most eye-catching is certainly the Xperia X1e, with its full slide-out keyboard, GPS, Wi-Fi and styling that might yet give the iPhone a run for its money. .
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