Nikon have unveiled their newest upper-entry-level DSLR, the D5100. The Nikon D5100 D-SLR houses a host of new and innovative features aimed at giving photographers the tools to shatter creative constraints and tell stories with amazing image quality and stunning HD movies. The Nikon D5100 includes features designed to enhance the shooting experience, including an impressive new 3-inch, super sharp 921,000-dot Vari-angle LCD screen and full HD (1080p) movie recording with full-time autofocus. The 16.2-megapixel D5100 is also the first Nikon D-SLR to provide in-camera effects that can be applied to both...

I think I have seen the start of a trend and I believe this might be something that will continue to happen in many industries. It started with movies in which writers and directors are going back to the start of a character’s life. Think about the Batman series for example; The Dark Knight (The first of the films directed by Christopher Nolan) goes back to the start of Bruce Wayne’s life. The new Bond movie is rumoured to be based on a similar idea. Now, think about the product development cycle for a moment. A product launches with much hoopla and replaces a range of older products. The older...

The festive season has illustrated that the compact digital camera industry might have a problem based on personal observations.  Remember the VCR that was replaced by the DVD? Well this camera problem is very similar. Digital cameras are being replaced with smart phones. So when photos were taken along roads or at Christmas parties, one would think that the digital camera would be used. Wrong, very wrong.   Almost all the picture taking I witnessed had a smart phone doing the flashing and editing. iPhones, Nokias and BlackBerry phones were mostly used. I think the problem is that gadget owners are...

This time of the year can be a bit stressful. The stress occurs when you cannot find that killer present for a loved one and /or co-worker. Time is running out and you feel like a spy being pursued by James Bond. You are aware that you don’t want to disappoint anyone and not have any gifts. So gifts ideas for the festive season might just save the day. The Apple iPad The iPad is arguably the gadget of the year. Be able to peruse email anywhere, experience your music from iTunes and consume all kinds of media on your iPad. The most powerful characteristic of the iPad is the apps that will provide you...

Nikon have unveiled the new D7000. The SLR is an expansion of a line of mid-class Nikon DX-format digital-SLR cameras which Nikon manufacture. The D7000 can be seen as an upgrade for users that have D90 and D5000. What is interesting is that this Nikon camera will take a new position in the Nikon camera stable, between the D90 and the D300S. Nikon highlight that the “ camera is equipped with a new CMOS image sensor and a new image-processing engine, EXPEED 2, that enable capture of high-definition images exhibiting superior image quality. It also offers a number of advanced high-performance...