Moose Peterson
(yes, on my license & passport)
head content creator (wish it was just photographer)
Company
Wildlife Research Photography
Mammoth Lakes, CA
Your blog/website?
Favorite Gadget(s)
currently AstroTrac (I'm a kid, I always have new toys)
I had high hopes for the HoverCam X500
You might have noticed that I don't spend a lot of time here talking about products that I don't like or that you shouldn't buy. Although I review technology and gadgets, the purpose of this blog has always been to concentrate on the things I actually use, not the things I don't use or have no interest in. I'm going to break tradition here a bit and talk about a product that I just got that I may not actually use going forward. It's called the HoverCam X500. The reason I'm going to cover it here is because many of you have asked me about solutions for doing presentations of mobile devices like the iPad, iPhone, Droid, etc. Since very few mobile devices actually have video out that you can show the user interface of the device with, I wanted to share with you my experience with this device and what you should look out for.
What is it?
The HoverCam X500 is a USB2 Document Camera. It's designed to allow you to scan both documents and objects into your computer. Think of it as a downward facing webcam on a stand that comes with (well actually you download it) software to allow you to capture what the camera sees as either still images or video.
What's good about it?
Tech Profile of Sarah K
Sarah K
Owner
Company
Sarah K Designs
Savannah, Georgia
Your blog/website?
Favorite Gadget(s)
iPhone, V-Moda Vibe Duo Earbuds
(could not live without either of these), iHome Alarm Clock, Wacom Tablet (does that count ?) Wii
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Tech Profile of Seal
Seal
Musician, Photographer
Company
Seal, Inc.
Los Angeles, CA
Your blog/website?
Favorite Gadget(s)
Tech Profile of Firgs
Firgs
Title
I asked someone this once, the response was "You're Firgs! That is your title!"
Company
Design By Firgs
Chicago, IL
Your blog/website?
Favorite Gadget(s) –
The iPhone. Is there anything that device can't do?
iPad Camera Connection Kit Review
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EFtx9HzM-lE
As a photographer one of the iPad accessories I was most anticipating was the iPad Camera Connection Kit. This kit consists of TWO adapters that connect right to the iPad's Dock connector. The first one is a standard SD (SDHC) Memory Card reader. You connect it to your iPad and then insert a memory card with images/videos on it and transfer those images to your iPad. No software to install because the iPad already has this ability built-in to the Photos App. The second adapter has a standard USB port on the oppositie end of the Dock connector. With this one you can not only connect your camera via USB and transfer images directly, but as my video above shows you can even use a Card Reader with it! This overcomes (although not as elegantly) the problem of wanting to use Compact Flash or other card formats.
How does it work?
Tech Profile of Corey Barker
Corey Barker
Photoshop Guy
Company:
Kelby Media Group
Oldsmar, FL
Your blog/website:
www.planetphotoshop.com, www.photoshopuser.com
Favorite Gadget(s):
Apple TV, PS3, XBox, and Wii I use them all for different reasons. I rent movies on Apple TV, PS3 is my Blu Ray player, XBox is for online gaming, and the Wii is just fun! Oh and the iPad, even though I haven't got one yet.
Tech Profile of Rafael “RC” Concepcion
Rafael “RC “ Concepcion
Photoshop Guy
Company
Kelby Media Group
City/State:
Tampa, FL
Your blog/website?
www.Layersmagazine.com (work) & www.aboutrc.com (personal) & www.twitter.com/aboutrc
Favorite Gadget(s):
All of them focus on Music, Photography, and Tech – Korg M3 88 Workstation, CF Martin DC15E, Alwarez Guitar, Line6 Pod, JamVox, Wacom Intuos4 Medium (WACOM RULES!!!), Apple iPad, Nikon D3S and D700 with 24-70 2.8. The one that’s missing is the Elinchrom Ranger and Deep throat Octa.. That’s the everlust one. iPod Touch for portfolios, music, and just in case stuff.
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Officially Launching My YouTube Channel
I've been using YouTube for a long time now as a way to provide video content on this blog. I remember the early days of YouTube being primarily for teenagers and vehicle for people to show off their babies and pets. 🙂 The quality, well, um, kinda sucked! I just didn't really find it remotely good enough to host the kind of content I wanted to share. Well all that has changed now. YouTube is GREAT for sharing videos in 720p HD quality, up to 10 minutes in length. It's easy to use and to embed the clips right on my site. Now don't get me wrong, I know that there are other GREAT video sharing sites out there too like Smugmug (which does all the way up to 1080p with a paid account), Vimeo, BlipTV, etc. However, I find that YouTube seems to be the most universal and has the largest audience. After all, if I go through the trouble to produce a video and make it available for free I wan to have the largest possible viewing audience I can get. Also since YouTube is BUILT-IN to the iPhone and now the iPad, I can reach millions more people with this one service than I can with any of the others. Another nice surprise was that Apple gave the iPad's Safari the ability to view embedded YouTube clips right in the page without having to launch the App or go to another browser window. Sold!
A funny thing happened on the way to this post
Tech Profile of Erik Bernskiold
Erik Bernskiold
Web Designer, Photographer, Software-Trainer
Company
Bernskiold Media & XLD Studios
Gothenburg, Sweden
Your blog/website?
Personal blog: http://www.erikbernskiold.com/
Bernskiold Learning (tutorials, news, articles) http://www.bernskiold.com/
XLD Studios (web design company) http://www.xldstudios.com/
MacAppZone (mac application news and reviews) http://www.macappzone.com/
Favorite Gadget(s)
My iPhone 3GS. Without it, I would be lost trying to manage my days. A newfound love is my new Kodak Zi8 video camera, which I now use to record my video clips.