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This compact webcam is an excellent value. The flexible neck can be positioned to aim the camera in any direction depending on what you want to capture.

The 5.0 Megapixel resolution gives you a clear video feed of what is going on. The built-in microphone lets you clearly hear everything as well.

There is no complicated setup process, for no software or drivers are needed to be installed. All you have to do is plug the camera into the USB port of your computer. Aim the webcam. Then sit back and watch or record the video output.

The multi-touch screen and advanced capabilities of the Apple iPad make it a unique way to access the web, email, music, photos and video.

The touchscreen of the iPad is able to simultaneously many distinct positions of input touches. It makes opening and closing files, or moving them around more interesting. You can easily resize a file or even group several into a bundle.

The ease of use of the touchscreen is due to the iPad processor, for it is optimized to read data faster. The Apple iPad is a powerful tool compared to a standard Netbook. This is especially true for the native iPad apps.

Wireless networking is easier with the built in Wi-Fi of the Apple iPad. The Wi-Fi only model has the advantage of a much lower price compared to the other model. A mobile Wi-Fi hotspot device or a tethered cellphone gives the same access with significantly lower costs.

I can't help you lose weight, stop smoking, or keep any of the other New Year's resolutions you and millions of others might make. But I can give you a few ideas that will save you money and help you get the most out of the technology you use every day.
1. Think Carefully Before Switching to Verizon iPhone

I take second place to no one in my ongoing criticism of AT&T's crummy service and its terrible support for the iPhone. But, don't switch to Verizon's iPhone until you're comfortable with the answers to these questions.

• How long is my contract with AT&T? If you cancel before it's up, you could be hit with an early termination fee of several hundred dollars. In any case, you'll have to buy a new iPhone. Models that work on AT&T's network won't work on Verizon's.

• How well does Verizon work in my home or office? Like every other wireless company, Verizon's network of cell towers and service is better in some places than others. Have a friend who already subscribes to Verizon try his or her phone out in whatever place you'll use it the most.

• Ask yourself if you'll mind losing the ability to multi-task on the iPhone. AT&T's much maligned network support this feature; Verizon's doesn't. That means you can't check something on the Web while you've got a voice call working. Verizon may fix that in the future, but for now, it's a minus.

• Do I want to be a guinea pig? Wait a couple of months and see how well Verizon's network handles the rush of new, data-hungry subscribers.

2. Audit Your Wireless Bill.

I mentioned the issue of early termination fees, but you should also be thinking about avoiding "bill shock", that is a sudden spike and unexpected spike in your wireless bill. That can happen because you've exceeded the number of minutes allowed by your plan, and your friendly wireless company sees no need to warn you.

3. Check Your Web Service Automatic Renewals

Like the automatic renewal of magazines and other periodicals, the renewals on services of all kinds that you sign up for on the Web works great for the vendor, and it can be convenient for you. But it's very easy to forget that you're paying for some of these things. Go over your credit- and debit-card statements carefully and weed out services you no longer use.

4. Manage Your Passwords Better.

Yes, you've heard this from me (and plenty of others) before, but I'll bet that many of you still use the same password on every site you visit, including your bank and brokerage accounts. Seriously, you need to cut it out. People really do hack into online accounts and making it easy for them isn't smart. The best way to handle that chore is with a password manager, but there a number of other strategies you can adopt. A related issue: Buy a paper shredder for your home office and make sure no one can pull credit card statements and the like out of your garbage or recycling cans. I've been victimized that way, and I'm a lot more careful than I used to be.

5. Spend Money on a Really Good Keyboard.

Many of us do all or most of our work on a laptop, and that means typing on an awkwardly positioned keyboard that is almost certainly flat and quite possibly not full-sized. I use a curved wireless keyboard from Logitech, but lots of companies including Microsoft, make decent ergonomic keyboards. Not using one is simply asking for trouble in the form of RSI or neck and back pain.

6. Check What Your Backup Software Actually Backs Up.

Sure, you know about backing up, whether it's to the cloud or an external hard drive. But are you sure everything you want to save is actually being backed up? For example, if you use an email service that stores mail on your local drive, is the mail itself being backed up, or just your profile information? Don't wait until you have a drive failure to find out.

7. Be Nice to Your Laptop's Battery.

These batteries are surprisingly expensive, and don't like sitting in your laptop for weeks on end when the PC is powered by AC current. Take the battery out when it's about half empty, stick it someplace that's dry and cool and it will be at your service when you need it. Of course, remember to charge it all the way up before you hit the road. There are a few other things you can do to keep that bad boy healthy.

The Ultimate TRON Experience Blu-ray and DVD set comes with literally every version of both "TRON: Legacy" and the original "TRON" you could possibly imagine: TRON Legacy Blu-ray 3D, Blu-ray 2D, DVD, digital copy, and the original TRON remastered for Blu-ray! Also included is one of the not so great TRON identity discs we reviewed earlier. (Seriously Disney, why not include one of the incredibly hard to find Kevin Flynn white identity disc replicas?)

Apple's App Store launched today! If you haven't done so yet go to your Apple Menu and check your Software Updates to upgrade to 10.6.6 and after reboot the App Store icon will appear next to your Finder icon in the tray. So how is the App Store? At first glance totally fantastic - have you been putting off upgrading to the newest version of iLife '11? I had too until about five minutes ago when I downloaded iPhoto '11 and iMovie '11 indivdually for $14.99 each. That's right, instead of buying the boxed version for $49 you can download individual components for $14.99 and since I personally never use GarageBand I just saved some money - even if you do download all three, you still save $5 and no trees are killed in the making of your software. While we're sure there may be minor glitches and snags along the way right now we're extremely pleased.

eMachines are a brand of low cost PCs first bought by Gateway Computers and later purchased by Acer Incorporated. These computers are a great value for general computing tasks. They perform well and have some nice additional features.

The eMachines’ ET1831-07 is a inexpensive, but highly rated desktop model. The system has more power than you would expect in a bargain computer. Its black tower design provides easy access front ports and inside you have more than enough power for excellent everyday performance:

Processor Speed 2.70 GHz Intel Pentium Dual-Core Processor E5400
Standard Memory 4 GB (2 x 2048MB)
Hard Drive Capacity 750 GB SATA hard drive
Graphics Card GeForce 7050 integrated graphics

The eMachines’ ET1831-07 has a built in SuperMulti DVD Drive that burns CDs and DVDs in multi-formats. It also has Multi-in-One memory card reader. The case has six USB 2.0 (two front, four rear), two PS/2, one VGA, and six audio ports (7.1 channel audio support). Pre-installed with the Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium operating system (64-bit version).

An iPhone launch typically means one thing--crowds queued up outside Apple Stores, waiting to get their hands on the latest smartphone out of Cupertino. But that didn't happen with this week's launch of the Verizon iPhone. When the CDMA-based version of the iPhone 4 arrived in stores, the usual crowd of covetous consumers didn't arrive with it.

"The people I spoke with said traffic was much lower than they expected," said Brian White, an analyst with Ticonderoga Securities.

"I've said for a long time this wouldn't be a seismic event in the wireless industry," said James Ratcliffe of Barclays Capital, "primarily because it's not a new device."

Given the years of pent-up demand and hopeful speculation, many expected to see lengthy lines materialize when Verizon started selling the iPhone 4 this week. But the circus didn't come to town: crowds were lackluster. The Verizon iPhone couldn't possibly be a bust, could it? Not according to analysts Macworld spoke to.

Analysts say Verizon still stands to sell a lot of iPhones--and could help Apple double its previous annual U.S. sales of the device--and any hints of a strikeout are offset by other factors: stratospheric preorder sales, bad weather in major markets on launch day, and the fact that the iPhone 4 isn't exactly a new product. And despite years of complaints, it's also possible that AT&T hasn't generated as much consumer dissatisfaction as was previously believed.

Even with those last two factors in play, White said he continues to forecast that Verizon will sell more than 11 million iPhones before the end of 2011.

"I think that's conservative," he said on Friday.

Other analysts were similarly optimistic about Verizon sales, and about the value of the new market to Apple. Tim Bajarin, president of tech industry analysis firm Creative Strategies, suggested Verizon may have sacrificed some buzz when it made the phone available through online preorders.

"Verizon allowed current customers to buy them online days before they would be available in the stores," Bajarin said. "Apple would not have had long lines either if people could have bought in advance of its broad availability."

Ratcliffe agreed. "I think you saw a lot of those customers go the preorder route," he said. "The true iPhone fans--the people who had to have the newest device, would stand in lines--already had their iPhones."

Indeed, Verizon said the first day of online preorders shattered all its previous sales records. No firm numbers have emerged, yet, but White said: "I think the numbers for the preorder are going to be higher than people anticipate. While you want to sell out the first week, for sure, I don't think they planned to sell out the first day."

AT&T has long been saddled with a reputation for providing substandard phone service on the iPhone. Even with great initial preorder sales for Verizon--and despite the cost of switching providers--analysts suggested the lack of lines might suggest greater contentment with AT&T than observers might've expected.

"For a lot of customers, particularly outside New York and SF, they've been content with AT&T service and haven't seen the need to switch," Ratcliffe said.

"There might not be the migration from AT&T to Verizon that people anticipated," White added.

The result might be a robust iPhone market for both phone companies--much to Apple's benefit. White's forecast of 11.7 million iPhone activations for Verizon is joined by Ratcliffe, who expects the company to sell 10-12 million units.

That will be good news for Apple, Bajarin said, and may help the company compete better against the growing challenge from the Android line of phones.

"We believe that Apple could double their US sales in iPhones with this new partnership and we expect Verizon to always make it a marquee product in their line," he said in an e-mail. "The Verizon iPhone will perhaps slow down Android growth for a very short time, but there is a lot of room for both phones/OS's to survive and thrive side-by-side."

In other words, don't believe the lack of hype. Verizon should be in good shape going forward.

"I don't think people should think Verizon won't ramp big," White said. "I think it will."

Everyone has their own choice for a mobile phone camera, some mobile have high megapixels but giving less satisfaction in quality of the picture. On the other hand, better picture quality given by handphone with average megapixels.
Pelican Imaging announcing a lens for mobile phone and tablet that different to what you ever seen before. when other lenses have only one lens, Pelican Camera has many sensors within a lens (please refer to the picture above for detail).

Through this Pelican Lens, there are some excellences compare to others:
- Giving better result since this lens is taking some picture at the same time, then will be combined by the application to be a best picture.
- The size is smaller thus a mobile phone can be slimmer but still maintain the quality of the camera result if compare to most of the phones now.
- Pelican also promising better start up speed so you will not miss any precious moment just because the slow flash light.
- Last but not least, Pelican says this lens will be cheaper than other existing.

Hopefully it’s not just going to be a rumour, since the product is remain a prototype. We still have to wait for it to be launched.