Going mirrorless with Sony
One portrait photographer whose work I respect a lot, Alex Fernandes (his father was a professor at St Xavier's), had this very tiny camera which he was using at an event. When asked, he laughed and said it was a "mirrorless".
But Alex had a lot of good words to say about it. He was amazed with the results he could get, its size, and also its versatility. Look at the reviews of the Sony NEX 5 cameras online, and you'll know why.
Actually, the Sony NEX series has already gone ahead with newer models. But the NEX 5 (or one of this series) is quite affordable by Indian standards, and can work well too. Online, you can buy it for Rs 35-37.5k. Alex said he had got it, with an additional lens, for Rs 45k.
Most comments on these cameras talk about their size, and how they can achieve so much despite being small. For photography, most would agree, having a camera you can easily carry around is often helpful. It can enhance your productivity in a big way.
The Sony NEX cameras (and parallel products from other brands too) are mirrorless interchangeable lens cameras. They have the body of a point-and-shoot camera, but the sensor size (APS-C) comparable to that of some digital single-lens reflex cameras.
These cameras offer not only a high enough megapixel stills, but also the capacity to shoot very decent video too. One complaint though is that the audio might not be upto much.
One problem is that there still seem to be so few of these cameras available online in India. The choice is limited. Newer models of the Sony NEX and other series tend to be costly priced.
Reviews of the Sony NEX cameras on Youtube are generally very warm and supportive of the product. Professional photographers say they would still stick to an SLR for their commercial work, but find the NEX very useful for street and group photography, and also creating videos. It has a monitor through which one can see even while the camera is shooting at your. A great tool to make YouTube videos in which you yourself are featuring.——————
Hacking into a car
Now this is not the kind of gadget you'd like someone malicious to get in their hands. Reports from the world of tech
Called 'RollJam' by its creater Samy Kamkar, the proof-of-concept tool exploits a confidence debility in a wireless confidence chip used by automobile manufactuers such as Fiat, Toyota and Volkswagen, says technostuffi.hol.es.
Its creator Kamkar has a name which almost sounds Indian, but apparently it's a Persian-Arabic. Apparently, he has the credit of also creating the "fastest spreading viruses of all time". The 1985-born Kamkar was also raided by the United States Secret Service, under the Patriot Act.
Lest you jump to a conclusion, he is also known for his discovery of the illicit mobile phone tracking where the Apple iPhone, Google Android and Microsoft Windows Phone mobile devices transmit GPS and Wi-Fi information to their parent companies.—————–
Things get better
In.techradar.com is now reporting that Google plans to release its Android One phones in the Rs 3000 price bracket. For a country wanting to expand its smart phone usage, this is certainly welcome.
Chetan Rao writes: "Google hasn't announced who will partner for this project, but the handset compete with the offerings from Lava, Micromax, Intex and several other big ticket manufacturers in the Indian smartphone scene. Speaking during an interview with the Financial Times, Google's MD in Southeast Asia, Rajan Anandan has said that the pricing sweet spot is somewhere between $31 (Rs 1,900) and $47 (Rs 3,000)."
Earlier mobile users among us would remember times when an ordinary mobile was a costly piece of equipment. Tech visionaries like the IIM-Madras's Dr Ashok Jhunjhunwala argued strongly for the need to——————-
Power grip with USB
What this allows you to do is to charge any mobile phone or tablet directly from the USB port on the power strip. There's no need of power adapter. The high current output of 2A is capable of charging the latest mobile phones and tablets. It can be used to operate USB devices like 3G wifi dongles, LED lights, fans. The high quality power sockets are designed to grip the connector, so no more loose connection. It uses a 100% copper cable and offers overload protection
Power Grip launched a few years back by Zebronics and includes pure copper cables, nickel plated rust and corrosion resistant contacts. It also has fire proof ABS plastic and pin holder, and can cope with different country sockets.
The new models come with four sockets and two USB ports of 2A capacity. The range starts at Rs 729.
http://zebronics.com
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