Review: Rode Videomic Pro (your DSLR’s new best friend)
A comparison and review of the Rode Videomic and Videmic Pro. If you're a fan of DSLR, and looking to improve sound quality, add these…
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Red Scarlet-X vs. Canon DSLR – who’d you rather?
Hang on a sec, I thought. I make videos for the web. Also I don't have a DP, a sound guy, craft services or even…
Corporate users of Google+ Pages complain about lack of admin controls
Some are suggesting that Google has dropped the ball again (see Google Reader refresh, new Gmail interface and problematic iOS Gmail app), rushing Pages to…
Motorola Droid RAZR display quality receives mixed reviews
Uh-oh: yet another mention of graininess. But--hold the phones!--PCMag awarded it Editor's Choice (4.5/5). See what I mean about "mixed" opinion?
Malcom Gladwell on the real genius of Steve Jobs
No stranger to entertaining readers, Gladwell nips and tucks key passages from Walter Isaacson's "Steve Jobs" and assembles his own thoughtful retrospective.
Companies can increase Facebook engagement with photos, calls for action
In a study of the top 20,000 pages on Facebook, Momentus Media discovered that including "like" in a status update could lead to upwards of…
Stark Insider now on G+
Okay, circles are great; the interface has that chic modernism that Google seems to love (call it their white period). But please don't tell me…
Motorola Droid RAZR early reviews are in
When it comes to smartphones I say: Anything but iPhone. My world is not black and white.
Nook Tablet lands, but will it sell? (video)
Ultimately both the Fire and Nook Tablet will look infinitely better in just 12 months. I believe the sweet spot for e-readers is $59-79.
Filmmakers Dilemma: Canon C300 or RED Scarlet
The C300 is viewed by many as the natural, though more expensive, evolution of the famed 5D Mark II.