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Map2 – The London Paper Map That has Zoom Function!

by Jay Garrett on January 24, 2010

Ok – hands up all those with touchscreen phones that now get confused when attempting to navigate a regular mobile?

Well, I’m guessing it’s the same when looking at one of those old-fashioned paper maps.

You can see where you want to be but no matter how much you pinch at the paper it does not zoom!

Here’s The Map2, which is described as being a “zoomable map on paper,” is a high tech, low tech map that lets you zoom in to a more detailed view without going digital.

On the original scaled page each of the four quadrants can be unfolded to reveal a more detailed map of that area – essentially zooming in.

I think it’s a great idea.

If you’re visiting London get one – it’s only £8 and very groovy indeed!

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The Samsung SCH-W880 Phone Camera – The 12mp Compact Camera Takes HD Vids and Calls Home

by Jay Garrett on September 28, 2009

samsung-sch-w880 handSamsung seems confused.

It appears that it wants to pitch its upcoming SCH-W880 as a replacement for your digital camera.

On first looking at the pics it looks just like any other compact snapper

Until you find out that it’s actually supposed to be a mobile phone!

The W880 has more selling points than its high-res camera sensor and optical zoom you know!.

Although; the phone’s camera features do include a camera mode dial and dedicated shutter button, 12 megapixel sensor with HD video recording, and that 3x optical zoom.

But – Apart from its clearly camera-focused (arf!) design, the Samsung SCH-W880 also features:

• 3.3 inch AMOLED WGA screen.
• UMTS/HSDPA connectivity.
• Wi-Fi
• GPS
• Bluetooth
• Slot for microSD cards.
• HD video at 30fps
• Macro mode.
• Xenon flash.

So – is it a camera first and phone second or vice versa?

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Give Your iPhone Multiple Lenses and Uglify it at The Same Time

June 30, 2009 Click to read more →
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If you want to attach multiple lenses to your new iPhone to take full advantage of the new ‘powerful’ camera but don’t really care how your phone looks.
Have a quick look at this new iPhone case from Factron that lets you attach a Fisheye lens as well as others to your iPhone Camera lens.
As well as the Fisheye lens, [...]

Check Out The Zoom On That! Fuji S8100fd

January 30, 2008 Click to read more →

I seem to be writing quite a bit about cameras lately – what with the ones I’ve posted on here together with writing bits ‘n’ pieces on DSLRBlog.com.
So, what’s this one all about then?
What you have here is a compact snapper from Fujifilm.  The 10-megapixel S8100fd.
So?  Well it will sucker-punch you with its 18x zoom – [...]