Camera, Toy & Electronic reviews. New year Gifts

New Low Prices on Olympus Evolt Digital SLRs

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New Low Prices on Olympus Evolt Digital SLRs

Olympus’ line of well-reviewed Evolt digital SLRs are now available for amazing low prices, including the Evolt E510 10MP DSLR with 14-42mm f/3.5-5.6 Zuiko lens for only $559.95 from Amazon.com.

Amazon Discovery Store:Good Toy Guide

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Chosen toys and games are hugely beneficial for your children. Not only they are good for boosting your children’s development, they are also good in helping your children to learn. With Discovery Toy series educational toys , your children will grow to love learning. By learning and playing

There are 6 categories in Discovery toy product .

1. Seience for Kids.

2. Toys that Teach.

3. Baby/Preschool Toys.

4. Remote control Toys.

5. Award winning.

6. Fun & Game.

Reviews Fisher-Price: Low price,Diego Adventure Trike

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Gifts the right Toy for your child this X’mas:

Fisher-Price® Diego Adventure Trike™

Good gifts for your child with Fisher-Price Advanture Series.

Product Description

From the Manufacturer
A toddler-friendly, electronic lights and sounds trike just right for little adventurers! Diego’s voice guides kids’ adventures with English/Spanish phrases, and the blinkers really flash! Equipped with durable tires, easy-grip handlebars, slip-resistant pedals and a 3-position adjustable grow-with-me seat.

Product Description
This toddler-friendly riding toy features electronic lights and sounds for a wild adventure with Diego. Diego’s voice guides kids’ adventures with English or Spanish phrases. Trike is equipped with blinkers that really flash, durable tires, easy-grip handlebars, slip-resistant pedals and a three-position adjustable grow-with-me seat. Measures approximately 30″L x 23″W x 20.5″H. Weight capacity is 60 pounds. Requires 3 “AA” batteries, not included.

Buy it now

New years Gift idea: Gift someone as a nice shoes.

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Shoes can be a wonderful gift item at all times. To gift someone a pair of shoes, you can choose a shoes for the right pair of shoe for the right person.

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Reusable Bags Are Best for Both Consumers and Environment.

blogcam — Thu, 06 Dec 2007 17:38:29 +0000

Paper, Plastic, or Something Better?

From Larry West

Reusable Bags Are Best for Both Consumers and the Environment

The next time the clerk at your favorite grocery store asks whether you prefer “paper or plastic” for your purchases, consider giving the truly eco-friendly response and saying, “neither.”

Plastic bags end up as litter that fouls the landscape, and kill thousands of marine mammals every year that mistake the floating bags for food. Plastic bags that get buried in landfills may take up to 1,000 years to break down, and in the process they separate into smaller and smaller toxic particles that contaminate soil and water. Furthermore, the production of plastic bags consume millions of gallons of oil that could be used for fuel and heating.

Is Paper Better Than Plastic?
Paper bags, which many people consider a better alternative to plastic bags, carry their own set of environmental problems. For example, according to the American Forest and Paper Association, in 1999 the U.S. alone used 10 billion paper grocery bags, which adds up to a lot of trees.

Reusable Bags Are a Better Option
But if you decline both paper and plastic bags, then how do you get your groceries home? The answer, according to many environmentalists, is high-quality reusable shopping bags made of materials that don’t harm the environment during production and don’t need to be discarded after each use. More…

[You can find a good selection of high-quality reusable bags online at ]

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Gifts someone as Kindle: Electronic wireless book

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It is the best idea to gifts some one as Kindle.

Click here to buy Kindle.

Product Overview

Revolutionary electronic-paper display provides a sharp, high-resolution screen that looks and reads like real paper.
Simple to use: no computer, no cables, no syncing.
Wireless connectivity enables you to shop the Kindle Store directly from your Kindle—whether you’re in the back of a taxi, at the airport, or in bed.
Buy a book and it is auto-delivered wirelessly in less than one minute.
More than 90,000 books available, including more than 95 of 112 current New York Times® Best Sellers.
New York Times® Best Sellers and all New Releases $9.99, unless marked otherwise.
Free book samples. Download and read first chapters for free before you decide to buy.
Top U.S. newspapers including The New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and Washington Post; top magazines including TIME, Atlantic Monthly, and Forbes—all auto-delivered wirelessly.
Top international newspapers from France, Germany, and Ireland; Le Monde, Frankfurter Allgemeine, and The Irish Times—all auto-delivered wirelessly.
More than 250 top blogs from the worlds of business, technology, sports, entertainment, and politics, including BoingBoing, Slashdot, TechCrunch, ESPN’s Bill Simmons, The Onion, Michelle Malkin, and The Huffington Post—all updated wirelessly throughout the day.
Lighter and thinner than a typical paperback; weighs only 10.3 ounces.
Holds over 200 titles.
Long battery life. Leave wireless on and recharge approximately every other day. Turn wireless off and read for a week or more before recharging. Fully recharges in 2 hours.
Unlike WiFi, Kindle utilizes the same high-speed data network (EVDO) as advanced cell phones—so you never have to locate a hotspot.
No monthly wireless bills, service plans, or commitments—we take care of the wireless delivery so you can simply click, buy, and read.
Includes free wireless access to the planet’s most exhaustive and up-to-date encyclopedia—Wikipedia.org.
Email your Word documents and pictures (.JPG, .GIF, .BMP, .PNG) to Kindle for easy on-the-go viewing.
Included in the box: Kindle wireless reader, Book cover, Power adapter, USB 2.0 cable

Product Details

Product Dimensions: 7.5 x 5.3 x 0.7 inches ; 10.4 ounces
Shipping Weight: 2.6 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
ASIN: B000FI73MA
Average Customer Review:

923 Reviews

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(923 customer reviews)
Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1 in Kindle Store

Olympus ‘Photographers Of Tomorrow’ Contest : Win Olympus E-3

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Olympus Announces ‘Photographers Of Tomorrow’ Contest For Top Photography Students

CENTER VALLEY, Pa., December 4, 2007 – Olympus today announced its inaugural “Photographers of Tomorrow” photo contest, which is specifically designed for aspiring professional photographers or photojournalists, and will enrich the resumes and portfolios of the participating students.

Starting January 14, 2008, students will submit their best work captured with the Olympus E-3 digital SLR (single lens reflex) camera in three categories: Speed, Travel and Environmental Issues. Student entries will be judged by a panel of award-winning photographers, comprised of Olympus Visionaries. The winning images will be announced in April 2008. Complete rules and regulations can be viewed at www.olympusamerica.com/e3photocontest.

Participating schools include Texas A&M University at Commerce, The University of the Arts Philadelphia, Art Institute of Colorado, Brooks Institute, Rochester Institute of Technology, Hallmark Institute of Photography, University of Texas – Austin, Rockport College, and Academy of Art University San Francisco, among others.

“The Olympus competition is our way of helping the next generation of professional photographers and photojournalists to showcase their work nationally, as the winning submissions will be visible on the Olympus Web site,” said John Knaur, senior marketing manager, Digital SLR at Olympus Imaging America Inc. “The students will connect with the three distinct categories of speed, travel and environmental issues.”

Photo Submission Categories

Olympus has selected the following categories for contest submissions to inspire the budding photographers and to best represent the capabilities of the new Olympus E-3 digital SLR camera.

Speed: Images capturing the essence of speed and movement of life;

Travel: Images depicting exotic, exciting, or extreme journeys or adventures, showing the color and temperament of the local culture; and

Environment Issues: Images showing the impact of man and global warming, or natural settings of landscapes, flora, and fauna.The Prizes
The students who submit the three winning images (one for each of the three categories) will be awarded the following prizes. The three students’ respective professors will also be awarded the camera, lenses and accessories.

$5,000 Scholarship

Olympus E-3 Digital SLR Camera

Two New ZUIKO Digital Lenses – the ED 12-60mm (24-120mm equivalent) f2.8-4.0 SWD and ED 50-200mm (100-400mm equivalent) f2.8-3.5 SWD

Olympus Travel Bag and Lens ClothContest Camera and Lenses
The Olympus E-3 provides the high-precision performance demanded by professional and enthusiastic photographers to capture exceptional images every time. When coupled with the ZUIKO digital 12-60mm SWD (Supersonic Wave Drive) lens, the E-3 offers the fastest autofocus system in the world.¹ Body-Integrated Mechanical Image Stabilization to stabilize every lens, a 10-megapixel Live MOS image sensor, and the reliability of a high-endurance, dust-proof and splash-resistant magnesium alloy body join the impressive innovations developed for the E-3. Olympus pioneered Full-Time Live View and Dust Reduction Technologies for digital SLR cameras, leading where others have followed.

The Judges
An esteemed panel of judges, comprised of Olympus Visionaries, will evaluate the student submissions and vote for the top winner in each category. The Olympus Visionary program celebrates the work of some of the most talented still photographers of the day, who use E-System equipment for travel, news, documentary, fashion, food, people, nature and landscape, commercial and fine art photography.

ABOUT THE OLYMPUS VISIONARY PROGRAM
Established by Olympus Imaging America Inc. in partnership with some of today’s most talented photographers, the Olympus Visionary program is dedicated to creating superb digital images with the help of Olympus’ digital cameras and lenses. Olympus Visionaries span all fields of photography and work in a diversity of styles and subject matter, but they are united in realizing their creative vision through digital photography. The Visionaries use Olympus digital cameras in their daily assignments and personal work, participate in speaking engagements and appearances, and provide Olympus with input into equipment development. The Visionaries include several Pulitzer Prize-winning and Magnum photographers, as well as internationally-renowned photographers from the United States, Bermuda, Canada, Italy and Japan.

For more information about the “Photographers of Tomorrow” contest, Olympus Visionaries or Olympus products, contact Michael Bourne, Mullen Public Relations, 978-468-8953 or michael.bourne@mullen.com, or Jennifer Lyons, public relations manager, Olympus Imaging America Inc., 3500 Corporate Parkway, Center Valley, PA 18034, ph: (484) 896-5350 / (800) 622-6372 or the Olympus Web site: http://www.olympusamerica.com

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Fisher-price : IlluStory Make Your Own Story Kit

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IlluStory Make Your Own Story Kit

Product Description

IlluStory

Write and illustrate your own book!!

Imagine your child’s face when she or he sees their own story and drawings made into a professionally typeset, hardbound book! With this multi – award winning kit, you simply have your child write and illustrate their story using the materials supplied in the kit, which are then mailed in (in the pre-paid envelope provided) for publication. You’ll soon receive a beautiful, professionally typset, 12 page, 7″ x 9″ hardcover book, complete with an “about the author page”, title and dedication pages and your little author’s name, title and drawing laminated on the cover. Extras books are optional and make great gifts for grandparents. Winner of Oppenheim Toy Portfolio Gold Seal Award, Parents’ Choice Classic Award, Family Life’s Best Learning Toy Award and Dr. Toy Best Toy-Classic Award.

Product Details

Amazon Sales Rank: #4 in Toys & Games
Brand: Creations by You
Model: IKR
Released on: 2006-06-12
Dimensions: 12.70″ h x 10.10″ w x 1.20″ l, .76 pounds

Features

Make your own book kit allows children to write and illustrate their own story
Receive a color-copied, professionally type-set book in a few short weeks
Children get to design cover and write About the Author biography page
Create book entirely online using bookmaking website
Includes 18 book pages, 2 cover pages, 10 washable markers, story web planner, instructions, order form, and prepaid envelope

Customer Reviews

Great Gift for kids 5 and over.
I just purchased my 2nd illustory gift. These are great, b/c kids love to make their own REAL books. They can always save it as a memory. It is just the best gift idea ever. I’m sure I will buy another one next year too!!!

Terrific
This is a great idea. The book comes with an About-the-Author page just like real published books! Everything that you need to write and draw is provided in the kit and the instructions are very easy to follow. In just a few weeks you get back a real hardcover book! Terrific! It is a The books are a great family keepsake. Check also the series Why Some Cats are Rascals, Book 1

Avaliable for sell now with special price http://astore.amazon.com/toylandlowprice-20

Fisher-Price Smart Cycle : Gifts for this Chrismas & New year

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Product Features

Smart Cycle is a Plug & Play (TV), Hardware/Software system. The child can customize his/her vehicle on screen (color/model etc.) and explore different themes (environments) that are sold separately.
Games reinforce important preschool concepts like letters, numbers, shapes and colors. Child’s favorite character friends offer help and encouragement during game play.
In Explore/ Encounter mode, the child pedals to drive through various environments, learning on the way.
In Arcade Games mode, the child can take a pit stop into an arcade game that is played with the joystick.
The toy comes with the Learning Journey software and other themes sold separately, which include Dora’s Jungle Safari, Sponge Bob’s ocean adventures, Hotwheels, Barbie, Space and Dinoland.

Product Description

Amazon.com Review
Just because it’s raining, snowing or otherwise blustery outside, that doesn’t mean that your child can’t get the exercise she needs. The Fisher Price Smart Cycle combines the fun indoor activity of video game playing with the physical activity the great outdoors will give you. Designed for kids ages three to six, the Smart Cycle “physical learning arcade system” is an all-in-one stationary bike, video game console, and educational tool. Your little one will exercise her brain and her body — and have loads of fun in the process.

Turn on your TV and Start your Engines!
The Smart Cycle plugs directly into your VCR or TV and requires no need for a separate game system. Simply connect the Smart Cycle to your television’s input jacks, insert the included game cartridge “key,” and your child can start riding — and learning — right away! Your child pedals the bike to keep the game going and “steers” with the movable handlebars. A large, easy-to-use and conveniently placed joy stick and bright buttons control the games and educational tools.

The Smart Cycle comes with a “learning adventure,” in which your child drives a car by pedaling the bike and turning the handlebars. She can splash through mud puddles and take treacherous corners as she tries to catch letters of the alphabet along the road. She’ll learn to keep pedaling to keep moving, while at the same time learning her alphabet!

Pros:

Provides a source of indoor exercise for young children
Designed to grow with your child’s physical and intellectual development
Helps develop your child’s motor skills
Easy to install and use
Includes several fun and entertaining educational games

Cons:

The instructions to some of the games are difficult to understand
The cycle’s handlebars are not height adjustable

Avaliable now for sale and Speacial price for this year

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New Professional DSLR Olympus E-3: mini reviews

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Product Description

Requires Lens – Not Included / 2.5″ LCD / CompactFlash memory storage / Multiple focus and exposure modes / Image Stabilization / TruePic III Olympus TruePic III digital image processing system produces superior image quality and shadow detail. Olympus Zuiko Digital Lenses ? designed specifically for the demands of digital photography ? deliver sharp, high-quality color accuracy to the image sensor for amazing photographs Image resolution – Recording image size [RAW] 3648 x 2736 pixels; [JPEG] 3648 x 2736 pixels – 640 x 480 pixels Viewfinder magnification Approx.1.15x (-1m-1, 50mm lens, infinity) Eye point Approx. 20 mm (-1m-1) Diopter adjustment range -3.0 – +1m-1 Focusing screen Changeable at a service center (Neo Lumi-Micro Mat screen supplied, possible to change to grid mat type) Focus mode Single AF (S-AF) / Continuous AF (C-AF) / Manual Focus (MF) / S-AF + MF / C-AF + MF TTL open-aperture metering system – (1) Digital ESP metering (49-point multi pattern metering); (2) Center weighted average metering; (3) Spot metering (approx. 2% for the viewfinder screen. Highlight / shadow bases are available) Built-in electronic-flash, shoe for optional external models including wireless models (FL-50R, FL-36R) USB 2.0 and Video connector ports Unit Dimensions 5.6 in. (W) x 4.58 in. (H) x 2.9 in. / 1.79 lbs

Back to 2001 Olympus began to make noises about a professional five megapixel Four Thirds format digital SLR, two years after that they revealed the E-1. After much hinting, several ‘accidental’ leaks and some four and a half years, Olympus has today announced the ten megapixel E-3 professional digital SLR. Body only price will be $1699-1799 in the USA.

London, 17 October 2007 – It’s here: The new flagship of the Four Thirds Standard-based Olympus E-System. The E-3 gives photographers a high-performance tool that is primed for any assignment and satisfies the most stringent demands for D-SLR photography. It represents the ultimate choice for the professional photographer and provides the highest levels of speed and image quality as well as Live View capabilities and the ultimate in reliability.

The E-3 features the world’s fastest* auto-focusing speeds thanks to an advanced AF system and new ZUIKO DIGITAL SWD (Supersonic Wave Drive) lenses. Matched with shutter speeds of up to 1/8000th sec. and 5fps sequential shooting (with a 19 image RAW buffer in burst mode), the E-3 gives photographers a crucial edge to help capture that decisive shot.

Ensuring the best image quality in the widest range of situations, this new professional model also incorporates a powerful built-in image stabilisation system which is capable of compensating against the effects of camera shake to the equivalent of up to 5 EV steps. This is complemented by a 10 Megapixel High Speed Live MOS sensor and Olympus’ TruePic III image processing engine. Together with the ZUIKO DIGITAL lenses – which are custom-made for the needs of D-SLR photography – photographers can rely on optimal results each time.

Meanwhile, the camera’s Live View capabilities provide the freedom to shoot with more versatility: Whether wanting to keep eye-contact with the subject or shooting above the head or close to the ground, compositions can be framed with ease on the 2.5”/6.4cm multi-angle HyperCrystal LCD, which also faithfully displays the effect of camera adjustments in real time.

In addition to Live View, photographers can also choose to use the camera’s large viewfinder which provides 100% coverage. Like all Olympus E-System cameras, the E-3 incorporates the most effective dust reduction system available – the Supersonic Wave Filter. Reliability of the camera system is further heightened under all types of shooting conditions thanks to dust and splashproof protection of both body and most E-System lenses. Moreover, a shutter life of 150,000 operations guarantees that the E-3 will tolerate the treatment of even the most active photographer with ease.

The Olympus E-3 will be available from the end of November 2007. The body only will be available for approximately £1099, the kit with the 14-54mm lens for approximately £1499 and the kit with the new 12-60mm lens for approximately £1699. For further information call 0800 0720070 or visit www.olympus.co.uk.

For further technical information, see also:

Built-in image stabilisation: www.olympus-europa.com/consumer/dslr_16742.htm
Live View: www.olympus-europa.com/consumer/dslr_12806.htm
Supersonic Wave Filter: www.olympus-europa.com/consumer/dslr_7051.htm
Four Thirds Standard: www.four-thirds.org

New accessories for the Olympus E-3:

Power Grip HLD-4 for ideal portrait shooting and long battery life (Better than Old model SHLD-1: Power grip for olympus E-1)
Wireless flash units FL-50R and FL-36R (Add wireless feature)
Soft rubber dioptre-correcting Eye-cups DE-P3 (+3m-1)
and DE-N3 (+3m-1)
Focusing Screen FS-3 grid matte screen dividing image area in 4 x 6 sections. (Purchase & installation via Olympus Service Dept. only)

My reviews:

Pro: better shutter (faster and rated for more use), Low noise at high ISO, Professional Body, and it kept the water resistance and dust removal filter that work very well for the E-1. Live view is useful and easy to use many Manual lens.

Cons: None

Please find the E-3 on Amazon (Special deal for this new years)

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