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What good are gadgets to a girl if they don't fit in her handbag?
flossie.com editor Tee Twyford shows Breakfast a few that do just that.
The Facebook-friendly camera
Product name: Samsung ST550 Compact Camera
The first digital camera to complement its slick full-sized
touchscreen on the back of the camera with a 1.5inch LCD screen
on the front, putting you (clearly) into the picture! This
gives the Samsung ST550 Compact Camera a heap of amazing additional
features like being able to see yourself when you're holding the
camera in front of you, getting a visua 3-2-1 countdown when you're
on self-timer and a cartoon that plays to attract the attention of
babies and younger children - all of the things you wish they'd
thought of earlier... and wonder why the camera world hasn't
already. 12.2 megapixel resolution, 27mm wide angle lens and 4.6x
optical zoom, one touch shooting, uto-Focus, Smart Face Recognition
and HD Movie Recording.
RRP: $599
Stockists: Call 0800 SAMSUNG for your nearest stockist.
The world's smartest pen
Product name: The Pulse Smartpen from Livescribe
Records everything you hear and links it to what you write - so you
never miss a word, whether you're in a board meeting or trying to
capture your lecture notes. Simply tap the "record" button on the
magic "dot paper" and the infra-red pen located in the pen's tip
will capture what you write/draw and the microphone will record any
conversation.
You can then play back the sound, using the words you wrote as
"triggers", i.e. when I wrote "due Friday" on the page, the boss
was telling me about what I needed to do before Friday. Then
transfer all the information as "pages" to your computer (via the
USB charging cord), and easily search through them to find key
words and their associated recordings. You can also export each
"page" as a PDF without audio, or combine the visual and audio to
create a "pencast" for others to access. NB: This product doesn't
transcribe what you write.
RRP: $ AU373.00
Stockists:
SmartPen.com.au
The super-easy personal video recorder
Product name: Flip Mino HD
A must-have gadget for the likes of Jessica Alba, Lauren Conrad and
even the legendary Oprah herself, the Flip Mino HD is the world's
easiest personal video recorder (that's my take, not the official
party line of Flip). Turn it on, click the giant red button to
start recording (zoom in or out if you need) then click big red
again to stop.
When you're ready to watch or share the recording, simply flick
a switch on the side and a USB stick appears at the top of the Flip
(very Swiss Army knife!) and you plug it directly into your
computer. You can edit using the Flip software or just upload
directly to YouTube or email. Easy as 1 (record), 2 (put into
computer), 3 (share).
RRP: $349.95
Stockists: Dick Smith and Noel Leeming
