Category Archives: Hardware

Zoom, zoom, zoom

Posted on May 14, 2006 by El jardinero zurdo

I gave in to temptation this week and bought myself a little regalo. It’s one of my weaknesses: cameras. I’ve always wanted a long-zoom camera with full manual control, and in fact my first digital camera was a Minolta Dimage … Continue reading →

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Small = beautiful

Posted on December 1, 2005 by El jardinero zurdo

The Flybook is a possible winner of the small but hot category for this Christmas… I’m certainly not getting one, but I might consider it when the price for something this complete and portable drops to about half what it … Continue reading →

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Can computers save the world?

Posted on November 17, 2005 by El jardinero zurdo

Here’s a feel-good story for a cold, grey day… Turns out computers don’t have to be all about identity theft, pornography and piracy… The gang at the MIT Media Lab have a new initiative to develop low-cost laptops ($100 or … Continue reading →

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