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Sigma 30mm F1.4 EX DC HSM
January, 2010

$420.00

Pros

stunning bokeh (out-of-focus area effect)
very good in low light conditions
sharp center

Cons

made by a 3rd party manufacturer - might not work properly on newer cameras, even if they share the same mount
more expensive than many good quality brand-name lenses with similar focal lengths
works on consumer/prosumer crop sensor cameras only

HTC Desire Z
October, 2010

$550.00

Pros

well designed slide out QWERTY keyboard
runs the latest version of Google's open source Android operating system (2.2)
3.7-inch capacitive multitouch display - WVGA resolution (800 x 480px)
3.5mm headphone jack

Cons

lower capacity 1300mAh battery
Correction, it does NOT have full alu body. it is made from plastic.

Sigma 10-20mm F4-5.6 EX DC HSM
January, 2011

$479.00

Pros

affordable price
great focal range - equivalent to 15-30mm on a full frame camera
well shaped aperture (important for the shapes in your bokeh)

Cons

only usable on DX / crop sensor cameras - not for full frame
crappy lens cap - not a front pincher
distortion is almost impossible to remove at 10mm

Apple iPod Touch
September, 2010

$399.00

Pros

super high resolution 'Retina' display - the same as that found in the iPhone 4 (960 x 640px)
now features the A4 processor - the same technology found in the latest iPhone, very powerful while still being energy efficient
capable of 720p high definition video capture (can be edited on the device too)

Cons

poor codec support
the same price throughout its life cycle (generally becomes a worse deal as the year progresses as an upgraded model will be available for the same cost to the consumer in September)
Camera only takes 960x720 still photos.

Canon EOS 5D Mark II
September, 2008

$2,699.00

Pros

21MP CMOS sensor
1080p HD movie recording
Wide range ISO setting (100-6400)

Cons

HD Video capture up to 4GB per clip
expensive
sound recording speaker with poor quality

Lenovo ThinkPad T410
February, 2010

$1,099.00

Pros

design is very rugged, doesn't overly flex when opened
keypad is solid and comfortable to work with, not noisy
handles multi-tasking smoothly without slowing down noticeably
ships with the full copy of Windows 7 Premium, rather than the crippled Starter
fingerprint sensors keep data secured, work reliably without having to re-scan very often (only every once in awhile)

Cons

bezel design makes the screen feel smaller than it is

Apple iPad
March, 2010

$500.00

Pros

9.7-inch IPS multitouch capacitive touchscreen - 1024 x 768px resolution
slim and lightweight
802.11BGN (WiFi)

Cons

no Adobe Flash support
no camera
no multitasking functionality

Apple Macbook Air 13-inch (2010)
October, 2010

$1,299.00

Pros

stunning aluminum unibody construction
lightweight and compact design - 13.3" display size, 0.11 to 0.68" is width, 2.9 pounds
128 or 256GB of solid state storage - much faster and less damage prone than a spinning disk drive

Cons

non-user-replaceable battery
lacks keyboard backlighting
gives up performance, user replaceable components and battery life in exchange for compact and lightweight form factor

LG Ally (VS740)
May, 2010

$200.00

Pros

runs the latest open-source Android operating system (2.1)
great looking 3.2" AMOLED capacitive touchscreen display with haptic feedback support
GPS

Cons

a bit weak when outdoors in the display dept.
dumb Iron Man media - commercial, website, etc...
nothing revolutionary compared to other new Android offerings

Samsung Galaxy S
July, 2010

$384.46

Pros

stunning 4" Super-AMOLED display @ 800 x 480px, takes phone displays to a new level (esp. color, contrast, viewing angles & brightness)
runs a current generation high end 1GHz ARM Cortex A8 CPU by Samsung (Hummingbird)
WiFi (802.11b/g/n) and 3G (HSPA max downlink 7.2 Mbit/s, max uplink 5.76Mbit/s) connectivity

Cons

no camera flash
Terrible GPS performance and no reliable fix so far
No dedicated Camera button

Sonos Zoneplayer ZP100
March, 2005

$499.00

Pros

Simple setup
Very flexible
Simple, intuitive interface
Transparent wireless

Cons

Expensive, especially outside of the USA
Difficult to setup if home network fails requirements (router, etc)

Sonos ZonePlayer 80 (ZP80)

$349.00

Pros

Simple setup
Very flexible
Simple, intuitive interface
Transparent wireless

Cons

Expensive
No ratings system for local files

Dell Streak 5
August, 2010

$550.00

Pros

5" capacitive touchscreen display (800 x 480px resolution)
Qualcomm Snapdragon CPU clocked at 1GHz
GPS

Cons

only 405MB of RAM
proprietary USB connection
dedicated number pad on the on-screen keyboard means you have to really stretch your right thumb to type normally

Lenovo Skylight
April, 2010

$500.00

Pros

extremely thin and lightweight (under 2 pounds)
quality 10" display with enhanced 720p capable resolution (1,280 x 720px)
great battery life of 10-12 hours for all-day computing

Cons

canceled project (late May 2010)
high price for an ARM based device - more expensive than a full X86 netbook or the ThinkPad X100e
limited storage of ~20GB on the device

D-Link Boxee Box
November, 2010

$200.00

Pros

runs the easy to use, fully featured, aesthetically pleasing, free and open-source Boxee home theater software
HDMI output
dedicated digital / analog audio outs

Cons

non-standard form factor may not fit where you want to put it nicely
no internal storage (beyond the small 1GB of flash)
slightly high price and late to market compared to equivalent products from other manufacturers

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