Buy a Digital Camera

Sony s Cybershot H50 , a 9.1-megapixel camera with a 15x superzoom lens (equivalent to 31-460mm on a 35mm film camera), offers a step up for those bored with small compact cameras but who want to avoid the learning curve, bulk and price of a digital SLR.

High-Performance Eyewear ? Guess Again. (New York Times)
Before today s e-column, two administrative notes. First, nothing I ve ever written has ever prompted a reaction like last week s e-column. In six days, over 1,150 of you added comments to the online version at nytimes.com/pogue . The column was the #1 most e-mailed New York Times article for two days straight.

Which IXUS? Choosing the right Canon ultra-compact camera (cnet.com.au)
CNET.com.au provides advice for choosing among Canon’s Digital IXUS ultra-compact digital camera models.

Boris FX releases Continuum Lens Flare Unit (MacNN)
Boris FX has released the Continuum Lens Flare Unit, a new plug-in for Adobe CS3 and CS4, as well as Apple’s Final Cut Studio 2. The program simulates the streaks and spots of light that end up on film due to reflections inside of a camera lens. Flares can be added either to a source image, or else a completely synthetic creation. Special filters are provided, meanwhile, which allow users to …

Leica Pradovit D-1200 Digital Projector (AskMen)
The Pradovit D-1200 is the first digital projector from Leica with a focus on high-end performance and application.

Samsung offering two-for-one cinema tickets for NV camera buyers (Tech Digest via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News)
Although all bar one person missed out on being shot into space with a couple of Samsung NV cameras (something Gary was clearly not happy about when he reported it back in April), we can at least get a fairly decent deal on cinema outings for the next year courtesy of the company to put the first Korean digital camera in space.