Nikon Coolpix S30 - perfect snapper camera or overprized toy?

Today I pre-ordered a Nikon Coolpix S30.

Nikon Coolpix S30 - blue

Built to resist shock when dropped from heights of up to 80 cm, to resist water up to depths  of 3m, and resist dirt, the COOLPIX S30 welcomes hands of all sizes to shoot with it in carefree fashion. It's also safe to use it at the pool and around water.

Unboxing, photo and video samples

•  10.1 effective-megapixel CCD image sensor
•  EXPEED C2 image processing engine
•  720p movie recording

The camera uses a 1/3" CCD sensor, which is quite small. It won't be the best choice to take pictures in low-light-conditions.

I am waiting for delivery to test the Nikon S30 for myself.

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The worst Lego knock-off: Hawk Blocks!!!

This is the worst LEGO knock-off I have seen so far. Hawk Blocks! Do not buy it, do not build it. The "bricks" are of very poor quality and do not match with genuine Lego.
And as a matter of fact it is the ugliest racing car in the history of mankind.


But see for yourself....



An amazon customer wrote recently in his review:

"This toy cannot be named within really good toys as Lego at all. The fabrication is very bad, some parts do not fit, some parts are not included at all. The picture shown on the package does not fit with the toys inside. Bad quality for a high price."





LEGO Stop-motion: TOUCH THE MOON a brick film by yoweyer

This is the latest brickfilm by yoweyer:

TOUCH THE MOON

It took youtube meber yoweyer two months to make this movie. The idea was producing a space themed video with his own lego collection. Stop-motion-animation was done with MAGIX VIDEO software and the sound effects with VISION LAB studio software.
There was no studio, just a camera and  a green screen yoweyer's kitchen.

Boxee 1.5 arrived on BoxeeBox

Boxee 1.5 should be available for your BoxeeBox via system-update.

• New UI look and feel
• Improved search
• New library screens with simpler filtering
• Browser Pop-up management
• Rotten Tomatoes integration
• On-Device Social Account Pairing

Velocity Micro -Shine- HD ready pico projector

In the second quarter of 2012 Velocity Micro is going to launch a new pico projector that can output HD video (1280 x 768 native resolution) at a brightness of 300 ANSI  lumens, which is 10 times brighter than an average pocket projector.

The rumored price is 400 US$. HDMI input and IR remote control included.

Official information on "shine" at Velocity Micro's website.

The Luxcine ESP300 (ESP300x1) Projector/Beamer Guide

As there is no really good review of the really cheap LED 720p (HDready) Projector Luxcine ESP300 so far, I'm gonna try to collect as much information as possible about the device. There is not even a user's manual available on the manufacturer's website.

Luxcine ESP300 white

The main features are:

• LED with single LCD
• native resolution 1280x720
• Contrast ratio 1200:1
• no optical zoom
• keystone correction
• HDMI Input
• 200 ANSI Lumen (according to ebay resellers)

In Europe it is only available from ebay resellers like here or here.

Price: € 200,-- to € 320,-- (excl. shipping)

The review of youtube member MacWave.