Wednesday, December 17, 2008

EM Electronic Musician, December 2008

"10 Essential Software Apps for Every Studio" lists:
AudioFinder 4.8
Fre(a)koscope and s(M)exoscope
FreeG
MIDI Monitor
Music Math 4
pHATmatik Pro 1.52
Soundflower
Transcribe 7.5
VintageWarmer 2

Macworld, December 2008

Informative article, "Ultimate Gear Guide: 51 Cool Accessories for Your Mac, iPod, and iPhone."

Also has hands-on reviews of:
4G iPod Nano
2G iPod Touch
iTunes 8
Discusses pros, cons, price, OS X compatibility, processor compatibility, and links to a full review on the Macworld website.

American Photo, January/February 2009

Review of the Nikon D90

Fast Company, December 2008/January 2009

Article on the best gadgets includes:
Canon Vixia HF10 video camera
Panasonic TH-46PZ850 television
Blackberry Bold
Kingston MobileLiteSD Card Reader
Apple iPod Nano
Amazon Kindle

Popular Photography, January 2009

Two very different cameras are reviewed in this issue:

Canon EOS 50D
What's hot and what's not
Who is this camera for?
Specs,
Test results for image quality, resolution, noise, highlight and shadow detail, contrast, AF speed

Panasonic's Lumix DMC-G1
What's hot and what's not
Who is this camera for?
Specs,
Test results for image quality, resolution, color accuracy, noise, highlight and shadow detail, and contrast

PC Photo, December 2008

"2009 Editors' Choice Awards: 30 Cool Tools for Better Photos" includes:
Apple Macbook
Seagate Free Agent Go
Canon Powershot SX10 IS
Western Digital My Book
Epson Stylus Photo R2880

Wired, December 2008

This issue covers "The Best Gear and Gadgets of the Year" and it is quite an eclectic assortment.
Ergonomic chairs
Flip Mino
T-Mobile G1
Keurig Mini Brewer (for coffee lovers)
Amplifiers
Nikon D90

Two quite interesting finds are a baby (toddler) stroller that has an optional seat, Phil&Teds Vibe, and a measuring spoon scale that measures to the nearest tenth of a gram, the Admeior Digital Spoon Scale.