Epinions Recent Reviews for MediaLabGuy

A great secondary digital camera

Mon, 11 Nov 2002 15:48:19 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author MediaLabGuy - The Powershot S330 is the largest of all of the Canon Elph digital cameras, but it sports a nice 3x optical zoom and takes reasonable quality photos in areas with good lighting. It has the largest zoom lens of any of the Elph cameras, and it sports lots...

Etronics.com: Great prices, reasonable selection, but ridiculous shipping and used products

Sat, 9 Nov 2002 18:53:03 GMT

rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author MediaLabGuy - Etronics is known on the web to have great prices (they advertise among the lowest on the web), and they have a reasonable selection of electronics. However, they get you at shipping (I had to pay $25 to get a PDA shipped to me), and they also ship...

A Great First Digital Camera

Tue, 5 Nov 2002 14:56:14 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author MediaLabGuy - The Canon Elph S230 is a small, solid point-&-shoot digital camera that is for you if you're looking to take photos without any hassle. It's the first camera in that size from Canon to sport a 3.2 megapixel CCD, enough to print reasonable quality 8x10...

Sony Ericsson T68: Think Twice Before Buying the T68

Sun, 3 Nov 2002 20:09:31 GMT

rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author MediaLabGuy - Sony Ericcson's T68 cell phone leaves much to be desired; the user experience needs work and the color screen is hard to read. Here are some thoughts:

RECEPTION

Hands down, the worst reception of any phone I've ever had. This is...

A clear winner from Sony!

Sun, 3 Nov 2002 19:58:27 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author MediaLabGuy - I've owned and used 15 PDAs (this one is my 16th), including the orignal Pilot 5000, both the HP Jornada and iPaq pocket PCs, and even the linux-based Sharp Zaurus, and I have to say that the CLIE PEG-T665c is perhaps the most fucntional and...

palmOne Tungsten T Handheld: Palm's Best (and most pricey) PDA to Date

Sun, 3 Nov 2002 19:52:36 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author MediaLabGuy - Palm's Tungsten T is perhaps the best (and most expensive) PDA they've shipped to date. It has a gorgeous 320x320 hi-res transflective color LCD screen-in my opinion the best of any PDA to date. It ships with lots of awesome applications. And the user...

Think carefully before purchasing...

Tue, 29 Oct 2002 21:31:54 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author MediaLabGuy - I've owned well over 10 PDAs, and the iPaq 3835 is perhaps the most full-featured of all of them. If you're looking for something that nearly replaces your notebook computer, look no further. If you're looking for a PDA, you may want to think again...

Hewlett Packard HP Printer/Scanner/Copier 750 Ink-jet Printer: Prints, Scans, Copies - Does all as advertised!

Tue, 29 Oct 2002 18:33:32 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author MediaLabGuy -

The PSC 750 is HP's least expensive all-in-one printer, scanner, and copier built into one device. It was easy to install, the print quality is excellent, and the scans come out really well.

HP recently reduced the price on the unit...

A GPS that works...sort of

Sun, 31 Dec 2000 02:32:44 GMT

rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author MediaLabGuy - You get what you pay for with Garmin's most inexpensive GPS--the yellow eTrex. The eTrex has can track up to 12 separate satellites using its 12 channel parallel receiver, and weighs just under 5 1/2 oz. with batteries. It's a very small, portable unit...

Tips for Getting Into MIT

Fri, 29 Dec 2000 06:38:11 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author MediaLabGuy - At the time of writing this opinion, I have no affiliation with the Admissions department or with the Educational Council. This, I am probably able to offer more of an objective view of admissions into MIT.

I often get asked by many people...

Handspring Visor Deluxe Handheld: A simple, expandable, usable PDA

Sun, 22 Oct 2000 22:54:28 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author MediaLabGuy - The Handspring Visor Deluxe, a simple, easy-to-use Palm-OS based PDA from the company which was founded by the inventors of the original Palm Pilot, is loaded with features and offers something that Palm PDAs can't--expandability.

I recently...

Nationwide CDPD at a Huge Cost

Wed, 18 Oct 2000 02:11:04 GMT

rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author MediaLabGuy - GoAmerica is a proprietary nationwide re-seller of CDPD services where you can get caught with lots of hidden charges if you're not careful. As a researcher at the MIT Media Lab, I was looking for a nationwide wireless data service to test a particular...

El Cheapo PocketPC

Wed, 18 Oct 2000 02:01:08 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author MediaLabGuy - The Aero 1550 is the low-end offering of all the new PocketPC PDAs running Microsoft's new Windows CE 3.0 operating system. Since the Aero 1550 is on the lower end of the spectrum, it does very little justice to the all the wonderful features that the...

Compaq iPAQ H3650 Pocket PC: Filled to the Brim with Features...

Wed, 18 Oct 2000 01:26:53 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author MediaLabGuy - I recently got a shipment of Compaq iPaq H3650 PocketPCs from Microsoft for evaluation, and I nearly ditched my Palm V after getting the chance to play with these marvelous toys. The iPaq is arguably the best PDA that's currently on the market today,...

The Workhorse of PDAs

Tue, 12 Sep 2000 19:25:02 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author MediaLabGuy - HP's Jornada 548, one of Microsoft Windows CE PocketPC models released this year, is a workhorse that boasts a 133 Mhz processor and 32 MB of ram, in addition to a beautiful color active-matrix display. It's a powerful beast of a PocketPC, and does a...

You just can't keep your finger (prints) off of it!

Thu, 13 Jul 2000 20:55:14 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author MediaLabGuy - At the MIT media lab, you encounter a bunch of neat toys, and it just so happens that we got a Nokia 8860 in our research group to "evaluate." That said, we love the phone, and here's why...

One of the smallest phones in the...

Talkabout never getting lost again!

Tue, 11 Jul 2000 18:09:07 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author MediaLabGuy - Everytime I go skiing, I always get separated from my group...and with that, that's why I find the Talkabout 280s so useful. It sure beats using cell phones (which don't usally work at most ski resorts anyways) and the service plans are much cheaper...

Motorola PageWriter 2000 2-Way Pager: The Brick Pager

Sun, 9 Jul 2000 07:01:48 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author MediaLabGuy - One of my friends noticed me wearing my Pagewriter 2000 a while back, and he asked why I was wearing a blue brick on my belt. I laughed...then thought for a bit, and realized that his question had some merit...this pager really does look like a brick...

Citizens: It doesn't get any worse than this.

Sun, 9 Jul 2000 06:11:32 GMT

rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author MediaLabGuy - Citizen's ad slogan is "Not your typical bank," and it accurately reflects the truth. Your typical bank does not attempt to rip you off as much as Citizens, your "typical" bank does not keep you on hold for 20-45 minutes every time...

Small, Simple, and Easy to Use

Fri, 7 Jul 2000 21:42:53 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author MediaLabGuy - I'm not usually into APS or similar types of "Point and Shoot" cameras, but I recently got the chance to play with a Nuvis 300 and was rather amazed with what Nikon was able to put together.

Advanced Photo System

The...

Too Many Dropped Calls

Tue, 4 Jul 2000 05:11:47 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author MediaLabGuy - Nokia's 6185 is the latest offering in their 6100 series phone. Like their other phones, the 6185 comes with a host of various features (including a calendar and alarm clock), but is lacking in several key areas.

Having owned three...

Pushing the State of the Art Further

Tue, 4 Jul 2000 04:06:16 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author MediaLabGuy - The EOS-1V is the Ferrari of 35mm SLR cameras...it's sleek, powerful, and would make most serious photographers jealous. The camera is currently state-of-the-art and makes our other Canon 35mm cameras look obsolete.

Like a Rock
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Sprint Mobile Phone Service in Cincinnati and Dayton: Ten Cents per Minute with Free Long Distance

Sat, 1 Jul 2000 21:49:26 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author MediaLabGuy - The Sprint PCS Free and Clear Plan (500 minutes for $50) is perhaps the best value for people who stay mainly in metropolitan (digital coverage) areas and make around 8 hours of calls on their cell phone each month. It's a very flexible plan, and
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Archived Outdoors Reviews: Your Basic Marine-Based GPS

Wed, 31 May 2000 23:22:55 GMT

rating: 0/5 by: Epinions Author MediaLabGuy - I've been using GPS for a couple years now, and as part of my research at the MIT Media Lab, I use several different GPS receivers, as well as OEM ones made by Trimble and Garmin. The GPS 48, as a consumer unit, is pretty reasonable, and is a solid...

College Student's Perspective

Tue, 16 May 2000 01:51:58 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author MediaLabGuy - With 14 speeds and a really powerful motor, the Krups Power X Plus blender is all you need to blend to your hearts delight. It's an delight to use, and blends your milkshakes and crushes ice for your margaritas without any hassle or resistence. Having...