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iPhone 3GS: Does everything and more ...

Sat, 25 Jul 2009 03:51:51 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author irinette - I purchased an iPhone 3GS, White, 32GBs exactly one month ago (today). Prior to this amazing piece of technology I had numerous flip phones (many Samsungs, one Sony Ericsson), sliders (Samsung D990i), bar phone (Nokia N78) and one Motorola (ROKR)...

Starting my dSLR life with Canon 17-40 L lens

Wed, 27 May 2009 23:19:59 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author irinette - I have been a Canon enthusiast for years using most of their powershots S, SD, G series. I finally decided to try myself in dSLR photography. So, I purchased Rebel XSi / 450D body and 17-40 f/4 lens. Those are the very first lens I tried (after the kit...

Canon can do so much better than SD990!!!

Wed, 27 May 2009 22:56:13 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author irinette - I have been a true CANON enthusiast as long as I can remember. Started with S series (S100, S200, S320, S400) I went through most of SD series (SD550, SD800 (my favorite), SD890), and G-series (G9) & Rebels (XSi/405D). I finally got to have SD990! I...

Nokia N78 - Mixed Feelings

Wed, 27 May 2009 20:49:12 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author irinette - WHY N78? I have been a cell phone addict ever since they came around. It happened that I became fond of Samsungs and had a number of different Samsung phones. I got used to Samsung menu structure, picture quality, bright...

"Round the edges" PowerShot

Wed, 8 Apr 2009 17:42:41 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author irinette - So, being a crazy obsessive Canon-maniac, I rushed to get SD890is (IXYS 970) when it just came out. I have previously owned S100, S320, S400, SD550, SD700, SD850 and played with at least 5 other S/SD series, so I believe I have plenty of SD material to...

SD850 in my own experience...

Fri, 9 May 2008 17:15:18 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author irinette - I have previously owned S100, S320, S400, SD550, SD700, SD890 and G9 cameras. SD850 was definitely one of my favorites in this line of PowerShots. In this review, I would like to analyze what Canon has advertised and what you actually get Canon add:...

SD700 / IXUS 800 Canon - true travel companion

Fri, 21 Mar 2008 06:03:06 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author irinette - When I think of Canon SD700is, I think of 15 countries, more than 40 cities,and more than 16,000 shots. I also think of rains, fog, freezing cold and steamy hot weather. And in all these conditions, SD700 performed amazing. SD700is was trully my travel...

Can Canon G9 be a perfect companion?

Mon, 17 Mar 2008 23:01:44 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author irinette - I have been a Canon PowerShot enthusiast for years now. Started from S100, went through S200, S320, S400, SD200, SD550, and my favorite SD700 which I left in India during one of my trips. Anyways, after SD700 I started looking at G-series and...

My Fujitsu lasted good 4 years!!!

Tue, 14 Mar 2006 01:11:02 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author irinette - I bought Fujitsu Lifebook C2111 (1.6GHz, 256MBs, 40GBs) back in 2002. What caught my eye was mainly: outstanding bright screen, very comfortable keys, quite and cool operation and overall sturdiness. Prior to purchasing C2111, I looked at the neighboring...

Changing my mind about Canon cameras or Unfortunate SD500 Experience

Sun, 15 May 2005 08:35:28 GMT

rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author irinette - I have been a Canon enthusiast for many years. I have owned S200, S230, S400 (one of my favorite cameras), SD200 and currently SD500. I always enjoyed taking pictures with Canon products especially with S400 (for quality) and SD200 (for size). It is such...

S400 for all purposes!

Wed, 20 Apr 2005 23:20:56 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author irinette - I have owned Canon PowerShot S400 for 2 years, and used it extensively in my travels, parties, clubs, and even for portraits. I purchased S400 when it first appeared in the stores 2 years ago. I previously owned S200 which was quite a bad experienced and...

Don't forget to run with the bulls when partying in Pamplona

Wed, 20 Apr 2005 22:14:33 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author irinette - Spain is beautiful, Spain is misterious, Spain is musical and romantic. Spain is roman and arabic! Spain is the heat in the south and rain in the north. Spain is flamenco. And of course: SPAIN IS PARTYING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! As an addictive tourist, I...

Motorola V180: Is there a greatness in simplicity?

Wed, 20 Apr 2005 06:17:04 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author irinette - I have recently joined t-mobile and received this phone for free. Prior to joining t-mobile, I was with Sprint and used Samsung phones for the past 5 years. V180 was my first motorola phone which I still keep even though I have used V300, V600 and V3...

Extremely fashionable yet already outdated

Wed, 20 Apr 2005 05:36:08 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author irinette - We all have heard a lot about Motorola RAZR V3 great phone, especially when it first came out sometimes last year. When I first saw this phone, I totally liked the new shiny design, very unconventional buttons, big screen and bluetooth. Ever since it...

You get exactly what you pay for: size!

Wed, 20 Apr 2005 05:07:38 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author irinette - I have been a digital camera enthusiast for longest time ever. I had owned Canon PowerShot S200, S320, S400 and SD200 from the PowerShot family. Here is my story with SD200. I was amazed by the camera's overall size, feel and fit. Because I had owned...

Samsung SCH 8500 CDMA / AMPS Cellular Phone: Sprint and Samsung

Sun, 29 Jul 2001 06:05:37 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author irinette - I bought my 8500 phone 2 weeks ago, and used it extensively ever since. Here are the things I don't like about my phone:

- heats up very fast after few minutes of conversation

- calls tend to fade a lot and drop

- when calling from...

General Reviews of Sprint Customer Service: The worst service ever !

Tue, 24 Jul 2001 14:56:09 GMT

rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author irinette - I had the worst experience with Sprint customer service. I ordered the phone online, and it was shipped to me in 3 days just like customer service promised. However, the worst happened when I decided to replace my phone. I called the general customer...

My second favorite phone

Wed, 3 Jan 2001 14:56:59 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author irinette - I love technology, new stuff, new features, everything !

I have purchased AT/T 9355 more than a year ago, to be precise around March 99 or around that time when it was worth $119. It became my toy number one. I, first, started experimenting with its...

Mixed feelings

Thu, 14 Dec 2000 03:38:33 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author irinette - I just recently subscribed to a new MSN dial up service which came along with MSN explorer. Here is a reason behind me signing up for this service: 1stUp went bankrupt...and I had like 4 free ISPs powered by 1stUp, so I really had no choice at that...

Eternal "Umbrellas"

Mon, 4 Dec 2000 17:54:14 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author irinette - Les Parapluies de Cherburg or "Umbrellas of Cherburg" is an amazing masterpiece coming from roots of French cinematography. Great work of acting and music. The movie set up in a small town of Cherburgh in France where the weather and life...

Ulead Systems SmartSaver Pro: Trust me on THAT ONE

Fri, 20 Oct 2000 22:38:23 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author irinette - I am a graphics addict. Tried it all: Adobe, Ulead, Macromedia ..everything...they all have their pluses /minuses..similarities...however, when it comes to optimization: Ulead Smart Saver Pro beats it all.

Do not be discouraged by other, not...

Philips PC 400 Series External USB: BAD experience

Tue, 17 Oct 2000 20:09:34 GMT

rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author irinette - I had an amazingly awful experience with all my CD burners.

I am into music big time and Napster is my best friend, if you know what I mean, so, I wanted to have a nice external CD burner for making my own music remixes and share them with my...

Dreams come true

Thu, 12 Oct 2000 13:30:35 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author irinette - I have been a real "foto" addict for years now starting at the age of 10 when my parents gave me my first black / white camera. I remember I had to learn how to focus, use different diafragms and shutters as well as how to develop the film...

I miss my car (1992 Colt)

Fri, 29 Sep 2000 17:00:21 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author irinette - My very first car was 1992 Dodge Colt (with Mitsubishi made engine).

Here is how the story goes: I was a junior in college living on campus when I realized that this is about a right time to get some used car to drive around. What can be better as...

Microsoft PhotoDraw 2000: PhotoDraw makes your scanning easy

Sun, 10 Sep 2000 01:06:59 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author irinette - Today I used PhotoDraw for the first time, because I just installed 2000 Microsoft Office Premium.

I own CANNON 630U scanner. It has an OK scanning software with it, however, everytime I use the software that came with my scanner, the image...