Well, while I may have had good intentions of putting together some gadget reviews this past year, I obviously failed miserably. It’s been a busy year since I last posted.
Two things in particular have conspired to absorb most of my time and keep me from posting: (1) We bought a new house in January of this year, and so the house hunting last fall, the prep for the deal once a house was found, and then moving in and dealing with being a new homeowner all took up a lot of time and energy. And (2) I have a real job that has taken a lot of time and energy as well. It has proven very challenging, more so than any job I’ve had before. But it’s really more of a “good” sort of challenging, so thats not bad… just time consuming.
When you take into account that all of the devices I mentioned in my previous post as things I wanted to provide reviews on have now been either replaced or superseded by newer versions, it seems kind of pointless to “review” them at this point. I still have them (although the iPad 2 may soon find a new home) and still use them, so it’s worth saying that I am satisfied with each and every one of those devices and pleased with the purchase of them. I’d recommend them to anyone, though perhaps with a few caveats in some cases depending on the intended use or user.
For example, the Nook Simple Touch has now been supplemented in the market with the Nook Simple Touch with Glow Light. But I would recommend both if (a) you aren’t already tied to either Amazon’s or Apple’s bookstores with previous purchases (although, since you can get a Nook app for all of Apple’s devices, it’s not as much of an issue there as it is with Amazon), or (b) prefer a more “open” standard file format such as ePub over the proprietary format used by the Kindle, and want a nice, compact, touch-based black-and-white e-reader with access to a very good book selection.
As for the Sony HX-100V super-zoom digital camera, I’d say it is a great camera for most people who want more from a camera but aren’t ready to step up to the complexity or cost of a DSLR. ANd while picture quality is on par with or better than almost all other similar “compact” cameras, just don’t expect DSLR quality, especially in low light.
Well, that’s enough for now. And I hope to post more soon…. see’ya around the net!
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