Canon PowerShot S95 Digital Camera

I am one of those who do not believe that one must have a DSLR in order to be able to take good pictures. A compact digital camera that can easily fit in my pocket is good enough for me. It is not because I can't afford to buy a DSLR, it is just that I'd rather buy a very powerful laptop than buy a DSLR (I don't make my living out of photography, I am not a photographer; I make my living out of the internet). But I like taking pictures, capturing moments, that is why I like digital cameras. There's one baby that I would like to buy, it's the Canon PowerShot S95 digital camera. Here are the reasons why I want this camera:

10.0 Megapixel sensor combined with the DIGIC 4 Image Processor create Canon's HS SYSTEM for improved low light performance and better image quality.

Shoot beautiful 720p HD video in stereo sound and play back on an HDTV via the HDMI output.

A bright f/2.0 lens, great for shooting portrait photography in low light conditions or using a shallow depth-of-field for great images with beautiful soft backgrounds.

A control ring for intuitive manual control, built for the way the serious photographer has always accessed exposure control.

Full range of shooting and recording modes including RAW + JPEG for the ultimate creative control.

A 3.8x Optical Zoom with Optical Image Stabilizer, plus a 28mm Wide-Angle Lens gets you close to your subjects as well as capture more in your frame.

Utilizes Canon's Hybrid IS to compensate for angular and shift camera shake during close-up shooting.

If the above doesn't convince you, here's a video from DigitalRev.com that speaks tons about the Canon PowerShot S95 digital camera.

HP Pavilion DV7-1240US Notebook

Not all laptops are created equal. Some laptops are made for people who work while on the move while other laptops are designed for people who see laptops as a gadget that allows them to have entertainment anywhere, anytime. The HP Pavilion is a series of laptops and notebooks designed especially for people who use laptops as their main source of canned entertainment. Take a look at the HP Pavilion DV7-1240US Notebook, if you are always on the go and could not leave your favorite music and videos behind, this lappy is the one for you. With 2.1 GHz AMD Turion X2 RM-72 dual-core processor and 4 GB RAM, it has enough power to make your music and video come to life with you where ever you go. And check out the widescreen 17-inch LCD display, which is given life by ATI Radeon HD 3200 Graphics (up to 1918 MB total). You can also store a lot of videos and music in its 320 GB Serial ATA (SATA) hard drive.



The HP Pavilion DV7-1240US Notebook also comes equipped with multiformat DVD/CD drive that is compatible with writing both DVD+ and DVD- disc formats as well as dual-layer (DL) DVD+/-R discs. Of course it has LightScribe DVD±RW drive which allows you to laser-etch silkscreen quality text and images on your CDs and DVDs.

HP Pavilion DV7-1240US has a 101-key keyboard (with integrated numeric keypad) and a touchpad with on/off button and dedicated vertical/horizontal Scroll Up/Down pad. It also includes two quick-launch buttons (HP QuickPlay Music and DVD).

Here are more features:

4 USB 2.0 ports for connecting a wide range of peripherals--from digital cameras to MP3 players (with 1 eSATA + USB 2.0 combo port)
1 HDMI output (for connecting to a compatible HDTV or home theater receiver for uncompressed digital audio and video via a single cable)
Analog video output: 1 VGA
1 ExpressCard/54 slot (also supports ExpressCard/34)
2 headphone jacks
1 microphone jack
1 Expansion Port 3 connector (for use with the HP xb3000 Expansion Base or the HP Notebook QuickDock)
1 IR receiver
5-in-1 memory card reader (Secure Digital, MultiMedia, Memory Stick, Memory Stick PRO, xD Picture Card)
10/100 Fast Ethernet networking
56K modem (V.90)

Of course, not nothing is perfect, the HP Pavilion DV7-1240US notebook comes with Windows Vista Home Premium (with SP1). And the saddest thing about this netbook is that the battery life is just 2to 3 hours, depending on the usage.