Category Archives: mobile

MacBook Air

MacBook Air

There you have it. The new MacBook Air from Apple — the world’s thinnest notebook computer. It’s an achievement for sure but I don’t think I need to place my order today. Thin is great — light is even better — but I’d really like small. I would like Apple to make something like Fujitsu’s Mini-Notebook with a CF card reader built right in. I don’t need a large screen but being able to do very minor Photoshop work and send emails is about it. Basically something that would allow me to get files to clients from the road in a pinch. And small and light would be key. And rugged wouldn’t hurt. I’m afraid I’d snap that MacBook Air in half in my backpack. Oh, well.

On the other hand, I did like seeing the addition of email to the iPod Touch. That and a portable storage device with a card reader and I’d have a lot of my needs taken care of. I’ll do some thinkin’ on that.

Anyway, the excitement is over now. I’ll have to switch over to DP Review’s PMA report to see what the camera manufacturers will bring us at the end of the month. There’s always somethin’…

Oh, and I promise to actually post a photo one of these days.

Polaroid’s portable printer

Polaroid portable printerPolaroid has a new portable printer coming out that looks interesting. The Digital Instant Mobile Photo Printer (really, guys… couldn’t come up with a catchier name?) uses ZINK, or “zero ink”, technology where the dyes are embedded in the paper. At less than 3″ x 5″ and no more than an inch thick it would take up almost no space in the bag. And you can peel the backs off the prints and use them as stickers.

One use comes to mind immediately. I work with a stock agency that likes to have photos attached to model releases. Imagine being able to stick a photo of the subject onto a model release in the field. No more making notes on the release like “brown hair with blue shirt” to help me organize my paperwork and photos when I get home from a shoot.

We’ll see where the price falls — and the price of the paper — but it has potential.

And I know this has been making its way around the internet but I feel compelled to share this hilarious Photoshop tutorial titled “You Sujck at Photoshop”.