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The Datacolor SpyderCUBE RAW Calibration Tool keeps your photos true to color

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Datacolor SpyderCUBE RAW Calibration Tool

After many years of working in the photography and videography/filmmaking industry, there are many occasions when I still find myself editing photos where dialing in the “true” color is an issue, and I have to spend extra time editing to achieve satisfactory results. Realistically, this is quite unnecessary, since there are many products that are […]

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This tracker keeps hikers from getting lost

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Compared to the general population, serious hikers are often better than average at understanding environmental factors and keeping themselves safe. Part of the planning process associated with upcoming excursions almost always involves studying maps and routes. However, as new technologies become available, hikers often invest in tracking devices that make it easier for rescuers to

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Replace your Apple Watch band with the beauty of wood and titanium

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If you’re tired of having a band like everyone else, replace your current Apple Watch band with a beautiful wood and titanium band from Jord. Each band has black metal Apple band adapters, links, and buckle mechanism, and they fit either the 38mm or the 42mm Apple Watch. Bands are available in your choice of

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Edge of Belgravia Teak Star cutting boards, UGEARS bionic horse model, Moasure ONE measuring device, and more – Notable crowdfunding campaigns

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This week we are bringing you five crowdfunding campaigns that are currently running on Kickstarter. This week’s campaigns are for people who like to cook, get outdoors, build cool models, and more. Check out our picks for this week’s notable crowdfunding campaigns. Edge of Belgravia Teak Star cutting boards What is it? Teak Star cutting

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BDI’s Olis media cabinet allows your soundbar be heard, not seen

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  When purchasing Audio Video equipment, almost as important as the gear you buy is the cabinet you store it in. BDI has come up with the perfect solution to hide your AV gear away in style. Heard, not seen The Olis 9650 is an AV cabinet with louvered doors that conceal both component compartments and

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The TTRobotix iTableView Camera Car WiFi moves in the right direction for photos and video

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iTableView Camera Car

If you are like me, whether for photography or videography, you are always looking for ways and gear to take photos or videos in new and innovative ways, and from creative and interesting perspectives. I recently came across the iTableView Wi-Fi Camera Car that is an app controlled motorized dolly that can also be used

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Stir up some tasty popcorn with the Whirley popcorn maker

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I used to have a popcorn maker similar to the Whirley Stainless-Steel Induction Popcorn Maker, but it wouldn’t work on our induction cooktop when we upgraded.  We had to resort to microwave popcorn because I wouldn’t allow my husband to shake one of our cast iron pans on the new cooktop.  With the old popper, shaking

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The TYPE – II: Camera Bag and Travel Kit by VINTA just might be the answer for hiking with photography gear

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TYPE II Camera Bag

I wonder how many of my fellow photographers and filmmakers would join me in confessing to being a gear “bag-a-holic”? Yes, I Know!! That is my made-up word, but it adequately describes my addiction to gear bags and my quest to find the perfect one, or at least the perfect one for each event. Just

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Hit a home run with this baseball band for Apple Watch

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While I’ve never been a fan of baseball, I’ve always been a fan of the white leather and red lacing look of a baseball.  Apparently, I’m not the only one who likes the color combination, because I’ve seen a lot of leather goods made with that combination.  There’s an Etsy shop, BaseballWatches, that offers a

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The Promote Systems Promote Control puts you in complete control of your DSLR camera

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Promote Systems Promote Control

Every so often, I surf around the internet looking for that luxury photo/video accessory that I don’t really need but would be a luxury to buy. While this practice can be fun, it can sometimes reveal items that are so expensive that relative to my budget, the experience can only be described as having “champagne

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Tame that nest of snakes in your laptop bag with the Side Winder

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Chargers for MacBooks have permanently-attached cables that can be hard to roll up and control for neat transport.  The chargers used to have little flip-out wings that were designed to wind the thin cable around without stressing the attachment point, but those wings are missing from the chargers now.  Even when they were there, they

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Exist app knows if tweets, emails or working out makes you happier

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Is there an app that can figure out what makes you happy, productive, and active? Hello Code’s Exist for iOS and Android thinks it can. This app gathers data from your Twitter account, email account, local weather, Google Fit, Withings, Fitbit, Instagram, Facebook, and other accounts to draw conclusions about your moods and behaviors. The app

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Kronos Lift Desk keeps your workspace organized at any height

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The Kronos 6752 Lift Desk from BDI allows you to sit or stand, just as you’d expect from an adjustable-height desk. Kronos is a little different from other standing desks I’ve seen, though, because it adds a shelf to keep your desktop organized.  And its motorized adjustment makes going from standing to sitting and back

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The Rotolight Neo 2 LED Light promises a bright future!

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If you are a photographer like me and on a budget, and you have frequently experienced the frustration of feeling like no matter how much you spend your flash never seems to recycle fast enough, then you are not alone. Flash heads with amazingly good recycle times can cost a “ton” of money, and with

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