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I did not want to include any Sony digital camera for my choice of digital camera and the reasons being the price and Memory Stick PRO Duo.

Sony cameras are usually at the higher price range if you compare other camera with similar or close features. If you compare the price between Memory Stick Pro Duo with SD card, the memory stick pricing will always beat the rest. A quick glance at Amazon.com, SanDisk 2 GB SD Memory Card - $21.99, Sony 2 GB Memory Stick PRO Duo - $39.99, SD card is 45% cheaper than the Memory Stick!

However despite the cost for the Sony DSC T100, the reviews from forum.digitalcamerareview.com and www.imaging-resource.com for this digital camera have been good. Is a bit disappointing that www.dpreview.com does not have a full review on this camera. However the comments made other users have been very positive.

No doubt the DSC T100 has only a x5 optical zoom compared with the Lumix TZ3 x10, Samsung L77 x7 and Ricoh Caplio R6 x7.1, but the features of the camera is worth considering. The optical zoom can be operated during video mode. I can take about 30 fps at 640 x 480 during the movie recording mode.

The battery life is reasonably good. You can take about 340 shots with its lithium-ion rechargeable battery.

As for the image size, the camera is capable of taking 8 mega-pixels type of pictures. That will be a bonus for me as I am just looking for something a 6 mega-pixel camera.

The Super SteadyShot optical image stabiliser should be a great help for my hand movements.

The other features will be the high sensitivity mode, scene selections, quick processing speed and built in camera editing. The reviews have mentioned much about this digital camera and I will not go into unless I owned one. I will come to a decision soon on which camera to buy. At the mean time is still researching on the other user comments, reviews and comparisons.

It was quite disappointing to learn that there were not many reviews and comparison on the Samsung L77 Digital Camera. Two users commented this camera in Dpreview and another one at Amazon.com.

The users in Dpreview commented quite positively on this camera. However the user at Amazon was detailed. He went on and explain on how to operate the EPS function. He did a comparison with the Canon TX1 and how the Canon TX1 did not give him a good flash photos result. Find out more from Amazon.com

Frankly speaking I have not purchased a digital camera before. Whatever shots shown in this blog were taken using Nikon Coolpix 885 (a gift), Canon Powershot A75 (borrowed) and Sony Ericsson P990i camera phone.

I guess is time to get serious and get a digital camera for myself. I started searching, compare and review the camera of my choice. I could narrow my options to Fujitsu F31d, Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ3 and Samsung L77.

Why Fujitsu F31d? Well one of my friend bought this camera and he gave very good ratings to it. You can call it a personal users choice. He did a comparison between a F40 and F31d before he made any purchased he took a picture of a dark blue box. The F31d picture produced the right color compared to the F40. The F40 produced a black box instead of the actual color dark blue. DPreview.com gave a very good review with this digital camera. The camera is built with rich functions and is really good for photographers who wants a point and shoot camera that comes with other manual functions. The battery lifespan is one of the longest compared to most digital cameras.

The Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ3, comes with a 10x optical zoom which is very attractive and desirable to own. The image stabilizer is a must have, as my hands tend to shakes when it comes to photography. Though the two features, image stabilizer and 10x optical zoom attracts my interest, however the overall review of the picture quality does not.

My next option will be Samsung L77. The digital camera comes with a good 7x optical zoom. The built in functions and features are reasonably attractive. One of the attractions of this camera will be the movie clip function. The camera allows you to use the 7x optical zoom while taking movie clips.

I had not come to a decision on which camera to purchase, at this point of time I may drop idea on the Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ3.

I received the Ultimate Ears Super.fi 5EB and I really like this pair of earphones. I think they are one of the best earphones I ever experienced. The sound quality is fantastic and with the extended base (EB), it was perfect to suit rich bass type of music that I listen to. I like the design of the earphones and how it fitted to my ears.

OK. I may be bias on this particular brand but I am not too sure is there other brands out there at a lower price but with the same quality. To think about it, you only buy something by word of mouth. When a friend of yours and his friend says they are good, and you tested on it and you think the same, it just gives us a green light to own it. I was looking for a good earphones to compliment my iPod mini and I am glad to know of Ultimate Ears at the right time.

I visited Amazon.com and see if I could grab some discount for this piece of earphones. The retail price was $199,99 but the discount price was $149 (26% discount) and I think is really a good buy.

I happened to bump into a friend who owned a pair of Ultimate Ears Superfi 5EB earphones. Out of curiosity I tested his earphones. I carried my iPod wherever I go and I played one of my favourite by Madonna - Music. I was overwhelmed and impressed by this peace of little monster. The bass was superb and the treble feels well balance. I am someone who enjoys fast beat music such as pop, electronica, dance and I added trance into my collections recently.

To be truth, I have never across this brandname Ultimate Ears accept for Sure, Bose and Bang & Olufsen. I tested the Bang & Olufsen A8 Earphones, it was good with clear sound but it I did not feel like owning it even though it was well design. I have never tested a Sure or Bose earphones.

At www.ultimateears.com you will be able to find out earphones for different purpose. And superfi 5EB states that it was designed with extended bass feature and they are suitable for Hip Hop, Rap, Metal, Techno and other bass rich music.

I added this earphones into my wanted list after reading the reviews and tested it personally.

I really like this pair of red JBL creature speakers. The dome shape design is really unique and I think the designers deserve 4.5 out of 5 for this product. The speakers are not just strictly connected to iPod, with the stereo jack you can almost connect to any variety of music devices. With the price tag of $90, we are not just getting a rather good 2.1 way multimedia sound system, we are getting one of the best design multimedia speakers.

I was doing some online window shopping at Amazon.com and I bump into this Brunton solar charger.

The product description mentioned that it can be serve as an alternative energy to keep cell phone running, GPS tracking and digital camera snapping images. In case if you are on the road and your cell phone battery went dead, this solar charger could be your life saving applications. What’s more it comes with a battery charger pack to recharge any rechargeable batteries. Find out more on this solar charger.