Original Airdate: December 22, 2007
Tis’ the season for sharing and Steve looks at ways to stay connected. Steve looks at Epson’s P-3000 Multimedia Viewer. With its 40 gig Hard-drive and 4 inch viewing screen it makes storing and showing off your digital photos a dream. Epson’s PictureMate Snap makes printing and sharing photos easy and the best part is you can take it anywhere.
Keeping in touch has never been easier as Steve looks at the ultimate in face to face communications with a pair of LG TU500 video capable cell phone that are available on the Rogers network. Steve also shows off Video chat on Windows Live Messenger.
Tax returns: quick & easy? Steve’s got two ways to file returns online from Intuit. QuickTaxWeb is a proven winner, but for those of you with less complex finances, a new option is SnapTax.
Barbara Kotsos visits from Epson to demonstrate the healing power of Easy Photo Fix Technology that comes with units like the Perfection 4990 scanner.
And Colin Smith of Adobe shows Steve the newest edition of Premiere Elements digital video software. Need a gadget to help take video with you on the road? Caroline demonstrates the MPEG 4 Recorder from Neuros.
Add your voice to the internet with this exciting new form of audio and video broadcasting. Steve shows how podcasts can be recorded into Apple’s free GarageBand software with MacMice’s Micflex microphone or through a regular phone and hardware from PhoneValet. For listening to and even watching podcasts, Steve goes over the 60-gig iPod, and how to manage and subscribe to content with Apple’s iTunes.
Caroline shows you how to protect your gear and look good doing it with cases for the iPod, iPod Shuffle, and Palm Treo.