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Bose QuietComfort 2 Acoustic Noise Cancelling headphones

Bearable 14-hour international flights? With these Bose noise-cancelling headphones to cut down the engine noise, we may have found a jetlag antidote.

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BlueAnt Supertooth Light

The BlueAnt Supertooth Light wireless Bluetooth speakerphone has a lightweight body and excellent sound quality, thanks to full duplex speakers.

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Fujifilm FinePix S2000HD

A decent lens, plus picture quality and playback features go a long way to overcoming the fiddly controls on the S2000HD.

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JVC Everio GZ-MS100

The JVC Everio GZ-MS100 is an average budget SD-card-based camcorder that's more attractive for its small design and relatively average video quality than its unique interface and one-touch uploads to YouTube.

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Panasonic Lumix DMC-FX38

A great compact camera with a wide-angle lens, the FX38 has a few quibbles that prevent it from being an excellent point-and-shoot.

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Kodak aims for 5-megapixel phone cameras

Eastman Kodak has new image sensor technology it says will make 5-megapixel cameras worthwhile even on mainstream phones.

Micron carves out image-sensor division

Micron says its image-sensor division, now called Aptina, is more independent and responsive. Also new: better sensors and even smaller mobile phone cameras.

Megapixels vs. camera sensitivity

If you squeeze more megapixels onto a sensor of a given size, a camera works worse in dim conditions. So what's better, more megapixels or higher sensitivity?

End of the line for Canon's midsize sensor?

It ain't over 'til it's over, but it looks like Canon's intermediate-size APS-H sensor line, found in 1D Mark III SLRs used by photojournalists, may be at the end of its life span.

More megapixels, better photos: Fact or fiction?

Digital cameras makers continue to pack more sophisticated sensors. But some say there's a price to pay: lower image quality.

Eight tips to make your home eco-friendly

Cnet.com.au's top tips to turn your home into a more eco-friendly household.

How to salvage mobile phone photos

Because not everyone has a luxurious 5-megapixel camera most of us have to grudgingly accept our camera phones' variable output quality or take the time to fix photos of emotional value. Here's a bunch of helpful hints to bring those dull pics to life.

Macro tips for your point-and-shoot

It's never too close for comfort when it comes to snapping close-up shots.

What does ISO mean?

What does ISO mean? How would 1600 compare to 800?

Digital photo basics

Whether you've just bought a digital camera or are in the market for one, you'll learn the basics of buying and using a digicam in this introductory primer on digital photography.

Compact cameras that shine in the dark

Snapshot cameras generally don't perform well in low light, but some are better than others. We shed light on some of your options.

Megazoom shootout: Nikon Coolpix P80 vs Olympus SP-570UZ

These two cameras go head-to-head in a fight to see who the stronger shooter is.

Digital cameras with 12X zoom: to infinity and beyond

A large range of focal lengths to zoom through can dramatically increase your framing options, as well as simply make it possible to get recognisable people shots when you're trapped in the crowd, high in the bleacher seats, or at the back of the auditorium. See how these stabilised 12X zoomers stack up.

Digital photography glossary

Having problems with certain camera jargons? Fret not. We have compiled a list of the common terms and definitions used in digital photography.

Format wars: the tech that should have won

Did you love Laserdisc? Were you bonkers over Betamax? Do you cry yourself to sleep because BeOS never hit the big time? Fret no more -- superdork Captain Tech is here to travel back in time and save the format losers that should have triumphed.

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Neat Image plug-in for Photoshop 4.6

Reduce visible noise and grain in digital photographic images.

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PerfectPhotos 1.0.6.6

Add effects to your photos.

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Vivid Bricks 2

Shoot all the attacking toys with your toy pistol.

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Colormancer 1.2

Enhance your image files.

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ApertureEdit

Get an edit plugin for Apple Aperture.

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