http://gizmohound.com Gadgets and Gizmos Review and News Mon, 09 Mar 2009 23:44:10 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en A lot of my friends buy cameras based on the number of megapixels and then expect higher quality images.  Image sensor size (actually sensor density) has a much higher correlation with image quality than the number of megapixels.  Larger sensors capture images with less noise and greater dynamic range than ... http://gizmohound.com/photography/76/image-sensor-format/ My Nikon D70 had been sitting around unused (because I’d bought the Nikon D300) so I decided to convert it to become an infrared camera using a kit from Lifepixel.  Feeling in an adventurous mood, I decided to do the conversion myself instead of having Lifepixed do it for me.  ... http://gizmohound.com/photography/73/adjusting-your-cameras-focus-nikon-d70/ Flying somewhere? Can you use your cell phone while driving? Do you have to use a handset? Is it all just illegal. What happens when you crash you car. The Governor's Highway Safety Association has a useful chart that oulines cell phone laws by state. ... http://gizmohound.com/uncategorized/71/cell-phone-driving-laws/ Ran across an interesting wrench at one of my favorite tool sites - www.toolmonger.com.  The manufacturer, Expedition Tools,  claims that the wrench is the first and only hydrokinetically adjusted wrench that can cover a size from 1/4" - 3/4" (7-19mm).  You adjust it by moving a piston.  Because it ... http://gizmohound.com/tools-hardware/67/hk1-hydrokinetic-adjustable-wrench/ Crap!  I could see it happening in slow motion.  I pushed a library step stool out of my way in the kitchen and it managed to roll 20’ to the stairs and bounce down….and crash right into the drywall leaving a good size hole.   I really am not good at ... http://gizmohound.com/tools-hardware/66/patch-drywall-easily-with-homax-products/ It is a situation we have all found ourselves in at one time or another: our phone rings and up pops an unknown phone number. Do we answer it and hope it is someone we know calling from an unknown number or do we let it go to voice mail ... http://gizmohound.com/uncategorized/63/online-services-provide-a-way-to-identify-unrecognized-phone-numbers/ The GigaPan System is a completely integrated solution for creating multi-gigapixel images. With three components GigaPan Imager A robotic camera mount for capturing gigapixel images available for $279 GigaPan Stitcher Automatically combines thousands of photos into a single panorama. GigaPan.org View, share, explore and discover using the ... http://gizmohound.com/uncategorized/62/gigapan-imager/  The XBox 360 is my favorite console because it allows me to: Play games (Duh!) Connect to my computer to play music and show pictures Connect to Netflix and watch movies on demand Unfortunately Microsoft ... http://gizmohound.com/uncategorized/59/how-to-add-wi-fi-to-your-xbox-360-smartly-and-cheaply/ Cool Tools is Kevin Kelly's blog on tools that really work--a tool can be any book, gadget, software, video, map, hardware, material or website that is tried and true.  The reviews on the website are written by users who have actually used the tool.   It is one of my favorite ... http://gizmohound.com/uncategorized/57/cool-tools/ Google and the Prado Museum present the 14 El Prado masterpieces in a stunning 14-billion pixel resolution  The images have a resolution between hundred and thousand times greater than a normal digital camera allowing you to appreciate the subtlest details of the master's work.  As you can see in the ... http://gizmohound.com/uncategorized/56/google-earth-publishes-stunning-14-gigapixel-photos-of-el-prado-masterpieces/