Everything Digital, Well Almost

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Everything Digital, Well Almost

• Bill Flaherty
• Spotsylvania County Schools
• wflaherty_at_scs.k12.va.us

http//www.scs.k12.va.us/presentations/EverythingD
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10.5" X-Large Digital Photo Frame

• FEATURES
• Displays digital pictures
• Plays MP3 music
• Plays MPEG 1, 2 or 4 Movie files with sound
• 720x480 Resolution
• Supports up to 12 Mega Pixel image files
• IR Remote Control

Price 179.00

http//www.thinkgeek.com/
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Fly Pentop Computer

• FEATURES
• Computer in a pen
• Talks to students
• Limited software with more to come

Price 99.00

http//www.flypentop.com/
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HD TV - What is it? Why do I want it?

• High resolution digital images
• Multiple channels of digital sound
• Clearer wider picture with surround sound
• Consumer camera - 200,000 pixels
• Standard broadcast camera - 500,000 pixels
• HD broadcast camera 2,200,000 pixels
• HD image is 169 ratio vs. standard 43

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HD TV - What is it? Why do I want it?

• TV that is HD capable
• Has the ability to display high resolution
  images
• Has an HD tuner,
• HD capable tuner build in
• HD ready need an HD signal from another source
• Resolution is a minimum of 720 lines
• Over three times the resolution of a standard
  broadcast
• Twice the resolution of DVD quality picture
• Broadcast needs to be in HD still limited
• Different cables
• Component video
• DVI
• HDMI
• Difference between 720i and 720p

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TIVO

• FEATURES
• Its a hard drive based VCR!
• New higher end models
• Includes DVD Burning
• Tivo ToGo can be used to download your shows from
  your Tivo to your Palm, Cell, iPod, Laptop, or
  PSP
• Can browse Yahoo and send a record request to
  your Tivo!
• Web-based login so you can change recording
  options and delete shows you know you are not
  going to watch
• Records more than one show at once
• Many Satellite and Cable companies now offer
  their units with Tivo built in

Price ??.??
http//www.tivo.com
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Sling Media

• FEATURES
• External box that hooks up to your TV and then to
  the Internet
• You then log into your sling anywhere on the
  Internet and watch your shows!
• A modem connection would be scary!
• Also allows you to watch live TV. Perfect for
  when you have more choices at home than the hotel
  TV

Price 129
http//us.slingmedia.com
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AVerMedia UltraTV USB 300

• FEATURES
• High Speed USB 2.0 Interface
• Fully Resizable TV Window (up to Full Screen)
• Full band Antenna Cable TV Tuner
• Supports color adjustments
• Parental Channel Lockout
• 16-Channel Preview
• Auto Scan and Full Channel Scan
• Album feature for still image capture
• Save image to BMP, JPG, TIF, PCX format (up to
  1600 x 1200)

Price 66.99

http//www.aver.com/products/tvtuner_UltraTV_USB_3
00.shtml2
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JVC DVD with Memory Card Slots

• FEATURES
• Built-in memory card slot to read SD/MMC, Compact
  Flash, Smart Media, XD and Memory Stick
• Plays DVD Video,DVD-R, DVD-RW (Video Format), CD,
  CD-R/RW, SVCD, VCD, JPEG, WMA/MP3, MPEG-4, DivX,
  SD/MMC, Memory Stick, Compact Flash, XD, and
  Smart Media
• Express Play start
• Component Video, Composite Video, and S-Video
  terminals
• Multi-brand remote control
• Coaxial digital outputs for PCM, Dolby Digital,
  and DTS
• Video output
• DVD Component Video output
• S-Video output
• A/V COMPU LINK

Price 99
http//www.jvc.com/product.jsp?modelIdMODL027230
pathId10page5

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LG RC797T VCR/DVD Recorder

• FEATURES
• Supports DVD-to-VCR dubbing and Super VHS Quasi
  Playback (SQPB)
• One touch dubbing
• Records re-writable DVDS
• Tuner allows you to record directly from antenna
• Plays DVD, DVDR DL, DVD-R, DVD-RW, DVDR,
  DVDRW, CD, CD-R, CD-RW, MP3, WMA and JPEG
  formats also plays VHS tapes

Price 299
http//www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?skuId8251
535stlgvcrdvdtypeproductid1169512521998

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Powermid

• FEATURES
• Great for stereos with speakers in multiple rooms
  
• Works through doors, walls, even entire floors
• Transmitter blinks a red light to indicate that
  it received your command

Price 54.95

• http//www.smarthome.com/8210.html

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RCA Wireless Digital Video Sender

• FEATURES

Price 149.95

http//www.rca.com/product/viewmodellist/browsepro
duct/0,2589,CI20015,00.html?
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Plextor Convertx

• FEATURES

Price 47.97
http//www.tigerdirect.com/applications/searchtool
s/item-details.asp?EdpNo 1524790SkuP67-1200SRC
CODEGOOPRODCMPOTC-FROOGLE

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Ultimate Wireless

• FEATURES
• Fully supports VGA, Macintosh G3, G4, G4 Cube,
  iMac and iMac DV
• 2.4 GHz wireless transmission of video and stereo
  audio (requires stereo soundcard)
• ISM Band range of 2414 2468 Ghz
• Four selectable channels
• Typical operating range of 125 - 150 feet

Price 149.99
http//grandtec.com/ultimatewireless.htm

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HP Compaq tc4200 Tablet PC

• FEATURES
• Lightweight
• 5.5 hours of battery life
• Convertible

Price See HP Folks
http//www.hp.com/

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Remote Point Presenter

• FEATURES
• Dedicated slide Forward, Back and Hide keys
• Laser pointer
• 360-degree cursor control
• Patented ClickTrigger
• User-assignable "hot key"
• Toolkit of presentation effects
• 32 megabytes of onboard RAM

Price 199
http//interlinkelec.com/
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Presentation Pilot Pro

• FEATURES
• Dedicated slide Forward, Back and Hide keys
• Laser pointer
• 360-degree cursor control
• Patented ClickTrigger
• Right and left mouse click buttons
• 50' omni-directional range
• USB receiver fits in remote control body for easy
  transport.

Price 69
http//interlinkelec.com/
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GoSpeak! With Wireless Microphone

• FEATURES
• Portable
• Master volume
• Line volume
• Mute
• Microphone
• Line in
• Line out
• Weighs less that 5 pounds
• 40 watt speakers

Price 599
http//interlinkelec.com/
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Wireless Sound System

• FEATURES
• Portable
• Rechargeable or plugs into standard socket
• Built-in cassette deck
• Clip-on microphone
• Wireless transmitter
• 40W amplifier
• 8 speaker broadcasts to 250 people indoors or
  outdoors
• Separate volume controls for up to 3 microphones

Price 707
http//shoplet.com/
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Panasonic PV-GS35 MiniDV Camcorder

• FEATURES
• Input for external microphone
• 30x optical zoom
• 640x480 jpeg capture

Price 369.95
http//www.bhphotovideo.com/

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Nikon Coolpix S1

• FEATURES
• 3x optical zoom
• 5 MP resolution
• durable stainless steel
• shooting modes
• multi-zone focus
• View photos on TV and recharge using the included
  dock

Price 299
http//www.nikonusa.com/

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Canon Powershot S3 IS

• FEATURES
• 6.0 effective megapixel resolution
• 12 x optical zoom
• P, S, A, M and scene modes
• Movie mode
• ISO 80 - 800
• SD Memory Card

Price 389
http//www.usa.canon.com/consumer/controller?actM
odelDetailActfcategoryid144modelid13077

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Nikon D80 Digital SLR

• FEATURES
• 10.2 effective megapixel resolution
• 2.5 LCD
• P, S, A, M and scene modes
• 3D color matrix
• 3 FPS
• ISO 100 - 1,600
• SD Memory Card

Price 869 Body Only
http//nikonimaging.com/global/products/digitalcam
era/slr/d80/index.htm

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Picasa

• FEATURES
• Its free!!!
• A photo editing solution
• Provides 90 of what you would ever want to do
  with a photo
• Im feeling lucky button
• Many more features

PICASA
Price 00.00

http//picasa.com
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Proshow Gold 2.5

• FEATURES
• Creates a slide show
• Ken Burns effect
• Adds narration background music
• Over 280 transitions
• Still pictures or video
• Various formats
• Executable file
• Video CDs
• DVDs
• Autorun CDs

Price 29.95

http//www.photodex.com/products/proshow/
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Smart Sound Music Maestro

• FEATURES
• Royalty-free music
• Adjustable music lengths
• Additional themes available

Price 39.95
http//www.smartsound.com/moviemusic/index.html

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WavePad

• FEATURES
• Sound Recording Software
• Allows for editing after recording
• Good tool for narration
• Eliminate mistakes
• Removes noise of hiss
• Ability to amplify low volume
• Ability to import tracks from a CD
• Ability to split a single file into two

Price 0.00 / 67.40
http//www.nch.com.au/wavepad/

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Delorme Street Atlas 2006

• FEATURES

Price 49.95 - List
www.delorme.com/streetatlasusa

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PictureMate Deluxe Viewer Edition

• FEATURES
• Beautiful photos, your way
• Easily view and print, no computer required!
• Long-lasting, fade, water, and smudge proof
  photos
• Superior performance at an unbeatable value
• Fast and convenient
• Complete compatibility

Price 199
http//www.epson.com/

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SanDisk Photo Album

• FEATURES
• Compatible with most popular media card formats
• Can be used as an 8-in-1 media reader when
  plugged into your computer
• Supports JPEG files (up to 16 megapixels), Motion
  JPEG and MPEG-1 (QVGA resolution/up to 8 frames
  per second) and allows them to be played on your
  TV
• Also supports MP3 (up to 320 Kbps) for playback
  through your home audio system
• Includes remote control (batteries included), USB
  cable, audio/video cable, power adapter and
  CD-ROM

Price 47.49

http//www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?skuId6785
428typeproductid1089890841733
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SanDisk 6-in-1 PCMCIA Adapter

• FEATURES
• Converts SmartMedia, MultiMediaCard, Secure
  Digital, Memory Stick, Memory Stick PRO and
  xD-Picture Card media to a standard PC Card
• Provides high-speed data transfer from memory
  cards to any PCMCIA-interface device, including
  card readers, notebook and desktop computers,
  printers and projectors
• Works like a removable hard drive on any computer
  or notebook with a PC card slot

Price 38.94

http//www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?skuId6730
558typeproductid1087340385426
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SanDisk ImageMate 12-in-1 USB 2.0 Card Reader

• FEATURES
• Reads and writes to CompactFlash Type I/II,
  Secure Digital, mini Secure Digital,
  MultiMediaCard, RS-MultiMediaCard, Memory Stick,
  Memory Stick PRO, Memory Stick Duo, Memory Stick
  PRO Duo, SmartMedia and xD-Picture Card
• High-speed USB 2.0 interface backward compatible
  with USB 1.1
• Separate reader and docking station for
  desktop/laptop connectivity
• PC and Mac compatible

Price 40.99

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XINIX CD/DVD Librarian and Storage Unit

• FEATURES
• 1 CD DVD Librarian unit (150 disc capacity)
• 1 Copy of CD Librarian Software (catalog and
  organize...also drives the system)
• Stand Alone capability (doesn't need a computer)
• USB cable.  Hook it into your machine or chain
  them together (up to 127 units simultaneously)
• Power cable

Price 99.00

http//www.tracertek.com/cdstorage.htm
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Epson PowerLite 83c

• FEATURES
• Brilliant, sharp and engaging multimedia
  projected with 2200 lumens and XGA resolution
• Convenient closed captioning included, with no
  additional hardwarerequired
• Amazing audio thats sure to fi ll any classroom
  with built-in7 W speaker
• RJ-45 connectivity and included software to
  monitor the projector over a network
• Great positioning flexibility with 1.2x zoom
  ratio
• More intense, sharper images, with the latest
  generation of high aperature, Epson 3LCD
  technology
• Direct power on/off for remote free power control
  on installed units
• Energy-efficient E-TORL lamp technology
  delivers more lumens per watt, lasts up to 4000
  hours for added cost savings
• Easy lamp and air filter access for quick,
  convenient replacements

Price 670
http//epson.com/
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Epson PowerLite EMP-1705

• FEATURES
• XGA
• 2200 ANSI Lumens
• 5-second startup time and Instant Off feature for
  fast setup and shut down
• Convenient connectivity for USB storage devices
• Source search function automatically displays the
  connected input source(s) and switches instantly
  between sources
• Digital keystone correction (/-30 vertical)
  automatically engages without manual adjustments
• Wired and wireless local networking capabilities
• PC-free presentationsJust connect a memory
  device and start your presentation

Price 995
http//epson.com/
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Compaq Micro Wireless Optical Mouse

• FEATURES

Price 39.95

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AmbiCom Wireless Printer Kit

• FEATURES

Price 53.99
http//www.buy.com

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Virtual Keyboard

• FEATURES
• Connects to PDAs Smartphones and Computers using
  Bluetooth
• Projects a full size keyboard onto any flat
  surface
• Allows the convenience of regular keyboard typing
  in a tiny form factor
• Rechargeable battery lasts for 120 minutes of
  continuous typing
• Tiny size only 3.5 inches high
• Compatible with PalmOS 5, PocketPC 2003, Windows
  Smartphone, Symbian OS, and Windows 2000/XP.
  Limited Mac OSX Support.

Price 179.00

http//www.thinkgeek.com/computing/input/8193/?cpg
29T
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School Pad

• FEATURES
• Bluetooth connectivity
• Interacts with all software
• Bundled with productivity software
• Mobile Smartboard

Price 495.00

http//www.gtcocalcomp.com/interwriteschoolpad.htm
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Snapz Pro (Mac) Snagit (Windows)

• FEATURES
• The Best screen shot software available
• Can save menus, screens selections windows
• Also makes Quicktime video with sound!
• Mac Price 49 www.ambrosiasoftware.com (OSX)
• Windows Snagit 39

• www.snagit.com

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Software Crazy for Clipart?

• Tired of looking everywhere for good clip art?
• Nova Development Art Explosion 750,000
• Offers 750,000 clip art images
• Includes CDs or DVDs and a book with sample
  images and a directory
• 199.99 www.novadevelopment.com
• www.clipart.com
• Offers mainly royalty free clip art for a price
• Can purchase by the week, month, or year
• 8.95 and up

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Software Affordable Photos?

• Did you know there are very strict rules about
  putting images of students in newspapers,
  newsletters, and the web?
• Now that I have totally scared you, let me scare
  you more. Professional photos usually sell
  online for 75.00
• www.istockphoto.com
• www.dreamstime.com
• Anyone can submit a picture to the service.
• Photos are sold for a buck. Yes, a buck!
• They request you give credit back to them. Make
  sure you read their guidelines just to play it
  safe.
• Looking for very high-end professional images?
• www.jupiterimages.com
• www.gettyimages.com
• www.superstock.com

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Digital Camera My Favorites

• FEATURES
• Exclusive Movie Snap
• lets you take still images while shooting movies
• 169 widescreen for full-screen viewing on
  widescreen TVs and computer monitors
• Compact 6.0 Megapixel, super long 12x Optical
  Zoom, UD Lens
• DIGIC II Image Processor iSAPS Technology for
  faster operation, superior image quality, and
  lower power consumption

Canon Powershot S3 IS
PRICE 399
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Camera Slow?

• It could be the card you are using in your camera
• Just like memory, digital camera cards have speed
  rating.
• The cheaper the card, the slower the picture
  taking.
• What to do? Buy professional-level cards.
• My favorite
• Lexar Professional 1gig, 58
• San Disk Extreme III 62.99
• Price? Usually 5-10 extra per card

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Use a card reader!

• Many times can be faster than hooking up your
  camera to your CPU
• Will not kill your camera batteries as well!
• You can get a PCMCIA card reader for your
  portable!
• You can even get a cool key drive!
• Lexar is the leader in card readers
• www.lexar.com

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Show off your pictures!

• www.smugmug.com
• Offers web interface to add picture groups as
  well as subgroups
• Drag your photos to the smugmug uploader and
  watch them go!
• End-user has the ability to download pictures in
  3 different sizes as well as the original
• You can also set-up passwords, watermarks, and
  whether you allow the person to purchase the
  image
• End-user can order image on a T-shirt, coffee
  mug, or frame

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When Something Goes Wrong

• Ever toasted your digital card?
• Feels great, doesnt it?
• Lexars Image Rescue www.lexar.com
• Image Recovery
• Card Testing
• Great for showing manufacturer bad blocks so you
  can get a new card
• Offers secure erase as well
• 29.99 or included with any Lexar Professional
  Line Card

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Home Theatre Nut?

• How many remotes do you use? STOP!
• Logitech Harmony 880
• An all-in-one remote for up to 16 (yes 16)
  devices
• Uses a web interface to set-up your remote
• Was a little tedious at first, but now is easy to
  make changes
• Watch DVD
• Will automatically set all of your components to
  what is needed to watch your DVD
• Can also set-up 16 favorite channels complete
  with custom log
• PRICE 349.00

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You Probably know AboutDigital Music for
Everyone

• iTunes Music Store
• Mac Windows woo hoo! www.apple.com/itunes
• Average song .99 average album 9.99
• Free music previews of each song
• Gift Cards, Allowances, Books on MP3, Top radio
  hits and more
• Music video that you can watch with music store
• Hate Apple?
• A look at the iTunes Music Store
• You Probably Know About The iPod
• Apples iPod www.apple.com/ipod
• There are now too many iPods to mention!
• Shuffle cheapest smallest. Shuffles your
  songs. 99 and holds about 250 songs
• iPod 20 gig 299 5,000 songs or 60g 399 15,000
  songs
• Insanely simple plug and play interface
• Nano and iPod also store and display pictures.
  iPods play video.

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Some iPod Accessories

• Mecca for iPod people
• www.everythingipod.com
• Belkin makes www.belkin.com
• Microphone Adapter, Voice Recorder, Media Reader,
  Card Holder, Digital Camera Link, FM Transmitter,
  and every cable you every wanted.

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A Cool Phone Accessory

• USB Based Phone Charger
• Retractable cable available from www.keyspan.com
• Most models available
• Even Mine!
• 21.00
• Many Companies offer USB cables. Just do a
  Google search.

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Convert Text to Spoken Words

• NaturalReader software is a professional text to
  speech program that converts any text into spoken
  words.
• Saves eye strain relax, sit back and listen
• Saves time - listen while driving, exercising or
  enjoying nature
• Helps writers improve by listening to your work
  
• Teaches second language students expand your
  experience and understanding by listening to any
  text at any speed
• PRICE (Promos) 1 voice-39.50 / 2 voices-79.50

http//naturalreaders.com/