One negative aspect of the otherwise-excellent Sony NEX-5 camera is its lack of a high-quality microphone input. To remedy this situation, and for general portable recording tasks, I purchased a Zoom H1 "Handy Recorder" portable microphone. Overall, I'm quite impressed with this device, especially when it comes to audio quality and usability, but have some questions about the … [Read more...] about Zoom H1 “Handy Recorder”: Hands-On Review
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The First Thunderbolt Peripherals On Display At NAB Show
People like me who bought a 2011 MacBook Pro are eager to explore the new Thunderbolt interface. Although no peripherals are available yet, there was much excitement about the interface at the recent NAB Show in Las Vegas, and many pre-production products were on display. It appears that LaCie will be first to market with a Thunderbolt storage device, but Promise will follow a … [Read more...] about The First Thunderbolt Peripherals On Display At NAB Show
Promise SANLink Thunderbolt Preview
Thunderbolt was everywhere at the NAB Show, including many new products previewed or unveiled just last week. Beyond the two previously-known storage devices, the Promise Pegasus and LaCie Little Big Disk, a number of interfaces were also on display. Since this was the NAB Show, much of the focus was on the audio and video interfaces from Blackmagic and AJA, but Promise had a … [Read more...] about Promise SANLink Thunderbolt Preview
Promise Pegasus Thunderbolt Preview
When Apple announced the new MacBook Pro at the end of February, there were just two Thunderbolt peripherals featured: The LaCie Little Big Disk and the Promise Pegasus. Both of these storage devices were on display at the NAB Show in Las Vegas last week, and each appeals to a different market segment. The 2-drive Little Big Disk is a portable matched up with the MacBook Pro, … [Read more...] about Promise Pegasus Thunderbolt Preview
LaCie Little Big Disk Thunderbolt Preview
LaCie looks to be the first out of the gate with a Thunderbolt storage system. They promise to deliver their Little Big Disk portable RAID storage device sometime this summer, and the polished look of the devices on display at the NAB show suggests that they will meet this target. Hello, Little Big Disk The Little Big Disk is a portable RAID storage device featuring two hard … [Read more...] about LaCie Little Big Disk Thunderbolt Preview