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1:55PM

Moo Cards Review

There are ways you can get your name out if you're a freelancer or if you're working on behalf of a company, one of the cheapest and most effective ways is the use of business cards. Business Cards are small, compact and can store a lot of information, in a stylish fashion, making the person on the receiving end feel confident in who the person is they are working with or have been visited by. 

One company that is brand new on the market and is currently being held in the spotlight is Moo. They offer a professional creating and printing process right from their online, no software needed forms and design suite. Moo offers a wide selection of designs and text formats, making your business cards look professional yet elegant to look at. On the reverse, when it comes details, Moo offer a space to include a photo or logo for yourself so that your customer always remembers who you are, as well as a neat layout to make sure everything looks presentable and doesn't confuse anyone who looks at it to see who you are and how they can contact you.

Not only does Moo provide the great service and quality cards, but they do it for all for a selection of low prices. £12.99 gets you 50 professionally printed business cards, designed to your requirements in comparison £11.99 gets you 100 mini cards. Moo don't just stop at business cards. They also provide stickers, postcards, greetings and Christmas cards, so you have nothing to lose when it comes to marketing yourself or your business. 

Thanks to YouTube, you can get your first 50 free to try them out yourself. The only disadvantage is the small watermark at the bottom of the card, although it is very small.

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12:30AM

Unboxing: iPad 16GB WiFi + 3G (And Apple iPad Case)

Today I come with a special unboxing! The Apple iPad 16GB WiFi + 3G model. It was the last one in the Apple Store. I also show the Apple made iPad case. Review on the case and obviously the iPad and it's apps and features coming very soon.

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9:13PM

Microsoft Kin One Review

We finally got our hands on a Kin One, and my previous statement of I like the Kin Two more than the Kin One is now false!

I absolutely love the form factor of the phone. It feels good in the hand. I may not love the button layout on the sides of the device, but the 2.5-inch screen is no problem to me, and the software again, is something new and fresh, but still has miles to improve to get my vote of this is the best phone on Verizon Wireless. Currently if you ask me what phone should I get on Verizon Wireless, my answer would be the HTC Incredible, whenever it comes out of back order.

The Kin OS is a little like MotoBlur, but revamped in every single way, and sometimes taken down a notch. Using this phone as a sole purpose of a social networking device both won and failed. For the winning, this phone is excellent in giving you the latest of what you’re friends are doing, either if it’s on FaceBook, Twitter, or whatever is available.

I am a big Twitter person and the fact of not being able to read my direct messages just ruins my parade on this phone. It doesn’t give you the full functions of the app on iPhone or Android, or even PalmOS. Microsoft has always been one of the disappointing companies in the mobile world, but they seem like they are getting there. Slowly, but surely.

Overall I think this is up to you. It depends on what you are looking for in a phone. I would highly suggest you watch reviews of this phone and the Kin Two.

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12:44PM

Sigma 10-20mm F/4-5.6 [Review]

A lot of people have been asking me to do a quick review on the Sigma 10-20mm lens. First off, the build quality. The way this lens is built is perfect. It seems very solid, stable and durable. It's built with a metal lens mount, which adds to the solid feel to the lens when you hold it while it's mounted to a camera body.

At 10mm, this is one of the widest lenses on the market. This allows you to get some very wide shots, getting a lot more in the frame than other lenses. Even when zoomed into 20mm this lens is still very wide. Although the lens only has an F stop or 4 at 10mm, it's still pretty fast, and when combined with a strong tripod, produces some sharp pictures!

Here is the lens itself. As you can see, it does come with a lens hood, which is standard for all Sigma lenses. This is something Canon & Nikon should start doing, as the lens hoods is a great feature that reduces lens flare and also adds a bit of contrast to your images.

With such a wide angle lens like this, you will notice some distortion in your images. Because of this, this lens may not be ideal for shooting portrait work. But when shooting landscapes, seascapes, and skylines, it does the job perfectly. If you have PTlens (An application used to correct lens distortion) you will be able to shoot some pretty spectacular work, and if you're brave enough and know what you're doing with correcting lens distortion, you might even be able to do some portrait work with this.

The minimum focal length of this lens is 0.24 Meters, which is great. You are able to get really close to a subject, but because of how wide this lens is, your photos will not appear as close as you really were. With most new Sigma lenses, this lens also hosts an AF feature, as well as a Manual focus feature. AF is pretty standard with most cameras / lenses on today's market. The AF speed is pretty fast, not as fast as some Canon L glass lenses, but for the price of this lens, it's good enough.

Overall this lens is awesome for shooting landscapes, and could even be used for portrait work with a little knowledge! Here are some examples I've shot in the past week with this lens. I'm loving it so far!

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8:59PM

Verizon Mi-Fi Review

Today I will be giving you guys a review of a very interesting device. It is called a Mi-Fi. This device fits in your pocket and let's you have a Wi-Fi connection anywhere. For more coverage of the device, please be sure to take a quick look at the video above. We also have coverage of more things tech at our YouTube channel. We are about to reach 1,000 subscribers. We're very excited about that. There's an awesome giveaway planned once we pass 1,000 subscribers, so please stay tuned!