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We didn’t do any of our resolutions from last year, did you?
The problem is, we always pick stuff we ought to do, not stuff we want to do.
Here’s the thing- if it’s not fun, you won’t stick with it. Our advice is, pick ONE resolution […]

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We didn’t do any of our resolutions from last year, did you?

The problem is, we always pick stuff we ought to do, not stuff we want to do.

Here’s the thing- if it’s not fun, you won’t stick with it. Our advice is, pick ONE resolution that really sounds awesome, and do that one. Why commit to a whole bunch of things that you don’t want to do?

Need help picking that single resolution? Have a look through our humungous list of 22 photo possibilities* for the upcoming year.

(Although one resolution is the strict limit, we invite you to dabble frivolously, irresponsibly and noncommittally with anything else on this list.)

22 Photo New Year’s Resolutions for 2009

*Three more than last year! Holy mackerel!

Photo credit: włodi.

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Oh, geez. Not this again. Just months after everyone involved with that virus-ridden Insignia frame finally cleaned things up, here comes two new reports that select frames could indeed be shipping from the factory with malware pre-installed. For starters, the 1.5-inch Mercury Digital Photo Keychain — which is sold at Walmart and other fine retailers — seems to have some pretty nasty software loaded on, and Amazon has went so far as to issue an alert that some Samsung SPF-85H frames are leaving the dock with the 32.Sality.AE worm on the installation disc. Something tells us someone in quality control couldn’t quite get in the holiday spirit.

[Via Slashdot]

Another pair of infected digiframes promise to ruin the rest of your holiday break originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 29 Dec 2008 16:01:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Man, it’s amazing the difference a single letter makes. Take the Framee-L, for example — a stately, classically styled digital photo frame that would do practically any coffee table proud. Now have a gander at the almost frightening Framee-M (above). iriver has evidently coerced Disney to afford it the luxury of producing this here digiframe, which — sad to say — looks downright shoddy from here. The unit will be made available in both Mickey and Minnie flavors, with each housing 1GB of internal storage space, a 3.5-inch 320 x 240 resolution display, SDHC expansion slot, a built-in clock and a multimedia player for good measure. It’s taking Japan by storm as we speak for ¥9,999 ($111).

[Via DAPReview, thanks Michael]

iriver’s Framee-M digiframe: only tolerable for Mickey enthusiasts originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 29 Dec 2008 10:24:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Due to sporadic distractions this year (sailing the world in our pedal-powered yacht, abduction by hyper-intelligent lemurs, a case of the hantavirus) we missed out on some of 2008’s major headlines.

Luckily, the end of December is our chance to catch up on the news we missed this year.

But which “2008 in Review” article is best? Is it the New York Times? The Economist? The East Weedpatch Herald Tribune?

We just pick the one with the best pictures.

We scored big this year when we found 120 huge photos of practically everything that happened in 2008.

It’s not all fires, floods and wars either: it’s everything from hundreds of performers beating gold drums at the Beijing Olympics to a solar eclipse darkening the afternoon sky into night.

Sure, we may miss some news in 2009 (the old yacht’s a-callin’ and the lemurs are nigh), but at least we’re caught up on 2008.

2008 in Pictures, Part I

2008 in Pictures, Part II

2008 in Pictures, Part III

p.s. Seen it all before? Try the Odd News Review for the news you’ll wish you hadn’t seen.

Photo credits: NASA, Carlos Gutierrez, John Kirk-Anderson, Alex Brandon

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We never knew that cameras could be constipated, nor that excrement could be framed, but apparently Takara Tomy knows better than us.

Takara Tomy Xiao printer-camera excretes prints originally appeared on Engadget on Sat, 27 Dec 2008 15:38:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Seems like the holidays are always good for sparking up a discussion on camcorders — after all, what better time to have one than when everyone in your extended family’s family is gathered together at your house? Take a break from the turkey and gift bags and give Chaz’s question some thought.

“I’ve been looking for a decent HDD-based camcorder. I just want to use it for normal everyday use, and maybe to record some live performances, like dance shows and stuff like that. I’m not looking to spend a fortune, and I’m obviously looking for the biggest bang for my buck. Thanks for any advice!”

Chaz might just be onto something here, as these memories you’re making this week will be lost forevers and evers unless someone pulls out the camcorder and lights up the red light. If you’ve recently purchased a hard drive-based camcorder, why not toss in your advice? As for us, we’ll point to Samsung’s SC-HMX20C and simultaneously ask you to send in a question of your own to ask at engadget dawt com.

Ask Engadget: Best consumer-level HDD camcorder? originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 25 Dec 2008 22:28:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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You know for a fact that we at Photojojo love you little munchkins.
And, because we love you so very much, we stuffed your stockings last night with twelve little goodies! Merry Christmas everybody!
(If you’re not a Christmas person, we declare today your Unbirthday. […]

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You know for a fact that we at Photojojo love you little munchkins.

And, because we love you so very much, we stuffed your stockings last night with twelve little goodies! Merry Christmas everybody!

(If you’re not a Christmas person, we declare today your Unbirthday. That’s the reason we got you all these awesome presents!)

Four things for printing:

Lens hoods: Print these out on cardstock for a disposable alternative to the standard pricey lens protector.

DIY flash bouncer: If you bounce your flash unit’s light off the ceiling, it makes your flash pictures look less harsh. But what do you do if there’s no ceiling or if it’s too far away? Use this handy little device instead, bucko. Ta-dah!

Readymech cameras: Pinhole cameras to print and fold together. Now in five super-stylish designs! Oh my!

Wax paper flash diffuser: You know those little white plastic caps that go over the end of your flash unit to soften the light? That’s what this is, except it’s made out of wax paper and costs about 2 cents to make.

We couldn’t fit everything in your stocking, but there are four more printable projects over at DIY Photography!

Three crafty projects:

Photo ornaments: Got a couple extra prints lyin’ around? Then you got yerself some ornaments, Ace.

DIY snow globes: What says Xmas better than Ye Olde Snow Globe? Ye Olde Photo Snow Globe, that’s what.

Paper elves: Full disclosure here: these have nothing whatsoever to do with photography. But they were such awesome little figures that we just had to put them in your stocking. You can make Santa too!

Two games for playing:

Elf Yourself: Our favorite holiday photographic dancing elf site is back! Slap your face on an elf’s body and virtually boogie to your heart’s content.

There are some changes this year; you can’t turn yourself into Scrooge anymore (Bah! Humbug!), but you can make five different elves and make all of ‘em dance at the same time. This season’s dance crazes include country, disco, and the Charleston.

Like that? Head on over to Jib Jab and check out their insert-your-photo-here version of It’s a Wonderful Life!

The holiday alphabet game: Take pictures of holiday things that start with each letter of the alphabet. “T” is for tinsel, “C” is for candy cane. Get it? Post your photos on Flickr, or just put ‘em up around the house.

One photo guide:

Photographing the holidays: Everything you need to know about taking photos of lights and presents and shiny shiny baubles.

And a partridge in a pear tree. Hurrah!

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You may be inclined to just associate Genius with corporate-level mice, ho hum speakers and the occasional pen tablet, but the outfit is looking to expand its horizons at CES next month. It’ll be bringing along a pair of concepts that are evidently leaning towards release in the mysterious future, the first of which is a 2.4 GHz Wireless Stereo Speaker System. The three-piece package presumably contains two satellites and a subwoofer, with the knobs and ports maintaining a low profile. The wireless range reaches up to 100-feet and the inbuilt 3.5-millimeter auxiliary jack ensures that practically any source will work. Moving on, we’ve got the IP Cam 350TR, which is constructed with “the most advanced night vision technology to secure any home or office efficiently.” The integrated light sensor automatically fires up six infrared LEDs when in a dark / dim environment, and there’s also a microphone tucked away to capture live audio. Pricing for both is listed as TBA, which isn’t shocking given the “concept” status; full release is after the jump.

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Genius bringing WiFi boombox, night vision IP camera concepts to CES 2009 originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 24 Dec 2008 00:02:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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The iPhone’s camera may be thoroughly eclipsed by several of its competitors, but the insane popularity of Apple’s baby means that we’ve seen tonsofaccessories aimed at making that 2.1 megapixel sensor somewhatmore useful — like the Snapture Flash here, which tucks a xenon flash with red-eye reduction into a sleeve-type case. Although it’s powered by the phone, it’s apparently quite low-power — SnaptureLabs estimates that you’ll take 1000 shots before going dry — and there’s some sort of “speaker amplification” built in as well, just in case you’re super into enhancing mediocre parts of the iPhone experience. Bad news? You’ll have to jailbreak your phone to get the Snapture app working — hopefully that’ll be remedied by the time this thing ships. Check out some sample shots at the read link.

[Via Engadget Spanish]

Snapture Flash adds crappy flash to crappy iPhone camera originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 23 Dec 2008 22:36:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Photo goodies that willship in time for Christmas!(Choose Overnight shipping)

Magnetic Photo Ropes5 new colors, starts at $12
110pc Fotoclips1 for $10, 3 for $27
Flickr T-shirtsFor any Flickr fan on your list
Eye-FiGive any camera Wi-Fi and Geolocation!
Striped Hoodie Camera CaseCarry that new cam in style

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Here at Photojojo, we’ve dallied with all the major winter holidays. Chrismukkawanzaa, St. Bodagisil’s Day, The Feast of a Thousand Hams… you name it, we’ve tried it.

But Festivus is our favorite.

As many of you know, Festivus was popularized 11 years ago by an episode of “Seinfeld” and is now celebrated by discerning holiday-makers around the globe. Unbeknownst to many, Festivus was in fact started in the 1960s by the father of a future Seinfeld writer.

Festivus (long may it live) has three fine traditions:

1. The Festivus Pole
2. The Airing of Grievances
3. The Feats of Strength

One of these traditions is a bit difficult for us, but we’re leading up to that. If you want to learn how to celebrate the finest winter holiday the Photojojo way (i.e. with cameras, photos and a double helping of silly), keep reading.

A Photojojo Family Festivus

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Photo credit: Mark Demeny

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