Sony DSC-F828 Cybershot Digital Camera IRL Review:The Sony DSC-F828 was announced in 2004, and was the successor to the DSC-F717 Cybershot digital camera. It was Sony’s flagship and amongst the first wave of 8 MP cameras (Canon Powershot Pro1, Nikon Coolpix 8800, Konica Minolta Dimage A1, and Olympus C8080, almost all using the same Sony…
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Retro Retro Review- Toshiba Satellite M45
Toshiba Satellite M45 Laptop IRL Review- This is going to be a really really retro review- not that its the first time I have reviewed something old- its more that I am reviewing something that is totally removed from my stable. I’ve long since returned it to Staples and traded it for credit (to buy a…
Obsolete Review: Sony Cybershot DSC-V3
Obsolete Review Sony Cybershot DSC-V3; In 2004 the Cybershot division released the DSC-V3, a follow up to their enthusiast level DSC-V1. Known primarily for the Carl Zeiss lens, manual control/handling, relatively larger sensor and accessories, the V series only had two iterations and has not had any follow up to the current time in 2015. Originally…
More Retro Reviews! Nikon Coolpix P5100
Review: Nikon Coolpix P5100: Its a retro review kind of week- this week goes back to 2007ish when I picked up my Nikon P5100 and the SB400 Speedlight. A replacement/sidegrade to my Canon S3IS, it started my journey with Nikon and this would last until 2014 when I switched to Sony for shooting. Originalyl intrigued by…
Retro Review: Blackberry Bold 9700
Retro Review: Blackberry Bold 9700- Released in 2009, the Bold 9700 was my replacement for my Bold 9000, and my second Blackberry device. After being smitten with the Bold 9000’s amazing keyboard, I absolutely wanted to continue on with the messaging experience with the next Bold iteration. At the time of purchase, I was debating…
Retro Review- Sony MDR-G74SP
Retro Review- Sony MDR-G74SP. This will be a short review because its a fairly simple product with limited demands…and its been discontinued for some time. Part of Sony’s StreetStyle design back in the 90s/early 2000s, they were meant to be aesthetically “cool” with the adolescent/young adult market. In particular, this style was designed to be…
Retro Review Sony Walkman NW-HD5 and NW-A3000 Review/Overview
Holy flashback Batman. Retro IRL review of the Sony NW-HD5 and the NW-A3000. Not a full review of the NW-A3000 because it doesn’t work and I only own it out of nostalgia and luck. The NW-HD5 Walkman dates back to 2007 when the iPod was all the rage (particularly the iPod Nano which had just come out) and…
Retro review- Sony Cybershot DSC-F88 and DSC-F77
Sony Cybershot DSC-F88 and DSC-F77 review. Retro review indeed- my very first two digital cameras I ever owned (discounting the Sony Ericsson Communicam attachment that went on my SE T310- that’s for another day). I purchased the Sony DSC-F77 from an ad on EO (! holy nostalgia batman) from the Classifieds section in my first year of…
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