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TechTalk: Hardware And Digital Services
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In this episode of TechTalk, presenter Tim MacWilliam and guest Dominik discuss technology trends and consumer electronics. Key moments include a conversation on the availability of free Wi-Fi in Norwich, speculation regarding the Apple iPhone launch, and technical advice on digital photography and the importance of optics over megapixels.
In this TechTalk programme, presenter Tim MacWilliam and guest Dominik discuss various technology trends and consumer electronics. Dominik evaluates the iPod Touch's Wi-Fi capabilities and critiques the iPhone as an overpriced, underpowered smartphone. The conversation covers software deals for students and digital photography advice, where Dominik emphasizes optics over pixel count for A4 prints. Later segments focus on photo management, including the risks of hard drive failure and the features of Flickr, such as geotagging and free upload limits. Dominik also mentions starting a Flickr group for Future Radio Norwich and his plans to attend an open source conference in Barcelona regarding the Drupal project.
Topics
- Free Wi-Fi and internet accessibility
- Apple products and the iPhone launch
- Digital photography and camera specifications
- Photo backup and sharing services
- Flickr features and pricing
- Open source software and Drupal
Participants
- Dominik
- Tim MacWilliam
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But the thing that it does have it's has this great touch interface, and it also has Wi-Fi, so you can browse the internet. So it's a it's gonna be a limited smartphone, and I mean we'll talk about it more when it comes out here and see if you know people want to buy it or not. But I personally think it's a little overpriced and underpowered.
Cameras, they say, oh, you know, I have a seven megapixels, I have an eight megapixel. That really means nothing after you get about four megapixels, unless of course you're a professional photographer and you want to print large posters. If you for for a regular A four, you know, like just like eight.
Just, we got about a minute to go here. Just tell us about next week going to Barcelona. Yes, I am going to Barcelona to the open open source conference around the the website design project called Drupal, Drupal.org, and I will call in from Barcelona. I will tell you all about it.
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