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Memory Enhancer - Nikon Super Coolscan 4000 ED Review

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    There are many reasons why someone would like to shoot film in 2026. Waiting to find out what your damn pictures are going to look like is certainly not one of them - and figuring out how to edit them is another. Before you throw grandpa's old rangefinder back in the attic, here's the kicker: Nikon largely solved that problem a quarter-century ago - and to this day there is still not much else quite like it.
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An Ode to the Surface Book - The Greatest Terrible Laptop Ever

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  There was a period when the Surface line felt like Microsoft was actively trying to rethink what a portable computer could look like, sometimes with the sort of results that made you wonder if they actually tested the damn things before shipping them. That ambition seems much harder to find in the Surface lineup now - especially in the form of something like the Surface Book.
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AEK mini - My Wireless Alps Keyboard Project

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Some time after I had acquired my Northgate OmniKey Ultra-T a thought crossed my mind: has anybody made a wireless, compact Alps keyboard? I looked and looked, but it shouldn't come as much of surprise that the answer is "next to nobody." This year, I hoped to change that.  
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Superzoom Bazooka - An Ode to the Nikon Coolpix P1000

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One of the most annoying parts about camera ownership is finding out that your big, fancy tele-zoom just isn't enough to reach whatever distant object or person you were hoping to shoot from the cheap seats. You ask the question; "just how much zoom can you fit onto a camera?" Nikon had an answer - and apparently, it was just "yes."
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The Anti-HHKB - KBDfans Agar Dual-Mode Review

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The Happy Hacking Keyboard is undoubtedly a divisive product, but its key layout was capable enough to where people were often more than willing to put up with the quirks. Now, many manufacturers have decided to produce their own riff on the same formula, but with considerable improvements at... a lower cost? PFU might want to check under their bed.
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Nu-Grater - A Look at the Apple Mac Pro 7,1

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Even though I'm a PC guy, I have a strong appreciation for the Mac Pro, having cycled through many of them in the not so distant past. However, Apple recently discontinued the latest model of the tower, this time seemingly for good. I figured now was a fitting time to check one out for myself.
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Alienware Area 51 R2 ARGB Conversion (and More)

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Here we go again.
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