Sony NEX-VG10 vs. Panasonic AG-AF100

Two new DSLR-inspired, consumer-influenced video cameras

Over the last year, droves of filmmakers have been ditching traditional video cameras in favor of the stunningly rich images produced by the ultra-shallow depths of field, bigger sensors and interchangeable lenses of DSLRs with HD capabilities. With the consumer-led phenomenon showing no signs of slowing, both Panasonic and Sony have taken notice, recently announcing models that build on the strengths of DSLRs by adding …

Inspirataur

A retro-styled iPhone app generates random moments of multimedia inspiration

Kick mental blocks and brain blusters to the curb with the new Inspirataur iPhone app. The fun digital service—created by Seattle-based film collective The Beta Society—generates bursts of inspiration designed to get creative juices flowing to maximum capacity. Mashing up ideas drawn from a database of user-submitted videos, photos and text that have been entered either online or through the app, the upshot is like …

Flipboard

We take the new "social magazine" app for a spin

Launched today, Flipboard aggregates content posted by friends on Facebook and Twitter. Instead of reading feeds and clicking on links, the well-funded app transforms the links into a magazine-style format for iPad reading. With the news sweeping the Internet, Flipboard’s server has been up and down all day, but we took it for a precursory spin to see its immediate capabilities—which includes a valuable RSS …