The arrival of Thanksgiving and even steeper drops in temperature signal only one thing: that the holiday season is finally here. It’s time to gather together with family and friends and celebrate the many blessings we experience each day. With that in mind, we’ve created our final guide to help parents, friends and family in need find student gifts for their loved ones. Whether your special scholar is home from university for…
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Abt’s Essentials for Tailgating
It’s officially fall, which means it’s also football season. Are you prepared to tailgate? The perfect tailgate party needs good music, good food and great company; whether you’re hosting or just a guest, the right products will ensure that the event is a hit. Luckily, Abt has the essentials to help you make your tailgating dreams a reality. Check out our top picks below: Keep the Party Going With Portable Speakers Play…
Although drones are one of the most quickly-growing tech categories in recent years, there’s been surprisingly little competition from the big names in electronics. Aside from DJI Drones, there aren’t any other brands who have become a household name, even as the gadgets have. This year, Sony is throwing its hat into the ring. At CES 2021, the tech titan officially took the wraps off of its highly-anticipated drone, which had been…
How to Safely Back Up Your Digital Photos
The holidays are right around the corner, which undoubtedly means spending time with the friends and family that you don’t often see, and taking plenty of photos of these special moments. And while it’s easier than ever to take and store lots of great photos, the nature of digital storage means that it’s just as easy to instantly lose those memories. A stolen computer or corrupted hard drive can wipe out an…
How to Use Your Canon Camera as a Webcam
An unprecedented amount of people are working from home today. And thanks to widespread broadband and affordable video-conferencing equipment, the transition hasn’t been too jarring for most. But it’s also caused major shortages in the supply of many requisite work-from-home tools, namely laptops and standalone webcams. As countless new teleworkers have discovered over the last month, being able to visually touch base with co-workers makes communication easier and more effective. And the…
CES 2020: Canon EOS-1D X Mark III DSLR
One of the most bittersweet advancements in the broad world of consumer electronics has been the rise of the mirrorless cameras. They are remarkable pieces of technology that have made it easier than ever to take great photos, but they’ve led to the slow demise of the SLR—a gadget whose fundamental design has been with us for more than 70 years. But if you ask Canon, the venerable single-lens reflex is not…
New Tamron E-Mount Lenses Announced
Some great news for Sony mirrorless camera users! Tamron has just announced the release of a trio of prime lenses built specifically for the E-mount system. Comprised of 20mm, 24mm, and 35mm models, the new Tamron E-mount lenses sport a feature set—and price point—that could potentially make them instant favorites. Each lens in the new lineup has a f/2.8 maximum aperture. That might not seem terribly impressive compared to some of the…
CES 2019: Lexar 1TB SDXC Card
We’ve seen prototypes at this size before, but this Lexar 1TB SDXC card will earn the title of “World’s First 1TB SD Card” when it hits the market early this year. The growth of high-megapixel cameras like the Sony A7RIII, and the march towards ultra-high-resolution displays like the 8K TVs we’ve seen at CES are both driving the need for larger-capacity cards. The Lexar 1TB SDXC card features: Class 10 UHS-I (U3,…
CES 2019: Canon’s Concept Cameras
Although CES is the place to witness the debuts of just about every type of cutting-edge gadget imaginable, we don’t see a lot of big camera news here, because the major brands tend to do their serious releases at Photokina, the photographic industry’s trade show. Instead, CES is a place where you can get hands-on with already-released products, or check out some of the crazy concepts that might still be years away…