Looking for some great ideas for making the best holiday photo cards this year? This article has some cool, and very useful tips to help you make photo cards that people will want to keep year round. From the photo, to the theme or card design, and even suggestions of where and how to make cards with quality. Do you have any tips for making great holiday photo cards? Drop a comment here and share it with the DemystifyingDigital.com audience.

Best Buy's Scary Technology Contest sounds like the perfect Halloween treat. From now until October 26 you can submit a photo of the most terrifying technology in your home, along with a 140-character caption to help bring the photo to life, for your chance to win a free home theater makeover. All entries will be judged on your creativity, originality and readability so get your thinking caps on. Not only do you have to have some scary technology, but you have to be able to tell them what makes it so scary. Here's what you can get... One lucky Grand Prize Winner...

With a second study under their belt, InfoTrends’ Consumer Imaging Services says the growing role of females in the digital SLR market will help fuel the overall steady growth of this segment of the digital imaging division through 2013. That's us moms. Once again we will help lead the way in finding better ways to document our lives and families. InfoTrends says that important changes are under way in the digital SLR market, whose future “looks bright, as steady growth is expected to occur through 2013.” And those changes involve the female purchaser. The DSLR consumer base up until now has...

There have been more and more 3-D movies out lately and with the interest so high, it's no wonder the TV industry is scrambling to get 3-D TV up and running. In the U.S., two familiar companies are among the group working on getting 3-D TV here. Satellite-TV provider DirecTV Group Inc. and cable network owner Discovery Communications Inc. are looking at the options and moving the project ahead. Getting 3-D programming into U.S. living rooms does come with a few obstacles though. Some programming will require 3-D-ready television sets... some are already out there, and there are more to come. There...

Following up on the announcement of the new Samsung cameras with an LCD Screen on both the front and back to help you make better self-portraits, I thought I would share this video demo of how it works. It also shows off a few other features that are very cool for us run around moms. The Samsung DualView digital cameras – the Samsung TL225 and the Samsung TL220 – both have a extra 1.5-inch LCD screen on the front that gives you a live view of what is about to be photographed.That front LCD screen can also be used in Child...

Need a little peace and quiet? Try letting your kids play the Balloonimals iPhone app. If your kids love the balloon animals you get from clowns at your local festival or fair, but don't have a clown around, let them try making their own. On your iPhone of course. For $1.99 Balloonimals lets you blow into the mic of your iPhone to virtually blow up balloons. You get to watch the balloon inflate right on your screen. Then give your phone a shake to start building your balloon animal. Each shake adds another piece to the animal until it's complete....

A bold, new waterproof camera just dove into the swimming pool today! Pentax just announced the Pentax Optio WS80 waterproof camera as the newest contender in the durable, affordable digital camera category. It will be available in two bold colors to appeal to him and her. The waterproof and dustproof Pentax Optio WS80 is a perfect camera for travel photography, outdoor activities and family fun. It's a 10 megapixel digital camera with a 5X internal optical zoom all packed in a slim, palm-sized body that is less than an inch thick. The Pentax Optio WS80 has a large 2.7 inch LCD,...

It's like having a personal theater on the go! The new Nikon Coolpix S1000pf digital camera looks just like an ordinary compact digital camera with a sleek design and all the features you would want in a point-and-shoot. The thing that sets it apart from the rest of the pack though is the built-in projector. It gives you a new way to share images, and the Coolpix S1000pj transforms photo-sharing into a true multimedia experience. With the touch of a button, you can project images and videos as large as 40 inches, and with the camera’s unique slideshow function, playback pictures...

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Here at Demystifying Digital we have put together some great ideas for fabulous Father's Day gifts. Our very own Tech Confused Dad reviewed the D-Link’s Powerline Home Surveillance System and found it offers a fairly straightforward way to monitor rooms in your home. He says it stacks up favorably with IP cameras or basic wireless security cameras. Even if you decide to go with another system, his review is packed with useful information on home surveillance. Is your dad, or even your grandfather, looking to build a site or blog online? Check out our Digital Grandparent's article on how easy and...