Dan Taylor

Wiener Eistraum 2010

Some of you might remember the time lapse footage video I made a while back featuring the Wiener Eistraum event. A new camera and a whole lot of experience later...here's my 2010 take on one of Vienna's most beautiful winter events.

AKG Perception 220 Microphone

Let's take a look at the AKG Perception 220 microphone. Priced around $50 more than the Audio Technica AT2020, the AKG packs a number of features into an agreeable (approximately) $200 microphone that are often found on much pricier microphones. Similar to the Audio Technica, the P220 is a cardioid condenser microphone, featuring AKG's renowned 1-inch large-diaphragm true condenser transducer.

Audio Technica AT2020 Microphone

The folks at Audio Technica have done an outstanding job at packing much more expensive sounding microphone into a minuscule $79.99 price tag.

Google admits Buzz privacy fail

Google officially admitted yesterday that it’s testing procedure surrounding their new offering Buzz was less than sufficient. Since it’s February 9th appearance, Google has had to do some serious retooling of the product, amid privacy concerns that sprang up almost immediately. Google says that they’re working “extremely hard” to fix the problem. "We're very early in this space. This was one of our first big attempts," Todd Jackson, Buzz product manager, told BBC News.