It's Pink. It's Fabulous. Enough Said.
Does pink ever go out of style? I don't think so. This perenially popular color was once again seen all over the runways, just like last spring. And for those of us who love pink, that's good news. Manufacturers of all kinds
Dell Wasabi PZ310 Ultra-Mobile ZINK Printer The tiny (4.8" x 2.9" x 0.9") Wasabi color printer is truly a child of its time: it prints wirelessly, is ultraportable and uses inkless technology. Instead of ink, you use ZINK paper (the same kind as the Polaroid PoGo printers and cameras), which has embedded crystals that, when exposed to heat in the printer, magically transform into a picture. It can hold up to 12 sheets, and produces one 2x3 sticky-back print per minute. Why it's called Wasabi is anybody's guess - I assumed it was because it was green, but no. It's available in 3 colors - pink, black or blue - and retails for $99.
Diana F+ In Flourescent Pink Ah, huge stack of film in my refrigerator door - what shall I do with thee? I could dig out my old camera I suppose, but my new digital one is so much better but I can't just throw all that film out. Sound familiar? I'm sure I'm not the only one with leftover film from the pre-digital days of photography hesitant to throw it in the garbage.
If you, like me, have a bunch of old fashioned film you can't part with, why not put it to good use? The Lomographic Society is a worlwide community of photographers who not only love shooting with film, but use really fun, creative cameras to do so. Classics like the all plastic medium format Holga and Diana F, as well as the multi-lens 35mm Actionsampler and Supersampler are some of the members' ("Lomographers") favorite choices.
A new addition this spring is the hot pink Diana F+ medium format camera. If 120 film is not your thing (although I love the square negatives it produces), don't worry - you can get both a 35mm and an instant back as well. This retro-cool, plastic camera with removable lens (other lenses such as fisheye and telephoto are available) gives you gorgeous, soft focus, vignetted, saturated images that have a decidedly yesteryear look. The camera is available in many different configurations, but the basic kit, which includes the camera, an external flash, "More True Tales & Short Stories" Diana Vignettes hardcover book, color gel filters (for the flash), 12 & 16-shot format frames, shutter lock, neckstrap and lenscap, costs $105.
Sony's VAIO JS PC This iMac look-alike comes in an elegant pale pink (as well as silver, black and bronze) and I have to say I do like the design. Other things to like, in addition to it taking up a lot less space than ordinary desktops, are: the 20.1" LCD display, 4GB of memory, the 2.50GHz, 2MB L2 cache Intel Pentium dual-core processor, the 500GB (7200RPM) SATA hard drive, and the built-in microphone and webcam (with face tracking technology). At the time of writing, it retails for $949.99
Colorful Inspiron Desktops From Dell Finally, someone is adding a rainbow of colors to desktops as well. While laptops are available in all imaginable colors and designs, desktops have remained in the silver/black range. Dell's new Inspiron desktop line has so far only been released in China, but is scheduled to appear on the US market later on this spring.
Available as a mini-tower or a slim tower, the customizable Inspirons come in 8 different colors. The pink one is part of Dell's "Promise Pink" series, which also includes several of their laptops, and Dell donates $5 from each sale to the Susan G. Komen foundation. Starting price for the base configuration will be $299.
Pokens Here's something for your "what won't they think of next" file Pokens are tiny figures (in shapes like pandas, bees, aliens etc.) with USB connectors and a giant "hand". An electronic business card of sorts, the Poken stores your social networking profiles (you choose which ones to include) and when you meet another Poken owner, all you need to do is have your Pokens high five each other, press a button, and voila! You have exchanged all your social networking info, so that your new friend easily can find you on Facebook, MySpace, etc. Where is the pink? The "Geisha" Poken is a nice fuchsia and the "Piggy" a pale pink (although Piggy looks more like a human baby to me). They retail for around $20 and can be hard to find in the US (for now). - 23815
Dell Wasabi PZ310 Ultra-Mobile ZINK Printer The tiny (4.8" x 2.9" x 0.9") Wasabi color printer is truly a child of its time: it prints wirelessly, is ultraportable and uses inkless technology. Instead of ink, you use ZINK paper (the same kind as the Polaroid PoGo printers and cameras), which has embedded crystals that, when exposed to heat in the printer, magically transform into a picture. It can hold up to 12 sheets, and produces one 2x3 sticky-back print per minute. Why it's called Wasabi is anybody's guess - I assumed it was because it was green, but no. It's available in 3 colors - pink, black or blue - and retails for $99.
Diana F+ In Flourescent Pink Ah, huge stack of film in my refrigerator door - what shall I do with thee? I could dig out my old camera I suppose, but my new digital one is so much better but I can't just throw all that film out. Sound familiar? I'm sure I'm not the only one with leftover film from the pre-digital days of photography hesitant to throw it in the garbage.
If you, like me, have a bunch of old fashioned film you can't part with, why not put it to good use? The Lomographic Society is a worlwide community of photographers who not only love shooting with film, but use really fun, creative cameras to do so. Classics like the all plastic medium format Holga and Diana F, as well as the multi-lens 35mm Actionsampler and Supersampler are some of the members' ("Lomographers") favorite choices.
A new addition this spring is the hot pink Diana F+ medium format camera. If 120 film is not your thing (although I love the square negatives it produces), don't worry - you can get both a 35mm and an instant back as well. This retro-cool, plastic camera with removable lens (other lenses such as fisheye and telephoto are available) gives you gorgeous, soft focus, vignetted, saturated images that have a decidedly yesteryear look. The camera is available in many different configurations, but the basic kit, which includes the camera, an external flash, "More True Tales & Short Stories" Diana Vignettes hardcover book, color gel filters (for the flash), 12 & 16-shot format frames, shutter lock, neckstrap and lenscap, costs $105.
Sony's VAIO JS PC This iMac look-alike comes in an elegant pale pink (as well as silver, black and bronze) and I have to say I do like the design. Other things to like, in addition to it taking up a lot less space than ordinary desktops, are: the 20.1" LCD display, 4GB of memory, the 2.50GHz, 2MB L2 cache Intel Pentium dual-core processor, the 500GB (7200RPM) SATA hard drive, and the built-in microphone and webcam (with face tracking technology). At the time of writing, it retails for $949.99
Colorful Inspiron Desktops From Dell Finally, someone is adding a rainbow of colors to desktops as well. While laptops are available in all imaginable colors and designs, desktops have remained in the silver/black range. Dell's new Inspiron desktop line has so far only been released in China, but is scheduled to appear on the US market later on this spring.
Available as a mini-tower or a slim tower, the customizable Inspirons come in 8 different colors. The pink one is part of Dell's "Promise Pink" series, which also includes several of their laptops, and Dell donates $5 from each sale to the Susan G. Komen foundation. Starting price for the base configuration will be $299.
Pokens Here's something for your "what won't they think of next" file Pokens are tiny figures (in shapes like pandas, bees, aliens etc.) with USB connectors and a giant "hand". An electronic business card of sorts, the Poken stores your social networking profiles (you choose which ones to include) and when you meet another Poken owner, all you need to do is have your Pokens high five each other, press a button, and voila! You have exchanged all your social networking info, so that your new friend easily can find you on Facebook, MySpace, etc. Where is the pink? The "Geisha" Poken is a nice fuchsia and the "Piggy" a pale pink (although Piggy looks more like a human baby to me). They retail for around $20 and can be hard to find in the US (for now). - 23815
About the Author:
DeeDee Dobson adores the color pink. She blogs about gorgeous pink laptops and compares the different brands .