At any point in time there is always one manufacturer that has the best camera on the market at the time. If you were out shopping today and asked for my recommendation on a ‘point&shoot’ camera, I would have to point you in the direction of Panasonic’s Lumix FX700. I have never seen a ‘point&shoot’ camera loaded with so many features. Right out of the gate Panasonic has outfitted this camera with a High Quality LEICA lens. They have also included a powerful processor engine which makes for high performance, and what really surprised me was that they used a MOS sensor instead of a CCD. Put all these things together and you have a pretty powerful camera that can still fit in your pocket or purse.

Highlights for me are its ability to take great photos in low light situations, such as parties or indoor scenes. I also love the HD Movie mode. The FX700 takes full 1920x1080 HD video. And if you like bells&whistles the Face Recognition feature will really impress you. The camera can recognize up to six people you have identified as ‘important’. Once identified it will go out of its way to make sure the 1^st person on your list always gets the best picture. If you have an EGO – you will love this feature!

AJ is joined by Leila this week on the GetConnected Radio Show to talk about what's new in tech news:

• WiFi-itis: Fact or Fiction? - Carly Week, health reporter for the Globe & Mail, joins AJ and Leila to talk about how an Ontario school district has gotten many parents concerned about the health of their kids due to the school's WiFi network
• ChickRx - Stacey Borden and Meghan Muntean, co-founders of Web MD site, ChickRx, talk about their site
• Facebook Places - Richard Smith, SFU Communication Professor, talks about Facebook's new geo-location feature and the point of "checking in" at specific locations
• Grooster - Lesel Radage, founder of Grooster, talks about her discount group coupon site, Grooster

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On this week's Tech Tuesday segment, AJ talks about how to improve your digital photography skills to give your photos a more professional look using iPhone and iPad apps from iSlap.

On this week's Tech Tuesday segment, AJ talks about the new BlackBerry Torch 9800, the new BlackBerry OS 6.0, RIM's fight to stay in the smart phone race, and the upcoming iPad competitor, the BlackPad.

This week on GetConnected Radio:

• European Cellphone Plans - AJ and Leila get to chat with GetConnected's very own Mike Agerbo phones in from Ireland and gives us an overview of how cheap cell phone plans are in Europe
• Digital Cameras: Point and Shoot vs SLR - Mike Rafter, Photo Electronics Manager from London Drugs, explains the difference between point and shoot digital cameras and the more professional SLR cameras depending on the user's needs
• Open Line - Mike and Leila take calls, answering questions from listeners.

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If you have ever complained about your home internet connection only to be told by your high speed provider that nothing is wrong with your internet, then you might want to listen up. That little box with the antenna sticking out of it is called your wireless router. To us techies your router is an important piece of equipment that provides security and the ability to connect several computers to the internet at the same time. To the rest of the population it is an annoying and ugly thing that you always forget your wireless access password to.

In fact, the word router has such a complicated connotation that Cisco has dropped it all together. They have replaced it with ‘Wireless Hotspot’ and that is what they are calling their new Valet Plus router. Unlike the ugly version you probably have sitting in your house right now, Cisco has built a stylish unit that most people would be proud to show off in any room of the house. They have also made it dead simple for your friends that visit who want access to your internet. Rather than giving them full access to your home network and shared files, the guest setting on Cisco’s Valet Plus Wireless Hotspot sets them up with full internet but no access to your own computer.