Oct 30
Digital cameras are generally closed platforms, built and programmed under the assumption that they would never be modified. To get more features, you pay more for different firmware, even though the guts are mostly the same. Canon didn't batten down their hatches quite enough. The result is CHDK, a full-featured OS substitute that runs from your memory card and unlocks the tremendous unrecognized potential of most Canon A-series and SD Elphs plus several others—for free.
Just look at those deals, gleaming at your with the sheen of a glossy Sunday newspaper. We've got an Xbox 360 for $150—crazy, even if it's a refurbished model. We've got a Samsung Blu-ray player for $211—decent, even if Blu-ray never gets as big as DVD. Oh, and that is a Master Chief costume that you see for under $700.
