The PMA show... WOW!

Just got back last night from four days at PMA/MemoryTrends. It was the first time the Digital Scrapbooking crew has been to this show, and it was a huge eye-opener! All those lovely cameras, software, gadgets... in short, more of the delicious stuff that's balm to a digital scrapbooker's geeky little heart.

Though it's hard to pick just a few favorites from the huge range of cool stuff we saw, here are a few items that stood out for me personally:

• Sigma DP1. Though small enough to fit perfectly in my hand, this compact camera packs a 14MP, APS-sized sensor that produces great, low-noise shots at up to 800 ISO. Plus, it's got a super-sharp 28mm-equivalent fixed lens, full manual exposure and focus controls and QVGA video capability. It even offers the option of shooting in RAW format--a rarity among non-SLR cameras. If you don't want to tote around a heavy D-SLR with you, or if you're just interested in a high-quality compact camera, this is definitely one to check out. Look for it in stores around April at an estimated $800 price. (Also on my list: Sigma's 18-50mm 2.8 macro lens for my Nikon D200.)
  
• MemoryVue's NuTouch NT-700 digital photo frame. There were a lot of digital frames at the show. A LOT. What sets the NT-700 apart from the rest is its iPhone-like touchscreen interface... no fumbling with buttons on the back of the frame! Just swipe your finger along the base of the screen to bring up easy-to-navigate touch menus. Oh, and it plays MP3 audio files, too. Cool.
  
• Clickfree's ultra-user-friendly backup system. I admit it... I don't back up my computer files nearly as often (errrr, ever) as I ought to. (I think the last time I did a full backup was about six months ago when I was switching to a new computer.) But Clickfree's products don't require you to install any software or configure any options. Just plug the palm-sized hard drive into your USB port and it'll take care of backing up photos, music, documents, e-mails and everything else you don't want to lose. (Or, if you're like me and don't really want to back up every file on your system, you can specify which file extensions to ignore.)
  

Were you at PMA? What did you see that you liked? Any stories to tell? Please feel free to share in the comments.

I'm going to ask the other team members to chime in on their impressions of the show, too. Keep an eye out for their picks later this week!