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For a pocketable camera, the 14-megapixel Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS20 ($350 as of May 15, 2012) is about as loaded as they come. The trait that will jump out at you--literally, if you're facing the camera--is the Lumix ZS20's 20X-optical-zoom lens (24mm to 480mm). Like that zoom lens, the Lumix ZS20's laundry list of features keeps on going and going.

It's a good pocket megazoom option for manual-minded shooters, thanks to aperture-priority, shutter-priority, and full manual exposure controls. It has excellent video options, as it shoots full 1080p video at a clip of 60 frames per second. It's a touchscreen camera, but it also provides traditional buttons and dials for accessing some in-camera features more efficiently.

Sony Alpha NEX-F3 Today, entry-level interchangeable-lens cameras got a little bit more interesting. Sony unveiled the latest entry-level models in its Alpha SLT and NEX lines, and both cameras offer unique features for the money. The two new models will be available starting in June for $600 as a kit, each with an 18-55mm lens.

The 16-megapixel Alpha SLT-A37 is the new lowest-cost model in Sony's translucent-mirror SLT line, replacing last year's Alpha A35 and sitting below the Alpha A57 and Alpha A77. It has a smaller-than-most DSLR-like body with a front-mounted scroll wheel for shutter and aperture adjustments. In addition to having an ISO range of 100 to 16,000, the A37 comes with body-based stabilization, a phase-detection autofocus system that reacts quickly in burst-shooting and video-capture modes, and both an eye-level electronic viewfinder and a tiltable 2.7-inch LCD screen.

Netgear R6300 802.11ac routerNetgear's first 802.11ac router, the R6300, will go on sale next week for $200, the company announced at a news conference yesterday. Touting the benefits of the next-gen Wi-Fi standard, the company also announced two more 802.11ac products: a lower-end router and a USB adapter for notebooks, both due this summer.

Netgear officials continue to maintain that the company is the first to bring 802.11ac products to market, even though Buffalo Technology's first 802.11ac router and an 802.11ac media bridge are already on sale on Frys.com and Newegg.com. A Netgear official at yesterday's press event said he had ordered a Buffalo unit from Newgg in order to verify actual availability, but that he had not yet received it.

Staying on top of one social network is tough enough. Keeping tabs on two, three, or more is nearly impossible if you try doing it the old-fashioned way--by opening a window for each and toggling between them. Who's got time for that?

Enter Engagio (www.engag.io), a browser-based service which creates a universal inbox for your messages from popular social networking sites (at this writing, these include 4Square, Disqus, Facebook, Google contacts, Google+, Hacker News, LinkedIn, Tumblr, and Twitter).

Buffalo AirStation WZR-D1800H 802.11ac Wi-Fi routerBuffalo Technology says its first 802.11ac AirStation products--a router and a wireless media bridge--are on sale now at Fry's, Frys.com and Newegg.com, making Buffalo the first to market with next-generation gigabit Wi-Fi gear.

At this writing, I was not able to verify the claim (this blog entry was written based on an embargoed news release). But if true, Buffalo will have snuck past Netgear, which last month said its R6300 router would be the first based on the new standard. Netgear said the R6300 would go on sale in May, but as of Sunday night it did not turn up in a Google Shopping search, or in searches of a couple of Netgear's major retail partners. (I'll update these results as needed.) Update: I've since found the Buffalo router and media bridge on Newegg.com.

CloudOn, my favorite of three web services I recently reviewed that let you run cloud-hosted versions of Microsoft Word, Excel, and Powerpoint on an iPad, now supports Android tablets as well.

CloudOn also announced integration with Google Drive, meaning you can save documents to accounts on Google's new cloud storage service (the service already supports Dropbox and Box accounts).

Usually, ruggedized cameras make a few compromises when it comes to optics and shooting modes. Underneath that hard, durable shell, they're commonly ho-hum cameras otherwise.

D-Dlink's DIR-605L is unique and inexpensive, but not exactly cutting-edge. As Wi-Fi routers go, the D-Link Cloud Router (DIR-605L) isn't a top performer--it has the basic 2x2 antenna array required for 802.11n certification, and its LAN ports support only 10/100 (not gigabit) ethernet. But it boasts some easy-to-use remote-access features that should appeal to small businesses and consumers who want to keep close tabs on network activity without spending a lot of money.

Street-priced at a modest $40 (as of May 1, 2012), the Cloud Router supports iPhone and Android apps that let you log in over the Internet and see what devices are connected and what websites they're accessing. If you don't like what you see, you can also use the apps to block connected devices from getting online.

One of three Wi-Fi-enabled Samsung cameras announced at this year's CES, the WB150F ($230 as of April 26, 2012) brings connected features into the realm of pocket megazooms with an 18X-optical-zoom lens that ranges from 24mm wide-angle to 432mm telephoto. Unlike many Wi-Fi-enabled models that we've seen before, the WB150F is a versatile camera outside its wireless features, with full manual controls, a generous array of postshot filters and editing tools, and that long zoom lens to go complement its ability to upload photos and video to social-networking sites and email content directly from the camera.

Unlike most current-generation cameras, the Samsung WB150F packs a CCD sensor, which means that its 14.2-megapixel imager tops out at 720p-resolution video capture and doesn't support high-speed burst modes and exposure-bracketing HDR and low-light modes, as its CMOS rivals do. Taken as a whole, the WB150F is a versatile pocket megazoom with a lot of shooting and sharing options, but with shortcomings when it comes to quick adjustments and performance.