How Far Inside Your Brain Does That iPod Get? [Digital Drugs] (4)
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When you plug in your headphones and start jamming to your favorite sci-fi song, something far more dangerous is actually happening, according to Kim Komando of USA Today. She recently published an article warning thoughtful parents of the dangers of "digital drugs," asserting that music downloads on certain websites could have the same effects on the human brain as heroin or crack. Before you delete your entire iTunes library, however, it's probably best to get ...
Video tech uses photos to enhance, alter shots: it's the Photoshop of video, and no one is safe (29)
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Filed under: Digital Cameras We've seen some decent video alteration in our day, but this new research project by some folks at the University of Washington has the potential to turn the entire concept on its head. Using some rather advanced algorithms to analyze video and photographs of a the same scene, the software can meld the two into something slightly better or even dramatically different. In effect, it's Photoshop for video, since it brings ...
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Angus said:
lol old news abhisek
The Official io9 BSG Toaster Kitchen Challenge [Toast Off] (9)
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Praise the gods, our shiny Battlestar Galactica toaster arrived this week. Besides the hilarity of being a real-life frakkin' toaster, it also burns the face of a Cylon centurion right into the bread. I decided to put this scifi kitchen appliance to the test in an epic battle between the Sunbeam classic toaster and the Cylon super toaster. Click through to see the results. Could this new kitchen nugget triumph against the old faithful Sunbeam? ...
Wanokoto Labs Makes Your Photos Look Ancient [Digital Photos] (42)
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The Wanokoto Labs web site converts any image into a super old-timey pic in one quick and simple step. You can either upload an image to the site from your computer or point it to an image URL online, then just click Convert. A few seconds later, you've got an ancient looking version of that image. Applied to print, the results (as you can see) look like a weathered newspaper, but browsing through the gallery ...
Grow A Green And Healthy Lawn With DIY Automatic Sprinklers [Weekend Project] (16)
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Early and deep watering is important to growing a healthy lawn, and an affordable DIY automatic sprinkler system can do it for you. By watering your lawn early in the morning you allow the turf to absorb the water when it is cool and windless compared to the brisker and hotter afternoon. Watering deeply on a rotating schedule encourages the roots to grow deeper, seeking the water that has soaked down into the soil. Knowing ...
D-Link busts out "Green Ethernet" energy-saving firmware for existing routers (8)
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Filed under: Wireless, Networking D-Link's been sipping power of late with its newish DWA-643 and DWA-556 desktop "Green Ethernet" switches, and now it's shipping those power savings upstream to its DIR-655 Xtreme N Gigabit router and DIR-855 dual channel routers with freely downloadable firmware updates. We'd scoff, but that's a power savings of 32 percent and 41 percent, respectively. It might only shave a few cents off those electric bills, but hey, you can always ...
'G.I. Joe Resolute' Comic Convention Trailer Renews Faith in Dragging Out Old Cartoon Memories (1)
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I Watch Stuff - The Best Movie News Ever (18)
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With adaptations of a real-life G.I. Joe, Thundercats and another Transformers in the works, it's pretty obvious studios are aggressively preying on my generation's man-child psyche and our fading memories of weekday afternoon television programming. But surprisingly, this trailer for a new animated G.I. Joe is a welcome change of pace. I mean, it's still pandering to my base desire to return to an earlier, easier time in my life, when the hours between 3 ...
$13 iPhone App Faces Off Against, Embarrasses $150 Dedicated Dynometer [IPhone Apps] (13)
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We recently reported on Dynolicious, the $13 app that uses the iPhone's accelerometer to meter your car's performance, and mentioned a few positive impressions that surfaced in the app's early days. Sure, the idea is appealing and makes theoretical sense, but I at least need vaguely scientific confirmation that this thing actually works well. It is in the spirit of vague science, then, that Garage419 takes Dynolicious out on the track and pitting it against ...
Coccinella IM Client Includes a Whiteboard [Featured Download] (7)
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All platforms: Free multi-protocol instant messenger client Coccinella offers all the features of an IM app you'd expect, plus one more: a whiteboard. Chat on AIM, ICQ, MSN, and GTalk with Coccinella, which also supports voice chat. But the fun feature is the whiteboard which lets chatting pals collaborate with text, drawings, and image and audio files. Coccinella is a free download for Windows, Mac, or Linux. Coccinella [via gHacks]
Invoice For Free With CurdBee [Invoices] (23)
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Free online invoice manager CurdBee generates and tracks email invoices for your client that include Google Checkout and PayPal integration to accept payments. Customize your invoices with a logo and color scheme and bill in various currencies to make life easier on your international clients. CurdBee is free to use. Thanks Sean! Curd Bee
Switzerland: Network Testing Tool Catches ISP Throttlers (11)
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As part of an effort to thwart future ISP infractions, a la Comcast, the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) has released Switzerland, an open source software tool for "testing the integrity of data communications over networks, ISPs and firewalls." If you've been following Comcast for any amount of time over the past year or so, you know exactly what that means. It's available for download now, but be warned: this is an alpha release command line ...
Food Hacks: How To De-Kernelize Microwave Popcorn (23)
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Like microwave popcorn, but don't want to risk chipping a tooth on one of the rock-like kernels that never met its potential? Get rid of unpopped kernels with a simple shake. After removing your popcorn from the microwave, carry the bag to a garbage can. Pull the bag open only enough that the opening is slightly larger than an unpopped kernel. Turn the bag upside down and shake the bag up and down vigorously for ...
VMware Fusion 2.0 Beta 2 Now Available [Beta Beat] (18)
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Mac OS X only: VMware releases a new beta of Fusion 2.0, the virtual machine software for Mac. We were impressed with our test drive of beta 1, and beta 2 adds a few more promising features, like: automatic virtual machine snapshots (for easy rollback in case something goes wrong), mirroring folders (like your Mac's Documents folder to Windows' My Documents folder), better keyboard and mouse mapping, and improved 3D graphics (happy news for gamers). ...
iPhone Apps We Like: Dynolicious Car Performance Meter [IPhone Apps] (18)
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Dynolicious is an all-purpose automotive performance meter, utilizing the built-in accelerometer in the iPhone and iPod touch to record your driving characteristics. BunsenTech, the makers of the software, claim that it can record 0-60 times within .08 of a second, accurately estimate your current speed and monitor and record any directional G force. The system seeks to perform nearly every function of (much) more expensive dedicated monitoring units, which seem like an awfully tall order ...
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Lindsay said:
interesting - the iPhone is the gamebreaker for mobile devices - it is revolutionary.
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Garrett said:
I shared this app earlier but this gives good info about it.
Adobe ships Lightroom 2 (4)
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Filed under: SoftwareAdobe announced today that Lightroom 2, a major update to their photography workflow app, is now available. Lightroom 2 will cost you $299, with an upgrade price of $99, but it includes a host of new features, improvements, and general whizbangery.The biggest news for Mac users is that Lightroom 2 is Adobe's first native 64-bit app for OS X. Also new in Lightroom 2: Libraries can span harddrives Customizable print templates Smart Collections ...
Martin Jetpack officially unveiled, lifts off on video (17)
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Filed under: Transportation One of mankind's most adored gadgets (yes, the jetpack) is moving one step closer to mainstream today with the unveiling of the Martin Jetpack. Revealed in front of a crowd in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, this human transporter is technically defined by the FAA as an "experimental ultralight airplane, equipped with a gas-powered, V-4 piston engine and two ducted fans that provide the lift." Currently, the $100,000 machine can only hover for around 30 ...
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Caz said:
I want a jetpack!!! I hope we all get one... no more traffic on the commute to work. Is it just me or does it sound like an oversized leaf blower?
