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justice
Internet Detectives Recover Stolen iPhone in World Record Time
Our brothers-from-another-mother at Consumerist helped catch the scoundrel who stole an innocent man's iPhone by using the power of potential internet embarrassment. Even more impressive, the entire episode took under an hour. More » -
watches
Tell Time, Snap Photos with Thanko MP4 Video Watch
The Thanko MP4 watch lets me tell time and take compromising photos or video of coworkers at the office Christmas party? SOLD! -
china firewall
Beijing Gets Tougher On Net Cafes With Mandatory Photos
All internet cafes in the main 14 city districts of Beijing have been mandated to install cameras to take pics of people as they enter the store, which are they uploaded to a city-wide database under watch of the Cultural Law Enforcement Taskforce. Shop owners have apparently said that their customers don't care, but apparently an online version of the People's Daily showed 72% respondents opposing it because it violated their rights. More » -
iphone
Fantastic Patchwork Panoramas Using Just the iPhone Camera
Who says you can't do amazing things with the iPhone's camera? Using only its subpar shooter and some skillful manual stitching, you can actually create some incredible patchwork panoramas. The crappiness of the cam actually gives the shots a lomographic sheen that meshes really with the whole hand-stitched patchwork aesthetic. If you want to make your own panoramas right from your iPhone, you can also use PanoLabs' free app. You can check out a few more awesome compositions below, or see the whole set here. More » -
photos
Photo Tourism 3D-Photo Browser Knocks Spots Off Plain-Old Slideshows
This video, shown at SIGGRAPH, demos a re-invention of how to navigate collections of photos. It's the work of a team from the University of Washington and Microsoft Research, using advanced processing to magically create 3D-like environments to explore photos of places and things. The amazing results will, inevitably, invoke a "that's like Minority Report" sensation in you. Currently the team sees the system as useful for photo tourism, using "community photos" from a source like Flickr. But with each of us snapping photos all the time on our digital cams, I'd like to think it's the way you may browse your photo collection in the future. [Phototourism via Crunchgear] -
laptops
Laptops Banned as Politicians Play Games, View "Pictures"
Laptops have been banned at the Bhutan parliament because, according to the speaker of their national assembly, "the members can be distracted playing games and viewing pictures." More » -
sprint
Sprint Phones Now Come With Nude Photos of Employees (Free!)
Daryl J. Roy isn't your average Sprint sales drone. Service doesn't stop just because you've got the receipt and walked out the door. Have you ever checked out Sprint's picture mail? He wanted to make sure Nicole McElveen did after she purchased some new phones from him. So he sent her a few picture messages, even though she didn't pay for the service, before really showing off the resolution and clarity of their cameras with full-frontal nude pics of himself. Just to make sure she saw how good the pictures were, he re-sent them three different times. More » -
giz explains
Giz Explains: Digital Camera Image Sensors
Spring is the primetime for new cameras, hence the cheap cam battlemodo, an entry-level DSLR battlemodo, not to mention loads of rumors and breakthroughs. It's a lot to keep up with, and you may not even know what's going on with the camera in your pocket. If that's the case, don't worry, here's a quick primer an digital camera image sensors—just what you need to know.
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photography
Photograph-to-Digital-Picture Converter Sounds A Lot Like "Scanner"
Goofy gadget masters Hammacher Schlemmer are back at it again with a Photograph-to-Digital-Picture Converter that takes your old paper snapshots, and well, digitizes them. Now we know what you're thinking—isn't this just a scanner with a more complicated name?—and at first, I was inclined to agree. But digging deeper I found that this may not be a bad specialty box for $150. More » -
cellphones
Cameraphones Becoming Integral To Teen Dating...Because They're Used to Swap Naked Pics
Did you know your teens are swapping naked pictures of themselves with their dates? We've got a few questions about how widespread this is—mainstream news sites love to take a few cases of anything and pretend it's an epidemic—but it is an interesting enough topic for us to look into. You know, teen nakedness. More » -
pic
Hi Volt Antivirus Brings Unorthodox Safety Measure to Your Lappie
We've seen awesome Tesla coil art many times before, and the latest addition to the catalog is no exception. With Christmas decorations, a vehicle anti-theft device and allied soldiers all getting the Tesla treatment, it was only a matter of time before the humble laptop entered into the realms of electrical greatness. These images are titled Hi Volt Antivirus and there are three different effects on display. Our particular favorite is the High Intensity Professional version, which is pictured above. Check out the Original and Lite effects, as well as the inactive electrode surface in the gallery below. Jump in to learn what got the magic going. More » -
unconfirmed
Asus Eee Desktop PC EP20 Images Leaked
We brought you news about the Eee Desktop PC EP20 a little while back, but it looks like the chaps at Hot Hardware have managed to get hold of some shots of the final, production line models. Unfortunately, they aren't willing to cite their source, but they are willing to say that the images "are indeed shots of an Asus Eee PC Desktop product that should be arriving to market some time in the next quarter or so." From what we have previously seen, the EP20 isn't quite as small as a Mac Mini, but we're still liking the design. The bubbly pattern on the side of the white edition just makes us all fizzy with excitement. We can't wait. [Hot Hardware] -
apple
iPhone App Store Pictured, Apparently
OK, so take this with a dashing of salt; the guys at Monster and Friends have apparently spotted the first pics of the iPhone App Store, which appeared on a user's iPhone in place of a connection error alert. The user, Drunkenbass of Monster and Friends managed to have a look around the Genres and Top 50 sections, and he spied a Facebook and Checkers app. Jump in to grab another shot of all gray, app store excitedness. (Yeah, I made that word up. )
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nokia
Nokia Handsets to Get Direct Access to Video Content
Nokia has signed an exclusive deal with News Corp., Sony Pictures and CNN, allowing them to distribute content directly to Nokia handsets. That cuts the carriers straight out of the deal, and they are unlikely to be pleased by the arrangement. More » -
tips
How to Take Night Pictures Without a Tripod
It's not convenient to take a tripod everywhere you go at night in order to take good pictures. This is especially true when you're trying to keep a low profile in the bushes. So what do you do? Adjust stuff like ISO, exposure and aperture. If you don't know what those are, the instructions will fill you in: More » -
gadgets
Digital Photo Wallet Still Has Obnoxious Pictures of the Kiddos
Flipping out the accordion of pictures of your kids (or cats for the singles) is no more. This $50 wallet comes with a small digital photo frame that can hold up to 55 pictures. Connect it via USB for picture transfer and for recharging. The 1.4-inch screen is just small enough to prove that you can actually procreate, but not too big where people will see how ugly the kids (or cats) are. More » -
gadgets
Artmu MP3-Playing Digital Photo Frame
If watching yourvoyeurism up-skirtvacation photos was too dull in complete silence, Artmu has stepped in to solve that problem. The DEF-080PM is an 8-inch digital photo frame that also includes speakers for MP3 playback. Sync up that picture slideshow with the MP3(s) of your choice (for that family vacation I suggest Ridin' Dirty) and let the fun begin. It includes an SD/MMC card reader and 128MB of internal memory. More » -
digital cameras
Ceiva Digital Picture Frames Allows Global Picture Sharing
Ceiva has announced some interesting updates to their line of digital picture frames that may change the way you display and share pictures. They have added a 7- and 8-inch model to their lineup. The 7-inch model has a resolution of 480x324 and the 8-inch model has a resolution of 640x480 and includes interchangeable bezels in a wood finish and black. More » -
peripherals
Those whacky Russians... Keyboard Monument [englishrussia]
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home entertainment
CEDIA 2006: Philips Digital Photo Frames
We've seen some fancy Philips Digital Photo Frames in the past and I got a chance to take a look at a another today. This frame will be able to store 150 photo via PC or memory card and scroll them however your heart desires. These frames are available in a variety of different styles like including the faux-wood model pictured here. Their new line of frames, one of which we mentioned earlier , will be shipping in a couple weeks and the smaller model will go for $199 and the other will retail for $250. They will be sold at Sharper Image, Discovery Channel Store and the like. More » -
gadgets
Multifunction Desktop Digital Frame
This is one of the few digital frames out there that I would consider thinking about possibly buying, if I had the extra money, of course. I'm not a big fan of this whole digital frame movement, but this one is a bit different because it is more useful. The Digiframe can store 22 pictures that run as a slide slow. It can also display the time, calendar and temperature, in addition to having an alarm clock. It would be fun to slip a goatse picture into the slideshow and see how long it takes for your co-workers to notice. $70. More » -
gadgets
Unboxing - Unwrapping New Gear
With us, buying and unwrapping the new gadgets in our lives—iPods, cellphones, DVD Pornography—is as exciting as actually using them. For those who want to share in the joy without actually parting with their cash, there's Unboxing. More » -
gadgets
Camera Phone Frame
For all those beautiful, frame-worthy pictures you take with your... uh... camera phone, Parrot introduces its LCD camera phone frame. The frame has a 3.5 " LCD screen, 32 MB of memory (about 100 camera phone pictures) and comes in styles ranging from leather grain, to wood, to faux crocodile skin. The frame's interface is controlled by three buttons on the back, and can show single photos, slideshows, or one of five timed changes, from every five seconds to every hour, and since it's from Bluetooth moguls Parrot... you guessed it, the pictures can be sent from phone to frame via Bluetooth.
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gadgets
Wave Magnetic Track Simplifies Picture Display
If you're like me then you have files of digital pictures on your computer that you have been meaning to print out and frame. The only problem is that printing the pictures is the easy part, then there is frame shopping, wall mounting and leveling. Enter stage left, the Wave Magnetic Track. It is a track that has magnets placed along a curved metal track, simply attach a corresponding magnet to the picture and slap that baby up there. It is fairly cheap at $9.99 and could give your studio apartment that faux-classy contemporary look. More »
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