Posted on February 29, 2008 by Sam Rich
Piclens is an amazing add on for all major internet browsers which completely changes the way you can view photos on the web. If you are familiar with cover flow on Mac’s the interface it is similar to that .Heres a screenshot of a “John Mayer” google image search I did using it. Download [...]
Filed under: Computing, Internet | Tagged: Add on, Browser, Images, Internet, Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox, Piclens, Pictures, Safari, Web | Leave a Comment »
Posted on February 29, 2008 by Sam Rich
Technology is getting even more amazing by the day:
The video below is of a real robot ( not computer animation)designed by Honda called ASIMO.(Advanced Step in Innovative MObility) Click here to read all of ASIMO’s features on wikipedia.
Japanese ASIMO Demonstration
Other amazing robots
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Filed under: Technology | Tagged: Asimo, Future, Honda, Humanoid Prototype, Humanoid Robot, Robot, Robotics, Sony, Technology | 1 Comment »
Posted on February 28, 2008 by Sam Rich
Dawkins writes about an actual myth this time:
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Posted on February 28, 2008 by Sam Rich
A couple of great posts, I’ve come across in the theological blogsphere this week.
They had been with Jesus-There should be an obvious difference in Christians
Alone- Why is the sense of being alone or friendless so common? What is are some of the contributing factors?
Outgrowing the need for Grace- If Solomon was so wise, how did he [...]
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Posted on February 27, 2008 by Sam Rich
UK MSN News on the Earthquake:
“An earthquake that struck the UK overnight is likely to have caused millions of pounds worth of damage.The tremor, which hit at around 1am, was measured at 5.2 on the Richter scale.Its epicentre was near Market Rasen, Lincolnshire, but it was felt as far away as Dumfries in Scotland and [...]
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Posted on February 26, 2008 by Sam Rich
Went into Exeter’ Apple Store today as the Apple Website was coming back online (always happens when they update). Seems the workers there were even more excited than me about what It could be, apparently they didn’t know what it was going to be. Like many others I thought something was in the works after [...]
Filed under: Computing, Current Events, Gadgets, Technology | Tagged: Apple, Gestures, Laptop, LED, Macbook, MacBook Pro, multi-touch, Notebook, Penryn Processors, Touch Pad, Update | Leave a Comment »
Posted on February 26, 2008 by Sam Rich
Daily Mail on Desiree Palmen’s “Invisible clothing”:
“She makes cotton suits and paints the camouflage on by hand, painstakingly matching it to the chosen background. Either she or a model then poses in the suit in the chosen place.The scenes are photographed and filmed and then put on display.
“People always react strongly when they see my [...]
Filed under: Art, Current Events, Photography | Tagged: Art, Artist, Camouflage, Desiree Palmen, Dutch, Photographer, Photography, Visual deception | 5 Comments »
Posted on February 25, 2008 by Sam Rich
These legends from ‘Improv Everywhere’ take a break from this age of MacBook air ultra-portability. Bringing back the old-school they make use of their desktop computers fully equipped with windows 95 and classic box-like CRT monitors. Hilarious.
View the video below:
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Posted on February 25, 2008 by Sam Rich
Came across this great little post on Tim Challies blog. Definetly worth a read.
Read the full article here
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Posted on February 25, 2008 by Sam Rich
Japan is launching the Kizuna satellite, which will bring high-speed internet access to Japan’s remote areas and surrounding countries, as well as providing continuous networking during emergencies. The project which costs $342 million is spearheaded by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. and the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA). This is expected to allow internet connections reaching speeds of 1.2Gbps. This will [...]
Filed under: Current Events, Internet, Technology | Tagged: ADSL, Broadband, Data Relay Satellite, Future of the Internet, Internet, Japan, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, JAXA, Kizuna, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Satellite, Technology | 4 Comments »