Tune In, Turn On and Pinch Pixels
August issue of Print Action magazine with a review of Plug-in Suite 5.
Earth is burning!
Google Earth, The University of Maryland and NASA provide global fire data.
Pantone Invents More Colours
Posted by zac on August 10, 2010 in Adobe, Colour Management, Creative Suite, Pantone, Print, Software, X-Rite
Pantone releases PLUS colour libraries for Adobe CS5
Monday Freebie: MAXimize your audio
Posted by zac on August 9, 2010 in Software
The Max interface can be a bit daunting, but with a little poking around you can figure out how to convert your audio files between formats. As an avid music collector and audio geek, I’m constantly moving sounds between formats. For example, I listen to a lot of live concert recordings from the Internet Archive [...]
Adobe announces Digital Publishing Workflow
Digital zines to become the podcasts of publishing.
Monday Freebie: Fontspace
Free fonts for private and commercial use.
FridayPhile: Worst Album Covers of All Time
Posted by zac on July 16, 2010 in Software
Some examples of bad album art… though I suspect the music isn’t too good either! If you can handle it, click here to see the top 100 Worst Album Covers of all time!
Webcams: Are they telling the truth?
Traffic cam appears to be caught in a lie!
Monday Freebie: Phone Disk
Posted by zac on July 12, 2010 in Apple Tree, Monday Freebie, Software, Utilities, iPod Touch, iphone
Mount your iPhone or iPod Touch on the desktop for FREE!
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- Drift into a peaceful slumber with Panasonic's self-rocking Relax Chair Yasumi September 4, 2010Paul Miller not included.Drift into a peaceful slumber with Panasonic's self-rocking Relax Chair Yasumi originally appeared on Engadget on Sat, 04 Sep 2010 11:02:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Permalink | | Email this | Comments […]
- Klipsch Image S5i Rugged in-ear headphones earn our respect (video) September 4, 2010"Rugged" is one of those terms thrown around pretty loosely by the consumer electronics industry. So when Klipsch, a name that's not exactly synonymous with husky men in the saddle, rolled out a rugged version of its S4i in-ear speakers under the Image S5i Rugged moniker, well, we just had to put them to the test. But first we had to give thes […]
- iriver Story Touch Edition preview September 4, 2010Remember that iriver Story Touch Edition e-reader we spied last month? Well, iriver is showing it off at IFA this week, with plans to release the little 6-inch touchscreen device in Europe and Korea in the next week or so. We played around with it a bit, and while the 800 x 600 E Ink screen resolution is a little disappointing, and the resistive touchscreen […]
- Samsung's new Wireless USB chipset enables HD streaming with less power September 4, 2010It's a beautiful combination, really -- lower power consumption, and support for high bandwidth applications. That marriage is evident in Samsung's newest Wireless USB chipset, which was built around Ultra Wide Band (UWB) technology and designed to enable high-def streaming between a mobile host device and a tethered device for viewing. According t […]
- LG Optimus 7 Windows Phone 7 prototype flicks photos to TVs, launches October September 4, 2010We were a bit surprised to find LG's prototype Windows Phone 7 device for developers, soon to be unveiled officially as the Optimus 7 when released in its production form, hanging out in the wilds of IFA. Nevertheless, there it was, streaming DLNA content to a WiFi enabled TV. LG worked with Microsoft to develop a custom DLNA media sharing capability fo […]
- Drift into a peaceful slumber with Panasonic's self-rocking Relax Chair Yasumi September 4, 2010
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- Surfing Earth's Magnetic Field With a Giant Space Ribbon [Space] September 4, 2010A Japanese rocket unfurled a 300-metre-long ribbon in space on Monday, testing technology that could one day allow spacecraft to navigate by surfing Earth's magnetic field. More » […]
- Nintendo's Virtual Boy Gets Torn Apart [Teardowns] September 4, 2010Nintendo's Virtual Boy was among the first game consoles to display "true 3D graphics" and a cherished part of many childhoods. It's also the "coolest device" the iFixIt crew has ever taken apart and it's easy to see why. More » […]
- Google Wave Lives On (in a Box) [Google Wave] September 4, 2010Google has announced that despite Wave's demise as a Google App, its open source code will continue to be developed into a fully-functional application available to anyone with the desire to host it. More » […]
- iOS 4.1 Released On September 8th [Apple] September 4, 2010If you go over to Apple's UK site, you're sure of a big surprise: they're listing the iOS 4.1 software update as being released September 8th. The US site still says "coming soon." [Apple UK] More » […]
- Check if Your Bus is On Time Via QR Codes at DC Bus Stops [Augmented Reality] September 4, 2010Starting today, DC area bus stops are being treated with a bit of augmented reality. Smartphone users can get up-to-the-minute status reports and traffic updates for the bus they're waiting for by using a QR reading app. Convenient! [ReadWriteWeb] More » […]
- Surfing Earth's Magnetic Field With a Giant Space Ribbon [Space] September 4, 2010
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