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Facebook Camera App Release Seems Puzzling
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I would imagine the people at Facebook weren’t happy when users of the social network began uploading huge amounts of photos using Instagram. Eventually, they gave in and bought Instagram outright for $1 billion to turn a competitor into an asset. You’d think with that purchase, they wouldn’t compete with… |
May 25th, 2012
Leica M Monochrom: The Ultimate Black & White Camera
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If you’re the kind of person that really loves black and white photography, then this is the camera for you. The Leica M Monochrom Camera will probably break the bank, but it’s the first digital camera that was exclusively designed for full-frame, pure black and white photography.… |
May 16th, 2012
Timeless Capture LCD-Less Camera Concept: Bringing Back The Analog Feel to Digital
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If you’ve used film cameras before, then you know that there’s a bit of magic involved whenever you finish a roll of film and have it developed. This kind of feeling is absent from modern digital cameras, which is why Brian Matanda decided to create his Timeless Capture concept camera.… |
May 15th, 2012
Instagram Socialmatic Camera: If Instagram and Polaroid Had a Love Child
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I use Instagram all the time, and I’m not the only one. This is one of the reasons why ADR-Studio came up with this unusual concept gadget, the Instagram Socialmatic Camera. It reminds me of a Polaroid camera, designed specifically for sharing photos on Instagram.… |
May 9th, 2012
TOUCHY Human Camera: The Truman Show IRL, Only Bulkier
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Are you using your smartphone to Instagram and Tweet photos all over the place? Get into the 21st century, thanks to TOUCHY, Eric Siu’s wearable camera that captures images from the perspective of its wearer.… |
May 7th, 2012
NHK & Panasonic Unveil 145″ Ultra High Definition 8K Display: I Sense Another Star Wars Boxset in the Near Future
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So you have a kick ass home theater setup, with a 72″ 3D HDTV as its centerpiece. I applaud your fat wallet. But if you want to keep being a great consumer, keep an eye on this new technology: a 145-inch Ultra High Definition plasma display. Either that or this… |
May 3rd, 2012
Descriptive Camera Only Prints Text, Proves Pictures Are Not Really Worth a Thousand Words
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A few years ago we featured PhotoSketch (now called Sketch2Photo), a program that can turn sketches with labels into a picture. Here’s something nearly opposite of that: a camera that outputs a text description of the image instead of the image itself. It’s like Instagram for bookworms.… |
April 26th, 2012
IKEA Digital Camera is Made of Cardboard, No Assembly Required
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I’ve seen pinhole cardboard cameras before, but this is the first time that I’ve seen something like this made by a furniture giant. It was a promotional item, but it makes me think that IKEA might be working on a product like this.… |
April 26th, 2012
Rare Fisheye Nikkor Lens for Sale… Just $160,000
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SLR camera lenses can be pretty expensive, but this has got to be some sort of a record. A rare fisheye Nikkor 6mm f/2.8 lens, which is supposed to offer the world’s most extreme wide-angle, has gone on sale at Gray’s of Westminster in London, UK for the low, low… |
April 25th, 2012
High-Tech Almighty Board Takes on Three Major Roles in the Kitchen
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Cooking isn’t and has never been one of my strengths. But since it’s incredibly wasteful and unhealthy to keep getting takeout or ordering for a delivery, I’ve since resorted to steaming most of my meals. It’s healthier although a bit bland, but at least I save a lot of time… |
April 22nd, 2012
