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gopro digital hero 3 camera for sports nuts

filed under: digital imaging | gadgets

GoPro Digital Hero 3 Digital Camera

A couple of years back, GoPro introduced a compact wrist-worn digital camera which let you shoot photos while you participated in sporting activities.

The problem was that the original only shot really low resolution pics that didn’t look very good. I’m happy to report that the company has recently bumped the camera up to 3-megapixels, so it now takes some pretty good quality photos…

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July 10th, 2007 1 comment stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

daniel rozin’s circles mirror reflects, distorts reality

filed under: design | digital imaging | interactive | just plain fun

Daniel Rozin Circles Mirror

Artist Daniel Rozin has been creating mind-blowing interactive artworks, combining computers, video cameras and mixed media since 1999. One of his more recent works was this hybrid digital/analog mirror which reflects images from passers-by using a huge grid of rotating circles.

Daniel’s Circles Mirror is an amazing combination of mechanical and digital technologies…

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July 9th, 2007 1 comment stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

redpost/kit: hackable linux picture frame

filed under: computing | digital imaging | hacks-mods | video

RedPost/Kit Digital Picture Frame

The guys over at RedPost come right out and say it. They want you to hack their new digital picture frame and do whatever you want with it.

For starters, the RedPost/Kit is a gorgeous digital picture frame with a large 19-inch Hannspree LCD screen. A mini computer inside runs a modified install of the Damn Small Linux kernel that’s configured to display images or remote web pages…

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July 6th, 2007 1 comment stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

usb microscope cam: play doctor with yourself

filed under: digital imaging | gadgets | strange and wonderful

USB Microscope Camera

This frightening looking gadget from Japan lets you examine every nasty little nook and cranny of yourself and capture on your computer it for prosperity.

Thanko’s USB Microscope Camera features a high-detail digital camera attached to the end of a long LED illuminated tube…

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July 3rd, 2007 1 comment stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

high speed camera snaps 1000 pictures per second

filed under: digital imaging | strange and wonderful

Phantom Miro 3 Digital Camera

Need to take photos in really, really slow motion? Look no further than Vision Research’s Phantom Miro high speed digital camera series.
These cameras can shoot close up images at an insane rate of speed. They can take as many as a thousand 800×600 (SVGA) resolution photos every second…

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June 26th, 2007 4 comments stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

sanyo xcacti e1 camcorder goes swimming

filed under: digital imaging | gadgets

Sanyo Xacti E1

This new digital camcorder from Sanyo features a waterproof design that will let you shoot video without worry of damage from rain or shallow waters.

The $500 Sanyo Xacti E1 isn’t designed to go deep-sea diving, but you can use it for scuba or wet weather days without a problem…

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May 22nd, 2007 1 comment stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

8gb microsd memory: tons of storage in a tiny chip

filed under: computing | digital imaging

Samsung 8GB microSD cards

Samsung today has announced the highest capacity microSD memory cards yet, with a full 8 gigabytes of storage.

The high speed memory cards can store up to 2,000 typical MP3 tracks, 5 DVD quality movies, or 4,000 digital photos. The tiny microSD format is designed for use in mobile phones, PDAs, compact digital cameras and camcorders…

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May 16th, 2007 post a comment stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

wacom bamboo touch tablet revealed

filed under: computing | digital imaging

Wacom Bamboo

Graphics tablet maker Wacom has announced their latest touch tablet, designed for the consumer and small business market.

The Wacom Bamboo will retail for under $150 when it’s released later this Spring, and features a wide variety of features for both creative and functional uses. The small (appx…

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May 15th, 2007 post a comment stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

brica multimedia dvr fits in your pocket

filed under: digital imaging | gadgets | media players | video

Brica ViewArt 1000 Multimedia Player

How would you like a single device that combines a still camera, camcorder, mp3 player, FM radio, voice recorder, e-book viewer, webcam and a DVR? Oh yeah… and what if it was small enough to fit in the palm of your hand?

The Brica ViewArt 1000 is the Swiss Army knife of mobile technology, combining all of the aforementioned features in a single pocket-sized device…

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May 2nd, 2007 2 comments stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

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