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the pixelated man

Low Res Man Sculpture by Thomas Broome

At first glance, this sculpture might look like it’s made out of LEGO blocks, but it’s actually an intricate handcrafted work of art by Swedish sculptor Thomas Broomé.

The artist’s Low Res Man was fabricated from thousands of precisely arranged 1cm see-through acrylic cubes, then painted to look like a real person when viewed from…

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November 7th, 2007 comments stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

filed under: design strange + wonderful

high def hqv benchmark disc finally available

HQV Benchmark High Definition

One of my biggest frustrations with high definition television has been the lack of decent test materials for verifying image quality. Up until now, pretty much all of the test and benchmarking discs out there came in lowly 480i resolution, designed for playback on standard DVD players.

Fortunately, Silicon Optix has answered the call by…

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June 7th, 2007 comments stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

filed under: video

super high definition tells 1080p who’s boss

Super Hi-Vision Video

The new technology, called Super Hi-Vision (SHV) was shown off to reporters in Tokyo recently, and has an astounding 7680 x 4320 resolution. To put that in perspective, you’d need to connect sixteen of the highest resolution 1080p monitors you can buy in a 4 x 4 grid to reproduce that quality.

Don’t throw away…

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May 29th, 2007 comments (4) stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

filed under: future tech

seitz 160 megapixel camera

Seitz 6x17 Digital Camera

Think your new-fangled 10 megapixel camera is hot stuff? Professional photographers can now pick up a camera that captures up to 160 million pixels in a single shot.
The Seitz 6×17 is a panoramic high definition digital camera with an unbelievable resolution of 7,500 by 21,250 pixels. Unlike some high-end professional cameras that can take…

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December 31st, 2006 comments (1) stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

filed under: digital imaging