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Adobe this week demonstrated a new trick called “Content-Aware Fill” in a future version of Photoshop, an effect that uses a complex mathematical algorithm to automagically fill in areas when users remove undesired content. In short: Mindblowing. Check it out yourself in the video above. If you’re short on time, skip to the 2:50 mark for the most impressive stuff.

Sneak peek of Content-Aware Fill in Photoshop [Adobe]

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Been waiting on those Bowers & Wilkins MM-1 desktop speakers or P5 Mobile Hi-Fi Headphones that were announced back in November? On the off chance that you haven’t gone and bought some Bose QuietComforts or Computer MusicMonitors in the meantime, both of the B&W products are finally available this week exclusively at Apple stores. We can’t tell you what to do with your money — though hopefully you’ve put some aside for your taxes — but if you are in the market for top of the line noise-canceling headphones the $299.95 P5s could be what you’ve been dreaming of. We were kindly lent a pair of the iPhone-compatible P5s and haven’t taken the things off since we ripped open the box; made of New Zealand sheep leather and memory foam the ear pads could be the most comfortable things we’ve ever put on, not to mention the passive-noise isolating wipes out just the right amount of NYC Subway noise. Seriously, we’re actually looking forward to taking a long airplane ride just to fall asleep with the glorious feeling leather on our ears. The $499.95 MM-1 hi-fi desktop speakers seems like a tougher sell to us, but if you are looking for a set with 1-inch Nautilus aluminum tweeters that sound incredibly full they are worth a try, or at least running out to an Apple store to test drive. Both will be available exclusively from Apple for the next month with B&W planning to open up distribution to other retailers shortly after. Sorry, we still have those P5s on, did you say something?

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We’ve been hearing of OpenPeak devices for years, but the company is a little camera shy — particularly because most of their products, like the Verizon Hub and O2 Joggler, are re-branded by carriers. However, the company seems to be getting behind its recently announced OpenTablet 7 in a big way, recently announcing a partnership with AT&T for data plans in the US. Neither party will confirm exact plan pricing, but we’re getting the vibe that it will be “familiar” to folks who’ve seen iPad data pricing. The device itself is surprisingly well built — not at all one of these dime-a-tablet jobs — and the software is rather mature as well. OpenPeak claims to have “thousands of apps” for its platform that stretches across devices including phones, frames, and now a tablet, with a Linux-based platform with a Flash layer on top.

Refreshingly for the tablet space, the UI isn’t a bit laggy, and seems pretty far along, though we’re promised even more polish as this thing nears market. We didn’t check out a browser, and some elements like the touchscreen keyboard are pretty dismal, but for home automation or video conferencing (the device packs a 1080p front-facing camera and a 5 megapixel shooter around back), it seems like OpenPeak can carve a niche for itself on the market. Most of all, we’re impressed with the 1.9GHz Moorestown chip under the hood, which offers huge power savings over Atom; plenty of juice for some media rich apps, UI elements, and video; and even runs cool to the touch. An included docking station offers charging and port replication, but there’s also an HDMI plug built right into the bottom of the tablet, along with removable microSD up top. No word on when exactly this will hit the market this year, how much it’ll cost, or if it’ll be rebranded by AT&T. Check out a video hands-on after the break, and a quick note on the press shots below: apps are subject to change based on the rebadger’s own partnerships.

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Microsoft has scheduled a “Project Natal for Xbox 360 Experience” press conference at the E3 show in Los Angeles on June 13. But whether it’s a formal announcement or just another explanation of the
technology won’t be known until then.

The news was revealed by by PlanetXbox360 and other gaming publications, which began receiving invitations to the event on Thursday. Microsoft has scheduled another Xbox 360-related press conference for Monday morning, although I would assume that would cover the upcoming lineup of games for the console.

Project Natal, of course, is Microsoft’s camera-based motion controller. In early demontrations, the technology has been extremely impressive, although no one quite knows how Natal will hold up in real-world gameplay in millions of different home gaming setups. At this year’s Consumer Electronics Show, Microsoft said that the Natal technology would ship by the 2010 holiday season.

In the meantime, rival Sony has unveiled the PlayStation Move, a combination of a Nintendo Wii-like nunchuk and the PlayStation Eye camera.

I would guess, in true PR fashion, that Microsoft will announce the price for Natal, some bundles, and a few more games that will incorporate the technology.

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