The classic View-Master toy gave a lot of us our first look at 3D images—a technology we would one day learn to despise. But that doesn’t mean there still isn’t a soft spot for those plastic goggles and paper discs in our hearts, which you can immortalize on your wall with this fantastic photo frame. More »
Sure, the 2012 Olympics may be gearing up for HD, 3D and even Super Hi-Vision broadcasts, but that doesn’t mean still photography has lost its appeal. In fact, Reuters photographers Fabrizio Bensch and Pawel Kopczynski are taking Olympic photography to the next level, perching remote-controlled camera rigs in stadium rafters. The system, which the duo has been developing since 2009, can turn, adjust focus and receive commands wirelessly. Once stills are snapped, they’re sent to an editing system and then off to distribution. The team is spending more than 12 hours a day installing the cams at different Olympic venues before the games kick off on July 27th. In the meantime, you can sprint to the source for photos of the setup.
Reuters cooks up remote camera rigs for 2012 Olympics, mounts them where humans can’t tread originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 06 Jul 2012 05:58:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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If you’ve used the Consumer Preview of Windows 8 you’ll have had a sneak peek of the Photos app in the new operating system. But Microsoft has just announced what else is set to roll out come the official launch so, without further ado, here’s how photos work in Windows 8. More »
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