Dec 05
Google+ Keeps Getting More Awesome
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New photo features in Google+ use the company’s amazing computational power to charm and delight.
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Dec 05
Back in May, our friend and ex-NASA JPL engineer Mark Rober, figured out a way to shoot "bullet time" videos on the cheap
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Dec 05
If you are like me and always get caught up in whatever you are doing at family event and forget to take pictures, the Blynk camera may be of interest. This is a tiny time lapse camera that is about the size of a small MP3 player. The device is designed to take time lapse […]
Dec 04
It’s holiday time. A time when we often get to see friends and relatives that we haven’t had a chance to catch up with all year. Time for family dinners, parties…and pictures. I’m never in the pictures, because I’m the designated picture-taker. Someday, my little girl is going to wonder where I was during all her milestone moments, I’ll explain that I was always there, I was just behind the camera!
Well, I have a New Years Resolution, this coming year I’m going to be in on all the action. Check out The Podo, a wireless Bluetooth camera that can stick anywhere. Podo can stick to a wall, allow you to “check yourself out” at every angle, and then remotely snap the pic.Take group shots, family pics, covert images, or selfies. Never again will you have to leave yourself out of the memories.
Using the Podo is easy enough, simply stick Podo on the wall and open the associated app (Android and iOS) preview your poses, and snap the shots remotely over Bluetooth, now you are ready to edit, add some special effects and then share your photos on all your favorite social media sites.
Podo will take an 8 megapixel image and it will record HD video clips. The case features an LED ring to indicate status and shutter timer, and an on board accelerometer will keep you shooting straight. The battery will last a full day of normal use and the camera charges via micro-USB. Unfortunately, Podo isn’t available just yet, but you should keep an eye on their website at mypodo.com because for under 40 bucks, this could be fun.
[ Podo – Take your Camera and Stick it copyright by Coolest Gadgets ]
Dec 04
High-quality aerial photos taken with sub-100g quadcopters and from cameras mustering less than a megapixel in resolution could make panoramic photography far more accessible, affordable, and flexible, one researcher has discovered. Whereas traditional approaches to aerial imagery have relied on heavy, high-resolution cameras which demand professional operation, Camille Goudeseune of the University of Illinois at […]
Dec 04
Even though 35mm film dominated the film industry for years and years, the majority of movies released to theaters were much wider than the stock’s 4:3 aspect ratio. But instead of sacrificing resolution and simply cropping off the top and bottom of a frame to make it widescreen, filmmakers used special lenses that squeezed a wider vista onto the 35mm film stock, and then unsqueezed the images when they were being projected. They were known as anamorphic lenses, and soon you’ll be able to get one for your iPhone.
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Dec 04
Oh, you’ve done it, and you know who you are. Out with friends, down at the beach, at your friendly neighborhood bar. You’ve pursed your lips, or stuck out your tongue while holding your iPhone at arms length and snapped a picture of yourself. Yup, the selfie… a powerful enough phenomenon to be named Oxford Dictionaries’ word for the year.
The tradition started almost a decade ago, and it hasn’t changed much, until now. Welcome The Selfie, a brand new gadget that brings your amateur self portraits to a whole new level. Forget about trying to stretch your arm like a rubber band in order to fit everyone in, or awkward overhead arm placements, bad focus or weird cropping, The Selfie is an iDevice shutter trigger attached to a 4 and a half foot cord that lets you place your phone in almost any position to get the shot you really wanted!
Simple to use, you just take the cable and plug it into your headphone jack, open up camera mode, put on your best duck lips and snap your photo, or even a video, and then post them to any (or all) of your favorite social media sites. No software, no learning curve, no installation… just fun.
So if you’re looking for the perfect little stocking stuffer for your Selfie-obsessed best friend, kid, office mate, or teacher, look no further. My daughter loves it! Find yours in one of five different colors, for under 20 bucks, at amazon.com.
[ The Selfie – Hot New Phone Accessory copyright by Coolest Gadgets ]
Dec 04
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Dec 04
Everyone has that friend or relative who you never see without a camera. Here are some gift ideas for sure-fire ways into their photo-snapping hearts.
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