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October 26, 2009
TaffyBox is a BitTorrent service, but there’s a hook that makes it a really nice choice for the casual BitTorrent user – easy search combined with a Java applet BitTorrent client for downloading. There are other services like BitLet that let you download torrents directly from your browser via a Java applet. But you need to […]
October 26, 2009
From Microsoft Research: (a) Original spacing of panoramas. (b) Final spacing of video frames, after slowing down at landmarks/turns and speeding up between. (c) Straight ahead orientation. (d) Final orientation with look ahead. (e) Widening the view and freezing the landmark thumbnail. One frame of the route video. The field of view is automatically expanded […]
October 21, 2009
Well well, here I am again, at many miles over the sea, well actually over the desert probably, in my way to Rwanda, Kigali to be precise. Again, I was planning to go with my ducati to the airport, as I have done for the past few times. This time, though, the flight was at […]
October 18, 2009
What if you could create a fairly convincing image montage in mere minutes, using an online tool that automatically does all the work for you? It sounds insane, but five students from Tsinghua University in China and the National University of Singapore have created a program that does just that. PhotoSketch allows users to create photomontages […]
October 16, 2009
We hope you Android lovers out there are sitting down, because we’re about to knock your socks off. Android 2.0 hasn’t been released, announced, or even pictured. Until now. And we’re doing it like we’re doing it for TV — major screenshots and major information right here, just for you, our beloved readers. Android 2.0 […]
October 16, 2009
Lolcats ‘n’ Funny Pictures of Cats – I Can Has Cheezburger?.
October 16, 2009
Just a quick note to all you HAVA Player enthusiasts: the iPhone app that the company announced at CES is finally ready for public consumption. Available from the App Store (of all places), the software lets HAVA owners control it all remotely — including cable, satellite, and your DVR. What’s more, you can stream your recorded programming […]