Wednesday, August 31
Face Recognition & Giga-Pixel Image
• Same technology used to arrest suspects in the recent London riots.
• The crowd before the hockey riot in Vancouver.
• Zero in on one single face.
• Put your cursor anywhere in the crowd and double-click a couple of times.
• Anyone in the crowd of 25,000 can be easily identified.
Link
• The crowd before the hockey riot in Vancouver.
• Zero in on one single face.
• Put your cursor anywhere in the crowd and double-click a couple of times.
• Anyone in the crowd of 25,000 can be easily identified.
Link
Tuesday, August 30
Film Short
In Cold Star, a boy pushed up a diving platform by a menacing crowd gets help from a mysterious man.
Get with the App!
"A monthly interactive magazine focusing on comic books, toys, movies and pop culture, Champion! offers readers a unique voice and individual experience with how they consume information. Champion! focuses on the latest pop culture news, and utilizes the latest technology to blend the aesthetics of a magazine with the immediacy and interactivity of the internet. Champion! offers tutorials from today’s hottest artists, interviews with the casts of the latest Hollywood blockbusters and keeps you up to date on the latest toys, comics and collectibles you should be buying each month."
I felt like the defunct Wizard Magazine crew would follow up with this type online magazine.
iTunes
Earth Science
Underground Amazon River
"A massive underground river has been discovered beneath the Amazon Rainforest that is actually larger than the famous waterway that meanders through the jungle above. Researchers say that the new river –dubbed Rio Hamza after the leader of the team that found it– is located 2.5 miles beneath the surface and is many times wider than the Amazon River itself."
Gadling
Clever Design
Height Chart
"The I'm As Big As height chart is a 2 metre high wall mounted childrens (and adults!) measuring chart that allows you to document your growth and learn some weird and wonderful facts at the same time."
UK Link
Monday, August 29
Hurricane Irene Overhyped?
Really? People are disappointed that Irene had been more devastating? Really?!
Try being without power in Houston during Summer for two weeks after Hurricane Ike.
Disaster Due Morbidly Obese America & God
Really, Michele? Are you sure is wasn't Gay Marriage or DADT?
Gadgets & Googaws
Sony Announces Tablet
"Sony PlayStation Tablet S will sport a 9.4-inch display, a decent 1280x768 resolution, two cameras, and the ability to "provide seamless access and control of all devices in the home thanks to integrated WiFi, DLNA-compatibility, and an IR blaster."
More Here
Sunday, August 28
Saturday, August 27
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