Say What?
Mobile Phones, Wireless
Do you fumble with your Bluetooth headset because you can’t remember how many times you’re supposed to press the tiny buttons? Or do you find yourself repeatedly taking the headset ... Read more
Instant Wi-Fi
Laptops, Mobile Phones, Wireless
If you travel a lot, you’ve probably encountered a hotel, convention center, or remote office that supplies an Ethernet jack rather than Wi-Fi. That’s generally not a problem. Most notebook ... Read more
Next Billion Cameras
Digital Cameras
One of the most interesting sessions at the recent SIGGRAPH 2009 conference was titled “Next Billion Cameras.” More than a billion image sensors are manufactured each year with the majority ... Read more
Eyes to the Future
Audio
In the distant future, a mathematician discovers that civilization will undergo a 500-year collapse, followed by a 30,000-year period of great pain and suffering. He has calculated a path that ... Read more
Print to Metal
Other
It sounds incredible. You create a file on your computer, and then print that file as a metal object. I visited the Shapeways booth earlier this month at the SIGGRAPH ... Read more
Relight Your Photos
Digital Cameras, Software
Talk about frustration. You snap a photo with your digital camera, and when you look at it later, you notice the subject is darker than it should be. Everything else ... Read more
Free Cartoon Bubbles
Software
Want to add cartoon bubbles to your photos? Now you can. Digital Anarchy is offering a free Cartoon Bubble plug-in for Photoshop and Photoshop Elements. You can vary the size, ... Read more
Turning Blu
Audio, Video
If you’ve been waiting to buy a Blu-ray player because the technology isn’t quite there yet, take a look at Oppo’s BDP-83. With a $499 list price, it would be ... Read more
Sonic Scrapbook
Audio
Today, Olympus announced its latest portable high-quality audio recorder, the LS-11. I’m a fan of the LS-10, the predecessor of the LS-11. I use the LS-10 for all the interviews ... Read more