Archive for the 'Tech' Category

D700

If you haven’t heard, yesterday Nikon announced it’s new D700. Think of it as the D3′s younger brother. dpreview has all the news and notes on Nikon’s newest camera.

WordPress 2.5

WordPress has released version 2.5 of their amazing blogging software today. The improvements in 2.5 are numerous, and almost entirely a result of your feedback: multi-file uploading, one-click plugin upgrades, built-in galleries, customizable dashboard and more. Be sure to read about it at their site. They site itself even got a face lift.

Adobe Photoshop Express

Adobe has launched it’s newest version of Photoshop, except this one is fully online called Photoshop Express. Allowing you to do some quick photo edits online, store them in a gallery.

videotrace

Quite an interesting technique for tracing video into 3d objects (and re-using in the video). Interesting possibilities.

link dump: artfix

We’re not the only zine with a new release, check out these others: Shift, Evokeone, and UrbanCollective. Lyle Owerko has a very impressive portfolio of photographs. Speaking of Photography, Canon and Nikon have announced a slew of new cameras including the Canon XSi and Nikon D60, be sure to read up about them at DPReview. [...]

Image Retargeting

Check out this amazing video demonstrating image retargeting:

New Nikons

Not to be outdone by the recent Canon announcements, Nikon too has released 2 new cameras. First up for the pro’s out there is the D3 featuring 12.1 megapixel, full-frame friggin sensor, 2 compact flash slots and HDMI out with optional cable. Keep an eye out in November for it’s release for a price tag [...]

New Cannons

For all you Canon fans or photographers looking at getting a new camera, Canon has announced a slew of new cameras today. Included in the release is the all new 40D, which will feature a more powerful DIGIC III Image Processor, plus a 10.1-megapixel CMOS sensor, a 3.0-inch LCD monitor and more and will be [...]

about time!

After what seems like forever, Apple has finally redesigned their site. Not to shabby. Also, it’s been announced that the, up until now, Apple only browser Safari is now available on Windows.

new macbooks

Today Apple has released an update to their Macbook Pro line of notebooks. The 15″ macbooks now sport the new LED backlit displays. The upgraded 17″ does not feature the LED backlighting but has a new higher resolution of 1920×1200. Both version feature the new Santa Rosa platform from Intel.

Microsoft Surface

Microsoft has a new product on the loose, presenting Microsoft Surface. MS’ first surface computer, provides effortless interaction with digital content through natural hand gestures, touch and physical objects. Surface computing breaks down traditional barriers between people and technology. But don’t start writing out the checks just yet, this bad boy will set you back [...]

important WordPress news

A press release from WordPress came today: ” If you downloaded WordPress 2.1.1 within the past 3-4 days, your files may include a security exploit that was added by a cracker, and you should upgrade all of your files to 2.1.2 immediately. ” So, be sure to head to WordPress to download the new update.

Microsoft Photosynth

I just caught this on digg, a new software from the MS Labs called Photosynth. It’s a new technology that takes a large collection of photos of a place or an object, analyzes them for similarities, and displays them in a reconstructed three-dimensional space. MS has an online demo you can try (will need IE6 [...]

New Canons

Don’t worry Canon fans, we didn’t forget about you. Today, Canon announced some new cameras as well. First up is the EOS-1D Mark III. Featuring 10.1megapixel, it can shoot 10fps in bursts of up to 110 large JPEGs or 30 RAW files with its dual DIGIC III processor. It also features a light sensitive APS-H [...]

New Nikons

Nikon has announced a slew of new point&shoot style cameras. First is the new 10megapixel P5000 which actually allows for lens swaps and has a shoe attachment on top. The P5000 should be available in March for $400. Next up are 4 new S series cameras: the S50, S50c, S200 and S500. All 4 are [...]