Archive for: August 2009

Digital photography has made sharing photos easy — sometimes too easy. Work posted to the Web by lens-slingers can be misappropriated with abandon by the naive as well as the nefarious. One way shutterbugs try to protect their images is by watermarking them. A watermark is a logo, legend or other sign superimposed on a photo to identify its origin. Until recently, users of iPhoto, the photo management application included with every new Apple computer, had to resort to external programs to watermark their images.

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Impression Arms iPhoto With a Watermark Weapon

This post is syndicated with permission from GamerFront.net In my free time when I’m not gaming I’m generally programming, working on my own hit game. This involves a lot of traversing through source code, generally many lines of it. In the past this act would get very cumbersome, that all changed the day the Logitech Performance MX landed on my desk. The Hyper-fast scrolling feature allows me to reach from one end of my code to the other with a single flick of the wheel. The Logitech Performance MX mouse also comes equipped with Darkfield Laser Tracking technology that allows it to work on just about any surface. Having a glass desk I found this most intriguing and was surprised at just how well Logitech delivers on this feature. Having spent time using it in both a work environment and gaming sessions I can’t tell a difference when using it on a mouse pad or the glass surface directly. This mouse also ships with Logitech’s Unifying receiver, a USB receiver that allows multiple Logitech devices to be connected. This receiver is meant to be added and forgotten, which is not too hard given the small size and profile of the device. In case all the above wasn’t enough the mouse features a rechargeable power system that is managed via a micro-USB cable to either your computer or a wall outlet. Unlike most rechargeable usb mice the Logitech Performance MX can be used even while charging. Having the option to charge it via a wall outlet while still being able to it makes the Performance MX an ideal companion for use with a laptop on the go. After over a week of extensive use I believe I’ve found a new favorite mouse in the Logitech Performance MX. It packs a ...

Everyone hates re-runs. They’re episodes you’ve likely already seen, being run out of order because there is no new content to run. But Fox may have just figured out a way to make them more interesting: Twitter. The television network will be airing old episodes for two of its shows, Fringe and Glee , with Twitter commentary along the bottom of the screen. But no, sadly, not just anyone can tweet anything and have it be on national television, these will be moderated streams. And most of the it will be taken up by the tweets of the two shows’ casts and producers, apparently. During the episodes, the cast members and producers will be watching and tweeting live. Fans be able to see their tweets on the bottom portion of their television screens or can follow along on Twitter itself by checking out the FRINGEonFOX and GLEEonFOX Twitter accounts. Select tweets from fans following along will be put on air. Of course, CNN and some of the other television news networks have been using Twitter commentary for months now, and often put tweets on air. But doing the same on one of the major TV networks during prime time is another level of mainstream adoption for Twitter. It’s an extension of what we wrote about back in May , Twitter expanding beyond a simple web service. So many Twitter users are already using the service to talk about their favorite television shows — as I’m writing this, three of the top ten trending topics are: Mad Men , Entourage , and True Blood — so integrating the two would seem to make sense. Now, if this were during a shows first run, the tweets might be distracting, but during a re-run, they add value. It’s not clear if there ...

By Andrew Liszewski There’s no shame in bringing a few amenities from home when you go camping, and if you happen to enjoy a fresh cup of brew every morning then the Brunton Flip-N-Drip will save you from having to use the instant stuff. It’s about the size of a standard thermos, but works a bit differently. To make a fresh cup of coffee you first boil some water in the Flip-N-Drip’s base, then you attach the “brew chamber” filled with your grounds of choice and then just flip the whole thing over to start the percolation process which takes about 10-12 minutes. When it’s done, you just remove the 16 oz. double-walled insulated mug and enjoy! While it’s not listed on the Brunton website just yet, the Flip-N-Drip should be available soon for about $45. [ PR - Brunton Unveils New Flip-N-Drip Coffee Maker ] VIA [ Acquire ]

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Brunton’s New Camping-Friendly Flip-N-Drip Percolator

By Chris Scott Barr If you’re the guy who likes to be the life of the party, then this cooler is probably for you. Imagine rolling up to a tailgate party, barbecue, or just about any other get-together with a cooler full of Jägermeister. Sure, that’ll make you pretty popular, but what if that cooler had your Jäger on tap? Now suddenly you’ve just cranked things up to 11. The cooler holds 6 bottles of your drink, with two of them hooked into the built-in dispenser. There’s plenty of room for other drinks (ie. Red Bull) so as to keep things interesting. If you really love Jägermeister, then $120 (drinks not included) will get you this branded cooler. [ Jägermeister ] VIA [ UberReview ]

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Keep Cold Jägermeister On Tap Anywhere You Go

By Chris Scott Barr I think I must be in a programming mood or something, since this is my second post involving minor amounts of code. Anywho, if you’re one of those people who thinks their friends actually care where you are at any given time, then here’s a little something that you might be interested. You’ll need SSH access and dynamic DNS on your Palm Pre (yes, this hack is for Pre owners only) for this to work. Then you’ll add a few lines of code into a new php file (along with a few other steps) and you’ll be automatically tweeting your location every hour (or whatever interval you choose). Bear in mind, the simple act of using this hack will probably result in a loss of followers (and real-life friends if you have any). Why? Because not only are you constantly updating people with the pointless crap you do throughout the day (see example 1 ) now you’re sending out your exact location throughout the day. Trust me, if you actually want people to know where you are that bad, you’re not important enough for them to care. [ PalmPreHacks ] VIA [ UberGizmo ]

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Have Your Palm Pre Automatically Twitter Your Current Location

By Andrew Liszewski If you miss your old CRT TV this retro-looking alarm clock might help fill the massive void left in your entertainment center, and possibly your heart. It’s designed to look like an old-school ‘portable’ CRT set with its overly rounded display and carrying handle, but the only show you’ll be watching is the 12/24 hour clock that of course includes an alarm function. As you can see it even comes with a mock remote that is used to turn off the alarm tones or activate an LED backlight that doubles as a handy nightlight. ~$33 from Thumbs Up (UK) though it appears you’ll need to order at least 6 of them. [ Television Alarm Clock ] VIA [ Coolest Gadgets ]

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Retro TV Alarm Clock

By Chris Scott Barr I can do some pretty awesome stuff with my computer, however, I rarely use it to interact with other physical objects in my office. Generally, if you want to use your PC to move other physical objects, you need some fancy hardware and/or a good bit of programming knowledge. Of course, if you’ve got mad MacGuyver skills, you can use nothing more than an optical drive and 8 lines of code to rock your baby to sleep. Alright, so it doesn’t provide the most smooth rocking experience, but it’s good enough to put the baby in the video to sleep. I’m not necessarily going to recommend this hardware hack for two reasons. First, if anyone else sees this, you probably won’t live it down. Second, you might damage your cup holder. [ YouTube ] VIA [ Technabob ]

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8 Lines Of Code + 1 CD-ROM = Auto Baby Rocker

Over the last few months we’ve seen the rise of a new and highly controversial kind of website that focuses on “Entertainment Shopping” — online stores that offer customers goods with very steep discounts, but with some risk involved in the shopping process. Some have likened these to gambling or scams, while others consider them auctions. In any case, it’s only becoming more popular, and now there’s a startup called SevenSnap that’s bringing Entertainment Shopping to the iPhone. The app isn’t out on the App Store yet, but the company recently released a video (embedded below) that shows it off. Here’s how it works: every 60 minutes, SevenSnap puts a new item up for grabs (the example in the video is a Macbook Pro). If you want to have a shot at purchasing the item, you need to purchase “time credits”, which run a dollar per minute. Once you’ve done that, you can jump into the sale room, where you’ll get to watch as the item’s price drops every second (depending on how many people are in the room, it can drop by as much as $100 per minute). At this point it’s a game of chicken — the longer you wait the lower the price goes, but if someone pulls the trigger and purchases it then the price jumps up to its starting amount for everyone else. Remember, you’re paying a dollar per minute in the room, so whenever it resets you lose out on a few bucks. SevenSnap Sneak-Preview (EN) from Tobias Hieb on Vimeo . SevenSnap could be fun if you have cash to burn, but it’s not hard to see why people have issues with this kind of shopping site — If SevenSnap were to arbitrarily reset the prices of its items without actually selling them, it ...

Ah, Facebook the ultimate time waster. We can’t get enough of it so many other companies are building Facebook apps for their own platforms. Truthfully though, not all apps are created equal. From a personal level I run Facebook both from my iPod touch and a Blackberry Storm — not mobile web versions of course, but the actual downloadable app. I haven’t run S60’s version yet. Between the two, I’d like to think the iPod touch version is the best among the rest. This is due to the platform itself, adopting the famous haptic scrolling and huge buttons. But what the iPod / iPhone version severely lacks is the search feature for adding friends. Sure you can search through your friends list, but not outside your network. Bummer. The Blackberry (Storm) Facebook app seems to have better integration, as it is more complete. The friends list feature is also more collapsed, allowing less data to be sent and thus faster loading times. There’s also a separate tab for adding new friends. [photo c/o author] Post from: Cellphone9

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What’s the best Facebook mobile app?

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