You may not know what it’s called but you’ve definitely seen it. The wobble or “jelly” effect seen in video captured by cameras with CMOS sensors relying upon rolling shutters instead of the global shutters found in cameras with CCDs. The issue stems from the way a CMOS acquires the image by recording each frame in horizontal bands, working from the top to the bottom. Since all parts of the image are not recorded at the same time, moving the camera, even slightly at telephoto settings, causes the image to skew and go all rubbery. Well, iMovie 11 can fix that, or at least smooth it out with options for Low, Medium, High, and Extra High distortion reduction. It’s just one of many new additions including the often discussed Movie Trailers , support for 24p footage, vastly improved audio editing, and a People Finder feature that lets you search for family members in raw footage… but it might be our favorite. See a video demonstration after the break before hitting up the source for the full review over at MacWorld . Continue reading iMovie 11 knows you’re not ready for the video jelly iMovie 11 knows you’re not ready for the video jelly originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 28 Oct 2010 03:31:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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Think run-of-the-mill 3D specs just aren’t cutting it? Need the sort of eyewear that ENCOM International would approve or? Here’s perhaps a better question: got a infinitesimally-deep hole burning in your pocket? Oakley’s recently-announced “optically-correct” 3D glasses are getting a special Tron: Legacy edition in honor of the upcoming internet documentary. Expect graphic art on the frames that, in some of the most amusing and illustrative words we’ve read in a press release for some time, “salute the cinematic story.” Asking price is a steep $150, but fashion doesn’t run cheap — besides, how else are you going to stand out in a dark room filled with bespectacled people all facing the same direction? Oakley’s 3D specs are a perfect blend of gaudiness and Tron: Legacy originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 28 Oct 2010 02:49:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
Continue reading …Verizon FiOS field trial introduces XG-PON2 to the lexicon, shows 10Gbps capabilities
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Verizon’s FiOS footprint may be on an expansion hiatus , but that’s not to say the company’s abandoning existing users. Nearly 3.5 years after boosting FiOS internet speeds with G-PON , the company is now out testing XG-PON2 — a newfangled iteration that somehow enables 10Gbps upstream and downstream from its existing fiber network. If you’ll recall, we heard just a few weeks back that the outfit was close to being able to serve GigE on its existing platform , and now that this field trial has been successful, we’d say the boundaries are stretched even further. In the test, technicians were able to suck down a 2.3GB movie in four ticks of the second hand, and if you’re hoping to see the nerdiest video of the day, a highlight reel of the trial awaits you just past the break. [Thanks, David] Continue reading Verizon FiOS field trial introduces XG-PON2 to the lexicon, shows 10Gbps capabilities Verizon FiOS field trial introduces XG-PON2 to the lexicon, shows 10Gbps capabilities originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 28 Oct 2010 02:02:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
Continue reading …China’s Tianhe-1A is world’s fastest supercomputer, plans to usurp the West now complete
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It happened. China just passed the US and the world with the reveal of the world’s fastest supercomputer. The fully operational Tianhe-1A, located at the National Supercomputer Center in Tianjin, scored 2.507 petaflops as measured by the LINPACK benchmark. That moves it past Cray’s 2.3 petaflops Jaguar located at Oak Ridge National Lab in Tennessee. Tianhe-1A achieved the record using 7,168 NVIDIA Tesla M2050 GPUs and 14,336 Intel Xeon CPUs consuming 4.04 megawatts. Knowing that 10 petaflops is within reach by 2012, we’ll see if Tianhe-1A can maintain its title when the new Top500 supercomputers list is released next week. China’s Tianhe-1A is world’s fastest supercomputer, plans to usurp the West now complete originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 28 Oct 2010 01:21:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
Continue reading …Nikon debuts Android-powered stereoscopic picture frame, 2D to 3D conversions for a monthly fee
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2D to 3D conversion techniques — whether cinematic or otherwise — don’t have us jumping for joy, but Nikon’s new NF-300i display sounds like a concept we could get behind. It’s a 7.2-inch digital photo frame running Android 2.1 on an autostereoscopic (glasses-less) screen, which sports a special double-density lenticular lens to display images at full WSVGA resolution (800 x 600) whether in 2D or 3D modes. It pulls down images from the cloud to 4GB of internal storage over wired ethernet and 802.11 b/g WiFi, or via USB port if you happen to have MPO files just sitting around for some reason . The notion is that Japanese users will sign up for Nikon’s new My PictureTown 3D conversion and hosting service for
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This one’s still a bit mysterious, but what appears to be a Bluetooth module for Olympus’ Micro Four Thirds cameras has just hit the FCC. Exactly what it does isn’t clear, but it looks to be a match for the accessory port below the hot shoe on Olympus’ PEN series cameras, which could open up a number of interesting possibilities — a geotagging GPS module, perhaps, or even a file transfer device? Hopefully Olympus will clear things up getting official with this thing sooner rather than later. In the meantime, you can dive into the FCC reports at the link below. Bluetooth module for Olympus Micro Four Thirds cameras hits the FCC originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 27 Oct 2010 23:16:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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When Google admitted its Street View cars had collected sensitive data after all , it sparked a new formal inquiry in the UK, but the very same apology was just what the Federal Trade Commission needed to drop an investigation in the USA. The FTC’s Bureau of Consumer Protection wrote Google a formal letter today noting “concerns about the internal policies and procedures that gave rise to this data collection,” but satisfaction that the company’s agreed to change all that and appoint a director of privacy . “Because of these commitments, we are ending our inquiry into this matter at this time,” the document reads. Does that mean we can stop using this picture of Ross’ old apartment in our posts? Only time will tell. FTC accepts Google’s privacy apology, lets Street View off the hook originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 27 Oct 2010 22:34:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
Continue reading …Bullet Train Express Platform: a $99 home for your Apple keyboard and Magic Trackpad
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You’re a dude (or dudette) that likes to be prepared, right? It’s the Boy Scout motto, after all. To that end, we’re surmising that you’re already gearing up for OS X 10.7 , and while that new finger exercise regimen will definitely pay off in the long run, Bullet Train’s Express Keyboard Platform is what you’re really in need of. For all intents and purposes, this is a $99 slab of aluminum, precisely crafted to hold an Apple Keyboard and Magic Trackpad . Essentially, the trio creates the bottom portion of a MacBook Pro, albeit with a larger touchpad and a slate of keys that aren’t nearly as dark. The outfit’s charging quite a premium for this thing, but we’re told that demand is through the roof — in other words, if you want one, you should probably jump in line now. But really, are you having that much trouble using both in their own space? Continue reading Bullet Train Express Platform: a $99 home for your Apple keyboard and Magic Trackpad Bullet Train Express Platform: a $99 home for your Apple keyboard and Magic Trackpad originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 27 Oct 2010 21:42:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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It’s easy to forget at this point, but Android wasn’t a Google creation. Google bought the company in 2005 for an undisclosed sum (estimated to be around $50 million) and, well, let’s just say things worked out pretty well for them. How well? Google’s vice president of corporate development, David Lawee, told attendees at the Stanford Accel Symposium this week that the acquisition was quite simply Google’s “best deal ever.” Lawee further went on to note that he did have some initial skepticism about the deal, and recalls saying “I hope this guy does something” after seeing Andy Rubin around the building for two years. The fact that Rubin actually stayed after the acquisition eventually did inspire some confidence, however, with Lawee adding that it’s obvious when a deal doesn’t work out “because the people leave.” Google exec calls Android acquistion its ‘best deal ever’ originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 27 Oct 2010 20:58:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
Continue reading …Microsoft ‘Tags’ 2 billion real-world objects with its phone-friendly barcodes
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Microsoft might be late to the cameraphone-able barcode game, but it appears to be making up for lost time. Its multi-colored (and, frankly, rather attractive) Tag barcodes added a few important innovations on top of the general QR code concept, and apparently to good effect: 2 billion Tags have been printed since the January 2009 launch, and 1 billion of those Tags were printed in the past four months. Sounds like Microsoft has found some momentum, and they claim to have gained a lead in the publishing industry already. Obviously, the analytics, customization, and anti-fragmentation nature appeals to Big Barcode, but we’ll have to wait and see if Tag is the ultimate choice of the everyman. Plus, won’t ads be able to hack our brains and implant URLs at-will soon enough? We’re holding out for that. Continue reading Microsoft ‘Tags’ 2 billion real-world objects with its phone-friendly barcodes Microsoft ‘Tags’ 2 billion real-world objects with its phone-friendly barcodes originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 27 Oct 2010 20:10:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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