Vivitar may have bad-mouthed newfangled digital cameras last year, but that hasn’t stopped it from selling them. The company’s latest is the 690 HD, a compact, Flip -like camcorder that records 720p video and is rated for use up to ten feet underwater. You’ll also get an SD card slot for storage and a 2-inch LCD ’round back, but you’ll have to make do without other niceties like an optical zoom or HDMI port — compromises that shouldn’t be too hard to take considering the $60 price tag. Continue reading Vivitar rolls out 690 HD camcorder: waterproof, 720p, $60 Vivitar rolls out 690 HD camcorder: waterproof, 720p, $60 originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 05 Aug 2011 01:03:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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Polygamist leader Warren Jeffs was convicted Thursday on child sexual assault charges. The 55-year-old head of the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints stood stone-faced as the verdict was read. (Aug. 4)
Continue reading …Mapnificent visualizes public transportation travel time, is more exciting than it sounds (video)
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If we could find a browser Mapnificient worked in without problems we’d probably call it the greatest thing to happen to Google Maps since turn-by-turn navigation . Even with it’s painfully slow performance (Firefox) and tendency to crash (Chrome), we’re still in love. Basically, it lets you filter and search maps based on travel time using public transportation. Its great for finding apartments with the shortest commute or a fair meeting place that you and a friend can reach at the same time. It’s pretty impressive and, if its creator Stefan Wehrmeyer ever whips up a mobile app, it could become an indispensable part of our smartphone arsenal. For a much better and more thorough explanation by the developer himself, check out the video after the break. Continue reading Mapnificent visualizes public transportation travel time, is more exciting than it sounds (video) Mapnificent visualizes public transportation travel time, is more exciting than it sounds (video) originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 05 Aug 2011 00:11:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
Continue reading …Mapnificent visualizes public transportation travel time, is more exciting than it sounds (video)
August 4, 2011 No CommentIf we could find a browser Mapnificient worked in without problems we’d probably call it the greatest thing to happen to Google Maps since turn-by-turn navigation . Even with it’s painfully slow performance (Firefox) and tendency to crash (Chrome), we’re still in love. Basically, it lets you filter and search maps based on travel time using public transportation. Its great for finding apartments with the shortest commute or a fair meeting place that you and a friend can reach at the same time. It’s pretty impressive and, if its creator Stefan Wehrmeyer ever whips up a mobile app, it could become an indispensable part of our smartphone arsenal. For a much better and more thorough explanation by the developer himself, check out the video after the break. Continue reading Mapnificent visualizes public transportation travel time, is more exciting than it sounds (video) Mapnificent visualizes public transportation travel time, is more exciting than it sounds (video) originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 05 Aug 2011 00:11:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
Continue reading …Title: Dancing In The Dark Artist: Bruce Springsteen Someone recently unearthed this original treatment of the Boss’ ‘Dancing In The Dark’ video, and I must say that it is more entertaining to me than the official video that featured the lady who would go on to become Courteney Cox. The premise is simple: Springsteen dances (and I mean dances ) in the dark for a while, and then Clarence Clemons arrives in a red suit to rock the sax. Check it.
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In this BBC clip from 1974, Terry Gilliam shows viewers how he creates cut-out animations, a technique he used to hilarious effect on Monty Python’s Flying Circus. The clip is from the Do-It-Yourself Animation Show, a children’s educational series about animation that was hosted by British animator Bob Godfrey. via Cartoon Brew Broadcasting platform : YouTube Source : Laughing Squid Discovery Date : 04/08/2011 21:26 Number of articles : 4
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In this BBC clip from 1974, Terry Gilliam shows viewers how he creates cut-out animations, a technique he used to hilarious effect on Monty Python’s Flying Circus. The clip is from the Do-It-Yourself Animation Show, a children’s educational series about animation that was hosted by British animator Bob Godfrey. via Cartoon Brew Broadcasting platform : YouTube Source : Laughing Squid Discovery Date : 04/08/2011 21:26 Number of articles : 4
Continue reading …Intel places $30 million bet on the cloud, opens two new labs at Carnegie Mellon
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Have you nerds heard? The cloud is the word, and Intel’s ready to put its bank account where the industry’s buzzing mouth is. Investing $30 million over a span of five years, the company has partnered with Carnegie Mellon University to open two new Intel Science and Technology Centers. The academic research labs will laser in on cloud and embedded computing research, providing open source innovations that tackle mass data analytics, real-time information service distribution and refinements to a future, cloud-connected lifestyle. Curious as to what this brain collective has up its sleeves? Imagine wearing a pair of Intel-powered glasses that overlays data linked to the people and objects you see. Not the Minority Report type? Alright, then consider its proposed intelligent car of the future, capable of recommending “routing, retail, dining, and entertainment” options tailored to passenger profiles and real-world conditions. Whether you’re ready or not, this is the future folks — one big, passive scoop of computer-generated coddling . Hit the break for the full PR, and Peter Griffin’s take on our sponsored tomorrow. [Image credit via Popular Science ] Continue reading Intel places $30 million bet on the cloud, opens two new labs at Carnegie Mellon Intel places $30 million bet on the cloud, opens two new labs at Carnegie Mellon originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 04 Aug 2011 21:21:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
Continue reading …White House: Taxpayers Will Cover Cost of Obama’s Midwest Bus Tour (Video)
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White House spokesman Jay Carney confessed to reporters today that taxpayers will end up paying for Obama’s bus tour across the battleground states this month promoting jobs. Carney wouldn’t say where the tour was heading. The bus tour will be … Continue reading → Broadcasting platform : YouTube Source : Gateway Pundit Discovery Date : 04/08/2011 17:22 Number of articles : 4
Continue reading …VOTD: The ‘Final Destination 5′ and ‘Saved by the Bell’ Mash-Up You Didn’t Know You Wanted
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This is a pretty simple equation: led by Miles Fisher, the cast of Final Destination 5 has spent some perfectly good Warner Bros. money on a promo video for the splatter sequel, in which a school full of characters very much like those from Saved by the Bell are killed in horrifying ways. And it’s all set to a peppy pop song called ‘New Romance.’ Want to see a famous actor partially decapitated by… Broadcasting platform : YouTube Source : /Film Discovery Date : 04/08/2011 19:16 Number of articles : 4
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