Photo credit: Dwayne’s Photo Paul Simon echoed the sentiments of many photographers when he sang “Mama don’t take my Kodachrome away.” But for the 75 year old iconic slide transparency film, time is finally up. On 30 December 2010 Dwayne’s Photo studio in Kansas processed the world’s last roll of Kodak Kodachrome film. The film first appeared back in 1935, taking stills photography market by storm with its long lasting, saturated colours. However Kodachrome’s many decades of dominance eventually succumbed to pressure from even more vibrant slide films, like Fuji Velvia, and … Read the full story on TreeHugger
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New study reveals some 5,000 Britons covert to Islam each year despite growing criticism of Muslim community. Group: People are interested in finding out what Islam is all about
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Photo credit: Gideon Shoes Sneakers crafted from Cane Toads is such a perfect companion story to our piece on footballs made from feral camels . Cane toads are an introduced pest in Australia that are so toxic they kill the native wildlife that attempt to eat them. (see links below) Now Gideon Shoes, have set up a hand-crafted, anti-sweatshop business to make shoes with the tanned hides of these formidable amphibians. The profits of which will go to supporting youth-at-risk charity work. But there is a twist…. Read the full story on TreeHugger
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High water may not retreat significantly from the eastern Australian town of Rockhampton for weeks, the mayor warned Tuesday. Rockhampton and several other communities in Queensland were continuing to brace for further flooding. (4 January 2010)
Continue reading …Clickfree Wireless takes the Time Capsule approach, automates backups over WiFi
January 4, 2011 No Comment
Tired of the power supply going sour in your Time Capsule? Join the crowd. Clickfree is making its annual CES introduction today from Las Vegas, and for those familiar with the aforementioned Apple product, you’ll understand exactly how the Clickfree Wireless works. Put simply, it’s an HDD-infused box with an 802.11n radio within, and it’s designed to automate the backup of an unlimited quantity of Macs or PCs without any wires whatsoever. Sort of. You’ll still need to plug it directly into each machine you’re hoping to duplicate as the initial backup takes place, but after that, all settings will be found and configured, and all future backups will happen without wires. Sadly, only two models are available at launch — a 500GB box for $179, and a 1TB unit for $249. If you’ve more than one machine in your house, you’ll probably need to wait for larger capacity units to surface later in the quarter, but hey, at least they’re en route. Continue reading Clickfree Wireless takes the Time Capsule approach, automates backups over WiFi Clickfree Wireless takes the Time Capsule approach, automates backups over WiFi originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 04 Jan 2011 08:00:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
Continue reading …iHealth blood pressure iPod dock: another sort of Apple to keep the doctor away
January 4, 2011 No Comment
Back in March 2009 at the iPhone OS 3.0 debut event , Apple’s Scott Forstall pointed out medical devices specifically as one of the more interesting class of peripherals that could leverage the new custom app interface capabilities. And while it’s certainly an interesting concept — keeping tabs on your general health from the comfort of your own home — we haven’t really seen it catch on (only a couple of products come to mind). That isn’t stopping iHealth; the company’s blood pressure dock, available today from its online store (we’re told it should be filtering through Apple’s own channels later this month) ties in with a specialized iPhone / iPod touch / iPad app to monitor and track blood pressure from the comfort of your home, where theoretically there shouldn’t be a stranger in a white coat making you extra nervous. In our brief time with the device, the interface seemed fairly intuitive and the whole process simple and not at all intimidating. The cost of entry is $99.95 for the hardware; the free app should be hitting iTunes today. Press release after the break. Gallery: iHealth Blood Pressure Dock hands-on Gallery: iHealth Blood Pressure Dock press photos Continue reading iHealth blood pressure iPod dock: another sort of Apple to keep the doctor away iHealth blood pressure iPod dock: another sort of Apple to keep the doctor away originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 04 Jan 2011 08:00:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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Here are some facts we know about this subject: This is a tablet called the Multimedia Novel, built by Pandigital. It’s very much like another Multimedia Novel tablet Pandigital sells at CVS for $214, except now it’s $280 because there’s a 3G radio inside. We really disliked the 7-inch version . It’s on AT&T but it’s contract free — you pay as you go. The 9-inch screen is resistive, which sucks even if there’s contract free AT&T on it. That’s just our opinion, though. Android 2.0 is the OS. Barnes & Noble’s Nookbook Store is pre-loaded. You can’t access the Android Market by default. There’s an unspecified 800MHz ARM11 processor running everything. It’s probably slow. The 800 x 480 resolution will probably make your eyes bleed at this size. But hey, it’s cheap. Gallery: Pandigital’s Multimedia Novel gets AT&T 3G Continue reading Pandigital’s Multimedia Novel gets AT&T 3G, still cheap Pandigital’s Multimedia Novel gets AT&T 3G, still cheap originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 04 Jan 2011 08:00:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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Via TV Newser and Mediaite , we've learned that when David Shuster subbed in as an overnight radio host on the national Jim Bohannon show, Shuster claimed “MSNBC will never be as liberal as Fox is conservative,” and insisted “MSNBC, CNN, dedicated to a much more sort of basic set of journalistic principles than most of Fox News.” He claimed he shouldn't talk about Fox, but then let them have it:
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Actor Colin Firth and director Tom Hooper talk about the funny side of ‘The King’s Speech.’ (Jan. 4)
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A great white shark terrorized a group of fisherman off the western Australian coast. The shark circled their small boat, then attacked the boat’s motor. (Jan. 4)
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