Kuwait bans DSLRs, leaves Micro Four Thirds question hanging in the air
November 24, 2010 No Comment
We’re not sure what the humble DSLR has ever done to offend the Kuwaiti government, but, according to the Kuwait Times , the recreational use of Digital Single-Lens Reflex cameras has now been outlawed in the country. The Ministries of Information, Social Affairs and Finance (hello, 1984 !) have collectively decided to ban the use of the chunky shooters in public places, except where it can be shown that it’s for journalistic purposes. This decision has left a lot of people scratching their heads, not least because every self-respecting smartphone nowadays can pump out screen-filling images. And then there’s also the matter of determining where the line between compact cameras, which are still allowed, and DSLRs resides — for example, is the Lumix G2 an illegal shooter just because it looks like one? Kuwait bans DSLRs, leaves Micro Four Thirds question hanging in the air originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 24 Nov 2010 05:40:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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Amanda Knox returned to court in Italy on Wednesday for the start of her appeals trial, about a year after the American student was convicted of killing her British roommate in a case that drew global attention. (Nov. 24)
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All 29 miners trapped in a New Zealand mine after an explosion are presumed dead after a second blast occurred, rescuers said. The workers – who include two Scottish men – could not have survived the “horrific” second explosion and rescue teams were “now in recovery mode”, police said. Pete Rodger, 40, from Perthshire, and Malcolm Campbell, 25, from St Andrews, Fife, were among the men missing following Friday’s initial blast at Pike River mine in Atarau on South Island. Superintendent Gary Knowles said: “Today there was another massive explosion underground and based on that explosion no-one would have survived. We are now in recovery mode.” Family members…
Continue reading …Chinese man plays MMO on titanic screen, pleads for higher pixel density (video)
November 24, 2010 No Comment
Never mind your 103-inch plasmas or Guiness Word Record-holding stadium displays, real gamers do their thing on LCDs that span a cool seven thousand and five hundred square meters (translated into imperial measuring units, that’s… a lot! ). What you see above is a little glimpse of an MMO enthusiast with a big passion and no less sizable wallet. The gent in question was displeased by the fact a competing guildmaster in the Chinese MMO Magic World Online 2 got to play in an IMAX theater, and therefore decided to one-up him in the only way possible: by hiring Beijing’s crazily oversized display (titled “All Beijing, look up!”) for a little session of supersized gaming. Jump past the break to see it on video. Continue reading Chinese man plays MMO on titanic screen, pleads for higher pixel density (video) Chinese man plays MMO on titanic screen, pleads for higher pixel density (video) originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 24 Nov 2010 04:55:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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Watch Glee S2E8: Furt The new installment of our favorite high school club of Glee, which is entitled “Furt” is the teen musical hit comedy TV show’s 8th episode of the 2nd season that aired last 11/23/2010 Tuesday at 9:00 PM on FOX. Sue gets an unexpected visit from none other than her “Nazi-hunting” mother named Doris(played by Carol Burnett), who goes back from Lima to get some updates on her beloved girls. Meanwhile, Finn and Rachel moves up with their relationship by making one giant step forward, while Kurt has been pushed to the brink and is now forced to make an important decision. Watch Glee 2×8(0208) Online Free Online Streaming Full Episodes Replay of the Latest Season and Video Clip Download Link: HERE
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Young ultra-Orthodox woman enhances her breasts before wedding; 60-year-old gets nose job because ‘it’s accepted now’. Perceptions of plastic, aesthetic surgeries previously regarded as altering God’s creation, are slowly changing in haredi community
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Jennifer Grey was named the new “Dancing With the Stars” champ, despite painful neck and back injuries and a voting bloc for Bristol Palin. (Nov. 24)
Continue reading …Scientists finally find a practical use for metamaterials: boosting antenna performance (video)
November 24, 2010 No Comment
Metamaterials can do all sorts of cool things in theory, like create invisibility cloaks or focus lasers . In practice, though, they’re rather less useful. Or at least they were, before the team at Fractal Antenna figured out that a simple sleeve made out of fractal-based metamaterials triples the bandwidth of a simple monopole antenna and boosts its gain by 3dB. All you need to do is slip the fractal sleeve on and and, hey presto, instant super antenna. You can see it demonstrated in the video after the break before reading all the nitty, gritty, infinitely-repeating details in the PR, which is down there too. Continue reading Scientists finally find a practical use for metamaterials: boosting antenna performance (video) Scientists finally find a practical use for metamaterials: boosting antenna performance (video) originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 24 Nov 2010 04:29:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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By Robert Scheer Welcome to the brave new world of post-bailout capitalism. The Commerce Department announced Tuesday that corporate profits are at their highest level in U.S. history, and the Fed released minutes of an early November meeting in which officials predicted a stagnant economy and continued high unemployment.
Continue reading …Today on the list: Bribing Israel, the possibilities of precognition, the value of banks (it’s complicated), and the incredible shrinking withdrawal date. On a regular basis, Truthdig brings you the news items and odds and ends that found their way to Larry Gross, director of the USC Annenberg School for Communication. A specialist in media and culture, art and communication, visual communication and media portrayals of minorities, Gross helped found the field of gay and lesbian studies. The links below open in a new window. Newer ones are on top. Bribing Israel: Enhancing the Swag The breathless will-they-won’t-they coverage wasn’t quite as extreme this time, but there’s still been way more attention paid to the latest U.S. “settlement freeze” offer to Netanyahu than it deserves. The Incredible Shrinking Withdrawal Date Going, going, gone!
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