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Saturday, September 29, 2012

OSRC - Open Source Remote Control

Source: http://www.os-rc.com/





























The OSRC project needs your help to survive and make it to production. Spread the news and help the project reach distributors around the world before the deadline expires and there is no other choice left but to close shop and let the system fade away

See the Campaign Website for what is offered for your investment


OSRC Promotional Video

        


 Flite Test: The OSRC Project

        




Sunday, September 23, 2012

Apple iO6 Users are Unhappy!

An new iO6 Maps user being "unhappy" is rather an understatement and none 'users' are more than likely to laughing their collective asses off

The one feature Apple was so proud to offer was the one feature that was to say the least a unbelievable collection errors. Yet again the 'software industry' policies of releasing a product before it's really ready is NO less an issue after all these years. 

What I find amusingly FUNNY is Apple's marketing for the last 20 years (as near as I remember) which was far less than kind against any of Microsoft's Operating systems. Their mapping solution puts Apple marking polices of the years past into proper light, yes

Yes, the problems are with Apples NEW mapping software which was to replace Google Maps was for many a major let down. Owning an iPod myself I am a fan of the Apple OS in general and looking forward to owning the Apple iPad someday but I do find this all too funny.

Following is a BLOG that's collected for our enjoyment allot of screen shots of the most obvious mistakes and errors found by it's users

Update: Apparently Google MAPS is back, nixed, Apple iOS6 Maps




Saturday, September 15, 2012

Full-frame Nikon D600

Nikon officially announces D600 a full-frame (FX format) DSLR aimed at enthusiasts, price, $2099. Finally an affordable full-frame DSLR an enthusiast such as myself can afford.

















 
  

Update: Oct 14, 2013
Update: April 1, 2014  

This could be the LAST update as it seems to be an end to a long enduring saga. I'm sure this is very good news for all the D600 owners who have suffered through their camera's dust problems. In short, users can get their D600 model replaced with the D610 however they will need to qualify. Regardless best read the announcement for the specifics of the replacement and for what's needed to qualify.

Update: June 1, 2014


Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX1


September 2012: Sony has officially announced the Cyber-shot DSC-RX1 which is a Mirrorless FULL-Frame Compact Camera with a fixed 35mm F2 lens, $2,800usd 

Thursday, September 06, 2012

The Solar System

Source: The Atlantic - A Trip Across the Solar System - 34 Photo's



An animated image of the Sun, showing a large solar flare erupting on March 5, 2012,
launching a coronal mass ejection into space. (NASA/ESA)

   

Tuesday, September 04, 2012

Eric Fossum Inventor of the CMOS Sensor at Yale

Photons to Bits and Beyond:
The Science and Technology of Digital

 
The Yale School of Engineering & Applied Science presents the 2011 Victor M. Tyler Distinguished Lectureship in Engineering with Eric Fossum, Professor of Engineering in Dartmouth's Thayer School and a consultant to Samsung Electronics' Semiconductor R&D Center. Dr. Fossum, who earned a PhD in electrical engineering from Yale in 1984, is one of the world's leading solid-state image sensor device physicists, best known for inventing the CMOS image sensor.  His "camera-on-a-chip" technology is used in nearly all camera phones and webcams, digital-still cameras, high-speed motion capture cameras, automotive cameras, dental x-ray cameras, and swallowable pill cameras. 

An entrepreneur as well as inventor, Fossum's transfer of his own IP portfolio to industry has yielded one of Caltech's greatest licensing revenue streams, and he has served as CEO of two successful high-tech companies. His work was included on Reuters' list of "Baby Boomer Inventions that Changed the World," and Forbes calls him an inventor who has "changed your life." 


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