Posts by: Jasmine France, CNET.com

Here's how to photograph the "curiosity" that killed the cat

Jasmine France, CNET.com | Jun 22, 2007

This particular item was brought to my attention by a cat-loving friend who does not follow the tech blogs (sacrilege, I know). Behold: The CatCam, a modified digital camera with a time-sequence controller and a furry mode of transportation. The Website features the adventures of one such furball, a tomcat named Mr Lee. This typically curious kitty treks around the great outdoors, and then his owner posts pics from his "trips" online. The images aren't exactly crystal clear, but that adds to the charm--you gotta love the furry chin partially obstructing the view in many of the photos. And the one of Mr Lee taking a drink is awfully cute, despite the blur. (The captions are rather amusing, too.)

The site also offers the CatCam for purchase, and I thought momentarily that I'd like to strap one on to my precious little girl, but seeing as how she's only allowed to wander a city-sized apartment, the photos would be less "oh, how cute!" and more "good Lord, I need to clean my floors". This led me to the conclusion that this gadget is really only useful for outdoor cats. And by "useful" I mean "entertaining"--the CatCam is really just a fun toy, right? If you can think of any other uses, please post 'em in the comments.

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Filed under: Digital Cameras
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Updated: Archos announces new line of MP3 players and PVPs

Jasmine France, CNET.com | Jun 15, 2007

An Archos press event in France has revealed the new Archos line a mere hours before an event is scheduled to take place in the US. Since neither we nor the folks at Engadget (I'm guessing) can be completely trusted with our French translation, we have relatively few details to confirm. We can tell you the company is launching a new flash player, the 2GB 105, as well as a revamped PVP line, including the 405, the 705, and the 605 WiFi.

Update: We just spoke with one of our New York editors who attended the US announcement, and he told us something pretty exciting: The new 605 WiFi is going to have onboard support for CinemaNow, meaning you can purchase and download movies on the go without connecting to a computer. That player will also support Opera with Flash video, so you will never be without fresh video content from sites like YouTube. Um...sweet! (Correct me if I'm wrong, but I don't think the iPhone can do that.)

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Filed under: Music & Play
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