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Managing your photos on Vista
Damian Koh | Aug 18, 2006
We had our hands on Windows Vista recently and can't help but feel that Microsoft has either taken a leaf out of Google's Picasa book, or the Redmond software giant is taking a stab at the free photo management software. We've had our fun. Now we show you the pictures.
Archiving pictures in chronological order is probably the easiest way to manage a huge database of photos. Like we mentioned, the Windows Photo Gallery program on our copy of Vista Beta 2 works very much like Google's Picasa. For example, if you have a series of similar snaps taken over a period of time, you can label them with a common tag and pull all of them out at the same time.
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Though there's still some catching up for the Windows Photo Gallery, we won't want to place our bets, yet, on which program will emerge the winner since what we're seeing is only the beta version.
Editors' note: We ran our copy of Windows Vista on a Vista-ready HP Pavilion desktop computer.
Fancy a 19-inch digital frame?
Damian Koh | Aug 17, 2006
At US$1,199, this 19-inch Wi-Fi-enabled digital photo frame probably won't make its way to your living room anytime soon, unless you've wads of cash.
The PV1955 is PhotoVu's latest digital picture frame and, according to the folks there, it is the "crispest and brightest" PhotoVu they've ever offered. For the amount of money involved, you'll get a 1,280 x 1,024, 24-bit color LCD TFT display, built-in Wi-Fi (802.11b) or Ethernet connectivity and compatibility with Windows, Macintosh, Linux and Unix operating systems.
This gizmo is plug-and-play-compliant with most USB flash devices, so the standard thumbdrives should work instantly with the onboard USB port. To make the deal sweeter, you can customize the picture frame and its back board.
It certainly sounds like an awesome piece of device considering most digital frames available now offer much smaller displays (about 4 x 6-inch) compared with this PhotoVu. But at that sticker price, we are likely to give this frame a miss and settle for a good LCD monitor for maybe a third of the cost.
For those who are more adventurous, you can try making your own digital frame here.
Waterproof microSD card
Juniper Foo | Aug 17, 2006
The last place you want to lose this miniscule flash media is in water. But just in case you decide to take a crazy dip in the public fountain with your SD music player or lather up to a foam party, at least INX's waterproof edition insures against damaging your data even in the most submersive conditions.
See packaging
Via Crisscross
Price: From 3,000 yen (US$25.80)
Availability: More information at INX, Japan
Device: Micro SD card
Basic specs: 128MB, 256MB, 512MB, 12MB/s, 0.4g, comes with a regular-sized SD card adapter
Project make-me-beautiful
Damian Koh | Aug 14, 2006
Think of it this way, the next time you decide to head to a plastic surgeon, you might not have to pay the initial consultation fees for a preview of what or how you might look like post-surgery. You could do that in the comfort of your home with a new software.
Tommer Leyvand, a graduate of Tel Aviv University of Israel has developed a new program that applies an algorithm that can make minor adjustments, for example, to the thickness of the eyebrows or the ratio of facial width at the eye and mouth level. This "digital beautification" algorithm is supposed to make a face more attractive in a few minutes without dramatically altering the appearance.
According to New Scientist, a team led by Leyvand's colleague, Yael Eisenthal, did a poll asking people to rate the attractiveness of about 200 photographs and wrote a program that would make these facial adjustments based on the rules generated from the survey.
While initial results have proved promising, it doesn't mean that if you look like the Hulk, the program will turn you into Tom Cruise. You'll probably have to go to a plastic surgeon for that.
Things never looked this good up close
Damian Koh | Aug 09, 2006
We all know about taking close-up pictures and there are cameras touting 0cm macro capabilities. For most intents and purposes, that's good enough, but apparently not so for X-Loupe's i6 Pro, which brings us even more up close and personal with its 150x magnification properties.
The X-Loupe i6 Pro is an attachment for the Canon Digital IXUS 55/60/65/Wireless digicams, which transforms your shooter into a 150x (60x and 100x also available) magnification handheld. This external lens module uses Lithium-ion rechargeable batteries and is rated for up to 5 hours of playtime. It also has a dimmable white-light LED to illuminate your subject. Just follow the six-step instructions online and you're good to go. Of course, you'll have to purchase the accessory from the company's Web site first.
For those wondering about the rationale behind such a device, there are, in fact, many uses. According to X-Loupe, these include archeology authentication, education and research, branded items appreciation and banknote discrimination, to name a few.
The possibilities are endless and, one of these days, we might just be able to start a bonfire by focusing sunlight onto a single spot with our digital cameras.
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