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EOS 40D rumored to launch at Photokina
Damian Koh | Sep 08, 2006
One of the many cameras rumored to be unveiled during the biennial Photokina tradeshow is Canon's EOS 40D. Here's what we heard.
According to a reader post on Fosfor Gadgets, the EOS 40D is speculated to be unveiled on September 26, which falls on the first day of the biennial photo imaging tradeshow. There aren't many concrete specs yet but this successor to the EOS 30D sports a 10.1-megapixel CMOS sensor with a 1.6x crop factor and comes with the anti-dust feature which was first introduced on the entry-level EOS 400D.
Sounds logical for the resolution upgrade and the inclusion of the anti-dust function but the rest of the rumored details are similar to the current 30D: 2.5-inch LCD, nine focus points, a five-frames-per-second continuous shooting mode and uses CompactFlash cards.
5-in-1 digital frame
Damian Koh | Sep 08, 2006
This multifunction digital photo frame and clock should please the most demanding working executives. But that's not the only trick up its sleeves.
The Digital Photo Frame & Clock comes with a 1.4-inch LCD screen that's capable of displaying a series of 22 pictures. Wait till you tell your colleague that this frame is also a digital clock, calendar, alarm and can read room temperature--useful to tell the office air-conditioning is too cold or warm, though we're quite sure your body would be able to tell the difference just as accurately.
This device doesn't runs on two pieces of AAA-sized cells and a CR2032 battery. Alternatively, you can power it by connecting to your PC via the USB connection.
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.
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.
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