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VoIP on your iPod Touch

Quiglag — Fri, 04 Jan 2008 03:35:54 +0000

The boys over at touchmods.net have come up with a way to get VoIP on the iPod Touch using the phones built in wi-fi. Of course the iPod Touch doesn’t even have a mic, but they also have a tutorial on how to make your own; or for the non-tech you can order a premade one.

You can see the hack in action below:

If you are interested check out their FAQ

I always said that if apple came out with a “PDA” I would buy one, and the iPod Touch seems to be it. I however will wait awhile for the price to come down and the technology to get better. 8 gigs for $299 just isn’t enough space for me. I need a lower price tag, or a bigger hard drive. I cant wait to see what the 2nd gen will do.

Happy Hacking

Pentax K10D Multi Exposure

Quiglag — Thu, 06 Dec 2007 04:16:16 +0000

The more I used the Pentax K10D, the more impressed I am with it. Not only is it cheaper then the Canon XTI, but it is in my opinion a much better camera. In fact it is better then every other camera in its class. No other camera in its class has built in image stabilization, a weather sealed body, 14bit RAW images, and so much more. Today I will be talking about the cameras Multi-exposure feature. This feature does exactly what you would think; it allows you to take multiple photos(up to 9) and combine them into one image.

You might be wondering how this is useful. Well, you could do fun stuff like make ghosts appear in you photos, or you can really put it to use, and use it as a ND filter. Say you want to take a photo of a running river, and you want to water to look like it really moves. Lets say that the proper exposure for this scene is 1/2s @ f/10. That will give you some of the flowing look you want, but not enough. With Multi-exposure you could do 9 shots at 1/2s @ f/10, and that would give you a photo of 4.5s @ f/10. Now your scene will really flow. Plus 9 x 1/2s will have a lot less noise then 4.5s at any ISO. This same feature can be used with night or astro photograhy to cut down on the noise.

I haven’t been able to test this out besides for the fun stuff, but I look forward to my first test at a river or creek.

Some more info, plus some example photos can be found at dpreview.com

Happy shooting

AMD’s Virtual House Giveaway

Quiglag — Mon, 13 Aug 2007 19:15:06 +0000

AMD is giving away some pretty cool stuff, like a Sony BRAVIA 46″ HDTV, an HP Desktop, a couple ATI cards, and more. All you have to do to win is go here and play the game. You have to shoot at three burglars, and try to match 3 items; if you can do that, you win what ever it was that you matched. The game is very addictive. Have fun, and win some great stuff.

Grand Prize
1	AMD LIVE! Hewlett-Packard Pavilion Media Center TV	$1,149.99
1	Sony BRAVIA 46″ HDTV	$3,599.99
1	Logitech Wireless DJ Music System	$249.99
1	Palm® Treo™ 680 smartphone	$399.00
4	Total Grand Prize Giveaway	$5,398.97
Instant Win Prizes
8	ATI Radeon™ HD 2600 XT	$149.00
3	ATI Radeon™ 1900XT	$350.00
5	TV Wonder 650	$129.99
12	Game Bundles: Rainbow Six ($56.82), GuildWars Nightfall ($39.99), GuildWars Faction ($29.99)	$126.97
2	Logitech Wireless DJ Music System	$249.99
13	Palm® Treo™ 680 smartphone	$399.00
2	xBox 360 Game Console	$399.99
45	Total Instant Win	$10,902.55

Microsoft Multi-touch computer displays.

Quiglag — Fri, 22 Jun 2007 22:00:20 +0000

With an off-the-shelf laptop, he retrofitted some infrared sensors on the back and together with the magic of software, you have multi-touch! – iStartedSomething

I can see some very cool Nintendo Wiimote actions using this new technology. After all the Wiimote uses IR technology too. Plus the fact that I am tired of accidentally pointing my Wiimote at my computer expecting it to do something. Wiimote and touchscreens are the wave of the future. Before you start saying that they stole this from the iPhone, you need to keep in mind that this technology is not new, and Apple didn’t invent it. Check out this video here made before the iPhone

Apple iPhone vs Microsoft Surface: battle of touch screens

Quiglag — Mon, 11 Jun 2007 19:38:25 +0000

If you thought the iPhone touch screen was cool, wait till you see Microsoft Surface. 6 years in development, and a lot of really cool features to show for it. Microsoft Surface is a touch screen “table” that can do most any thing; from interact with cameras, and phones, to pay your restaurant bill. You really need to check out the videos to see what it can do. In 20 years, I expect these or something similar to be in every house. The first thing I thought of when I saw this was the Batman Beyond cartoon. Looks like the things we see in the movies, and cartoons will come true. Microsoft Surface is set to come to market winter 2007. I cant wait.