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…It’s Things Thursday: Flip Video?

The Flip Video is to the camcorder what the Eee PC is to the laptop: A stripped down, easy to use, and surprisingly functional version of its big brother.

Sporting a VGA quality sensor (read: YouTube ready) and 2GB of built-in memory, there are no tapes or memory cards required, and it connects to your computer with a built-in USB arm.

One-touch recording and software that allows you to easily edit and share videos means that it’s designed to capture your day to day in a way that no camera has done before, and the size makes it easy to carry around with you wherever you go.

It’s time to Flip.

[Flip Video]

Published

Cory O'Brien

on March 27, 2008

in Gadgets

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…Kitsune Noir has begun The Desktop Wallpaper Project?

The Desktop Wallpaper Project

Kitsune Noir wants to go beyond everyday blogging, and has begun a project called The Desktop Wallpaper Project to do so.

Each Wednesday, one new desktop wallpaper from a collection of artists and designers will be released, and it will be free to download in a multitude of monitor sizes, as well as iPhone and PSP versions.

So far, over 60 artists are involved, and some have submitted multiple works, so if you’re a fan of creative wallpapers, then check stop by on Wednesdays and see what’s new.

[Kitsune Noir - The Desktop Wallpaper Project]

Published

Cory O'Brien

on March 12, 2008

in Art

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…It’s Website Wednesday: Newspond?

Newspond has dubbed itself “the most advanced news site on the planet”.

Quite a claim, eh?

The idea is that a “tireless electronic brain” finds and sorts news in real-time based on global popularity. This “self-sufficient news engine” “continually watches over and reads hundreds of different websites, including everything from major news portals to the tiniest blog, or forum”.

When it finds new news, it notes, sizes and gauges that news based on things like how fast a story spreads throughout the internet, the amount of discussion surrounding the story, the rate at which people click on or bookmark the article, and even the size of each of the sites reporting it.

The result is a Buoyancy Rating that tells you “the exact upward force exerted on a news story by the internet, in real-time”.

To view the news, you can sort Newspond by what’s hot at that moment, or you can sort stories by the highest popularity rating that they ever attained to see what’s hot for the day, week, or month.

As with any new site (it made its public debut on Tuesday) Newspond is still sorting out a few last minute bugs, and the volume of stories isn’t at the levels of the other social bookmarking sites (which could actually be a good thing) but my initial impression is a positive one. The site looks fantastic, has a wonderfully intuitive layout (including an easy to use commenting system), and features stories that I actually want to read. The timeline of sources is also an interesting idea, and the “real-time”iness of it all seems to work well, so I’m definitely going to be checking back to see how the site progresses.

Can this computerized Digg take on the social bookmarking kings?

Only time will tell, but it’s looking good so far.

[Newspond]

[Via: Mashable!]

Published

Cory O'Brien

on February 20, 2008

in Websites

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…Your smile isn’t perfect?

Jessica Simpson Smile

Think you have the perfect smile?

Apparently scientists have done a test or two, and come up with the following guidelines:

Bright white should be avoided. The Whiteness of the teeth should match the whites of the eyes.
A smile’s ideal width should be no less than half the width of the face.
Both upper and lower lips should be symmetrical on each side of the mid-line of the face.
The top row of teeth should be dominant while very little should be seen on the bottom row.
All teeth on display should be straight with no visible signs of restoration work.
The teeth should diminish in size from front to back. (Those either side of the central teeth, the laterals, should be 61.8 per cent the size of the bigger teeth. The next teeth along should be 61.8 per cent of the laterals. The width of the central teeth should be 80 per cent of their height.)
Very little should be seen of the gums. (To avoid a horsey smile.)

[The Daily Telegraph - Bright Whites, Imperfect Smile]

[Via: Spluch]

Published

Cory O'Brien

on November 28, 2007

in Information

. 1 Comment

…Apple has secrets?

The icons that Apple created for its Leopard OS can be blown up to a size that is beyond what anyone can use (unless, of course, you’re using the Coverflow browser), but if you do decide to check them out in full sized glory, you’ll be greeted with a few clever surprises that the designers left in for the inquisitive user.

Click through for nine of the best.

[Usingmac.com - Leopard Coverflow - Secret Of Icons]

Published

Cory O'Brien

on November 14, 2007

in Apple

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…TwitterPoster ranks your tweeters?

TwitterPoster is a collection of Twitter profile pictures that have been sized according to their degree of influence on Twitter.

Though there are only three sizes, so it’s not a direct and exact representation, TwitterPoster does take into account the number of subscribers, as well as the number of tweets that each person makes, so it’s a good way to see who is utilizing the technology, and who is not.

Plus, there are different country specific posters, so you can see who’s big in Deutschland.

Did you make the cut?

[TwitterPoster]

[Via: Rooster's Rail]

Published

Cory O'Brien

on November 5, 2007

in Websites

. 2 Comments

…Men buy lingerie too?

Lingerie4Men

This is a bit strange: Lingerie4Men designs a line of lingerie specifically for the male figure.

Each piece is made from high quality fabrics, and is available in a wide range of sizes to fit the modern man. (Who happens to like wearing women’s underwear.)

No joke.

[Lingerie4Men]

[Via: Random Good Stuff]

Published

Cory O'Brien

on October 3, 2007

in Fashion

. 3 Comments

…deviantART now shows Films?

deviantART Films

deviantART is launching deviantART Film, but they want to make it very clear that this is not YouTube 2.0.

While YouTube is like a weekend movie, filled with entertainment but ultimately devoid of quality content, deviantART Film is like a film festival; an event that you know is going to be something special.

To begin with, all of their films are hand picked. No webcam rants and raves here; these are feature films that took time and effort to create.

Second, viewers can comment on specific frames of a film. Not sure what the artist was trying to portray? Instead of leaving a generic comment at the end, you can instead mark the part of the film that threw you off, and leave a comment specific to that segment.

Lastly, deviantART Films are available in DivX and h.264 formats in addition to the standard Flash, giving you higher quality and larger sized viewing options.

Considering the art that the deviants have created, I can’t wait to see what they put on Film.

[deviantART Film]

[Via: deviantART]

Published

Cory O'Brien

on October 1, 2007

in Movies

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…Perfect breasts have a formula?

Victoria Beckham and Caprice Bourret - Breasts In what must have been one of the most difficult and most painstaking research projects of all time, a cosmetic surgeon spent hours studying photos of topless models to determine the perfect pair.

Apparently, his findings indicate that the perfect chest isn’t about size. Instead, it’s all about proportion.

“The ideal is a 45 to 55 percent proportion – that is the nipple sits not at the half-way mark down the breast, but at about 45 percent from the top.”

So who came out on top?

Lingerie model Caprice Bourret, who apparently has the best of the breast.

And the worst?

It’s a sad day for Victoria Beckham, who apparently has “unnaturally round” mounds.

Tough job indeed.

[Via: The Bachelor Guy]

[Caprice Bourret]

[Victoria Beckham]

Published

Cory O'Brien

on September 28, 2007

in Science