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Willow Garage may sell its Velo robot gripper early, if you ask nicely
Engadget - 11 Jun 2013 22:25
Some have called Willow Garage's health into question lately, but the company may have a minor hit on its hands -- if through an unexpected channel. The firm has seen a strong enough response to its Velo robot gripper th...
'Mini M' Now Official: Leica Finally Unveils the X Vario APS-C Compact Camera
PetaPixel - 11 Jun 2013 17:30
Categories: Equipment News Tags: announcedapsccompactcameralargesensorlargesensorcompactleicaleicaminimleicaxvarioxvario After teasing a mysterious "Mini M" camera on its website since mid-May, Leica today finally announ...
Samsung introduces 10mm F3.5 Fisheye for NX
DP Review - 11 Jun 2013 17:01
Samsung has announced a 10mm F3.5 Fisheye lens for its NX mirrorless cameras, which it says is the smallest and slimmest of its type. It offers a 180 degree diagonal angle of view, and includes Samsung's unique 'i-Functi...
Moving apps to the SD card on the Samsung Galaxy S4
Android Central - 11 Jun 2013 16:09
Apps-to-SD support is coming to the Galaxy S4 in a new software update - here's how to use it. Samsung's answer to the controversy over storage space on the Galaxy S4 has been to resurrect an old Android feature -- the a...
Tracing iOS 7's influences: Apple remixes almost everyone in the industry
The Verge - 11 Jun 2013 15:45
Apple's latest iteration of its mobile operating system, iOS 7, introduces a number of long-awaited features. For everyone other than iPhone devotees, however, much of what Apple presented on stage looked eerily familiar...
Sony's PlayStation 4 Will Launch "This Holiday Season" For $399, $100 Less Than Xbox One
TechCrunch - 11 Jun 2013 05:03
Following up on their oddly detail-light press conference a few months back, Sony used their E3 press conference to finally disclose a bunch of important details: the price, a launch window, and, at long last, what the P...
Let's Talk About iOS 7, OS X Mavericks and More
Time - 11 Jun 2013 04:50
TIME Tech's Harry McCracken and Doug Aamoth talk about the software, products and services unveiled at Apple's 2013 Worldwide Developers Conference keynote on June 10. More: Apple Unveils New Version of OS X, New Compute...
Hyperlapse Shows One of the Best Graffiti Artists in the World at Work
PetaPixel - 11 Jun 2013 23:36
Categories: Finds Inspiration Tags: graffitihyperlapseselinamilessoflestimelapse Many of the time-lapses and hyperlapses we run across follow natural events (like a massive rotating supercell) or capture the hustle and b...
Oculus Rift HD prototype VR headset appears at E3, we go hands (and eyes) on
Engadget - 11 Jun 2013 23:28
We've been impressed with Oculus Rift from the start, and have been following the VR headset closely ever since. The developer edition has been in the hands of devs for a couple months now, and while Palmer Luckey and Na...
Jony Ive Debuts iOS 7: "Bringing Order To Complexity"
TechCrunch - 11 Jun 2013 16:25
Apple debuted the next generation of iOS yesterday at WWDC and now you can watch Jony Ive's 7 minute iOS 7 introduction video. "True simplicity is derived from so much more than just the absences of clutter or ornamentat...
Acer bets big on Android (yes, Android) PCs
PC World - 11 Jun 2013 12:00
Acer's "prototype" N3-220 Android all-in-one is more than than just a trial balloon, executives said Monday. It represents the first in a series of PCs that will use Google free mobile OS to carve out a new niche in the ...
Quantic Dream's The Dark Sorcerer demo highlights PS4's graphics power
Engadget - 11 Jun 2013 04:07
Remember the Emotion Engine from back in the PS2 days? Well, Sony's still on about the emotional connection its consoles will bring to gamers -- specifically, that of the PS4. And to showcase the console's graphical soph...
Take A Good Look At Apple's New iOS 7 With These Early Screenshots
TechCrunch - 11 Jun 2013 03:27
iOS 7 was announced today officially at WWDC 2013, and it brings a lot of visual changes to Apple's mobile OS, plus a host of new features and functionality as well. The official release is still a few months off, but on...
Notification Center settings in latest Chrome Canary for Mac
Android Central - 11 Jun 2013 23:59
A way to shut off some of those Chrome Notification pop-ups finally lands on OSX Chrome Canary, the bleeding edge version of Chrome designed for ultra-early adopters, is a great platform to preview features that will be ...
Is the new Mac Pro the Cube all over again?
ZDNet - 11 Jun 2013 23:59
Both are tiny and pretty. The Mac Cube was also expensive and dead in a year. Why should the new Mac Pro succeed where the Cube failed?
The Playroom shows off PS4 augmented reality, motion control
CNET - 11 Jun 2013 23:55
Curious how the PlayStation 4 Eye camera and the DualShock 4 controller will play together? This brief clip shows a few augmented-reality minigames to whet your appetite.
Banco Santander puts €5m into mobile card payments firm iZettle
ZDNet - 11 Jun 2013 23:54
Banco Santander thinks iZettle will be vital for the success of its small business customers.
Amputee Turns Tragedy Into Triumph With Action Sports Prosthetic
The Huffington Post - 11 Jun 2013 23:53Lonely Island on New 'Wack Album:' Watch Your Back, Rihanna
Mashable - 11 Jun 2013 23:52
Comedic rap trio The Lonely Island -- whose T-Pain-assisted track "I'm on a Boat" earned a Grammy nod -- released a third studio album TuesdayThe Wack Album features funny collaborations with Adam Levine, Kendrick Lamar,...
How to Add Dynamic Clipping Warnings to Photoshop
PetaPixel - 11 Jun 2013 23:52
Categories: Post-Processing Tutorials Tags: actionclippingdynamicclippingeditinghighlightsphotoshoppostprocessingtutorial There are two types of clipping you probably try to avoid introducing into your images during post...
Facebook shareholders want to know how to use Facebook
CNET - 11 Jun 2013 23:51
The social network faces stockholders for the first time and finds that what they really want is customer service from Zuck.
AMD beats Intel by unveiling world's first 5GHz processor
ZDNet - 11 Jun 2013 23:50
AMD scores another win by being the first to release a 5GHz processor. Is AMD on the up?