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Fujifilm UK previews customized X-series cameras at TPS
DP Review - 5 Mar 2014 00:07
Fujifilm UK is preparing a new service allowing certain X-series cameras to be customized with a range of different colors and body textures. The company has shown customized cameras at The Photography Show this week in ...
Photographer Takes to GoFundMe to Raise Money for a New D4s, Sparks Outrage
PetaPixel - 5 Mar 2014 16:20
Is it okay for a professional photographer to try and crowdfund a new camera? It seems like the answer to that is No, if you go by the response to pro wedding photographer Stephen Yanni‘s recent GoFundMe campaign. A ca...
Tamron SP 150-600mm f/5-6.3 DI VC USD Sample Images
Photography Blog - 5 Mar 2014 23:10
Ahead of our full review, here are 40 photos taken with the new Tamron SP 150-600mm f/5-6.3 DI VC USD lens, mounted on a Canon 5D Mk III body. The Tamron SP 150-600mm f/5-6.3 Di VC USD is a telephoto zoom lens designed f...
Webtrate review: An Internet blocker for people with absolutely no self-control
PC World - 5 Mar 2014 00:00
As a freelance writer, I am intimately acquainted with procrastination. Once I finally sat down to write this article, I spent three hours checking email, getting into comment wars on Facebook, and generally avoiding hav...
Malware Infected Kitty Photos Prove Nothing on the Internet is Just Fun Anymore
The Phoblographer - 5 Mar 2014 16:55
Irresistible LOL cat photos might actually contain malware
Nikon Coolpix P600 Hands-on Photos
Photography Blog - 5 Mar 2014 11:20
Hands-on gallery of photos of the new Nikon Coolpix P600 compact camera.
Nikon Coolpix P340 Hands-on Photos
Photography Blog - 5 Mar 2014 11:15
Hands-on gallery of photos of the new Nikon Coolpix P340 compact camera.
The Various Ways to Die Inside a Black Hole
Gizmodo - 5 Mar 2014 02:00
Falling into a black hole never sounded like fun. How could it? Black holes are the darkest places in the universe, where not even light can escape the singularity's immense gravitational pull. It wouldn't be fun. But wh...
JBL Authentic L16 and L8 wireless speakers stream studio quality music from almost any device
Pocket-lint - 5 Mar 2014 15:25
JBL has announced a new Authentic Series of wireless speakers in the L16 and L8. Both work with virtually any device, feature digital music enhancing technology and play streams at studio quality. Both JBL Authentics L16...
This Beyoncé Emoji Music Video Is Shockingly Well Done
Gizmodo - 5 Mar 2014 03:30
The idea is simple. Take a hit song, make a music video using only emoji, wait for the lulz. In the case of the movie Jesse Hill recently uploaded to Vimeo, the hit song is Beyoncé, and the emoji are hilarious.
Roku sticks it to the Chromecast with a cheaper, more flexible Streaming Stick
Digital Trends - 5 Mar 2014 02:43
Roku unveils a new version of its Streaming Stick in an HDMI compatible version, offering full Roku functionality for $49, as well as the best competition for the Chromecast on the market. The post Roku sticks it to the ...
Sick of being locked in a perpetual winter?
Gizmodo - 5 Mar 2014 23:15
Sick of being locked in a perpetual winter? Matt Lief Anderson, a professional traveler and photographer, sent over a few of his recent shots, and they're a salve for the Cabin Fever-wracked soul. That's Crater Lake, in ...
Dish's TV streaming app is now available for newer Kindle Fire tablets
Engadget - 5 Mar 2014 19:33
Dish subscribers are no longer stuck if they want to catch up on TV shows from one of Amazon's tablets -- the satellite provider has released a version of Dish Anywhere for Kindle Fire HDX devices. As with the regular An...
Website Simulates Amiga OS
Slashdot - 5 Mar 2014 17:22
cyclomedia writes "The Decibel Kid — the "AudioVisual Artist" responsible for last summer's Ipswich Zelda Map — has unveiled his new website. Modeled on Amiga OS it supports changing the wallpaper, window dragging, r...
Another Year, Another Set of Bizarre Cuts to NASA's Budget
Bad Astronomy - 5 Mar 2014 14:45
Every year, when NASA releases its White House budget request, I open the report with dread. Will it show that things are roughly the same as last year, or will there be more bad news, with slashes and cuts to vital prog...
Nixon Murf Watch - $380
The Gadget Flow - 5 Mar 2014 08:00
The Nixon Murf Watch comes with a plus-sized push button screw crown. The watch has Japanese quartz arm movement which moves around the face displaying the hour and minute clearly enough, thanks to an LED light. Half of ...
Asteroid 2014 DX110 Flyby Live Stream: Watch Near-Earth Encounter With 98-Foot Asteroid Here [VIDEO]
IBTimes - 5 Mar 2014 07:24
An asteroid with the diameter of two school buses is scheduled to pass the Earth at a rather close distance on Wednesday. Named 2014 DX110, the 98-foot asteroid was discovered by the Pan-STARRS 1 survey on Feb. 28, accor...
Is Hoverboard Real? HUVr Tech Claims Live Demonstration Of 'Back To The Future' Flying Skateboard [VIDEO]
IBTimes - 5 Mar 2014 01:24
If you've seen the 1989 film "Back to the Future Part II," you've at least considered how awesome hover-boarding would be, if not full-on fantasized about cruising around every day on a flying skateboard. Well if a new Y...
The Sublime, Thoroughly 2010s-y Emoji Video for 'Drunk in Love'
The Atlantic - 5 Mar 2014 00:31
That eggplant!
Legere: Study calling T-Mobile the worst network is 'slanted,' 'out of date'
BGR - 5 Mar 2014 23:42
You didn’t think T-Mobile CEO John Legere was going to take a new study that trashed his company’s wireless network lying down, did you? RootMetrics this week unveiled a major new study of American wireless carriers ...
First LSD Study in 40 Years Finds Therapeutic Potential
Discover - 5 Mar 2014 23:42
Scientific study often opens new doors of discovery---but sometimes it reopens doors closed long ago. On Tuesday, experimental psychiatrists in Santa Cruz, California published results from the first controlled medical t...
Tutorial Shares How to Turn an 'OK' Photo Into a Great Photo in Post
PetaPixel - 5 Mar 2014 23:38
No matter how long you’ve been shooting or what level you’re at in your photography endeavors, there will always be those moments where you walk away from a shoot unsatisfied with how some of the images turned out. I...