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Chronon
Another fantastic puzzle game from Eyemaze. Registered users can view the Solution after the jump.
eyezmaze.com
Another fantastic puzzle game from Eyemaze. Registered users can view the Solution after the jump.
eyezmaze.com
How Things Work
Computer Shopper magzine did a spread this month on how things work. They are a great lay-person’s look at how different parts of computers, and related technology actually function. This is a great read for beginners and experts alike.
*WARNING*
Computer Shopper has not yet made this article available online, so I scanned the magazine. The result is: 3 500k images that are 1500 x 1000 px in size. It may be a slow load, but they are readable.
How it Works
Hidden Wall Safe
This is one of those things that I don’t really want to share, but can’t help myself.
boomergadgets.com
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Sony Vaio UMPC
It may not be hugely different from the rest of the UMPCs out there, but Sony always wins in sex appeal!
kontherun.blogs.com
Sony Plans a dSLR
There is not a huge amount in the way of details yet, but it is a very exciting prospect.
“Ever since Sony and Konica Minolta began collaborating on a joint digital SLR camera project in July 2005, I have seen many similarities in our corporate cultures. Sony is renowned for its unceasing exploration of new avenues, while Konica Minolta has a long history of developing groundbreaking technologies, like the world’s first auto-focus SLR camera and an exclusive anti-shake system.”
So that’s what happened to Minolta…
letsgodigital.org
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Anamorphism
You are going to want to see this one!
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Anamorphism: a distorted projection or perspective; especially an image distorted in such a way that it becomes visible only when viewed in a special manner.
Take the above example. A painting was created, so that when reflected in a cylinder or a cone, another painting is revealed. Another method is employeed by Kurt Wenner, in his sidewalk chalk art, that can only be seen and appreciated from a certain angle.
The following samples are some of the most intriquing images I have ever seen.
wikipedia – General knowledge on Anamorphism
anamorphosis.com – More Samples
mightyillusions.blogspot.com – More Samples
kellymhoule.com – How it is done
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Life and Death Masks
Laurence Hutton collects life and death masks. And he has a very impressive collection. From Benjamin Franklin, to Walt Whitman, to Woodrow Wilson (pictured above)
princeton.edu
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Microsoft’s Plan to Map the World in Real Time
Internet maps updated live, in real time? Sounds a little out there, but it may not be as far out as you might think.
Researchers at Microsoft are working on technology that they hope will someday enable people to browse online maps for up-to-the-minute information about local gas prices, traffic flows, restaurant wait times, and more. Eventually, says Suman Nath, a Microsoft researcher who works on the project, which is called SenseWeb, they would like to incorporate the technology into Windows Live Local (formerly Microsoft Virtual Earth), the company’s online mapping platform.
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Shock Knife
The police and military have to train to protect themselves against situations that they may encounter. For police, I would imagine that when a situation gets violent, the most common armament they are going to encounter would be a knife. They are legal, easy to obtain, and most homes have several.
Trouble is, it is tough to practice disarming a knife. You can’t use a real one, but if you are using a fake knife, you won’t get feedback from slices. The shock knife is designed to give that feedback. You can set it to deliver anything from a papercut type bit of pain all the way up to uniform penetrating 7,500 volts.
shocknife.com
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