Archive for May, 2009
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Saturday, May 30th, 2009Last week I wrote about a promising new app that was coming to the iPhone called DSLR Remote. It gives the ability to control many of the functions of a Canon DSLR, remotely from your iPhone or iPod Touch, using lightweight server software on an intermediary computer. It’s available now and I’ve been playing with [...]
Hulu Carves Out a Place in Your Media Center
Thursday, May 28th, 2009Since its introduction, Hulu has found an avid following of its video delivery service. But there’s always been the drawback that you have to dial in the website and watch on a browser. You get the video, but in a less comfortable way than other solutions. Today Hulu aimed to change that with Hulu Desktop, [...]
Finally, a Really Thin Netbook!
Tuesday, May 26th, 2009Whenever I look at netbooks, I keep thinking how thick they are. Manufacturers seem to be able to shrink the other two dimensions, and drop the weight, but thickness remains remarkably similar to full-size notebook computers. I can’t say exactly why this is such a big deal to me, but maybe it stems from the [...]
Keep an Eye on Baby Birds With This IR Camera Setup
Saturday, May 23rd, 2009A few weeks ago I wrote about a time lapse digital camera for capturing things like plant growth in your garden. Today, we’re again looking to to the subject of nature photography with a gadget twist, though this one’s a bit more voyeuristic. The Nest Box with IR Camera is a simple enough wooden bird [...]
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