December 2010
55 posts
News: iPad magazine sales slowing at year’s end →
Sales of iPad-formatted versions of print magazines dropped towards the end of 2010, according to a new report. Citing figures from the Audit Bureau of Circulations, WWDMedia reports that Vanity Fair…
Just got an iPad? The best apps, accessories, and... →
So, Santa stuffed an iPad into your stocking on Christmas (insert mythical figure / appropriate receptacle / holiday of choice), and you’re wondering what to do with the thing? First of…
Gear Guide: For creative types →
If there’s a photographer or artistic type on your shopping list, and you still haven’t figured out what you should buy for him or her, we have a few suggestions that might help.
The Macalope Weekly: Christmas miracles! →
Just in time for the holidays, the Macalope has tales of three miracles, starring a would-be humorist, a defense of Microsoft, and a hymn to the latest Android smartphone.
81 Purposeful Pixelmutations [Photography] →
Pixelation used to be the bane of digital photographers. But now, with seemingly endless megapixels sharpening our shots, the pixel can be used purposefully to make an entirely new…
Justice League Porn: Wonder Woman is going to have... →
The first pics for Justice League: A Hardcore Parody have been released, and now we all know what really happens in the Watchtower… superpowered gangbangs! Shudder. More pictures…
Russell Brand Calls 'Rentaghost' Back from the... →
The comedian might already be in the remake business with that new version of Arthur in the works, but Russell Brand is reaching back into British TV from decades past for his next…
Is the MacBook Air 11" Adequate for Aperture?... →
I’ve been lusting after a new MacBook Air since they were released, but have been waiting to see what the reviews said for performance. After all, it’s (just) a Core 2 Duo processor, and even at the…
Watch: First Teaser Trailer for 'Transformers:... →
Damn I can’t believe another one of these movies is almost here already! Paramount has unveiled the first teaser trailer on Apple for Michael Bay’s Transformers: Dark of the Moon, the…
#9to5macHolidayPromoCodes for free apps →
So, we had a little idea. To celebrate the opening of promo codes globally, we thought it would be nice for developers to hook us up with codes to distribute to our Twitter followers. The response was overwhelming with over 100 developers responding in just the first hour. We’re
Guy Tries to Sell Watch for $9.95, Gets $66,100... →
That smiling white-haired guy with the wine glass is Bob, a Navy doctor who put his watch for sale on eBay for $9.95. He got it cheap at a Navy Exchange fifty-two years ago. The…
Shoot DSLRs From a Distance Over Bluetooth, Using... →
With the power of Bluetooth…comes BlueSLR! A magical Bluetooth dongle which hooks up to Nikon DSLRs for controlling from iOS devices up to 300 feet away. Unfortunately only Nikon…
Ridley Scott’s Alien prequel gets a title, and... →
Earlier this month a rumor was floating around that Ridley Scott’s Alien prequel was getting pushed back to 2013 — not any more! A new report busts this rumor, reveals the…
Airgrade from Pixel Farm →
Ok we would not normally post about a free ap in the itunes Ap store, but this one is just so much fun and indicative of how in the last few years we have moved from multi-million dollar grading…
Welcome To The Future, Where The Stars Belong To... →
Today’s successful launch of the privately-owned SpaceX rocket marks the beginning of a new era in space travel. Welcome to the age of corporate astronauts, orbital mansions, and…
Back from Nine Days in Hawaii →
Above: Shot with a Nikon D3, with a 14-24mm f/2.8 lens (at 15mm) at ISO 200, at f/7.1 at 1/5 of a second so I could capture a little movement while he was spinning the fire sticks. Click…
Pearl Harbor, 69 years ago today →
Sixty-nine years ago, on December 7th, 1941, the Imperial Japanese Navy launched a surprise attack against the United States naval base in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. Over 350 Japanese aircraft attacked…
Hayden Christensen is humanity's only hope in... →
A new trailer for the strange apocalypse film Vanishing On 7th Street is out, in which a collection of folks wake up in the morning to find everyone gone. And the shadow people…
First Look: OWN/The Oprah Winfrey Network’s... →
Only 26 more days to go til the much talked about launch of OWN, the Oprah Winfrey Network. The Discovery Communications backed channel launches January 1, 2011 (replacing Discovery…
Crumpled City by Emanuele Pizzolorusso for Palomar →
Milan designer Emanuele Pizzolorusso has created a series of maps for Italian brand Palomar that are designed to survive being screwed up and stuffed into a pocket or bag. (more…)
In Depth: Hands on: Google Nexus S review →
Google announced the Nexus S, complete with Android 2.3, and TechRadar managed to bag some quality time with new handset everyone is talking about.
The sample we saw wasn’t quite finished on the…
What should we make of Arizona's new law for... →
On Oct. 1, cash-strapped Arizona ended state-financed payments for certain organ transplants. The decision, as the New York Times put it last week, “amounts to a death sentence for some patients.” [
Report shows vision of futuristic Apple campus →
British architect Norman Fisher Foster is working on transforming Apple’s latest purchase — a real estate bargain from HP — into a new campus designed to give the company some breathing…
This Is What It's Like to Stare a Black Hole In... →
If you ever got close enough to a black hole to get this view, you’d be on your way to an extremely horrible death and possibly other universes. So, uh, thank goodness for the…
C-3PO Never Looked This Good...Or Was Ever This... →
Like the R2D2 one piece swimsuit before it, this C-3PO swimsuit combines the sexy with a whole ton of geek. A pretty perfect gift for any Star Wars nerd’s girlfriend or lover of…
President Obama gets stern with his liberal base. →
President Obama rallies the base in two ways: by lifting them up, and lecturing them. An example of the first approach is his address last spring to House Democrats before the health care reform…
Blast is a great way to keep track of what you use... →
Mac OS X has buckets of really neat features, many of which aren’t always obvious. One of the things I use frequently in OS X is the “Recent Items” menu, which is invoked from the Apple menu….
The Best Budget Camera Lenses [Bestmodo] →
If you’re shopping for a new lens of some sort, you’ve come to just the right place. Here’s ThePhoblographer’s list of the best lenses you can get your hands on without breaking…
Use Lego For Making High Speed Photography... →
Ok, I’ll be the first to admit, Lego makes some awesome stuff, and I spent countless hours as a kid, Playing with those bricks. My favorite birthday gift for my 8th birthday was the legendary…
The Panasonic GH2, DSLRs, and Funky Frame Rates... →
Many folks wrote in the comments of my Canon 60D article something to the effect of “what about the upcoming Panasonic GH2?”
The GH2 is not yet available. Despite having been briefly…
Quick Digital Imaging Tip 37/100: Think About The... →
This is tip #37 of 101 digital imaging tips I plan to post here over the next few months. Stay tuned.
Today’s tip: Think about the four levels of learning. …
Unused concept art of Kal-El's costume and... →
Costume and special effects designer Steve Johnson (who recently unveiled photos of Tim Burton’s sparkling Superman suit) has now posted costume art from Superman Returns and J.J….
Charlie Brooker | By 2022, there'll be a naked... →
What’s on your handset? Intimate texts? Raunchy emails?
Only someone with the heart of a concrete robot could fail to feel faintly – just faintly – sorry for the American diplomats whose…
DitoGear OmniSlider - Ominous for the competition? →
Read more at http://www.eoshd.com/content/468-Dit…he-competition
The first Frankenstein of the movies [Video] →
The first Frankenstein on film wasn’t tall, green, and Boris Karloff — he was hairy and silent and made his movie debut 100 years ago. Here’s the story of the first Frankenstein…
First Look at the Nikon D7000 →
I’ve spent the last few days working with a production model of the Nikon D7000 (or the D7K, as I’ve taken to calling it) and I’ve been very impressed with both the camera and the resulting images…
Your Best Shot 2010 →
Following the Flickrverse’s tradition, take a moment to go through your archives and revisit your photos of 2010.
Choose any one photo or video that you took this year that means most to…
Yes, There Will Be Dinosaurs on This Full-Scale... →
At the press conference yesterday afternoon announcing plans for Ark Encounter, the religious amusement park that will feature a “full-scale Noah’s Ark,” a park official made…
App Review: Penki light painting for iOS →
Ah yes, the future! It’s nice when it arrives on your front doorstep… or on your iPod. It’s even nicer when you ask for something and then you get it: a few months back, we drooled…
Djay App for iPad released →
Macrumors reports that the djay iPad app has hit the App Store ($19.99).
The app provides a virtual turntable interface that allows scratching and multiple controls as well as full access to…
65 people think the iPad is more valuable than the... →
If you read tech news today, expect to see a story making the rounds concerning a “consumer poll” rating the iPad versus the Galaxy Tab. According to the report, an “overwhelming majority”…
Our favorite tips and hints for 1Password, now out... →
1Password is having a big week. The Windows version has arrived at version 1.0, and Google Chrome support has been added. In addition, there are a lot of new 1Password users this week,…
The Mac of the future: storage →
Are magnetic drives on the way out? Is flash on the way in? Chris Holt asked storage vendors how they think that market will evolve over the next two years. Here’s what they told him.
Jackson Shooting 'The Hobbit' in 3D with 30 RED... →
Hobbits on Red Epics. It was announced over the weekend (via Engadget) that Peter Jackson will shoot the two-part adaptation of The Hobbit in 3D next year using state-of-the-art RED…
Humans Can Only Walk In Circles and We Don't Know... →
Humans can’t walk in straight lines. If there’s no fixed point of reference, we just walk in circles and inevitably get lost. Nobody knows why, but researchers at the Max Planck…
Zoom H4N gets much needed firmware update for... →
This for me was the biggest issue with the Zoom H4N and why I switched to the Tascam DR100. Independent level control. Having two XLR inputs with one gain control for me was a deal breaker. You…
Excellent audio accessories from Rycote →
I have been using Rycote stuff for Donkey’s years, ever since I was a soundo back in the late 80′s and early 90s! Their softie has been my number one wind gag for as long as I can remember and best…