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New tech that all may want!

xmangerm
Yesterday
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New tech that all may want!

I am already sold. Just wish it could be used on my Samsung i8910hd. Nevertheless, for you iPhone users this app has a lot to offer!

I found this video on Vigilante Injustice to be very interesting. And over at CNN they are asking, “What do you think about this short film? Were you moved? Were you upset? What does it say about the differences cultural differences in the world?” My take is Vigilante Justice is wrong on all points....

Fun with digital photography

Alex
4 days ago
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Recently I've been diving into High Dynamic Range (HDR) photography. Initially I used Bracketeer to combine three photos that had been taken with different exposure (-2, 0, +2 stops). But very quickly I became unsatisfied with the output from Bracketeer. After a little research, it turns out Bracketeer only fuse photos with different exposures. Whereas other HDR software also perform tone mapping. After listening to a TWiP podcast about HDR and read through the HDR tutorial by Trey Ratcliff, I decided to try Photomatix Pro last week to see what different result I would get.

To demostrate the difference between Bracketeer and Photomatix, here are two identical photos processed by each software (Bracketeer on the left, Photomatix Pro on the right):

As you can see, the result from Photomatix is so much more natural looking (though it can also produce extremely psychadelic version) than Bracketeer. And more importantly, I get to this very good photo very easily, whereas the options in Bracketeer are extremely technical and confusing.

For comparison, here is the raw photo from the 0 stop exposure of the same scene:

Lower East Side Synagogue

Both are commercial software with Bracketeer a little bit less expensive than Photomatix. But judging from the output quality, I would thoroughly recommend going straight to Photomatix if you want to experiment with HDR.

Thai Truck for Lunch

LonelyBob
7 days ago
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Today is Wednesday that means Thai Truck for Lunch in Meguro. Lunch was great today, as usual. Unfortunately not sure how much longer I can go to Thai Truck Wednesdays since the Nokia Japan office is being closed.

Thai Truck Lunch

Photos taken by the Nokia N97.

Just another meal that was comletely consumed.

xmangerm
7 days ago
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Hello everyone in Vox-land. I hope your day has gone well thus far for mines after consuming the meal that was pictured here was rather fine. My stomach is full therefore I must be productive:)) today.

Just another meal that was comletely consumed..jpg

30.11.2009: sofus

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My baby boy catching some rays.

xmangerm
Nov 29, 2009
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This reminds me to get out of the flat to enjoy a few of the rays together.

my baby boy catching some rays..jpg

28.11.2009: sofus spiser en skorpe

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Extending iPhone battery life

Alex
Nov 27, 2009
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Since my first iPhone, I've never had any issue with its battery life. As long as I get access to the charger by the end of the work day the battery life on the iPhone 2G or 3G have been perfectly adequate. That is until I started working on a project down in Atlanta and my weekly commute now extends to around 6-8 hours, depending on flight delays.

I began looking for battery extender for my iPhone. Initially I wanted a battery extender that can charge the iPhone 3G and 3GS, as well as possibly the Kindle. This means the ability to attach different cables to the battery. Also the 'green' side of me wanted a solar charging battery so that it'd be possible to charge the battery up using solar energy alone. Unfortunately after perusing iLounge's extensive list of battery extender reviews, it was pretty obvious that there weren't any battery out there that would satisfy my initial list of requirements. The closest one is the IceTECH Solar i9005. With its large solar panel, large battery capacity (2500 mAh), and large collection of connector tips, it would be ideal. The only issue is it doesn't currently support the iPhone 3GS, as Apple in its infinite wisdom has changed something with regard to charging on the 3GS.

So the search was back to regular battery extender. There are plenty of options out there but none of them really excite me. At least not at the price they are charging for. That is until I came across MonoPrice's iPhone backup battery. With a rather large capacity (2200 mAh *) and very affordable price (~$15, depending on quantity purchased), it is perfect.

It arrived two weeks ago and I have so far used it twice. From about 10-15% charge in the iPhone, it would take about two hours to fully charge the phone from the backup battery. During that time, I was able to continue to use the iPhone with podcast playing in the background while online twittering and browsing. The only thing that is annoying is the 'cyclon'-like blue LEDs in the front which move from left to right during the charging process (both from main to battery, and battery to phone). They are very bright and very distracting while using the phone with the battery attached, especially in a dark backseat of a taxi! To charge the backup battery, simply plug the iPhone cable to the bottom of the battery and charge it just like the phone. Unfortunately the battery does not pass the data through to the phone so you can't sync with iTunes while charging both the phone and the battery.

But overall, the MonoPrice iPhone backup battery is priced just right and perform as advertised. High recommended if you are looking for a simple backup battery for your iPhone.

* For comparison, iPhone 3G battery capacity is 1150 mAh which means the MonoPrice battery can potentially charge the iPhone from 10-15% charge to full twice!

Thai Truck for Lunch

LonelyBob
Nov 25, 2009
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Today is Wednesday that means Thai Truck for Lunch in Meguro. I received some bad news from my company yesterday, Nokia has decided to close the Nokia Japan office. Ontop of that the Mountain Dew has also been removed from the 100 Yen vending machine near the office. It's just as well I suppose since I don't know how much longer I'll be coming to the office. (If you know of any job openings, I'd appreciate if you let me know via Vox private message.)

Without further delay here are this week's Thai Truck photos (they maybe one of the last Thai Truck photo sets).