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The 3D Moment

Posted: January 20, 2009 in internet, media, Technology, US politics
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CNN.com – Special Reports – The 44th President – The Moment

If you saw CNN’s Inauguration coverage you may have seen them talk about the “3D Moment”, a clever piece of technology from Microsoft called Photosynth that creates 3D composites from hundreds of 2D digital images. CNN viewers e-mailed in their shots of “The Moment” Obama was sworn in and the result is a pretty cool panoramic shot of an historic event. You’ll need to download Microsoft’s Silverlight to view it – it worth it as the result is lot more impressive than you could see on CNN! Follow the Photosynth link to find out how you can create similar 3D effects at home.

Or you prefer plain old video  …

Bad Times?

Posted: January 9, 2009 in internet, media
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As someone who grew up working on newspapers and still loves to get ink on his hands, the current state of the print industry buffeted by the explosion in online media on one hand and the  recession on the other, is worrying. There’s even talk of the NY Times going under. Michael Hirschorn in The Atlantic  has some interesting thoughts on the death of newsprint and why it might not all be bad news.

iTunes ditches DRM

Posted: January 6, 2009 in internet, Mac, Technology
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Finally, the iTunes store is to ditch DRM. One of the few highlights of today’s snorer of a keynote at Macworld was that 8 million of the 10 million songs available on iTunes will immediately be DRM-free with the remaining 2 million DRM-free by April. Apple is also introducing three prices for songs – 69c, 99c and $1.29. iPhone users can now also buy songs over a 3G network (dream on, Bermuda …) and not just over wi-fi connections. But if you’re thinking of upgrading your library to DRM-free using Apple’s iTunes Plus service, think again, according to Macworld magazine – it is far from a bargain.

Also announced today: an expensive new 17-inch MacBook Pro, long overdue updates to iLife and iWork plus the beta of a new online collaboration service, iWork.com, in competiton with Google Docs and Microsoft’s Live Office Workspace.

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