Month: November 2007
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No DRM is good for the media business
Or so it seems from the more recent news I received through different channels these days. First, BluRay BD+ copy protection and DRM system appears to have been cracked. In the latest revision of AnyDVD (a quite well known DVD copying software), there is now an option to handle BD+. It means that even the…
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Crysis, available tomorrow
After months of expectation organised by marketing and advertisment, the FPS video game most awaited of the year, Crysis, will be available tomorrow (you can already download it on Steam and the Electronic Arts online shop/store -on-line electronic payment and validation- but not use it yet). Graphic card providers are already dreaming of the rising…
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New census sees half the tigers
According to NewScientist, despite the difficulty in counting the big cats, experts estimated that there were more than 3500 tigers in India in 2001 and 2002. Unfortunately, the latest figures are pointing at a figure nearer to 1300-1500. The size of the populations in large parks seems to be still enough to ensure the survival…
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Aubade calendar for 2008
For those who do not know it, the calendar 2008 for Aubade is now available. It maintains the already-long tradition of tasteful advertisement used by this totally-French feminine underwear company. Thanks to WebStorming.fr.
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Canon 40D: Sales document and firmware
Latest news about the Canon EOS 40D. Think Camera has a new review of the EOS 40D. Nothing fancy, but the reliable analysis expected from TC. They love the camera, and I can understand from what I could peek at a couple of models recently. Interestingly, the review of the Canon 40D at The-Digital-Picture.com shows…
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Marvelous libraries
A library is not only a marvelous location to read books, but it may also be -simply- a marvelous location. This is the case with the collection of cultural culmination points that are offered to our eyes at Curious Expeditions. Handelingenkamer Tweede Kamer Der Staten-Generaal Den Haag, the Hague, Netherlands
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Digital photo: HP stops now
More precisely, HP stops developping new camera products. They will sign a license agreement to keep a line of photo cameras, but they will only glue their logo to the body of cameras probably designed and manufactured in South-East Asia. HP is now concentrating onto the printing market.
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New reviews for the Sony Alpha 700
Two new reviews were just published for the Sony Alpha 700: Camera Labs (English) Trusted reviews (English) It looks like this camera is definitely a good one. The Minolta people will like it is feeling a lot like the Dynax 7D in a better way, in a more modern technology.
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Free SciFi books
A few weeks ago ManyBooks.net started to make available a number of SciFi books in PDF format and without any unreasonable restrictions (this is copyrighted material that has been left in the public domain). Decided to give it a try and not knowing these books, I chose (randomly) to download Space Prison from Tom Godwin…