Category: Tech

  • Extreme macro photography

    When you start fighting for the highest possible resolution in digital cameras, you usually count in mega-pixels. METIS Systems goes further: 4 giga-pixels in a single camera. The Digital Macro Camera 1015/C [PDF] is able to photograph 12 square meters at non-interpolated 254 ppi. (100 pixel per square millimeter). This is a tool to make…

  • Transform a webcam into an Infrared camera

    After all, most CCD cameras are naturally very sensitive to infrared and you only have to remove the filter that protects them against this part of the light spectrum. Transform Your Webcam Into An Infrared Cam! – video powered by Metacafe

  • STALKER blows your mind and other thoughts

    STALKER: Shadow of Chernobyl is clearly a game long awaited (since 2003). It brings significant game items (part role playing game with a lot of liberty for action, part a First Person Shooter with a lot of guns for action). It has been several hours now that I’v been playing I thought that it would…

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  • Monster DSLR comparison guide

    Reviewed cameras Canon 30D, 5D, Digital Rebel XT (350D), Digital Rebel XTi (400D), 1D Mark III , 1Ds Mark II Nikon D200, D2Hs, D2Xs, D40, D40x, D80 Fuji FinePix S5 Pro Olympus Evolt E-510, E-500, E-410, E-330 Pentax *ist D, K100D, K110D, K10D Samsung GX-1L, GX-1S, GX-10 Sigma SD-14 Sony Alpha DSLR-A100 This is not…

  • Prints fade resistance test

    PixInfo.com, The hungarian web site prefered by photographers of the world, juts published a new comparison article. This time, they wanted to check how digital prints fade after one year of exposition to sun light. They stopped at 11 months (shame on them!) but the results are speaking in impressive words. The English article (You…

  • Photoshop CS3: Tomorrow

    The 27th of March should be launch day for the newest Adobe Photoshop graphics product line: Creative Suite 3 or CS3. Be prepared for more details from Adobe, but the products will not be shipping before the second trimester (and Q2 may mean just before Summer). There will be new features and the important support…

  • A more perceptible digital divide

    A recent study from Parks Associates indicates that 30% of Americans do not have Internet access and… don’t want one. We could draw the easy conclusion that one third of all Americans are even much more antiquated than their worst popular image. Various anti-americanisms would be only marginally reinforced from that. But I feel it…

  • 101 freeware and shareware programs

    Software programs to do anything you want with your PC if you are a bit more geeky than most but do not want to pay much. Freeware & shareware.