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- Organic LEDs have many uses Friday, January 9, 2009 @ 2:33AMOrganic light-emitting diodes are still relatively new, but their future is bright - literally. Sony is big into OLED. At the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, the company is exhibiting a prototype that is just under a millimeter thick along with...
- Sherwood PoliceBeat Friday, January 9, 2009 @ 2:20AMDec. 31 Arrests Michael R. Henson Jr., 24, of Sherwood was arrested on a charge of DWI/drugs and was issued a citation on a charge of disregarding a stop sign after police observed him run a stop sign while driving in the area of North Valley and Randal streets.
- PERSONAL TECHNOLOGY: Simple programs can edit photos Friday, January 9, 2009 @ 2:16AMKim Komando, Gannett News Service technology columnist, answers questions sent to her at gnstech@gns.gannett.com:
- Bharti Airtel, Research In Motion (RIM) Launch New BlackBerry Smartphone Tuesday, January 6, 2009 @ 4:43AMMumbai, Jan 06 : Airtel and Research In Motion (RIM) today announced the launch of the BlackBerry® Pearl Flip 8220 smartphone in India, priced at Rupees 21,990.
- Patience Makes Perfect Tuesday, January 6, 2009 @ 4:32AMJanuary 6, 2009: Turkey is buying several dozen LOROP (Long Range Oblique Photography) pods from Israeli manufacturer Elbit.
- Expo: Eye-Fi unveils iPhone app Tuesday, January 6, 2009 @ 4:15AMEye-Fi , which makes a wireless memory card for digital cameras, announced Monday that it is developing a new iPhone application.
- Canon celebrates 50 years of SLR Cameras Tuesday, January 6, 2009 @ 3:51AM Canon celebrates 50 years of single-lens reflex camera sales. The company sold the first SLR camera back in 1959. The production of Canon SLR cameras has already surpassed the 50-million unit mark since then. The history of Canon 35 mm single-lens re...
- Pentax Optio E70 Tuesday, January 6, 2009 @ 3:39AMPentax Imaging has announced its compact digital camera, the Optio E70. Designed for new digital users, the Optio E70 offers simple operation with large control buttons in a slim body, the company said.
- AT&T Mobility and Motorola to Offer the Rugged Tundra VA76r on Jan. 13 Tuesday, January 6, 2009 @ 2:47AMDALLAS and LAS VEGAS , Jan. 6 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- CES -- Today, AT&T Mobility and Motorola, Inc. (NYSE: MOT) unveiled Motorola Tundra(TM) VA76r, a rugged 3G clamshell device with a tough exterior that can withstand harsh environments.
- Mercer adding digital eyes to school buses Monday, January 5, 2009 @ 4:19AMPRINCETON — What exactly happened on the school bus this morning? Who started that fight or was there really a fight at all? Video cameras found just about everywhere in society are now watching the comings and goings of school buses and their passengers.
- Transit safety may include cameras Monday, January 5, 2009 @ 3:50AMAttacks on drivers and passengers are forcing Canadian public transit commissions to install surveillance cameras on buses and Calgary might follow suit.
- NEPA goes global on Google Monday, January 5, 2009 @ 3:37AMCall it digital rubbernecking, with the only hazard a computer crash.
- Canon Middle East brings HD moviemaking and 4fps shooting to its PowerShot super zoom series Monday, January 5, 2009 @ 3:29AMCanon Middle East today supercharges its PowerShot digital compact camera range with two powerful new models: the 10 Megapixel PowerShot SX1 IS and PowerShot SX10 IS, which jointly replace the PowerShot S5 IS.
- Allentown Monday, January 5, 2009 @ 3:20AMStolen -- $2,210 worth of equipment from a car rented by Nelson Hernandez, 22, of East Hartford, Conn.; Hernandez told police someone damaged the convertible top of the PT Cruiser parked on the 900 block of Liberty Street on Tuesday and stole a Dell laptop computer and case, Samsung digital camera, Apple iPod, Nintendo DX game system, 15 video games and three memory sticks; damage to car ...
- Panel gives proposed zoning district a close look Monday, January 5, 2009 @ 3:15AMThe Municipal Ordinance Committee met last week to talk about new zoning, a Priority Overlay District, called a 43D site. The meeting helped clarify the new zoning bylaw in preparation for a Municipal Council decision Jan. 13.
- Nikon D90 digital SLR with HD video recording Monday, January 5, 2009 @ 3:11AM A DLSR and an HD camcorder Review Life can be a confusing business. You’ve got mobile phones that double up as cameras, and cameras that record video. Well, prepare to be even more confused as cameras begin to capture HD video. Nikon’s D90 proudly claims to be the world’s first DSLR to record HD video.…
- Snap, Map, Chat and Hyperlink? Monday, January 5, 2009 @ 2:58AMHyperlinking reality is a huge advance for mobile navigation, interaction and for image recognition, but what can it actually do? Quite a lot, apparently, with more to come.
- Flipping the video Sunday, January 4, 2009 @ 3:33PMIt has been a gloomy autumn for retailers selling television sets, audio gear and other consumer electronics. Demand for such goods, according to Retrevo, a search and shopping site, has headed steadily south since last summer.
- Women Responsible for Coffin Image Reunite Sunday, January 4, 2009 @ 3:07PMWhen former Maytag Aircraft worker Tami Silicio reunited with her friend Amy Katz -- around 4 p.m. Thursday -- at SeaTac International Airport, one of the first things she said was: "It was Barry Fitzsimmons and The Seattle Times that showed the picture to the world."
- Kallow Helps Your Non-Geek Relatives Select Electronics [Shopping] Sunday, January 4, 2009 @ 2:23PMKallow is a web-based consumer suggestion service. Think of Kallow as a simplified Consumer Reports. They take enormous tasks like shopping for a new HDTV and reduce it down to the best value. From...
- Egyptian activist takes fight for freedom online Sunday, January 4, 2009 @ 2:20PMNora Younis has risen to fame in Egypt by pressing for change on her political blog.
- Recession to steal glitz from CES Sunday, January 4, 2009 @ 12:42PM The International Consumer Electronics Show, the largest trade show in the U.S., opens this week in Las Vegas. But the economic downturn will temper the normally dizzying extravaganza, and some attendees are wondering if the whole technology trade show business is past its peak.
- Cell phones offer digital bag of tricks Saturday, January 3, 2009 @ 11:11PMSo your cell phone has a brushed-metal shell, can flip and slide four ways and has more buttons than an airplane cockpit. Big deal. The new status symbol is what your phone can do — count calories, teach Spanish, simulate a flute, or fling a monkey from a tree. With the advent of touch-screen technology and faster wireless networks, the new competition and cool factor revolves around thousands ...
- NANCY ESHELMAN Saturday, January 3, 2009 @ 11:08PMThe new year found me drowning in technology. Surrounding me were a new laptop, a digital camera, an iPod and a digital picture frame. The granddaughter showed me how to take photos with the camera, a too-generous gift from a wonderful friend.
- Two Brockway men part of Stryker Brigade deploying to Iraq Saturday, January 3, 2009 @ 10:13PMBROCKWAY - Spc. Greg Castiglione graduated from Brockway Area High School in the spring of 2007. By that time he had already worked with the Brockway Volunteer Hose Company for about five years and with the Brockway Ambulance Service for two years having gained the training of an EMT. On top of all that, he had also enlisted in the PA Army National Guard Feb. 17, 2006.
- Prince William police blotter Saturday, January 3, 2009 @ 9:54PMPrince William police reported the following incidents
- Photographs Worth a Double Take Saturday, January 3, 2009 @ 9:08PMA close look a prosaic photograph by Friedhelm Denkeler, on display in the show ?First Doubt: Optical Confusion in Modern Photography? at the Yale University Art Gallery.
- Got new toys? Thursday, January 1, 2009 @ 11:13PMLucky you. Santa delivered a new computer, digital camera, iPod or cell phone under your Christmas tree.
- Students prepare time capsule Thursday, January 1, 2009 @ 11:08PMOn Oct. 11, 2008, a time capsule filled with visions, hopes, and possibilities for the future of Redding was placed in the Mark Twain Library’s archive room.
- Air Force couple savors time with first baby of 2009 Thursday, January 1, 2009 @ 10:07PMAt 6 pounds, 11 ounces, Jakob Alan Stinson played beat the clock, being born at 12:18 a.m. Had little Jakob Alan Stinson arrived just 19 minutes sooner, he would have saved his parents a few bucks on their 2008 tax returns.
- Digital camera taken from vehicle in Woodbridge Thursday, January 1, 2009 @ 6:22PMA digital camera valued at $250 was taken from a car parked on Louis Street in Hopelawn Tuesday morning, police said.
- Youth in gorilla suit prompts call to police Thursday, January 1, 2009 @ 2:20AMNEW CASTLE — The sight of a youth in a gorilla suit in downtown New Castle prompted a citizen to call city police this week.
- Business briefs Thursday, January 1, 2009 @ 2:15AMiPhone gets new software Job fair set in Henrietta Gasoline here averages $1.81
- Police utility belt stolen Thursday, January 1, 2009 @ 2:10AMPOLICE are asking for the return of a stolen police utility belt with everything on it: Glock pistol, capsicum spray, extendable baton, ammunition and handcuffs.
- Just a second, 2009 The Earth needs to catch up Thursday, January 1, 2009 @ 1:53AMGlobal whale ‘hot spot’ found off East Timor CANBERRA (Reuters) — One of the world’s highest concentrations of dolphins and whales -- many of them protected species -- has been discovered off the coast of East Timor, local and Australian researchers said on Wednesday.
- About time you project what you have Thursday, January 1, 2009 @ 1:51AMEven though there have been mobile phones with large LCD displays, sharing your media with it may not reach a lot of people in one particular moment. It would be ideal to hook your phone to a TV for a bigger view of the picture, but what if there’s no TV around?
- Local briefs, 12-31-08 Wednesday, December 31, 2008 @ 7:14PMLaptops swiped A woman told Sterling Heights police someone broke into her residence on Dec. 20 and stole several items and cash.
- Creaceed schedules Hydra 2.0 debut for Macworld Wednesday, December 31, 2008 @ 6:31PMCreaceed has announced Hydra 2.0, an update to its high dynamic range (HDR) photograph application. The latest version offers new advanced configuration options, a redesigned tone-mapper and an improved user interface. The program allows users to combine up to ten underexposed and overexposed pictures to create HDR images, while automatic alignment capabilities eliminate the need to use a tripod ...
- Cat’s-Eye View From Collar Camera Wednesday, December 31, 2008 @ 6:20PMSEATTLE (AP) - Now, you can find out where kitty’s been going. A Seattle couple hung a tiny digital camera around the neck of their cat, Cooper. It was programmed to take a picture every two minutes while Cooper wandered around their neighborhood.
- 364 snaps — 2008 zooms by Wednesday, December 31, 2008 @ 5:39PMDIRK Spennemann clicked his camera on 364 people across the world from Albury to Anchorage, Alaska, to help him remember 2008. The result is a remarkable internet-based portrait collection that &ldqu...
- Aging in Reverse: Benjamin Button is a good-looking novelty Wednesday, December 31, 2008 @ 5:24PMIf you have ever been unfortunate enough to work the graveyard shift, you may recall the downsides: When you’re sleeping, everyone is awake. When you’re awake, everyone else is sleeping. Your breakfast is their dinner. Their lunch is your midnight snack. Based on the short story of the same name by F. Scott Fitzgerald, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button attempts to give us a peak at a life ...
- Police reports - Western Hills Press Wednesday, December 31, 2008 @ 5:11PMNicole Bell, 24, 8166 Stillwell Road, open container, Dec. 24.
- Reports from the Valley Police Department Wednesday, December 31, 2008 @ 3:48PMThe following are incident reports from the Valley Police Department:
- For the Gadgets Santa Delivered, a Little Tech TLC Tuesday, December 30, 2008 @ 9:53AMLucky you. Santa delivered a new computer, digital camera, iPod or cell phone under your Christmas tree. Now for the reality check. How are you going to care for and maintain this shiny -- and expensive -- device to help ensure years of trouble-free use? We asked the experts at Yahoo! Tech, CNET.com, Geek Squad and the Virginia-based electronics retailer Crutchfield. We also checked the ...
- Cold weather brings many indoors for winter activities Tuesday, December 30, 2008 @ 9:52AMOn a chilly December evening, Steve Shaffer was working up quite a sweat.
- A world of knowledge Tuesday, December 30, 2008 @ 9:47AMNo sugarplums or fairies were dancing through Melissa Mendonca s head this holiday season.
- Elks help families rebuild after fire Tuesday, December 30, 2008 @ 9:29AMADAMS -- Dave Kirchner went to New York City for Christmas and then got a call from a friend Friday night, telling him his First Street apartment was on fire.
- U.S. Consumer Interest in Home Networking Migrates to Mobile and Portable Devices Tuesday, December 30, 2008 @ 9:16AM A new study from international research firm Parks Associates finds consumer demand for networking features will drive the next wave of consumer electronics purchasing, particularly for imaging and mobile devices such as digital cameras, photo frames, and mobile phones.
- The Year in Review: Year filled with surprises in Attala County, beyond Tuesday, December 30, 2008 @ 9:13AMDuring 2008, local and area residents saw many changes through the pages of The Star-Herald. From the tragedy that followed the explosion of Longhorns Steakhouse and the death of Folk artist L.V. Hull to the triumph of Gena Hill’s weightloss challenge in People Magazine and those of historic significance with the election of President Barak Obama.
- Fast News Dec. 30 Tuesday, December 30, 2008 @ 2:22AMPolice confront BB-gun hunter A 48-year-old man hunting squirrels with a BB gun in front of Westminster Apartments off U.S. 17 at about 2 p.m. Friday found himself staring down the barrel of a police service weapon after a Glynn County police officer ordered him to drop his rifle.
