If you have an old Nokia 6100 lying around, put it to good use! Rip it apart, grab that LCD and follow Alex’s instructions on how to turn it into a picture frame that displays photos from Flickr. Don’t use Flickr? Then you’re just not very Huey Lewis & The News.
If DIY projects aren’t your forte, you may want to keep your distance as this one’s a real doozy. The finished product is pretty neat (to an extent), though, so give it a go if you have a free weekend.
WWDC was pretty overwhelming, but don’t let that stop you from drooling over the new 3G iPhone. Apple’s site is screwed up from all the traffic it’s getting, so here’s a bunch of iPhone 3G-related pics to keep you happy. Don’t even think of hitting up the online Apple Store - it’s gonna be borked for awhile. I’d imagine July 10th will have all the fanboys lined up outside stores, waiting for their precious $199 iPhone.
Remember the good ole days when you and your poppy would grab your mitts and head out to the yard for a rousing bout of lobbing a ball back and forth until you started to get too aggressive, so he ran you down and tackled you, permanently leaving you with a speech impediment? What if you could share those moments forever with up close and personal photos? The TosPom is a ball-shaped camera which snaps photos as you throw it to-and-fro.
When the catch recipient catches the TosPom, the camera ball automatically snaps a photo, capturing the expression of the catcher, and displaying the image on a built-in screen, or at least that’s the intention. You figure most of the shots will have the camera facing odd directions, capturing snaps of the inside of your palm and your surroundings as well. They should include this sort of functionality on the next-gen Wii. — Andrew Dobrow
No, we have not become a tabloid. Nor do we say that this image shows definitive proof of life on Mars (even though David Bowie asks that very same question decades ago, what a genius.) What we can tell you is that a humanoid-appearing entity was spotted chilling on a rock, from one of the photos taken by the NASA Mars Spirit explorer.
Is it just a discrepancy? Some weird rock formation? Is it an Ewok or even Bigfoot? We do not know. What we do know is that we’ll be hearing a cover-up story from NASA in the near future. Take the jump for a super close up. (more…)
Seitz has created a monster. This 160-megapixel 6 x 17 inch camera might be slightly, well who are we kidding, MUCH bigger than your average point and shoot, but at 160 MP, it could create prints the size of Mars. The camera itself looks like it takes an effort to lift. You have to figure it must be pretty heavy.
One full res image taken with this Seitz camera will take up 900 MB of storage! That means that the memory for this camera needs the help of an entire Mac Mini, just to provide some room for the giant size. And even that can hold a pretty limited amount of photos. The high-end model of the Seitz camera costs a whopping $44,414. Be prepared to sell any small countries you own if you want it. — Andrew Dobrow
If you manage an online business, whether it be on Ebay or some other merchant site, you know that having well-shot photos of your products is great for catching customers attention. The Photosimile 5000 provides an all-in-one studio for photographing your products.
The Photosimile, a 28-inch cube illuminated by 6,500K daylight bulbs, connects to your computer via USB, with the special bundled Photosimile Control software managing everything from your cameras location and settings to providing 360-degree shots of your products. Look for it available by March 2008, no pricing yet available. (more…)
XboxFamily was reportedly sent a set of dummy Grand Theft Auto IV cases from Rockstar. The photos above and below show the three different designs that were (rumored) to be sent, plus the announcement of a fourth one still unrevealed.
Frankly, I hope these aren’t the real cases, they aren’t what I would expect from one of the most popular gamer series’ of all time. Though, we guess it’s what inside that matters. (more…)
Many memories and sentimental nostalgia has become associated with lockets. You usually display pictures of the deceased or loved ones in lockets to keep them close to your heart. With that in mind, the 1881 concept was designed to reference the heritage and value of heirlooms, with a twist of added tech goodness. The 1881 has a built-in digital camera with the goal being to add to the medium at which you can store loved photos.
Every time the 1881 is opened, favorite photos of yours are displayed, just in case you need a memory to reflect on. It’s such a good idea because you can’t really know where you’re going until you know where you came from. The 1881 is a gadget concept dedicated to do just that. (more…)
Shuffle Cam is a design concept by William Boulier, which takes photos at a specific user set time interval, depending on the events nature, to document where you have been. Shuffle Cam has modes for event, classic, and daily, each bearing a different time difference between shots. These options can be chosen from the side of the device.
Shuffle Cam then allows the user to upload the photos to their computer as a reel, and delete and edit them as they please. The concept is a pretty cool idea if you are into those 365 day photo projects (which we have never been able to stick to). It could give you a way to get unique and interesting shots that you wouldn’t of even thought about before. — Andrew Dobrow
