Wireless Power Comes Closer To Reality

Eric Giler, chief executive of US firm Witricity, showed mobile phones and televisions charging wirelessly at the TED Global conference in Oxford this week. He said the system could replace the miles of expensive power cables and billions of disposable batteries. Here’s an interview on how wireless power actually works.

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Apple Releases Final Cut Studio 3

Just got word that Apple has released Final Cut Studio 3.  It contains new versions of Final Cut Pro 7, Motion 4, Color 1.5, Compressor 3.5, and DVD Studio Pro 4. Best of all it contains Blu-ray support…. Press release below;

Apple Updates Final Cut Studio with More Than 100 New Features
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Oldest TV Set In The UK

The 12-inch CRT in the video below is believed to be the oldest working TV in the UK. To keep it operational it has been modified so it could be connected to Freeview. It is actually a projection (or reflection) TV with the main mirror mounted on fold down lid. Enjoy the video.
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The $14 “Poor Man’s Steadicam”

Want to make your own “Poor Man’s Steadicam”. It can be done if you check out Johnny Chung Lee’s website, who provides step-by-step instructions on building your own. He even sells pre-built units for $39.95.  Check out the video of how good it works….

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Far North Living Lab Launched With World-First 2K BitTorrent Stream

Nerdlogger alerted me earlier today of a significant event in Digital Cinema. It occurred around the launch of Norway’s Far North Living Lab. The Far North Living Lab is a research lab started by the Northern Research Institute (Norut) and a selection of partners. The lab launch was held at the Aurora Kino, which plays [...]

Image Manipulation: Things Are Pretty Neat At Princeton

I’ve avoided honing my Photoshop skills to perfection hoping that easy technology will come along where software will automate much of what I’d like to do. In the video below you can see what the smart folks at Princeton are working on some neat technology to automate Photoshop.
….brad….

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