A little Radon a day to keep the lung cancer away.

It turns out a little Radon is good to keep lung cancer in check . http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/03/080325122807.htm

Smart Brake Lights

There was an attempt some years back to have car break lights give more information for drivers following the car.  The original system was to flash the brake lights as a speed that indicated how much braking pressure was applied to the pedal.  Faster flashes meant the driver was hitting the brakes harder.  I never saw these hit the road.  A new system which could potentially replace the 3rd brake light, uses a row of LEDs that have a few ways of displaying the amount the car is slowing down.  Read more here:http://www.physorg.com/news125773212.html

Blue-ray HD cracked.. again

Cat and mouse game..  http://www.dailytech.com/Bluray+Disc+Protection+BD+Cracked/article11182.htm

Newtonian Liquid Surface

I’ve seen these videos before, but it’s cool enough to share with you now.  Watch liquids behave in strange ways..

New plasma bulb is twice as efficient as LED

Check it out here: http://news.zdnet.com/2422-13568_22-192842.html

Monday morning laugh..

Google Android

There is a lot of speculation going on about what Google has planned.  With the analogue airwaves that will become available, imagine if Google uses this bandwidth for free or nearly free Internet/cell phone use?  Google is working on an open-source cell phone operating system.  more here: http://mobile.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=08/03/13/2237218&from=rss

Windows 2008 Client side extensions for Group Policy

With the release of Windows 2008, new group policy extensions need to be installed to take advantage of them.  Here are direct links:

GPP CSEs for Windows Vista (KB943729)
GPP CSEs for Windows Vista x64 Edition (KB943729)
GPP CSEs for Windows Server 2003 (KB943729)
GPP CSEs for Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition (KB943729)
GPP CSEs for Windows XP (KB943729)
GPP CSEs for Windows XP x64 Edition (KB943729)

Source http://msmvps.com/blogs/erikr/archive/2008/02/29/group-policy-preferences-client-side-extensions.aspx

Flash Mobs

I first heard about flash mobs about five years ago.  One of the videos was of a flash mob assembling at a Best Buy store dressed like their help.

  Here is a video of a freeze that was performed at grand central station.  http://www.maniacworld.com/frozen-in-grand-central-station.html

IE 8 beta ready for download

on 3/5/08 Microsoft released an IE 8 beta download to the public.  Get it while it’s still hot: http://www.microsoft.com/windows/products/winfamily/ie/ie8/readiness/Install.htm

A good write-up of the features here:http://arstechnica.com/reviews/apps/ie8-beta-1-first-look.ars

Large Binocular Telescope takes first photos

A first-of-its-kind telescope shows off what it can do.  It’s dual mirrors are equivalent to a single 75 foot (22.8 meter) mirror.

“The images that this telescope will produce will be like none seen before. The power and clarity of this machine is in a class of its own. It will provide unmatched ability to peer into history, seeing the birth of the universe.”  http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/03/080306075214.htm

Technorati tags: space, telescope, photography

Digital Photography 2.0

CNET published a fantastic article on what to expect in the next 5+ years with photography.  Examples to expect to see in the future: Dept of Field (DOF) adjustments after the fact, changing the focal point in a photo, extraction of detail from multiple shots,3-D images, and High Dynamic Range (HDR.) 

I mention HDR, but it is already used in post processing by small groups.  Currently it requires extra shots of a scene be taken on a tripod, and the data is combined after the fact with computer software. 

Read and see more about it here:http://www.news.com/8301-13580_3-9882019-39.html?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1_3-0-20

Technorati tags: digial photography, 2.0, HDR, 3-D, DOF