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Photography in 3D, for you and me

There had been talk in the studio earlier this year about new camera technology that allows you to take a quick photo in 3D that you can then edit at a later time to decide where you want the focus to be - foreground, middleground, background, you could try them all with just the one photo.

Up until today I had just assumed this kind of technology would be for super enthusiastic photographers willing to dish out thousands for the latest technology. To my delight, I read this article today and discovered that I could get my hands on a camera like this for just $399 as early as the beginning of next year. It's name - the Lytro.

What's more, they look sexy too.

This totally just moved straight to the top of my 'must have' list.

Awesome.

http://news.cnet.com/8301-30685_3-20122734-264/lytro-unveils-radical-new-came...

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Org charts are boring? Think again

It makes me want to draw Surface Media's org chart (boy i'd never thought I'd say that!). At least ours doesn't look Microsoft's haha, I guess that's a good thing. Check out the full post

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Shopping for electronics? Forget the regret

Who hasn't had this moment?

You're thinking about purchasing a certain electronic item and you thought you'd just go 'have a look' to see what's around... then you see it glistening in the distance... it's got a 'sale' tag on it... you've found an awesome deal... what luck! You're excited, you want it NOW.

Then (hopefully) your rational self chimes in and there's that moment of second-guessing... is this really a great deal? Is this some kind of marketing trick? Is there a newer release that's going to pop up as soon as I buy this? If I wait until next week, the price drop even further? What if the price goes back up?

How do you answer these questions as soon as possible so you don't miss out on this potentially awesome deal or pay too much because you couldn't hold out for another week? How do you avoid the regret?

Well, decide.com is the answer. Simply search for your desired electronic goodie and it will tell you whether you should buy now before prices rise or wait for a price drop or a newer model. Of course, there's a mobile version of the website so when you find yourself in 'impulse-buy' mode, decide.com is never far away.

Price and product release predictions are based on an array of data types and sources including historical price information, price comparison tools and information contained in blog posts and product-related articles across the web. You can also track products to receive price alerts and product release notifications relating to your product of choice.

As the site is only very recently launched, currently the product range only covers TVs, laptops and cameras. Additional product categories are coming soon and users are encouraged to vote for new product categories through the website.

I'll be bookmarking this one for future reference.

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A Typeface Based on Gandhi's Iconic Spectacles

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Leo Burnett India created this font last year to commemorate Mahatma Gandhi's 141st birthday.

When KV "Pops" Sridhar, national creative director of Leo Burnett India, wanted to capture the graphic essence of Gandhi in a commemorative typeface for the 141st anniversary of his birth, the choice was clear: go with the glasses. (Besides Woody Allen, is there any other iconic figure so instantly identifiable by his eyewear?) The Indian leader's classy glasses had the perfect combination of forms and shapes to build a font out of -- more than a dozen fonts, in fact.

Read more here http://www.fastcodesign.com/1663498/a-typeface-based-on-gandhis-iconic-specta...

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Dude, no way, craptacular!

polytesticular: Completely wrong. That is, a load of bollocks.
Example: That theory of yours is polytesticular.

While looking for the definition of a word that my nine year old son has been using a lot lately, I came across this little pot of gold. Enjoy!

BTW the word my son is using is "poned". Its pronouced like "boned", but with a P. Context: "We were at the skate park and this guy did a back flip on his scooter and got poned"

Anyone else heard this word used or is my son just making shit up?

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Rudolph, you don't have to put on the red light

This was just begging to be done!

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Star Wars™ voices for TomTom devices - awesome!

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As a self-confessed Star Wars nerd you can probably imagine my joy when I stumbled across the news that Tom Tom has released Star Wars voices and sounds for their GPS devices!

No doubt in time the novelty will wear off (probably after about 5kms) however, download the voices I must.

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Can you draw the internet?

http://www.canyoudrawtheinternet.com/asset-store/entry-uploads/octopus-4965063042.jpg

So you think your pretty creative? Here we have people who work within creative industries, with all their experience, competing against a bunch of free thinking young kids, to illustrate 'the internet'. This is a great source of ideas and inspiration if your looking for something to get the creative stuff flowing.

http://www.canyoudrawtheinternet.com

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Trippy little coffee shop

This is quite possibly the coolest coffee shop I've ever seen. Now, I'm not sure how long I would be able to stay in there before completely tripping out and falling over but it would be totally worth it.

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Beach Boys sing it - I mean, they reeeallly sing it

Put your headphones on, close your eyes, and take 3 minutes out of your life to pause and bask in this sound.

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