Posts Tagged ‘technology’

hey, there’s google … everybody wave!

In computers & internet on 28 October 2009 tagged application, communication, computer, email, google, internet, map, message, picture, technology, wave with 1 comment

today i received my google wave invite. my account is active and i’m currently enjoying looking at the wave interface. wave is the next leap forward in online connectivity. it has the ability to mashup email, messaging, images, video, maps, etc into one huge conversation. whilst wave is still being developed some of the features [...]

one laptop per child

In computers & internet, rants, world events on 10 June 2008 tagged clamshell, computer, keyboard, laptop, mouse, olpc, poor, technology, touch screen, wikipedia, world with no comments

although the olpc program is old news, it doesn’t mean there’s nothing to report. rumour has it that the XO 1.0 (the original olpc laptop) is going to be succeeded by an amazing new version which could actually become the prototype for how regular laptops are built. XO 2.0 was unveiled recently and is a [...]

afro samurai

In movies on 3 June 2008 tagged afro, animation, anime, cartoon, japan, ninja, samuel jackson, samurai, technology, warrior with no comments

i’ve been watching a really cool anime series called ‘afro samurai’. it’s produced by samuel l jackson and he voices the two main characters. the story is in feudal japan, but is futuristic with its fusion of samurai and technology. at one point afro, a samurai warrior, is attacked by a robotic guy with an [...]

In Focus: The Art of Photography

In In Focus, leica, photography stuff, rants, travel on 10 April 2008 tagged cameras, challenge, film, history, In Focus, leica, pentax, photographer, photography, repetition, technology with no comments

What is photography? I first picked up a camera in the 1980s when my dad gave me his Pentax K1000 SLR camera. It was a simple manual camera with a 50mm lens. I bought a roll of film and taught myself how to use the camera. I learned everything from metering to manual focus, all [...]

technology

In travel on 26 June 2007 tagged camera, computer, device, hardware, storage, technology, travel with no comments

one thing i’m probably going to do before i leave is get some cool technology for my time on the road (i’ll invest over $1500 to $2000). i’ve decided i’ll probably get: a portable gps positioning device (approx $100) a UMPC or similar computer (possibly an epson storage device) (approx $800) i just bought a [...]