http://www.hitechedge.com Just another WordPress weblog Wed, 08 Oct 2008 19:41:00 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en An interesting device from Blackberry incorporating unique functionality enabling carriers to target a different crowd that is associated with the traditional Blackberry devices (ie. the business user). This is what Vodafone says... "BlackBerry Storm retains the full functionality and security features of the BlackBerry platform but is also ideal for ... http://www.hitechedge.com/2008/10/08/vodafone-releases-the-new-blackberry-storm/ Well what a pleasant surprise this morning. Pre-photokina Canon has released the details on the much anticipated update to it's popular 5D camera (yes, the very same 5D that I love and shoot with every single day).The new camera will sell for an estimated price of $2,700. It ... http://www.hitechedge.com/2008/09/17/canon-5d-mark-ii-211-megapixels-super-camera/ The Picasa desktop client has been released in version 3 with some changes, and Picasa Web Albums also saw a revamp with new features. For instance, there’s now an Explore tag which lets you visually discover new pics by others. An interesting new feature is Picasa’s face recognition. Google acquired image ... http://www.hitechedge.com/2008/09/03/picasa-web-albums-uses-facial-recognition/ I just got a note that Qik just shipped into beta on the iPhone. I’ll be testing this out and will let you know what I think. One thing, the quality isn’t expected to be as good as what I get on my Nokia phones for two reasons: 1. The compression ... http://www.hitechedge.com/2008/08/18/iphone-gets-streaming-video-app/ Adobe's Lightroom 2.0, which launched today represents a major breakthrough in the field of digital photo processing. I've only just begun to play with the software today, but it is clear that Lightroom 2.0 will be my new imaging software of choice. Prior to using Lightroom 2.0 I ... http://www.hitechedge.com/2008/08/06/new-adobe-lightroom-20/ Google released a well-working iGoogle gadget in which they extract text information from video content. The Elections Video Search gadget – its standalone page can be accessed as well – lets you search for keywords across YouTube's US politician channels, like Barack Obama's. Clicking on a result item will load ... http://www.hitechedge.com/2008/07/16/search-for-text-in-videos-with-igoogle-gadget/ From Down-under, Geosage has just today announced their latest Image Fusion and Pan-Sharpening Software - DOS-based HighView (Version 3.0). From the company... "This latest version is specifically designed to rapidly process a large volume of the recent generation of high-resolution satellite imagery (QuickBird and IKONOS) and the future GeoEye-1 and ... http://www.hitechedge.com/2008/07/01/geosage-releases-new-image-fusion-and-pan-sharpening-software/ iPhone 3g aka. the iPhone 2 was unveiled this week by Steve Jobs at the "Apple lovefest"- iPhone 2.0 software update for existing users is coming soon. Some of the features sported by this popular device include: • built-in GPS (A-GPS) • support for 3G networks • additional language support • ... http://www.hitechedge.com/2008/06/11/coming-july-11th-the-iphone-3g/ One of the communication technologies I like experimenting with is video. That's why I play with new tools like Qik (live video streaming from a Nokia mobile phone) and seesmic (video conversations via your webcam). I discovered another one today that I find so compelling that I'm just amazed the whole internet ... http://www.hitechedge.com/2008/05/27/animoto-an-amazing-web-based-video-creator/ You can't compare a $3,000 digital SLR to a $500 cell phone from Nokia, can you? Well, look at these two photos. Which one was made with the Canon 5D with a 50mm F1.4 lens and which one was made with a Nokia N82 cell phone? You can visit my Flickr ... http://www.hitechedge.com/2008/05/14/cell-phone-versus-professional-camera/