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Nikon's D60 is world's first Eye-Fi enhanced camera
via Engadget by Thomas Ricker on January 29, 2008
Filed under: Digital Cameras, Wireless, StorageIt may be a low-end DSLR contender, but Nikon's D60 can still surprise. Seems Nikon and Eye-Fi are in cahoots as the D60 was just announced as the first shooter crowned "Eye-Fi Connected." The D60 recognizes the Eye-Fi wireless 2GB SD card when inserted then automatically adjusts its "power timer settings" so that picture transfers aren't...
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January 29, 2008: Cheeseburger in a can
via The Cellar - Image of the Day by Undertoad on January 29, 2008
Via our old IotD haunt Spluch comes this item... an item most foul. now this is obviously a product photo, and thus barely qualifies for IotD but... uh... it's a cheeseburger in a can.Now take your eyes off the nice plump ordinary cheeseburger in the front of this image.. and look at the can. And consider what, exactly, might be in there. What it might look like. What it might smell like. ...
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Electile Dysfunction
via Urban Word of the Day by (author unknown) on January 29, 2008
The inability to become aroused over any of the choices for President put forth by either party during an election year."Is anyone appealing to you in this years presidential race?""Naa... No one excites me. I think I'm suffering from Electile Dysfunction."
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Richard Stallman does not use a web browser. At all.
via reddit.com: what's new online by (author unknown) on January 29, 2008
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iPhone Application Key Leaked
via Slashdot by kdawson on January 28, 2008
HighWizard writes with word from Engadget that the iPhone SDK Key has been leaked early. "We're not exactly sure how this all went down, but we trust Erica Sadun over at TUAW when she says that it appears that the iPhone's SDK key — which will probably be required by all 'official' third-party apps — has been leaked. Two different sites currently have the key posted, but...
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Introducing new search views
via Official Google Blog by Karen on January 27, 2008
Posted by Andrew Hogue, Uber Tech LeadIntroducing experimental views for search resultsThere have been a lot of recent improvements to web search, but the appearance of results themselves has been pretty constant -- 10 or so web pages in a vertical list. Frequently this is exactly the right format, but for some searches you need more options and more control. That's why we've created our...
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Digg Joins the DataPortability Project
via Digg the Blog by Steve Williams on January 28, 2008
Hey folks,Digg has joined the DataPortability Project, a group of websites cooperating to help you securely use your data however you want. Why? Because you own your data. It’s that simple. From the start, Digg has supported the idea that you own your own data.Want to sync your Digg friends network with another service? We want to help you do that.Want to use your Digg activity to get...
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Scientology Googlebomb
via Google Blogoscoped by Philipp Lenssen on January 28, 2008
Google once said they managed to defuse Googlebombs*, but here’s one alive and well: a search for dangerous cult leads to the website of Scientology. If I understood Google and their head of webspam Matt Cutts right, then they mostly defused those Googlebombs which are made up of terms not appearing in the target page. Here we have a mixed case – the Scientology.org homepage at this time...
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Nikon announces D60 and lenses to boot
via Engadget by Ryan Block on January 28, 2008
Filed under: Digital CamerasOkay, this Nikon DSLR isn't full-frame either, but their new low-ender is now (officially) the D60, which enters the scene with a 10.2 megapixel sensor, 2.5-inch LCD (nope, not live-view), SDHC, vibration sensor cleaning, and an even smaller body than the D40x. Nikon claims February (but also March) shipment, with no price yet given.[Thanks to everyone who sent...
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