Archive for December, 2009

Spy Camera cleverly concealed in ID card

BrickHouse Security is offering a spy camera that no one would ever expect, because it is on an ID card. I once worked at a place where I had to have an ID card, and man, the stuff I could catch with this if I still worked there. Of course, it is a ...

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A decade worth of Viral Videos

It's hard to believe that the 2000-2009 decade is coming to a close, and I don't even know what to formally call it. It's hard to believe that ten years ago we didn't have You Tube, Viral videos were slow to download, and we were all wondering if that Y2K paranoia really was legit. In ...

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Full Body Scanners at US International Airports

It takes something potential threats to improve the security measures of airports and the last bomb attempt on Northwest Airlines should be another wakeup call to bring security to a higher level. Apparently U.S. International airports have already done that, taking into account full body scanners that have been put in place for more detailed ...

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Lego Polaroid Camera

This camera may not necessarily be surprising but the thing is, it doesn’t actually work. The Lego Polaroid camera would have been a great addition to the line of devices that Lego has been releasing in the market. It may be the digital age but some exceptions such as Polaroid-based cameras still have a place ...

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Kodak EasyShare D830 Frame Review–Another Excellent Kodak Frame

I'm terribly fond of the Kodak line of digital photo frames, mostly because they look good and work extremely well.  They combine form and functionality into an easy little package that works almost terrifyingly well, and today we're going to talk about one such frame, the Kodak EasyShare D830. The Kodak EasyShare D830 is an eight ...

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Camera Tossing Continues Unabated–New Pics Emerge

Back around June we first detailed the practice of camera tossing, in which a camera is set to take a picture on its self-timer and then thrown, spinning, up in the air.  I personally hope whoever engages in camera tossing is either really well-off to replace broken cameras or is doing this in a heavily ...

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Santa Ana Readers, Listen Up–You’re On Red Light Camera

Well folks, if you live in or travel in the Santa Ana area of California, be aware that you're going to be at risk for getting hit with red light camera fees again. Seems that a lot of the tickets being issued from area cameras were getting thrown out after a less than publicized grace period--apparently, ...

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GiiNii Artforme 7-inch Digital Picture Frame

We have previously reported on the 10.4 inch Artforme Digital Picture Frame, and so I thought it was only appropriate to report on the the 7-inch version as well. The 7-inch version has 128MB of internal memory for 1,000 photos, and is compatible with an SD/SDHC memory card and a USB port for Flash ...

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jWIN to carry products with the Polaroid branding

When it comes to brand names, people are just addicted to them. Case in point, a company called jWIN. You've probably never heard of them, but they make some low budget electronics that are probably pretty decent. Recently, jWIN has began a partnership with a company that we have all heard of: ...

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DIXAU DX3 Electronic Dictionary with Mini Document Camera

With this electronic dictionary from Unichal, defining certain terms has been made easier since you don’t have to type anything. Rather, just make use of the small pop-up digital camera that comes with the DIXAU DX3, snap a photo of the word you want to look up and you will automatically be given a definition. ...

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