Stellarium: open-source cross-platform planetarium
Sep 27th 2007cyberchucktxEducation2 & Graphics & Open Source & Technical
Archive for September, 2007
Eye-Fi: SD + WiFi for cameras
Sep 25th 2007cyberchucktxGraphics & Mobile Communications & Networking & Photography & Technical & Wearables
Eye-Fi: SD + WiFi for cameras. A $100 consumer product that plugs in to the SD slot on “most” cameras and provides a WiFi networking capability. Continue Reading »
Commoncraft: tech in plain english
Sep 24th 2007cyberchucktxEducation & Media & Online & Video2
Commoncraft: tech in plain english. A very nicely-crafted set of videos that explain technical concepts in Plain English. Includes topics such as “Google Docs”, “RSS”, and “Wikis”.
Shelfari: book sharing site using “shelves”
Sep 22nd 2007cyberchucktxBooks & Collaboration & Media & Online & Social Software & Technical
Shelfari: : book sharing site using “shelves”. “Create a virtual shelf to show off your books. Connect with your friends. Discover exciting new titles. Voice your opinion. All for free.”
Read. Share Explore.
World Beard & Moustache Championships 2007
Sep 20th 2007cyberchucktxBizarre & Humor & Misc2
World Beard & Moustache Championships 2007: The World Beard and Moustache Championships is a biennial event participated by beard and moustache wearers from all over the world. A different country will host the event as decided by The World Beard & Moustache Association (WBMA).
Yoggie Personal Security Appliance: Linux-based dedicated computer in a USB stick
Sep 20th 2007cyberchucktxLINUX & Marketplace & Mobile Communications & Security & Technical
Yoggie Personal Security Appliance: “The world’s first Linux-based dedicated computer in a USB stick, with 13 built-in security applications!”. Very interesting device … USB stick with LINUX running in it. Not too expensive, either (around $200).
Head-mounted device is the cat’s whiskers
Sep 20th 2007cyberchucktxHardware & Mobile Communications & Technical & Wearables
Head-mounted device is the cat’s whiskers: article at New Scientist Technology Blog. “Ever wanted some cat’s whiskers or insect antennae? Probably not, but check out this head-mounted haptic device developed by researchers at the University of Tokyo in Japan. It lets a wearer “feel” their surroundings from a distance, roughly as if they had several long whiskers sticking out of the head.” Continue Reading »
cyber1: a reincarnation of the PLATO teaching system
Sep 20th 2007cyberchucktxCollaboration & Education2 & Hardware & Social Software & Technical
cyber1: a reincarnation of the PLATO teaching system. “Cyber1.org is a group of people dedicated to the preservation of the world’s first computer-based community, PLATO.”
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Metaverse Roadmap Overview
Sep 17th 2007cyberchucktx3D & Graphics & Technical & Web22
Metaverse Roadmap Overview :
What happens when video games meet Web 2.0? Continue Reading »
Stupid htaccess Tricks
Sep 15th 2007cyberchucktxOpen Source & Sysadmin & Technical & Web22
Stupid htaccess Tricks: for web server (Apache) adminstrators. An excellent collection of tips & tricks for web administrators.
Ten search engines you’ve never heard of (and can’t live without)
Sep 13th 2007cyberchucktxCollaboration & Social Software & Technical
Ten search engines you’ve never heard of (and can’t live without). Internet search has been likened to a giant horseshoe magnet finding iron needles in giant haystacks of data. But search results are often too broad, and that has created the need for more personalized search. Social bookmarking became the first Web 2.0 response to this need, but now more specialized search engines are coming along to fill this need. Continue Reading »
QuantumSTEP: the best of two worlds (mobile OS)
Sep 12th 2007cyberchucktxLINUX & Mobile Communications & Open Source & Technical
QuantumSTEP: the best of two worlds (mobile OS). Application Platform that can be installed on existing Linux devices Zaurus, Nokia 770 aiming at highest level of usage, data and application compatibility allowing for perfect data exchange and sync. Continue Reading »
SurgiCam Digital Video Camera for Dental Applications
Sep 12th 2007cyberchucktxHardware & Medical-Biological & Mobile Communications & Technical & Video
SurgiCam Digital Video Camera for Dental Applications: The SurgiCam Digital Video Camera is the industry’s first digital camera able to capture DVD-quality video directly via USB for digital recording on a desktop or laptop computer. (note: they’re real proud of this product — $9K retail). Continue Reading »
Geostationary Banana Over Texas
Sep 12th 2007cyberchucktxBizarre & Humor & Misc2 & Technical2
Geostationary Banana Over Texas: is an art intervention that involves placing a gigantic banana over the Texas sky. Continue Reading »
Search Engine: world transformation on/by the Internet
Sep 12th 2007cyberchucktxAudio2 & Media & Online & Podcasting
Search Engine is your open source to all the surprising and significant ways the Internet is transforming our world. Continue Reading »
Juice, the cross-platform podcast receiver.
Sep 12th 2007cyberchucktxAudio & Media & Online & Podcasting & Technical
Juice, the cross-platform podcast receiver. (LINUX/MacOSX/Windows).
Want to listen to internet audio programs but can’t when they are scheduled? This program lets you create your own custom online audio anytime, anywhere. Really. Continue Reading »
Geostationary Banana Over Texas
Sep 12th 2007cyberchucktxBizarre & Humor & Misc2 & Technical2
Geostationary Banana Over Texas: is an art intervention that involves placing a gigantic banana over the Texas sky. Continue Reading »
New technique could change image treatments
Sep 12th 2007cyberchucktxGraphics & Technical
New technique could change image treatments: This video is a bit on the wonky side – but the potential of this new technique is incredible. The process – called “seam carving,” allows images to be expanded and contracted in a way I’ve never seen before. The ethical questions it may raise for journalists (especially of the online flavor) could spark interesting debate.
Formable Furniture » Yanko Design
Sep 12th 2007cyberchucktxMarketplace & Misc & Technical
Formable Furniture by Yanko Design. So you get a couple of interlocking pieces that stiffen at the pull of a wire cable. Continue Reading »
GoliathGPS-vx: integrated open-source cellular board with GPS
Sep 8th 2007cyberchucktxHardware & Marketplace & Mobile Communications & Networking & Open Source & Technical & Wearables
GoliathGPS-vx: integrated open-source cellular board with GPS from GUMSTIX. GSM/GPRS/EDGE, GPS, analog audio in/out, LCD, touchscreen controller, USB host port, 3D-accelerometer, NiMH battery charger (batteries not included). Continue Reading »