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PhonoLapse chops apart recordings to create audio timelapses

Tue, 17 Apr 2012 20:10:19 +0000

Timelapses may be standard fare for nature documentarians and student filmmakers with a predilection for Koyaanisqatsi. But instead of capturing a sequence of images, PhonoLapse, a new PC/Mac freeware by sound designer Andrew Spitz, makes timelapses of recorded sound.It’s a bit strange because in a sense, all digitally

Twitcident crowdsources tweets to help out in crises

Sun, 15 Apr 2012 14:49:15 +0000

Researchers from the Delft University of Technology in the Netherlands have created Twitcident, a framework for filtering and analyzing tweets to crowdsource information about crises. For the past ten months the system has been in testing as a support program for the Dutch police and fire department.The team began by co

Google+ undergoes major redesign, lets users customize layout, adds new pages and “applications”

Wed, 11 Apr 2012 13:54:22 +0000

Google has just announced a major redesign for its fledgling social network, Google+, which will now offer a drag-and-drop interface that users can customize as they see fit.Developing

Google Project Glass modeled by Sergey Brin: first high-res photos

Fri, 06 Apr 2012 14:19:40 +0000

High-res images have now emerged of Sergey Brin stepping out wearing Google’s Project Glass heads-up eyeglasses at a charity event last evening. These are the first good photos of a “real” human — a non-model — wearing them in the real world, so we have a better idea of what they’ll look like on the stre

Parallel-ogram backs up your Instagram photos and likes

Wed, 04 Apr 2012 13:26:11 +0000

Developer Aaron Straup Cope has released Parallel-ogram, a web app which archives your Instagram photos and likes to make it far easier to look back at them later. The app uses Instagram’s API to monitor all of your activity on the site, both private and public, and creates your own personal photo stream. For now, all

Self-repairing plastics heals itself when exposed to light or temperature changes

Tue, 27 Mar 2012 17:04:32 +0000

Someday, the plastic that makes up your cell phone might be able to regenerate itself when damaged, if researchers from the University of Southern Missouri have their way. At the 243rd National Meeting & Exposition of the American Chemical Society, Professor Marek W. Urban, Ph.D. introduced research on plastics

TED-Ed YouTube channel launched: educating the world one video at a time

Mon, 12 Mar 2012 14:04:04 +0000

The non-profit foundation behind the enlightening TED conferences has launched a YouTube education channel called TED-Ed. Consisting of animated videos less than 10 minutes long, the channel is an “invitation to teachers around the world to submit their best lessons.” After an entry has been accepted,

Toshiba developing printer system with erasable toner

Fri, 09 Mar 2012 22:33:42 +0000

It may not be a paperless office solution, but Toshiba has unveiled a more efficient printing system that features erasable toner. By feeding the paper through an erasing device you expose it to heat, which turns the toner invisible. Each sheet can be reused around five times and you can use any kind of

Adobe LeanPrint software promises to reduce printing costs by 40 percent

Tue, 06 Mar 2012 15:59:47 +0000

Adobe unveiled its LeanPrint technology today, aiming to cut the cost of printing in homes and businesses. LeanPrint works by optimizing document formatting, colors, and layout, while managing toner output to reduce the overall use of ink during a print job. Adobe’s patent-pending software technology is

Puzzazz brings ebook handwriting recognition to the Kindle Touch

Wed, 15 Feb 2012 14:48:28 +0000

Redmond-based startup Puzzazz is bringing handwriting recognition to Amazon’s Kindle Touch device. The company’s TouchWrite technology recognizes handwriting and converts it into numbers and letters on the Kindle. Puzzazz has analyzed thousands of handwriting samples to create the software, debuting in Sudoku Unb