Technology – What Sorcery Is This?

FXI Cotton Candy: A USB-Sized Computer

Simon — Mon, 21 Nov 2011 14:56:55 +0000

A whole computer help in a small USB key-liked device? We all know computers are getting smaller and more powerful, but I never really thought of it like this, nor did I think we were at this stage.

Simon — Thu, 17 Nov 2011 02:23:33 +0000

Click and drag around to move the camera around a playing 360 degree video of a helicopter ride over a beautiful bay. Insane. Plus, the scenery itself is beautiful.

This could be used in such cool ways. No, not porn.

Simon — Mon, 24 Oct 2011 12:15:07 +0000

A new software system has been developed that allows for the easy insertion of realistic-looking objects into photos. While the wsit aspect of it all is partially diminished with the explanations offered, the results are still pretty mind-blowing, and the technology itself is still baffling. It seems so simple in some ways, but it’s clearly ahead of anything else, especially with its seeming ease of implementation.

Simon — Fri, 26 Aug 2011 00:22:56 +0000

Some kind of polyethylene fiber? I fear for a future of animation bloody everywhere. That said, this is pretty cool.