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Design
5:17AM John Herrman | Projected against a shop window in New York, Sniff is a 3D animated dog. He’s just a computer-generated rendering, sure, but he’s got personality — he reacts to your gestures, follows you around, and presented with a group, chooses favourites. More »
The Desperate Puppy In The Window, Digitised
5:17AM John Herrman | Projected against a shop window in New York, Sniff is a 3D animated dog. He’s just a computer-generated rendering, sure, but he’s got personality — he reacts to your gestures, follows you around, and presented with a group, chooses favourites. More »
Toys
Live Action Duck Hunter Review: Briefly Satisfies The Urge To Kill
7:40AM Sean Fallon | Being a fan of the classic NES Duck Hunt, I have been anxious to test out this new live action mechanical version from Hammacher Schlemmer. I’ll say this: It’s fun while it lasts. More »
Entertainment
Movie Theatres Will Fry Us All With Infrared To Stop Pirates
10:46PM Mark Wilson | You can’t shoot a film pirate with bullets, but IR light is just fine. More »
Gadgets
Samsung’s Holographic Gesture-Based Eye Candy Upstages Product Announcement
1:30PM Dan Nosowitz | At the announcement of their new superfast Jet phone, Samsung used used Project Natal-esque holographic gestures for effect. The Jet seems cool, but we just want to hear more about the holographic gimmickry! More »
Gadgets
Energizer Hard Case Tactical Flashlight Shoots R, G, B and Infrared
11:03PM Mark Wilson | Energizer’s latest industrial-grade flashlight will take LEDs to war…or just your next backyard camping trip. More »
Phones
Samsung SCH-W760 Shoots Your G-Rated Videos in the Dark
2:40AM Mark Wilson | It’s as if thousands of preteens sharing naughty videos cried out over a direct line into Samsung’s R&D department. More »
Gadgets
Google Infrared Patent Further Details Firm’s Insatiable Book Assimilation Technique
4:00AM Jack Loftus | We’ve covered Google’s attempt to suck the text from every book ever written before, but here’s a recent patent filing that details the infrared technique—in glorious pictures! [NPR via Memex 1.1 via Boing Boing] More »
Gadgets
Frustrated Google Seeing Infrared During Quest to Scan Every Book Ever Written
2:00AM Jack Loftus | My headline won’t put the Updike’s of the world out of business, but maybe Google’s new technique for scanning books into its ever-growing digital library will help me read more and become a better blogger. More »
Computers
Hanwha Duo Turns Your Laptop Into a Tablet PC
10:40AM Sean Fallon | Hanwah Japan’s new Duo digital pen allows you to turn a standard 15.4-Inch LCD laptop into a tablet PC through infrared and ultrasonic magic. More »
Science