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Cameras

Infrared Film Can Make Even A Warzone Look Beautiful

8:50AM November 22, 2011 | Sam Biddle

What you’re looking at isn’t a landscape shot photoshopped to resemble Willy Wonka’s realm — it’s the real world. A battlefield. Photographer Richard Mosse traveled the wartorn Congo with infrared film made for camouflage detection. The results are gorgeous. More »


Computing

Give Your Hidden Hardware A Shot Of Infrared With InjectIR

12:00PM August 5, 2011 | Andrew Tarantola

IR extenders have been around for a while now but they generally require you to run more cable through your house and stereo cabinet. The InjectIR from Sewell doesn’t — it borrows a cable that’s already there. More »


Gadgets

How The Sony Reader’s New E-Ink Touchscreen Works

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10:04AM September 10, 2010 | Nick Broughall

Back In July, Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos told The Charlie Rose Show: “The first thing that you do when you add a touch display is that you add a little extra layer of glass or plastic and a little bit of glare” as an explanation to why we don’t have a touchscreen Kindle yet. But Sony’s latest readers have a glare-free touchscreen interface. How did they do it? More »


Gaming

What Is Xbox 360 Kinect?

5:00AM June 15, 2010 | Mark Wilson

Cameras? IR emitters? Natal? Kinect? Xbox 360? WTF? Give us three minutes. We can explain everything. More »


Software

Plasma TVs Make Great Windows

12:56AM April 16, 2010 | Kat Hannaford

It’s not like you needed those windows for light anyway, so why not give yourself a multi-million dollar view of the Golden Gate Bridge instead? The Winscape iPhone app controls the view you see out your windows – or plasmas. More »


Fastmac IV Plus Is An iPhone Battery Case And Universal Remote

10:31AM February 12, 2010 | Jason Chen

Fastmac, who know how to make iPhone backup chargers, just made a more form-fitting version that also has an IR port. That means your iPhone is now a universal remote. More »


Gadgets

How Well Do You Think This Walnut Pause Heater Works?

5:29AM December 10, 2009 | Jason Chen

We’re always intrigued when a gadget tries to execute its function while simultaneously looking like it doesn’t. This Walnut Pause Heater, which uses IR to heat your body, also has built-in speakers. More »


Gadgets

Spy Camera Detector Guarantees Your Privates Are On The Internet

3:00AM November 24, 2009 | Mark Wilson

Some people are ashamed of their bodies. Me? I regularly strip in questionable environments, just for the thrill that my tush may be showing up on some subscription Russian voyeur site. This spycam detector can save heartache for us both. More »


Dell SX2210T: The First-ish Of Many Multitouch Monitors

7:53AM October 21, 2009 | Mark Wilson

You like the idea of an HP TouchSmart, but you’d like to keep your existing computer? Dell’s SX2210T is a 21.5-inch multitouch monitor without the all-in-one PC attached. More »


Entertainment

Movie Theatres Will Fry Us All With Infrared To Stop Pirates

10:46PM September 22, 2009 | Mark Wilson

You can’t shoot a film pirate with bullets, but IR light is just fine. More »