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Flickr Just Got A Lot More IPad Friendly

3:20PM March 18, 2011 | Adrian Covert

Flickr may not have an official App, but they did make their site iPad-friendly. If you tap any photo on the site, you’ll enter the lightbox mode, where you can swipe through photo collections, or launch a slideshow. [Flickr]


Geek Out

The Ever-Increasing Invisibility Powers Of The Amazing Liu Bolin

2:22PM March 1, 2011 | Jesus Diaz

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Cameras

The Hipstamatic War Photography Of The NY Times

12:40PM November 23, 2010 | Brian Barrett

If you thought war photography on the front page of today’s New York Times looked different, you’re right. I did too. But I’d never have guessed that it was taken with an iPhone. Using Hipstamatic, no less! More »


American Pixel Series Makes Art Of Artefacts

9:00AM January 17, 2010 | Kyle VanHemert

Jörg M. Colberg, an accomplished astrophysicist who picked up photography later in life, has a series entitled “American Pixels” in which he applies a self-made compression algorithm to turn photographs into digital-age works of art. More »


Gadgets

Ruin Diamonds By Nano-etching Your Ugly Mug Into Them

5:00PM March 25, 2009 | Elaine Chow

Have the urge to really ruin the resale value of a diamond? Here’s one way—permanently embed a hi-res grayscale photograph of yourself in it.

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