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Toshiba hits U.S. with Digital Media Frames

It's not surprising when a TV or monitor manufacturer decides to enter the digital photo frame market. It's already got its hands on the panels, designers, and brand recognition, so why not throw something out there and see if it can sell some units? So again, not shocking that Toshiba announced Monday one 10-inch and two 8-inch Digital Media Frames (especially since its dabbled in this market outside the U.S.).

Toshiba's not calling them photo frames, because they do more than just display pictures once you connect them over Wi-Fi to the Internet. A partnership with … Read more

What a Camera.

I am traveling this weekend so posting during that time might be skimpy, but I promise to have a bunch of stories and adventures with the Pre as a result. For now, I wanted to take a quick mention about the Pre's handy camera.

First, my only teensy little nitpick with it. In order to turn off the shutter sound, you have to put the entire phone on vibrate. There should be an offering to divorce those two. I want to keep my ringer on, but I have no use, ever, for the shutter sound and actively find it … Read more

Taking (and viewing) pictures with the Pre (LOVE IT!)

One of my favorite features of the Pre is the camera and pictures. They are easy to use, and the camera takes great photos. There is no video camera capability yet for the Pre, but that 'could' just be a software update away like on the G1 (this is pure speculation).

Launching the Camera application brings up an easy to use camera mode. At the bottom of the screen (or one of the sides, depending on how your holding the camera) is a preview of the last picture you took, the 'take picture' button, and a flash button, which you can set to auto, always flash or no flash. Taking pictures is as easy as pressing the green camera button. It appears to have a fast response/shutter time, and you're ready to take a subsequent picture almost immediately.… Read more

Photo alteration tool

FotoSketcher provides users with a simple tool for re-imagining their photos as handmade drawings. While the program provides easy controls and a lot of flexibility, nobody will mistake the results for actual art.

This program is very simple, especially if users have prior experience with drawing and photo-touching software like Paintbrush or Photoshop. The controls mimic those programs with their simplicity and logical progressions. Users having any difficulties will find an informative Help file that walks people through the process. Converting our pictures was easy. Once we selected a photo to work with from our own hard drive, we were … Read more

Professional photo editor

PhotoChances LAB provides users with a professional quality photo editor that eliminates all the silly features other programs supply. By keeping its focus tight it provides an excellent quality editor with a few pointless spots.

Anyone familiar with photo-editing software will undoubtedly find this collection of adjustable sliders and masks to be second nature. Users unfamiliar with this type of program may be overwhelmed by the options, but a visit to the Help file and a few minutes of harmless experimenting will help them get comfortable. The aspect of this program that we enjoyed most was that it avoided the … Read more

Simple photo editor

Turbo Photo offers users the same results as dozens of other photo-editing programs. However, this download sets itself apart with the most user-friendly controls we've tested.

This program has clearly been designed with the user in mind, thanks to a sleek interface that avoids possible confusion at every turn. Where other editing programs offer a tangle of sliders and color wheels that leave a trail of confusion, Turbo Photo simplifies the process by limiting the user's control. While experts may not like this, newcomers will love it and will not need a trip to the Help file. Users … Read more

Fun With the Palm Pre's Camera

I remember when my family got our first digital camera. It was 1.2 Megapixel, no zoom, and no flash. We were so tickled that we could take a picture and see it on our computer screen just minutes later.

Digital cameras have come a long way. Now we even have them on our cell phones!

My first cell phone's camera was less than a megapixel, but I thought it was amazing that I could take someone's picture and use it as their called ID photo!

Now, I could print a photo taken with my cell phone's camera. … Read more

Pingwire shows live stream of Twitpic photos

Here's a fun way to see new photos users are uploading to Twitter. Called Pingwire, this new tool grabs the latest photos from TwitPic and displays them in a never-ending stream of thumbnails.

If you find anything you like, you just click on it and it will take you to the source page on TwitPic where all the comments, view count, and original Tweet are stored.

TwitPic has its own recent uploads section made up of thumbnails, along with a moving map of recent photos, however I found Pingwire's simplistic stream more fun to let run in the … Read more

PS3 Slim video: Real or fake?

Recently, a shaky, grainy video of what may or may not be a PS3 Slim turned up on YouTube (Engadget says it's supposedly a "stolen" PS3 slim that made its way to a street market in the Philippines). However, it's of such poor quality that it's really hard to tell what's what and it looks pretty dubious to us (and other blogs as well).

The "console" in the video does appear to be a little bit smaller than the current PS3 and there's quick flash of the new PS3 logo that … Read more