Reality Bites
A 2.8GB torrent is floating around out there containing data from 100 million Facebook profiles. But don’t freak out: all the data was already available publicly. More »
People across the country who need a criminal record check done are being told that new, tighter screening could result in longer waits for the paperwork to get done.
Sony talked up its cylindrical no-glasses 3D 360-degree prototype display last fall, and now it’s showing off the tech, dubbed RayModeler 3D, on US soil at SIGGRAPH 2010 through tomorrow. A major bonus of that showcase is an English language video — embedded after the break, plus a hands on including a game of Pong Breakout from Core77 and our videos from the Japanese exhibition — showing how it all works, including the eight-camera rig and turntable that capture objects in 45-degree separations before they are interpolated to create a continuous 360-degree motion image. Sony claims this is the first of its type capable of high quality images, full color and interactive live motion — check it out and imagine keeping a tiny 3D pet or floating, disembodied head on your bedside table, where it can respond and react to your every gesture. We wouldn’t want our blip-verts any other way.
Sony’s 360-degree RayModeler 3D display brings its glasses-free act to LA, plays Breakout (video) originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 28 Jul 2010 17:29:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
If you’re bad at keeping time zone conversions straight, save yourself the embarrassment of a poorly timed phone call with a quick Google search. More »
Michael Bay is looking to bring an Area 51 type of movie to the big screen.
The Foxconn stories keep dragging on. Over at their India factory, 250 workers were poisoned by pesticide spray, resulting in them ending up in hospital due to “sensations of giddiness and nausea.” More »
Saskatchewan officials hope to roll out more Wi-Fi hotspots for campsites within provincial parks.
Saskatchewan Government Insurance is facing about $62 million in property and auto claims after the storms that hit the province in the early summer.
Images of what Regina’s downtown will look like once a revitalization project now underway is complete are drawing negative comments on the city’s Facebook page.
Visit web site Support Details and it’ll quickly round up your system information, including operating system, browser, IP address, and more. Sure, you know that info by heart, but the site comes in particularly handy when you’re helping someone else out. More »
Some dogs may look like their owners, but all dogs imitate their human companions.
Saskatchewan Communications Network could soon be broadcasting commercials and American programming.
These smart cards are the actual keys to the Internet. There are seven of them and they hold the power to restarting the world wide web “in the event of a catastrophic event.” More »
Transfer a song to your phone. Seems pretty fast, right? Now imagine transferring the entire printed catalog of the Library of Congress in a minute and a half. Intel says they’ve got the technology to make it happen (eventually). More »
Windows/Mac/Linux: Firefox is out with another beta of its improved and redesigned Firefox 4. This second early release gives Macs the same tabs-on-top look as Windows, and adds an “App Tabs” mode for sites you want to keep an eye on. More »
The System File Checker (sfc.exe) is a command-line tool built into Windows that helps you repair corrupted system files. If you can’t boot your PC, the Winhelponline blog explains how to use it from the install disc. More »
To say RIM has a lot riding on BlackBerry 6 is an understatement. With new kids on the block like Android and iOS stepping in with lustworthy apps and attractive UIs, the BlackBerrys have been sitting in a corner BBMing everyone else at the party trying to convince them of its sustained utility. Regardless, the latest tease on the BlackBerry Blogs shows off some of the “fresh, but familiar” elements that are getting polished in the jump from OS 5 to OS 6. While some features do have us intrigued — its implementation of universal search, for example — other headlining changes to the otherwise staid homescreen have us begging for more. New “views,” toggled from a space right under the notification bar, are essentially glorified folders, and the “quick access area” is much like the functionality offered by years-old “Today”-style themes for the handset. Don’t get us wrong, the refinements definitely help, but at the end of the day we just hope it isn’t RIM trying to put lipstick on a pig — guess we’ll find out when we get a commercial release to really bite into.
[Thanks, Jason K]
Latest BlackBerry 6 preview proves that the more things change… originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 27 Jul 2010 15:20:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
HTML 5 is completely ready for worldwide implementation. I know, some developers might not agree, but how else could you play a game of Pac-Man coded in the stuff? Pac-Man, Quake, what else is there? [Pac-Man via HackerNews via webmonkey] More »
A man charged with second-degree murder in the fatal stabbing of his brother, 60, on the weekend will appear in a Yorkton court on Tuesday.
The search giant’s music industry talks are said to be “accelerated,” a federal judge declares DRM-beating hacks legal for non-infringement purposes, Google gets a foothold in government infrastructure, and the last ever roll of Kodachrome film gets its story told. More »
