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Latest Video: Bleeding Edge TV 322: Motorola DROID Reviewx

In this video we give you a preview and walkthrough of the new Motorola DROID smartphone from Verizon Wireless. We go over Android 2.0, Google Maps Navigation, the QWERTY keyboard, and more.
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Olympus PEN E-P1 Digital Camera

Posted by Sheila Franklin Categories: Cameras

Olympus E-P1Olympus never does anything simply but you always know they will be innovative. Their E-P1 combines the simplicity of a point and shoot and the optics of an SLR. It has the A/V quality of an HD camcorder and high-end audio recording. The cam features a 12.3-mexapixel interchangeable lens system with a virtual imaging studio inside. The silver and black Olympus PEN E-P1 is available for pre-order starting at $799.99.

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PHOTTY GL15-BK Digital Frame

Posted by Sheila Franklin Categories: Portable Audio / Video

PHOTTY FrameAnnoy everyone with the latest family photos with the PHOTTY GL15-BK Digital Frame. The 38 x 55 x 10mm frame has a tiny 1.5-inch LCD with 128x128 pixels that can display JPEG, BMP and AVI files. Expected to make a Japan debut in July, the frame can hold up to 150 images of 5kb apiece. No information is yet available on its price, but we expect one small enough for showing off of the kidlets.

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Fotopedia Collaborative Photo Encyclopedia

Posted by Sheila Franklin Categories: Cameras, Internet

Fotopedia ScreenshotCross Flickr and Wikipedia and you get Fotopedia. Users are encouraged to create or edit pages, add their own photos from their PCs or other image sites and include a Google map and Wikipedia information. Included are the categories of geography and travel, nature, transportation, sports, people and history, art and popular culture. So far the site has over 150,000 images that can be made into slide shows for the curious.

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DoInk Simplified Animation

Posted by Sheila Franklin Categories: Design, Internet

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Enjoy, discuss and create animation. That is the description that DoInk uses to describe their super-easy online drawing tool that needs only Java to work. Similar to Paint, drag and drop others’ single shots or animation or come up with your own and share it. The online app also leaves ghosts to help animate and can layer clone individual frames that are adjustable. When completed, you can email it, put it on your blog or social network for others to appreciate.

 

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Google My Location and Voice Now on Blackberry

Posted by Sheila Franklin Categories: Cell Phones, Google, Handhelds

Google SearchBlackberry users can now search with Google Mobile by My Location and Voice. Tell it you want a hamburger and it will tell you where the closest restaurants are. It will store your location for faster and more relevant results. The application gives quick access to local and Internet news and images. You can test run it on your Blackberry by going to Google. The app will work with Blackberrys running on O/S 4.1+ and with Search by voice on O/S 4.2 and above, and they are working on a version for the Storm.

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Easy Dials It, One Handed Contact

Posted by Sheila Franklin Categories: Productivity, $1.99, Free Apps

Easy Dials It ScreenEasy Dials It was conceived by Riverturn as the answer to dialing one-handed. You can flip through full screen images of contacts and merely double tap to dial up a number. Tilt your iPhone’s screen and you can automatically scroll through the list or add an image. Also available is the Easy Dials It Lite that only keeps two of your contacts. Both are available at the App Store for $1.99 and $0.00 respectively.

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Explay Colibri Compact Mobile Module

Posted by Sheila Franklin Categories: Design, Misc. Tech

Colibri Projector ModuleTiny, tiny, tiny. Explay’s Colibri module is a compact mobile projector that can handle VGA, WVGA or SVGA resolutions. The device is all of 24 x 28.6 x 7mm and draws 1.3W power. It will be placed in Explay’s OiO which features 2.5 hrs of usage and pictures from 7 to 70-inches. The projector can be placed from 20 to 200cm away from either a flat or curved surface, thanks to its “Always Focus” technology.

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Sony Webbie HD Mini-Camcorder

Posted by Sheila Franklin Categories: Cell Phones, HDTV, Movies

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It’s Sony’s turn to join in on the inexpensive, YouTube loving camcorders. The Webbie produces up to 8.5 hours of HD MPEG-4 video or thousands of 5 MP images. At a size of 2.4 x 1.7-inches, it houses a CMOS sensor and records on the company’s ultra-small Memory Stick PRO Duo media. The Webbie also features a 2.5 swivel screen, an 5x optical zoom and simplified software at a price of $199.99. This spring, they will also have an upright Webbie available for $169.99.

 

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Spore Sculptor Makes Creatures 3D

Posted by Sheila Franklin Categories: Electronic Arts, Simulation

Spore SculptureIt’s not just your head that can become 3D. Now your Spore creatures can come alive (almost) with Spore Sculptor. You simply upload your image and they will make you a critter in its original color for $49.00. It’s best to have one that has two or more legs, and if the features or structures are too thin, chances are they will not work. The Spores are made to scale, so the larger the beast the larger the sculpture.

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ThatsMyFace Creates 3D Portraits

Posted by Sheila Franklin Categories: Cameras, Design, Internet

ThatsMyFace

ThatsMyFace can turn your loved one’s head into an actual sculpture. You simply upload front and side images, and they will take the 2D pictures and turn them into 3D portraits. Imagine mom’s surprise when she opens the box and sees her own head inside. Prices start at $29.00 for a keychain size. Kidding aside, you can also order a gift certificate or upload your own images for free and see how you would look older, as the opposite sex, caricatured or other profiles.

 

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