Video of the video the CVS disposable video camera produces…took the camcorder to be “developed” at my neighborhood CVS and got the DVD back in an hour. The results were passable, given what I was expecting. The actual resolution of the camera is difficult to discern; it’s probably close to CIF (320×240); the MPEG-2 of the DVD has the smaller video scaled up by about 150%, with a black border around the frame. Link. Bonus link, here’s one of the first reviews.
A little update since the last time this was floating around….I was looking at the front grid on the computer one day, and it struck me that 3 mm LED’s would fit perfectly into the front grid holes. My first thought was to have my name in shining diodes on it, so I measured and drew up a blue print in Illustrator. After thinking a while I came to the conclusion that a clock would be cool. Said and done. I bought a clock radio, took it apart, and figured out how it worked. Link.
The next version of iTunes, 4.9 is out grabbing podcasts from site around the web, likely from testers at Apple. Logs are showing a new user agents “Agent: iTunes/4.9 (Macintosh; N; PPC)” and then the podcasts are being downloaded. This is really good news, it means we’re getting close to seeing it go live soon. If you have a podcast, check your logs! Here’s our previous coverage with photos.
Congressman Rick Boucher represents Virginia’s Ninth Congressional District and has some commentary on the Broadcast Flag worth checking out. If the MPAA expects Congress to ratify a rule that would limit the ability of ordinary consumers to share lawfully acquired digital broadcast television programs with one another, then it shouldn’t be surprised if Congress insists that the MPAA accept in return a restoration of the fair use rights taken from consumers through the enactment of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA). In issue 02 we show ya how to make your own Boradcast Flag free system. Link.
MAKE mention in the LA Times! DIY has come a long way since the days when your uncle Jebediah devised a talking toilet seat in his garage. Nowadays, he would be posting a link to his inventions on makezine.com, the online format for the magazine Make. Make, also available in a print format, is an emporium of links to inventions and high-blown concepts that range from the useful (how to charge a “nonrechargable” dead battery or convert vegetable oil to biodiesel fuel) to the bizarre. Link.
MAKE amends for 02! Page 116, 3b should read: “Reconnect the capacitor, switch the meter to DC voltage, turn off the input signal, and measure across the capacitor. Ours read 74 volts (V). The voltage rating on the capacitor is 75 volts, so there is not much margin in this old amp.” The title for the “Testing current/amperage” figure should be “Testing BFC current”. The title for “Testing Voltage” should be “Testing Output Current”. Link.
