christian ross

At last.

The iPhone OS 3.0 event is going on right now and is being live-blogged all over. I’ve been checking in here: http://live.gdgt.com/2009/03/17/live-iphone-os-3-0-event-coverage/

Greatest announcements so far?

• Copy/Paste
• Push email
• Search
• MMS

It’s about time. And for fun: http://search.twitter.com/search?q=copy+paste

GE Augments Reality

Have a webcam? Prepare to be amazed.

Watch and the give it a test at plugintotheSmartGrid.com from GE. Unreal.

TV on the iPhone

With Apple and Adobe’s dispute over getting Flash to play on the iPhone always in full-force, it’s nice to see that somebody is smart enough to get video onto the iPhone in a different direction.

Just announced this morning is a free app from CBS called TV.com. While it is still only CBS (the only thing worth watching on the eye network is Letterman) it is step in the right direction offering a number of shows from several of their networks.

Fingers crossed that NBC/Fox are working on a Hulu option.

(via Gizmodo)

I should get a free TV

For all of the liking/linking I do of Sony Bravia and their great TV ads, they should be providing me one for the trouble.

In the latest they have moved away from the ‘Colour like no other’ to showing off the smoothest motion picture possible on a TV. In doing so they built the world’s largest (Guiness verified) Zoetrope. Think 1800’s, carousel viewers.

Another home run for Sony.

(via Creative Review)

Related: http://www.christianross.net/is-it-color-or-colour/

My former church home is going viral

This is the church that – when I decided to get out of bed in college – I attend on a semi-regular basis. Funny thing is, I consider them one of the most conservative churches in their area. Pretty surprising to see them using social media like Youtube to promote.

TED Talks – David Merrill: Siftables

A pretty sweet new way of interfacing with computers and technology from MIT Grad Student David Merrill. He’s smart.

(via Tacia Aspen)

Nerd post

Every now and then I have to out myself as a computer nerd. My excitement of the following solidifies my status for another week or two. We just moved from our satellite dish to Verizon for TV to combine both our Internet and TV on FiOS. Along with saving $70/month over our previous setup, they also upped my bandwidth for Internet access as well.

A quick screen-grab of my most recent speed test on it:

For those out of the nerd-know, its REALLY fast.

1,474 Megapixels of Where’s Waldo?

Impressive picture created from over 220 individual still shots taken during the inauguration this week. You can almost count the nose-hairs on most of the dignitaries up front.

Since it is a combination of photos you will see a few abnormalities. Like Aretha Franklin’s goatee. Or guys with four eyes, two faces and even a hat without a head. Truthfully, Aretha Franklin may have a goatee and I just didn’t know it. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas took the time for a nice siesta while Yo-Yo Ma utilized all 2 Megapixels of his white iPhone 3G to capture the moment. You can also spot snipers more than a mile or two away. Check the buildings on the horizon and the Smithsonian Castle (church-like building on the far right).

http://gigapan.org/viewGigapanFullscreen.php?auth=CrazyHugeZoomablePhoto

Picture stats:
220 Canon G10 images
File size: 59,783 X 24,658 pixels
6.5 hours stitching time with Gigapan software on a MacBook Pro
Completed TIF file almost 2GB