Do you struggle to remember what fonts look like? Would you like to compare fonts against each other without manually formatting individually? Well then give TypeTester a try. TypeTester allows you to compare a number of fonts on the fly, … Continue reading
Monthly Archives: April 2007
© 2007 stephen olsen. All rights reserved.
CozmoTV Customized Feeds
Cozmo is taking Web 2.0 concepts and adding them to allow users to create their own “TV channels”. These so-called channels can be created by choosing content from most popular video sites (YouTube, Google videos, etc) or can be a … Continue reading
Mail Yahoo! Briefly Hacked?
I was going to check my Yahoo! Mail and was faced with an unusual sight. This message: “The owners of the domain name yahoo.com are accepting offers from interested parties willing to obtain ownership rights over the domain name. You … Continue reading
Cameras-phones vs. Digital Consumer-Cameras
Originally I read about the review comparing some camera-phones to consumer digital cameras at Slashdot which the UK branch of CNET has titled: Camera combat. The review has already caused some debate, and the question still remains whether camera phones … Continue reading
Picture(s) of The Week: 17
The good weather has returned here in Stavanger, and helped me capture some good shots these last few days. This weeks first picture was taken close to a elementary school, and some of the bricks had been neatly decorated, anticipating … Continue reading
© 2007 stephen olsen. All rights reserved.
BlahBlahTech.com Goes Live
Wayne Smallman the writer behind Blah! Blah! Technology passed his 300th article marker earlier this week and launched the new domain and site. Smallman’s blog has been one of my early inspirations since my entry to the blogosphere several months … Continue reading
Andrew Huang’s CG Short: Doll Face
This short film, viewable at VMIX, includes some impressive Computer Generated Imagery (CGI) created by Andrew Huang. In December I mentioned The Making of Walkers Android, Walker’s commercial also including some CGI. Screenshot from the short film. (Via Gizmodo)
Critical Metrics Pop Charts
Critical Metrics monitors recommendations from various musical “authorities” such as magazines, bloggers, music tv networks and newspapers etc. And generates neatly a serious list of some of the latest good music out there. They include samples for most of their … Continue reading
© 2007 stephen olsen. All rights reserved.
Picture(s) of The Week: 16
The shifting weather continues, and can be noted as one of Stavanger’s trademark. Although supposedly busy studying for exams we pretty much keep ourselves locked inside anyway. The first picture was taken close to Mosvangen. Personally I do not feel … Continue reading
Amusing Action Animation
I am not quite sure if this action fight scene actually is an advert for a company, but there is definitely some focus on the Nike shoes in this short titled Sigg Jones. Apparently the French company Supinfocom created this … Continue reading
New Apple HD Format
Along the release of Final Cut Studio 2, Apple also mentioned more about their new ProRes 422 format. The format features a 10bit 4:2:2 sampling system, a normal bitrate of 145 mbit/s and 220 mbit/s for HD. On Final Cut … Continue reading
Fog Screen Display
Are you wondering what this is? FogScreen projects an image, using a standard projector onto a screen of fog created from tap water and ultra sonic rays. Lasers attached above the screen allows a touchscreen functionality as well. Although the … Continue reading