Monday, August 16, 2010

DuckCapture Is a Screen Capture Tool for Long and Multi-Page Documents [Downloads]

Source: http://lifehacker.com/5613900/duckcapture-is-a-screen-capture-tool-for-long-and-multi+page-documents

DuckCapture Is a Screen Capture Tool for Long and Multi-Page DocumentsWindows: If you frequently find yourself trying to capture the contents of scrolling windows such as long or wide web sites, DuckCapture offers excellent capture abilities for larger-than-screen snapshots.

You'll find no shortage of screenshot tools that work just fine for snapping what is visible on the screen. DuckCapture excels by offering capturing of not only scrolling regions, like lengthy web pages, but also multi-page documents. Whether your capture region is tall, wide, or segmented into multiple pages, DuckCapture can copy the capture to your clipboard or save it as a PNG file.

DuckCapture is freeware, Windows only. Have a favorite screen capture application that offers more than basic screenshots? Let's hear about it in the comments.

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Second-Gen Nikon S1100pj Projector Camera Leaked [Nikon]

Source: http://gizmodo.com/5613809/second+gen-nikon-projector-camera-leaked

Second-Gen Nikon S1100pj Projector Camera LeakedAn impending update to the mini-projector sporting S1000pj we adored is on its way, according to leaked images by German mag Foto Digital. The S1100pj will add a touch screen and remote control, as well as other unrevealed improvements.

The S1100pj's predecessor won us over with its not-gimmicky projector that provided surprisingly decent previews of your photos and videos. The camera's main downside was that the rest of its specs were just decent as well, not offering the photographic punch we expected for the $430 price tag. But our John Herrman noted of the device, "What's so appealing about this camera is that it's nailed what will be, if not a universal feature, something we'll come to expect in a certain class of camera before too long." Let's hope that Nikon beefs up the rest of the experience to match the excellent projector. [Nikon Rumors via Engadget]

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Panasonic intros 42- and 50-inch 3D Viera GT25 plasma sets, its first with 2D-to-3D conversion

Source: http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/16/panasonic-intros-42-and-50-inch-3d-viera-gt25-plasma-sets-aims/

If you thought you could crawl in a corner and wait for this 3D onslaught to pass, you may be camped out for some time to come. Panasonic is following up on its CES introductions with a new pair of 3D plasmas for the gaming set, the Viera 3D GT25 range. Said series is debuting with a pair to choose from, the 50-inch TC-P50GT25 and the 42-inch TC-P42G25. The latter is Panny's first-ever 42-inch Full HD 3D plasma, and as you'd expect, both of these guys will require active shutter glasses in order to operate. As for specs? You're looking at a 1080p panel, 600Hz sub-field drive, 24p playback and (a company first) 2D-to-3D conversion that may or may not be the answer to all of life's problems. Or maybe they'll just do what Sony and Samsung have already been doing. The duo should be on retail shelves by the end of this month, with the little guy going for $1,699.95 and the big(ger) guy for $2,099.95.

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Verizon can almost serve GigE on existing FiOS platform, which means you'll soon be relocating

Source: http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/16/verizon-can-almost-serve-gige-on-existing-fios-platform-which-m/

It's not like we're holding Verizon to its word or anything, but the company purportedly decided to shelve all future FiOS rollout plans back in March. Since then, however, Big Red has been talking up its fiber-based services, leaving us to wonder why it would put a stop to laying more of it. Whatever the case, the company is now gloating about hitting "near Gigabit-per-second" speeds on the existing FiOS GPON platform. For those who aren't as technically savvy, that means that FiOS can essentially saturate your Gigabit Ethernet jack, and if things got much faster, you'd need a port that's not even available on consumer machines to handle the extra data. The nitty-gritty details of the test are just past the break, but the long and short of it is this -- Verizon saw speeds of 925Mbps to a local server and over 800Mbps to a regional speed test server located some 400 miles away. Better still, this black magic was all done with very little magic at all, requiring just minor tweaks to the system in order to uncap all sorts of extra headroom. Meanwhile, your YouTube upload is being capped by Time Warner Cable at a speed too sluggish to mention. Awesome.

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Verizon can almost serve GigE on existing FiOS platform, which means you'll soon be relocating originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 16 Aug 2010 12:18:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Toshiba's dual-screen Libretto W100 laptop on sale in America for $1,100

Source: http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/16/toshibas-dual-screen-libretto-w100-laptop-on-sale-in-america-fo/

Terrific news, laptop shoppers. Toshiba's concept-turned-commercial Libretto W100 is now on sale in the US of A, but there's no telling how long it'll remain in stock. We heard from the get-go that this dual-screen wonder would only be a limited run, and just a week after going on sale in Japan, the W105-L251 is getting prepped right now for a shipping label with your address on it. $1,099.99 buys you a Pentium U5400 processor, Windows 7 Home Premium (32-bit), integrated Intel HD graphics, a memory card reader, 2GB of DDR3 memory, a 62GB solid state drive, 802.11b/g/n WiFi, Bluetooth 2.1+EDR, an inbuilt webcam and an 8-cell battery. Oh, and twin 7-inch WSVGA LCD panels. Toshiba reckons that you'll get yours in "2 to 3 weeks" if you order direct, though Amazon has a pre-sale of its own going for those who like to press their luck.

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Toshiba's dual-screen Libretto W100 laptop on sale in America for $1,100 originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 16 Aug 2010 14:36:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Bokeh Masters Kit Makes Custom Bokeh Creation a Snap [Stuff We Like]

Source: http://lifehacker.com/5613318/bokeh-masters-kit-makes-custom-bokeh-creation-a-snap

Bokeh Masters Kit Makes Custom Bokeh Creation a SnapLast year we showed you how to make your own custom-shaped bokeh highlights—the soft, out-of-focus, points of light in a photo background—and even built our own DIY bokeh rig. Now we're back to test a polished commercial bokeh creator.

Click on the image above for a closer look.

The premise behind creating your own bokeh highlights is really simple. Points of light in the background of your photo, behind the focal plane of the image, will take on the shape of the aperture of your camera lens. In the photo above the upper right image shows the natural bokeh of a Nikkor 50mm lens—all "stock" bokeh highlights look like this with varying degrees of roundness or sharp corners depending on the design of the lens aperture.

You can hack your bokeh by placing a cutout in front of the lens that casts a new bokeh shape which overrides the natural shape of the aperture opening. We showed you how do make a DIY cutout and even tested it out. While the results of our DIY test were great the cutout was a hassle to make and we weren't very good at making detailed or fancy shapes.

Bokeh Masters Kit Makes Custom Bokeh Creation a Snap

The makers of the Bokeh Masters Kit sent us one of their kits to try out after stumbling on our DIY article. We grabbed the same camera and lens we used for out DIY bokeh cutouts and took it for a spin with their kit. The kit includes 20 pre-made cutouts (stars, hearts, emoticon faces, common symbols, and other shapes), 8 cutout blanks for you to cut out your own designs, a holder to attach the cutouts to your lens, and a little storage wallet. The system is super easy to use. Punch out the cutouts, attach the holder to your lens with the included rubber band, and then pop the cutout you want to use in the holder. As long as you have some varied sources of light in the background—Christmas lights, city lights, etc.—you'll be able to generate really interesting bokeh patterns.

Our test background was a few nets of LED bush lights hung from the rafters—seen in the upper left image of the top photo. Swapping the discs out takes only a second, although you'll want to make sure you're orienting the disc correctly or else you'll end up with upside-down hearts bokeh.

The Bokeh Masters Kit retails for $25, is available at the link below, and provides a super easy way to get started with custom bokeh that doesn't involve stabbing yourself with an box cutter. Have a favorite DIY photograhy project to share or a commercial version that's inexpensive enough to make it worth skipping the DIY part? Let's hear about it in the comments.

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How would you change Apple's HDMI-equipped Mac mini?

Source: http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/13/how-would-you-change-apples-hdmi-equipped-mac-mini/

Apple's newest Mac mini is a distinct and welcome departure from the comparatively bulky white Mac mini of yesteryear, and while we appreciate the unibody construction, inbuilt SD card reader and HDMI port, asking $700 and up for a headless PC without tons of oomph is still asking a lot. We're curious to know if your new Mac mini has been treating you well (as an HTPC or otherwise), and moreover, we want to know how you'd change things even further if given the key to Cupertino's design labs. Would you have added a Blu-ray option? Maybe an OTA TV tuner? Thrown any other ports on the rear? Beefed up the GPU a little? Trimmed things down for a cheaper entry-level model? Go on and vent in comments below -- hugs are free and limitless.

How would you change Apple's HDMI-equipped Mac mini? originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 13 Aug 2010 23:00:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Digital Reflex Camera concept puts the viewfinder on top, everything else in a tube

Source: http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/14/digital-reflex-camera-concept-puts-the-viewfinder-on-top-everyt/

Can't say we've ever seen anything like this before... well, aside from those cameras of old that forced you to look down into the viewfinder while cradling the camera against your gut. In fact, that's exactly the experience that Yaniv Berg is attempting to recreate here, with his Digital Reflex Camera concept shaped more like a periscope and less like a camera. In theory, at least, all of the hardware would be encased in a tube, and if you flip the camera, the LCD turns into a display, creating an undercover spy device of epic proportions. Naturally, there's probably no hope that this will ever hit retail, but feel free to check back a few score from now to see just how close this was to predicting the future.

Digital Reflex Camera concept puts the viewfinder on top, everything else in a tube originally appeared on Engadget on Sat, 14 Aug 2010 07:11:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Leaked Intel roadmap details Sandy Bridge CPUs, expands SSD lineup?

Source: http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/14/leaked-intel-roadmap-details-sandy-bridge-cpus-expands-ssd-line/

If a set of supposedly leaked slides are legitimate (and they sure look convincing to us) then the shape of Intel's dirt-brown 2011 plans has finally been revealed. As you can see immediately above, Chipzilla's 25nm flash process is just about ready to double the size of the company's award-winning consumer SSDs, bring up to 400GB of "enterprise-grade" multi-level cell memory to the enterprise space, and create a series of netbook-sized mini-SATA drives with the remains of the 34nm silicon.

On the processor front things are a little more iffy, but it seems safe to say that the naming scheme has changed, as the silicon wafers you'll slot into a Q67 Express motherboard will have an extra digit (and often a letter) affixed to the end. Instead of a Core i7-870, you'll see the likes of Core i7-2600, i7-2600S, i7-2600K and i5-2500T, with the K (as in the past) affording you an unlocked multiplier for overclocking and the S equaling reduced power consumption, or vastly reduced for the T models. German publication ComputerBase -- which found and subsequently pulled the slides -- somehow managed to dig up nearly full specs for desktop and laptop CPUs as well, and though we can't verify their legitimacy, you're welcome to marvel at the idea of a 3.5GHz processor running on just 35 watts by visiting the source link below.
[Thanks, Aristo]

Leaked Intel roadmap details Sandy Bridge CPUs, expands SSD lineup? originally appeared on Engadget on Sat, 14 Aug 2010 17:01:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Dell: Streak likely going straight to Froyo in US

Source: http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/15/dell-streak-likely-going-straight-to-froyo-in-us/

Though it's really quite a capable handset, Dell's Streak brought several disappointments to its belated US launch; namely, a pastry-based OS without any creme filling, and a $549 version that's still SIM-locked. While we doubt AT&T's iron grip will release the Streak from the latter servitude, Dell's Lionel Menchaca suggests that the former problem may get solved all at once, because the company is considering skipping Android 2.1 altogether for stateside Streaks and upgrading them directly to the faster, more capable Android 2.2. We don't have a timeframe for a potential release, of course, as the device just went on sale, but it's clear that Dell hears your cries for the functionality Froyo brings.

Dell: Streak likely going straight to Froyo in US originally appeared on Engadget on Sun, 15 Aug 2010 11:23:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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MagicJack announces software for completely free internet-to-phone calls, places femtocell on hold

Source: http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/15/magicjack-announces-software-for-completely-free-internet-to-pho/

For $40 (plus $20 per year), MagicJack's USB VoIP dongle will let you make free unlimited telephone-to-telephone calls, but this week the company's announced MagicTalk, a piece of software for internet-connected phones and computers that will waive even those upfront costs. The Associated Press tracked down one of our favorite ruthless salesmen, MagicJack CEO Dan Borislow, who described a service much like Google Voice and Skype, number portability and all -- except it adds the whole allowing-free-calls-to-regular-ol-telephones bit by charging the companies that carry incoming calls. The service will reportedly be available on Windows and Mac next week, with iOS, Blackberry and Android by October, but speaking of promises, Borislow said plans for the company's legally-ambiguous femtocell are now on hold -- the device can't legitimately muster up enough power without a cellular carrier on board.

In other news, NetTalk announced last week that its pair of competing VoIP boxes now support free video calls. We imagine the timing (and naming) of MagicJack's new service isn't making 'em feel too good.

MagicJack announces software for completely free internet-to-phone calls, places femtocell on hold originally appeared on Engadget on Sun, 15 Aug 2010 13:19:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Epic 4G review

Source: http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/16/epic-4g-review/

Of the seemingly countless variants of the Galaxy S that Samsung's in the process of deploying around the globe, one stands out in a couple very unique (and important) ways: Sprint's Epic 4G. The Epic hangs on to a couple of the Galaxy line's most important characteristics -- namely the 1GHz Hummingbird processor and the 4-inch Super AMOLED display -- but adds in a sliding landscape QWERTY keyboard, support for the wickedly fast WiMAX network that Sprint shares with partner Clearwire, and a handful of other notable one-off customizations.

We've already taken a look at two of the other US-bound Galaxy S models -- AT&T's Captivate and T-Mobile's Vibrant -- but it shouldn't take more than a quick glance at the Epic to tell you that this is a very, very different beast. Becoming just the second WiMAX phone released in the States (and the first with a physical keyboard), this is a pretty critical release for Sprint at a time when its subscriber count is just starting to pick up after several quarters of decline -- and making things even more interesting is the fact that Sprint's first WiMAX handset -- HTC's EVO 4G -- is simply one of the best phones we've ever reviewed. In other words, yeah, you could say that the Epic's got a lot to live up to. Is it up to the task? Let's find out.

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Epic 4G review originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 16 Aug 2010 00:01:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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New Exilim golf-friendly digicam hitting Japan; the Pro from Dazaifu never had it so good

Source: http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/16/new-exilim-golf-friendly-digicam-hitting-japan-the-pro-from-daz/

Golf fanatics will stop at nothing in pursuit of upping their game, and as you know, all sorts of gadgets have been modified to suit their purposes, from PNDs to digicams. Apparently Casio's Exilim line has been a favorite, and now its golf-centric camera is getting something of a spec bump. The Exilim EX-FC160S sports a 10 megapixel backside illuminated sensor, 5x optical zoom at 37mm, and support for 240fps video with an optional 30fps slow-motion playback. Available in Japan come August 27, in a limited production run of 5,000 units.

New Exilim golf-friendly digicam hitting Japan; the Pro from Dazaifu never had it so good originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 16 Aug 2010 02:20:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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MSI's 10-inch WindPad 100 advances past prototype stage, gets pictured with a dock

Source: http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/16/msis-10-inch-windpad-100-advances-past-prototype-stage-gets-pi/

The wait for a legitimate mass market Windows 7 tablet continues, but at least MSI is showing signs of progress. The WindPad 100, which we saw at Computex in prototype form, has now reached design maturity and the concordant gallery of pictures has been distributed to the world. There's no word of any spec changes, meaning we're still looking at a 1.66GHz Atom Z530 CPU, 32GB SSD, 2GB RAM, Wind Touch UI overlay, and HDMI plus 2x USB ports on the stat sheet. The 100 has been joined by a new dock in these latest images, which will throw in the typical expanded connectivity options. We can probably expect to see both reappearing at IFA in Berlin in about a month's time.

MSI's 10-inch WindPad 100 advances past prototype stage, gets pictured with a dock originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 16 Aug 2010 06:21:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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SNAP for iOS gives you The Power... to appraise your Facebook privacy

Source: http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/16/snap-for-ios-gives-you-the-power-to-appraise-your-facebook-pr/

SNAP (Social Network Analyzer for Privacy) by BIT Systems does one thing, and one thing only: it looks at your Facebook profile and then "grades you on how visible you are to the outside world." Of course, you can always just go into Facebook itself and look at your privacy settings, which would save you the steps of downloading an app and using it to login to your account, but at least the thing is free. And it does provide a handy and thorough tutorial on Facebook privacy in general. Hit the source link to take it for a spin.

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SNAP for iOS gives you The Power... to appraise your Facebook privacy originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 16 Aug 2010 08:34:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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