SiftLinks Turns Links in Your Twitter Stream Into an RSS Feed [RSS]

Source: http://lifehacker.com/5642138/siftlinks-turns-links-in-your-twitter-stream-into-an-rss-feed

Twitter is great for short, 140-character snippets, but sometimes you don't have a chance to click on everyone's links and read full articles. To make it easier, web service SiftLinks puts all those links into an RSS feed.

Not everyone wants to sift through unread tweets looking for interesting articles, especially if you follow a lot of people. However, you probably follow those people because you find them interesting, and if you're not on Twitter 24/7 you can miss out on some good articles. Free web service SiftLinks creates a custom RSS feed that contains all those links and links to the original tweets, so they're a bit more condensed, better organized, and ready for you in your RSS reader when it's time to sit down and read. Hit the link to check it out.

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Crestron Core 3 OS Lets You Control Your Entire House from Android, iPhone and iPad [Home Entertainment]

Source: http://gizmodo.com/5646200/crestron-core-3-os-lets-you-control-your-entire-house-from-android-iphone-and-ipad

There's lot going on in home automation giant Crestron's new Core 3 OS, but up there is the fact that it runs on basically anything—from the iPhone and iPad to the Samsung Galaxy tablets sprinkled around their booth.

Core 3 supports HTML5, Flash, h.264 video, and from it you can control AV equipment, lighting, climate control and pretty much anything else networked into the system. [Crestron]

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Martin Logan ElectroMotion ESL: Insane Audiophile-Worthy Electrostatic Speakers for Under $2000 [Speakers]

Source: http://gizmodo.com/5646214/martin-logan-electromotion-esl-insane-audiophile+worthy-electrostatic-speakers-for-under-2000

"Affordable" for futuretastic electrostatic speakers means a few grand. Martin Logan's ElectroMotion ESL electrostratic speakers'll be under $2000 when they're out in March, using the cheapest full-size electrostatic transducer ever. They sounded superclean during a five-minute demo. [Martin Logan]

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This Is the Fanciest Farm House You Can Imagine [Architecture]

Source: http://gizmodo.com/5646462/this-is-the-fanciest-farm-house-you-can-imagine

This beautiful 4564-square-foot house reminds me of Magneto's base in Secret Wars, with its second floor almost fully suspended over the air. At night it looks like the Jawas' Sandcrawler. It's actually a farm house on the Minija Valley, Lithuania.

The owner of the Utriai Residence, who is dedicated to the production of chicken eggs and pigs, and his wife, an art college student interested in furniture design, wanted a house that looked like a place "made from huge logs". Like Noah's Ark, "where the family with all their belongings and animals moved from the city."

And on top of having an awesome house, they can have fresh eggs and bacon every morning. I want to marry the farmer's daughter. [Archdaily]

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Advanced Camera System Revealed in Apple Patent Application [Apple]

Source: http://gizmodo.com/5646587/advanced-camera-system-revealed-in-apple-patent-application

Apple's latest patent application details a new camera flash system that would optimize the flash based on the photo's subject. It combines a flash redirector, imaging sensors that concentrate on scene conditions, and a touch screen.

This combination of these elements could be used to provide the equivalent of a touch-to-focus for light for dark areas of a soon-to-be photograph: a touch-to-illuminate feature. The system could be incorporated into iOS devices, the iMac, MacBooks, and even a dedicated video camera. [Patently Apple]

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GE stuffs DLP projector into 14MP PJ1 point-and-shoot camera, we go hands-on

Source: http://www.engadget.com/2010/09/23/ge-stuffs-dlp-projector-into-14mp-pj1-point-and-shoot-camera-we/

It ain't the first point-and-shoot to emerge with a beamer within, but it's the first from GE's General Imaging branch. Boasting a 14 megapixel sensor, a vanilla enclosure and a DLP projector, the PJ1 was seen making its debut here at Photokina in Germany. The highlight of the device is obviously the 854 x 480 resolution projector that's somehow stuffed within the casing, while the most impressive part to us was just how thin it remained with such a unit inside. In other words, the projector itself was certainly lacking, and with just 15 lumens, we felt that the darker-than-dark test room (shown in the video just past the break) still wasn't dark enough. On the capture side, there's a 7x optical zoom, SD / SDHC card slot and support for 720p movies; thankfully, GE's not planning to include too hefty a premium for the projector, as we were told to expect it for "around €250 ($334)" when it lands in Europe next February.

Gallery: GE PJ1 projector camera hands-on at Photokina 2010

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GE stuffs DLP projector into 14MP PJ1 point-and-shoot camera, we go hands-on originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 23 Sep 2010 12:15:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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There finally piloting Nokia's Home Control Center in Finland

Source: http://www.engadget.com/2010/09/23/there-finally-piloting-nokias-home-control-center-in-finland/

It sure started out as something promising. When Nokia spun off its Home Control Center technology to There Corporation last year it seemed that easy DIY home automation and power management was just around the corner. Yet here we are, almost two years after first hearing about the effort with nothing but a convoluted mess of unfriendly ZigBee and Z-Wave (to name just 2 "standards") home automation products to choose from. There is hope, small as it may be. There Corporation just announced that it's working with Mitox Oy to conduct a pilot in Finland for customers of Helsingin Energia (Helen) using a There-provided web-based solution built around the ThereGate. It allows individuals to monitor their total power consumption in real time as well as the individual devices and systems that consume energy. Better yet, There Corp employs a "rate control concept" that automatically adjusts power usage to hours when energy costs less based on simple guidelines programed by the user. Unfortunately, There Corporation's focus is on Nordic countries until 2012 before looking to dominate European home energy management in 2015. Call us crazy, but this market seems ripe for domination by a major consumer electronics company right now, not in 5 years.

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There finally piloting Nokia's Home Control Center in Finland originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 23 Sep 2010 13:35:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Adobe shows off plenoptic lenses that let you refocus an image after it's taken (video)

Source: http://www.engadget.com/2010/09/23/adobe-shows-off-plenoptic-lenses-that-let-you-refocus-an-image-a/

Yes, you read that correctly. The fevered dreams of crime scene investigators up and down the country are being brought to reality by Adobe, with just a single extra lens and some crafty software knowhow. Basically, a plenoptic lens is composed of a litany of tiny "sub-lenses," which allow those precious photons you're capturing to be recorded from multiple perspectives. The result is that you get a bunch more data in your image and an "infinite" depth of field, meaning you can toggle at what distance you want your image to be focused after the act of taking it. These plenoptic lenses are inserted between your shooter's usual lens and its sensor, though commercialization is sadly said to still be a fair distance away. Never fear, you can get hold of a video demo much sooner than that -- you know where it's at.

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Adobe shows off plenoptic lenses that let you refocus an image after it's taken (video) originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 23 Sep 2010 14:17:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Scosche freedomMIC for Flip Video cameras is the wireless microphone add-on for Real Americans

Source: http://www.engadget.com/2010/09/23/scosche-freedommic-for-flip-video-cameras-is-the-wireless-microp/

Freedom. Justice. Microphones. We're pretty sure you can find all of those in the constitution, or inside the pure essence of eagle tears, or in Bruce Springsteen's "Born to Run" played backwards. Scosche understands, and that's why they're unveiling the freedomMIC add-on for Flip Video cameras. It's one of those new FlipPort-compatible accessories that we're sure we'll be seeing plenty of now that Cisco's new wave of cameras are out for public consumption. The mic itself offers a pretty neat solution to the perennial problem of sucky Flip audio: you plug the receiver base into the bottom of the Flip and hand the wireless lapel mic to your subject. Conveniently, you can start and stop recording with the microphone itself, and a 4 hour rechargeable battery should get you through the most trying of interviews or impassioned YouTube monologues. The mic will be out in "late December" for $100.

Scosche freedomMIC for Flip Video cameras is the wireless microphone add-on for Real Americans originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 23 Sep 2010 16:55:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Epson rolls out new 3LCD projectors for budgets big and medium

Source: http://www.engadget.com/2010/09/23/epson-rolls-out-new-3lcd-projectors-for-budgets-big-and-medium/

Since it's CEDIA time, Epson has seen fit to unveil several new 1080p projectors, ranging from price brackets in the (reasonable for this crowd) sub-$7,000 category with the new Pro Cinema 6100 to the Home Cinema 8350 which comes in at less than $1,300. The Pro Cinema 6100 (above) debuts the company's new 3LCD Reflective and UltraBlack tech courtesy of a dual-layered auto iris that is its first to reach dynamic contrast ratios of up to 1,000,000:1, while the Pro Cinema 31000 and Home Cinema 21000 beamers feature similar lens technology with appropriately lower-end chipsets, stats and prices when all of them ship in December. The next jump down is the Home Cinema 8350 and 8700UB models that eschew the new HDMI 1.4 ports and more exotic lens technology of the higher end models while still bringing improved specs over last year's lineup to retailer shelves when they ship later this month. Detailed specs follow after the break if you're wondering just how far an extra dollar or two will go.

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Epson rolls out new 3LCD projectors for budgets big and medium originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 23 Sep 2010 18:48:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Mitsubishi America offers up two new 3D projectors

Source: http://www.engadget.com/2010/09/23/mitsubishi-america-offers-up-two-new-3d-projectors/

The first new projector for the US is the HC4000 (pictured) which is touted as a great price for the performance DIY HT projector and features the 1080p DarkChip 3 DLP light engine. It is capable of 1300 lumens and provides up to 750:1 ANSI contrast ratio. It has support for an optional anamorphic lens for those 2.35:1 movies and is rated at a very quiet 25dBA in low mode. The estimated price is $1495 and should be available immediately. The bigger brother is the Diamond 3D which evidently has no price, but does use the 120hz Sony SXRD light engine, has an auto-iris function for easy setup, only musters 19dBa of noise while it is running and features two HDMI 1.4 inputs and an RS232 port for control.

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Mitsubishi America offers up two new 3D projectors originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 23 Sep 2010 19:24:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Dell's Looking Glass tablet gets another chance to shine (video)

Source: http://www.engadget.com/2010/09/23/dells-looking-glass-tablet-gets-another-chance-to-shine-video/

The elusive Looking Glass might have dodged the zoom lenses yesterday, but luckily, the good folks at Oracle managed to tape Michael Dell's lightning demo (pun totally intended) with a close-up shot. From what we can see, the volume rocker is located at the top side of the tablet, right next to what could potentially be a switch for screen rotation lock or silent mode; the headphone jack appears to be on the left-hand side of the device, which makes sense -- we can't imagine this beastly device fitting into a pocket of any sorts, otherwise. Sadly, we can't confirm whether this 7-inch Android tablet uses the same PDMI port as featured on the Streak, nor can we see what's on the back -- we caught a glimpse of something shiny, but the leaked spec sheet we came across some time ago doesn't mention a back camera. Anyhow, you can catch this big daddy in action right after the break -- about 1:27 into the clip.

Gallery: Dell's Looking Glass tablet gets another chance to shine (video)

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Dell's Looking Glass tablet gets another chance to shine (video) originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 23 Sep 2010 20:41:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Qualcomm's Peanut challenges ZigBee, Bluetooth for control of your personal area network next year

Source: http://www.engadget.com/2010/09/24/qualcomms-peanut-challenges-zigbee-bluetooth-for-control-of-yo/

Perhaps dissatisfied with the glacial pace of Wibree, Qualcomm's working on an ultra-low-power, short-range wireless transfer tech of its own -- it's called Peanut, and executives claim it only needs "fractions of a milliwatt of power" to push data at several megabits per second. Computerworld got the scoop on the new low-power radio at EmTech@MIT 2010, and reports that Qualcomm's had these goobers in the oven since 2006 and is looking to trump the likes of ZigBee and Bluetooth by this time next year. Assuming, of course, the Peanut standard doesn't require a molasses-like committee of its own to attain formal approval.

Qualcomm's Peanut challenges ZigBee, Bluetooth for control of your personal area network next year originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 24 Sep 2010 03:22:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Runco's first 3Dimension projector uses passive glasses

Source: http://www.engadget.com/2010/09/23/runcos-first-3dimension-projector-with-passive-glasses/

The Ferrari of the projector world kicks off its version of 3D at CEDIA with the 3Dimension Series projectors which surprisingly use passive glasses instead of the battery operated active ones. The big catch of course is the price of $49,995 for the D-73 pictured above, and the fact that the glasses are proprietary and not the standard RealD glasses you've used at your local cinema. Obviously there are a wide range of inputs and controls including HDMI 1.4 (no 1.4a?) and RS-232 for the home automation fans. The D-73 starts shipping in the fourth quarter for those lucky enough to afford such luxuries and the full press release is available after the break while you wait.

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Runco's first 3Dimension projector uses passive glasses originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 23 Sep 2010 08:42:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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#EmTech10 - is there value in using social actions to filter and prioritize answers? if many users share a bit of info, that bit is valuable

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