This one is brilliant. Imagine pointing your browser to Bevmo or even your favorite vineyard’s website, finding that wine you’ve been wanting to try, then just turn on the tap and voila, wine by the glass. Sound too good to be true? Well then, check out this new offering in the video below. Yes, it is all in French, but you will get the idea.

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I got two photographs accepted into the Orange County Fair this year. If you happen to be at the fair this year (July 11 through August 3) head over to the Visual Arts building. Thumbails of my two submissions are below. If you want to see a larger image, head over to this page where you can see each of this photographs a bit larger.

“Chopper Monster”

This was shot at Cooks Corner in Trabuco Canyon. The original photograph was of the engine and the fuel tank. I then rotated it, mirrored it, then duplicated the whole thing and mirror that one more time to create this kaleidescope-like affect.

“Half Dome Meadow”

This is one of those right place at the right time shots. This is definitely one of my favorite pictures I’ve taken. I’ve setup a page where these can be purchased. Come and get it

Tags: orange county, fair, photography, yosemite

If you don’t already have Google Maps on your mobile phone, here’s another great reason to do so. Now you can get public transit schedules directly on the map itself. Need to find the closest metro stop? No problem. Mobile Google Maps now supports this information for over 50 cities world wide. Check out the video for more details.

The new version of Google Maps for mobile is available to download to your phone at http://www.google.com/gmm from your phone's web browser.

Tags: google maps, mashup

The folks at USC’s Interactive Media Division have got a cool project underway. Viewfinder. Their stated objective is "to provide a straightforward procedure for geo-locating photos of any kind" and specify that "a 10-year-old should be able to find the pose of a photo in less than a minute". If that still sounds like a bit like technical gobbley-goop, here is the idea: You take a picture of someone in front of a landmark. Now you want to superimpose that photo into a 3D world so that the image is perfectly aligned to the model.

Did that help? No??? OK, then watch their video (below) and you will get the idea immediately.

Tags: google, google earth, panoramic, usc, photooverlay, google maps, mashup, viewfinder

Have you ever been stuck in an elevator? I have... twice. Both times were in hotels early in the morning before 7am (I was working for an A/V company at the time during college). Each time was for about 15 minutes. Let me tell you, 15 minutes in an elevator by yourself seems like forever. But how about this poor guy. 41 hours. Click on the picture below to see video surveillance footage of his day and a half stuck in the McGraw-Hill Building in New York.

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Earlier last month, Adobe had a financial analyst meeting where they demo'd some new technology they are currently working on. Two of the demos were done by Photoshop PM John Nack and both them related to merging images into a composite scene.

Below, is a screen shot from a cool demonstration. Here, John took a series of macro photographed images with selective focus (meaning, there was an extremely shallow depth of field for each image). When all of the images were merged, a composited "in focus" image was produced. But seeing is believing (and easier to understand). So, go to about 19 minutes into the webinar to see this in action.



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Tags: panoramic, photography, photoshop, technology

Click play to listen to Paranoid Rock by Go Home Productions

I dig on these mashups. If you haven't heard a mashup yet, you're in for a fun ride. To get a taste, hit play above and listen to Black Sabbath and Queen in a way you never have before.

This latest offering from Go Home Productions includes unique, never heard before mixes and mashes of the following artists: The Rolling Stones, The Temptations, The Sex Pistols, Ce Ce Peniston, The Stone Roses, Billy Joel, The Byrds, The Supremes, Keith Mansfield, The Beach Boys, The Cadbury's Fudge Advert, Carly Simon, Luther Vandross, REM, Nirvana, Alan Parker, Black Sabbath, Queen, T.Rex, The Commodores and Burt Bacharach. I must admit, that is the first time I have ever written "Burt Bacharach."

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It was just a matter of time.

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Have you ever wanted to get a really unique gift for someone but just couldn't find the right thing? Well, how about a backyard movie night? That's right, backyardtheaterinabox.com is now offer gift certificates. What better way to offer that new graduate or special somebody a great way to celebrate an event than with a bunch of friends and/or family under the stars, watching a movie.

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Trying to figure out how much cash you might be eligible for with the Economic Stimulus Package? Me too. So I found this calculator on the IRS website which helps you figure out what you may be eligible to receive. Read More...

Tags: irs