You know, with camera technology having advanced so far in recent years, it is really surprising to me that we still have such grainy, low resolution security footage anymore. I understand that HD video takes up a lot of storage space, but storage space is also very cheap now. Even a nice 480p image with good color…

There is a big difference between nonchalantly grabbing an iPhone, and snatching a baby. The mother may have been watching nearby and not noticed because he was so calm about it. Also, he was on CCTV, which means police will post something about this and ask if anyone has any information about this guy, then move on…

The hottest temperature during the big bang is estimated at 10^28K, and that represents all of the energy in the universe, so I would say there isn't enough energy in the universe to reach a kugelblitz.

If Apple blocks Google Maps from the app store when it comes out, I think that will be the push I need to go to Android.

If you want to know how worthless diamonds really are, just try to sell some at a pawn shop. They are not only ridiculously common rocks, but they can, and are, made in labs now. Sure, natural diamonds are going to be preferred, but you can't tell me that lab-made diamonds (as well as other alternatives), don't have…

Upconversion is the term used when the pixelated image is "smoothed" out at higher resolution. Some systems have better algorithms than others to do this, so it matters to a certain extent. But no matter what, you are just trading a pixelated (jagged edge) image for a smoother (blurred) image, which isn't going to…

I bet he has trouble understanding the difference between square feet and linear feet as well.

Sony always names their products that way. It would be nice if the numbers meant something. Like car model numbers, which often indicate engine size, or something to that effect.

1080P at 5 feet away with what size screen? At 84", I bet the difference is noticeable. Worth the money? Of course not, but in 5 to 10 years, this will just simply be the standard.

Ever read the notices posted inside the hotel room doors of most hotels? The ones that say that the laws of the state absolve the hotel of any responsibility for theft of personal property? I believe that a lot of theft is either perpetrated by hotel staff or allowed by hotel staff due to carelessness. If hotels were…

My biggest concern about iPhones, ever since the "antenna-gate" problem, is that Apple's excessive secrecy about new phones is going to limit testing. After all, the more prototypes that exist, the more likely a leak is to occur, so I am sure they keep the numbers limited. The antenna problem wasn't a big deal (for…

I just tried it out, and it works beautifully in Chrome.

Keep in mind that when all of the major carriers got the phone, there was a boost in sales and now the market is saturated, leaving fewer and fewer new iPhone buyers. Most people are on upgrade cycles now. For a lot of people, that is every two years to coincide with contract renewals, but for others, its "if it ain't…

The same argument can be made in reverse. We depend very heavily on China and so would not attack them is response to, say, going after Taiwan. Good point about the "in 20 years or so," because it seems to me like they are just getting prepared.

I'm sure the Zeiss takes better pictures, but for pure focal length, go for the Canon 5200mm

I love legos, and so do my kids. But when it costs $100 or more for a relatively small kit, my dreams of building anything at a grand scale go out the window.

An RS-232 serial cable is a simple, but effective interface between a laptop and all kinds of equipment. Just within my own home I have an alarm system and irrigation system that technicians plug into with serial cables to run diagnostics and program. I have a brand new surround receiver with a serial interface for a…