09 Nov 09 Flickr Accepting Public's Photos for Getty Images

Think you've got what it takes to be included in the Getty Images collection on Flickr? The Yahoo-owned photo site on Thursday announced that users can now submit their own photos for consideration.
Tagi: getty images, flickr, yahoo, photos, photo

11 Dec 09 "Universal Jigsaw Puzzle" Hits Stores In Japan

Riktov writes "I came across this at a Tokyo toy store last week, and it's one of the coolest things I've seen in a long time. Jigazo Puzzle is a jigsaw puzzle, but you can make anything with it. It has just 300 pieces which are all just varying shades of a single color, though a few have gradations across the piece; i.e., each piece is a generic pixel. Out of the box, you can make Mona Lisa, JFK, etc, arranging it according to symbols printed on the reverse side. But here's the amazing thing: take a photo (for example, of yourself) with a cell-phone, e-mail it to the company, and they will send you back a pattern that will recreate that photo. This article is in Japanese, but as they say, a few pictures are worth a million words. And 300 pixels are worth an infinite number of pictures."

Read more of this story at Slashdot.

Tagi: universal jigsaw puzzle, infinite number, toy store, jfk, shades, pixel, tokyo, japan, photo

19 Dec 09 Gift guide: A few tips for rocking out on the go

Portable media players are almost essential for any music, video or photo fan — which could be just about anyone on your holiday gift list.
Tagi: ayers, holiday gift, lt, photo, gift guide

10 Aug 10 Seattle Fog

Today was one of the foggiest days I can ever remember. The fog was there when I woke up, and it's still there now, just as I prepare to go to sleep. I drove in it for a bit, and the windows got wet without any rain. For further evidence, check out this photo of the Space Needle, taken earlier tonight (by Flickr user hobbes8calvin).

Tagi: space needle, fog, rain, sleep, seattle, photo

02 Sep 10 Google Launches SketchUp 8 3D Modeling Software

New free 3D modeling software adds geo-location, color aerial imagery, photo tracing, and Building Maker integration.
Tagi: 3d modeling software, aerial imagery, google, launches, photo