Google Photos already uses image and facial recognition in interesting ways, such as automatically grouping your photos by the people in them or letting you search for pictures with cars, dogs, or just about anything else. Now Google is rolling out support text recognition. Basically if a photo has text in it, you may be […]
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Oh no no, Panono (crowdfunded throwable camera starts charging for every photo)
After raising over a million dollars during a crowdfunding campaign, the makers of the Panono throwable camera began shipping their oddball device in 2014. Now, five years later, the company has started charging users about 88 cents for every photo. Unsurprisingly, the move is catching customers off-guard… although I can’t help but wonder if it […]
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Google releases Gallery Go: a lightweight, offline version of Google Photos
Google Photos has become immensely popular over the past four years, having recently crossed the billion-user line. The service lets you automatically back up your photos to the cloud, where they’re automatically organized and made searchable. You can also use Google’s tools to edit and share your photos with others. Now Google is bringing many […]
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Report: Google Photos apps for Android to spin off from Google Plus
Like the Google Photos app for Android, but don’t like the Google Plus social network? Tough. Right now the two apps are tied together. While the Photos app gets its own icon, it’s not a standalone app. It’s actually part of Google+. But that could soon change. The folks at Android Police have obtained a […]
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Prynt turns your smartphone into an instant film camera (crowdfunding)
I can still remember the first time I bought a digital camera. I loved the idea of never having to take my film roll in to get printed again. That part was always such a pain. Even as a kid, I preferred the instant gratification of a Polaroid. These days, I miss the charm of […]
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Microsoft Xim beams your photo slideshows to multiple phones at once
Microsoft has released a new tool that lets you choose photos from your phone to create a slideshow that you can share with friends. There are a few special things about the slideshows you make with the Microsoft Xim app. First, everyone viewing the slideshow on their mobile phone will see the same pictures at […]
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New Google+ browser-based photo enhancement tools roll out today
At Google I/O today the company announced several updates and enhancements to Google+, including a bunch around photos. Now when you upload images to the social network you’ll get access to a bunch of tools for enhancing them as well as more space for full size storage. It’s not as extensive as Photoshop or even […]
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Photo Shoot: Lenovo IdeaPad S12 and U150 thin and light laptops
The Lenovo IdeaPad S12 and IdeaPad U150 are a lot alike. They’re both thin and light laptops that weigh about 3.1 pounds or less. They both have high resolution displays and full sized keyboards, as well as touchpads that feature distinct left and right buttons.And they’re both relatively affordable, with IdeaPad S12 prices starting at […]
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Asus UL30A and Eee PC 1201N compared in pictures
Pierre over at Blogeee [translate link] was lucky enough to spend some quality time with two of the hottest Asus models around right now – the UL30A and 1201N. Naturally, he figured the rest of the world might like to see how the two systems look side-by-side. The UL30A, of course, is technically not a […]
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Nvidia Ion-powered Asus Eee PC 1201N gets unboxed, handled
Although it’s not set to go on sale in the UK until early next year, Electric Pig managed to get their hands on the higly-anticipated Asus Eee PC 1201N. As Electric Pig notes, the 1201N is somewhat of a beefed-up 1005HA. It sports a larger 6 cell, 5200mAh battery, HDMI output, and a 12″ 1366×768 […]
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A tale of three notebook sizes
Over the past few months, the low cost ultraportable notebook space has expanded to include a new class of device. While 10 inch and smaller netbooks are still playing an important role in the field, there’s been a new crop of devices with 11 to 12 inch displays selling for $600 or less. While these […]
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7 mini-laptops walk into an office…
I’m about to pack up the Samsung Go netbook which I recently reviewed. But before it goes, I couldn’t help but take the opportunity to photograph all 7 mini-laptops I’ve had sitting on my desk for the last few days. If you’ve been reading the site, you’ve already seen most of these little guys. But […]