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Here’s how a 353-gigapixel panorama is made

May25
by on May 25, 2015 at 7:28 pm
Posted In: Around the Web

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There’s megapixels and then there’s gigapixels. Yes, the latter is actually a thing and it’s the hallmark of what’s being called “the world’s largest photo” at precisely 353 gigapixels. How does a photo get that huge? It takes a lot of photos. Photographer Filippo Blengini alongside a five-person international shooting team, has published a panorama of Mont Blanc, the tallest mountain in Europe. While the mountain itself rises to 4,810 meters (15,780 feet), the team shot the pano at 3500 meters (11.5 feet). Using a Canon 70D, a Canon EF 400mm f/2.8 II IS, and a Canon Extender 2X III on a special…

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Time Warner Cable is reportedly being acquired by Charter Communications

May25
by on May 25, 2015 at 6:15 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Insider

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Remember that Time Warner/Comcast merger basically everyone was hoping wouldn’t happenuntil it was canceled a month ago? Well, it looks like Time Warner Cable is taking its assets to a smaller provider instead. The Wall Street Journal reports that Charter Communications is very near announcing a deal to purchase Time Warner – despite the former being the smaller company. The announcement could happen as soon as Tuesday. Charter would also incorporate smaller provider Bright House Networks. Combined, Charter would then have 23 million customers, leaving it behind only Comcast, which remains the largest provider with 27 million customers. The original…

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This working hoverboard has set a world record

May25
by on May 25, 2015 at 6:06 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, back to the future, Catalin Alexandry Duru, hover, Shareables, world record

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The promises of a particular 80s movie may not be a reality just yet — and time is running out, but the day when we can use a hoverboard as a viable mode of transportation, just like Marty McFly in Back to the Future Part II, is slowly edging closer to reality. That reality was inched forward thanks to the efforts of Canadian software engineer Catalin Alexandry Duru. Duru broke the Guinness World Record for farthest flight by hoverboard, setting the new distance at 275 meters — some five times greater than the previous record. Filmed at Lake Ouareau, Quebec in…

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This working hoverboard has set a world record

May25
by on May 25, 2015 at 6:06 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, back to the future, Catalin Alexandry Duru, hover, Shareables, world record

hoverboard
The promises of a particular 80s movie may not be a reality just yet — and time is running out, but the day when we can use a hoverboard as a viable mode of transportation, just like Marty McFly in Back to the Future Part II, is slowly edging closer to reality. That reality was inched forward thanks to the efforts of Canadian software engineer Catalin Alexandry Duru. Duru broke the Guinness World Record for farthest flight by hoverboard, setting the new distance at 275 meters — some five times greater than the previous record. Filmed at Lake Ouareau, Quebec in…

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Photos without Google Plus is exactly what we’ve been asking for

May25
by on May 25, 2015 at 5:40 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Google, Insider

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Though nowhere near official, it seems Google may actually be splitting its impressive Photos service from their sputtering social arm. Android Police recently got some hands-on time with Google’s new “Photos” app. The report doesn’t divulge all the details we’ve been hearing about — like sharing directly to Facebook or Twitter from within the app — but does offer a look at the app as we might experience it. The app, like its current iteration, will let users search for specific people, animals, or objects, back up photos automatically, and take care of general photo management. Beyond that, the app gets a…

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