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This instant camera will print images on a receipt paper roll

Dec24
by on December 24, 2014 at 8:02 pm
Posted In: Around the Web

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Here’s a new twist on an old concept: The instant camera. PrintSnap, a self-contained camera now in the planning stages by electrical engineer Michael Ciuffo, will use standard cash register receipt paper to print pictures on the spot in a mashup of a really long film roll and a Polaroid. The camera is a bit of a low-tech novelty, designed to let you enjoy taking pictures in volume while disconnected from the online world. PrintSnap’s output is destined to be a little different than what most people are used to. Images are 3 x 1.75 inches — a convenient size for…

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Facebook Pages are getting an updated video section design to take on YouTube

Dec24
by on December 24, 2014 at 5:51 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Insider

Facebook is a really convenient place to discover new video content; you’re already reading news and stalking your friends on the network, after all. Unfortunately, its interface also kind of sucks, so businesses tend to refer users to their YouTube channels instead. This might start changing. As TechCrunch spotted, Facebook is running a trial with certain Pages that allows them to pick a video to highlight in a large frame on their video section. There’s even a live comment feed to see what others are thinking. The new interface also has videos showing up in a list format rather than the…

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Sony will stream The Interview from today on YouTube, Play, XBox Video and its own site

Dec24
by on December 24, 2014 at 4:33 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Google, Sony Pictures, The Interview, youtube

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Update: Sony has confirmed that The Interview will be available to stream for $6 and buy for $15 from 10am PST/ 1pm EST via YouTube, Google Play and XBox Video. It will also be on sale on a dedicated site – www.seetheinterview.com – with payments supported by Stripe. Update 2: Google has published a blog post explaining how it came to make The Interview available: “Last Wednesday Sony began contacting a number of companies, including Google, to ask if we’d be able to make their movie, “The Interview,” available online. We’d had a similar thought and were eager to help—though given everything that’s happened, the security…

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What do your mobile habits say about you?

Dec24
by on December 24, 2014 at 3:35 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Design & Dev, LifeHacks, Mobile

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Ran Avrahamy is the Head of Marketing at AppsFlyer, the cross-platform App Analytics. Do you obsessively check your smartphone? More and more today, we walk into classrooms, restaurants, offices or any physical space full of people and even if Michael Jackson reanimated and walked into the room, no one would acknowledge the presence because everyone’s eyes are glued to their phones. According to Cisco’s Global Mobile Data Traffic Forecast by 2018 mobile data usage will exceed 15 exabytes per month. What if I told you that now your mobile provider is able to access everything you do on your phone? Verizon Wireless claims that…

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60 of the best Android apps launched in 2014

Dec24
by on December 24, 2014 at 3:00 pm
Posted In: Apps, Around the Web, BestAndroidApps, Roundups

60 best Android apps launched in 2014

Android really came into its own in 2014, with the Material Design language, several great devices, and most importantly, scores of brilliant apps for the platform. Here are our favorites that launched this year. Photos and Video Carousel Dropbox’s clever gallery app lets you see all your pictures and videos from your device and Dropbox account in one place. It can also back up your photos and free up room on your device by deleting images that you’ve already saved to the cloud. ➤ Carousel [Free] Over Add lovely type and art to your photos with Over’s superb collection of…

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