Millions of photos are taken each and every day—many of them coming from the same scenic points at popular tourist attractions—and now, a team of developers from Google and the University of Washington have found a way to put those obligatory shots to use: through time-lapse imagery. By scanning image databases like Flickr and Picasa, the researchers were able to sort thousands of images by …
The current René Magritte exhibition at the Museum of Modern Art in NYC (which concludes on 12 January), titled “The Mystery of the Ordinary,” showcased surrealist paintings by the Belgian artist that challenged the way the viewer would perceive the “ordinary.” In a similar—and more contemporary—vein, “Mysteries of the Unseen World” is a film that takes the seemingly ordinary and applies advanced imagining technologies to …
The team at Motrr are using motion control to push the boundaries of the iPhone’s photo capabilities. The Galileo is a robotic dock that you can use to control the movement of your iPhone through simply the swipe of a finger—from any location, anywhere in the world. This handy gadget is great for video chats, as well as timelapse photography and perfect panoramas.
