Mouse Scanner something more than just a mouse

This mouse will not just serve as a scroll and click functionality, it is still able to scan various documents. More precisely, of course, the documents are not in full, and in part because the size of the mouse does not allow this. So if you want to scan a couple of pages, rather than a whole stack of documents, then this mouse is just what we need. As well as the OCR technology to convert scanned text will allow for editorial purposes.
Mouse scanner, of course, not completely replace a large scanner, but will in any case not more than gadget. The mouse is able to scan at a high resolution of 320 dpi.



source: http://h-i-g-h.org/mouse-scanner-something-more-than-just-a-mouse/

Canon EOS 60Da For Astrophotography

Canon's new DSLR has been tweaked to help it capture all the beautiful stuff out there in space

Like the EOS 20Da that came before it, Canon's EOS 60Da shares many of its features with its non-astronomical sibling. They have made a few tweaks, however, to facilitate taking photos of the heavens.

The 60Da has a modified infrared filter as well as a sensor that has been adjusted to reduce noise over long exposures while increasing its sensitivity to hydrogen alpha (sometimes known as H-alpha). There's plenty of H-alpha floating around in space even though our eyes -- and most traditional digital camera sensors can't see it. It usually plays a pretty pivotal role in those awesome images of the sun we've been seeing lately that depict the wild solar storms and flares. The 60Da's APS-C sensor is roughly three times more sensitive to H-alpha with some help from the modified infrared filter. The final result is a 20-percent increase in transmittance of the hydrogen alpha line.

Sony NEX-5R Interchangeable-lens Compact Has Hybrid AF, Built-In WiFi, Apps

A new sensor and a wireless connection for Sony's popular ILC

The pre-Photokina new camera blitz continues today with Sony's new NEX-5R interchangeable-lens compact. The name might not sound like much of an upgrade, but there are some substantial differences from its predecessor, the NEX-5N.

The biggest new change from a photographic standpoint is the 16.1-megapixel sensor. It maintains the APS-C size, but they have now added 99 phase-detection AF sensors, giving it the ability to use both phase detection and contrast AF, similar to the Nikon 1-series and the Canon EOS-M and Rebel T4i cameras. Set to Speed Priority Continuous mode, it's capable of maintaining AF tracking up to 10 FPS, which continues Sony's emphasis on sheer shooting speed.

Yes, an orange can be a battery — and it's

There's plenty of talk about alternative energy options out there, but this battery powered by an orange has to be one of the more interesting attempts at it. The result is pretty cool looking to boot.
The orange battery was created by photographer Caleb Charland, who has made a project out of using fruits and veggies — and other objects — to create light as the subjects of his photography.
The electricity powering the bulb hidden in the center of the segments comes from the chemical reaction between the citric acid in the orange and the zinc nails in the segment.
As you might expect, the power coming from an orange and a few nails isn't going to be enough for it to be your new light fixture. The amount of light produced from this experiment is so low that the photo you see here is the result of a 14-hour exposure.
Even if it isn't a scientific breakthrough, it is a pretty cool little experiment on generating energy and an otherworldly example of long exposure photographyE, with a little steampunk style thrown in.

source: http://dvice.com/archives/2012/11/yes-an-orange-c.php