Apple has released a third update to its Aperture software for editing and cataloging photos, with improvements to stability and the chromatic aberration correction tool among dozens of changes. Aperture 3 added the ability to correct chromatic aberration–a color problem caused by camera lenses–and Apple believes version 3.0.3 should give better results with less effort. Indeed, my quick test, editing a dozen photos shot with various lenses, showed a vast improvement over the relatively weak performance in Aperture 3.0.2. It was faster and did a better job removing the color fringes. Another change concerns geotagging. Aperture lets you assign photo locations to photos by positioning them along a GPS track log it displays on a map. A hovering text box shows the time difference between when the photo was taken and the position of the GPS track on which you’re holding it. With Aperture 3.0.3, the text box shows that difference in hours, minutes, and seconds, rather than just hours and minutes.
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Do we really want to know what happens when a prisoner drops his soap in the shower? Or to read about the activities that takes place after lights out? Well, Yejin Mun, a designer for Yanko Design, believes so, and hence has created the P:log blogging device. Made to allow anonymous posting by inmates, the P:log consists of a touchscreen panel and an integrated printer/scanner unit. Each prisoner will have his own blog account and can upload his thoughts by scanning a written letter. Before the article hits the Internet, the prison warden will be able to screen for undesirable materials or hidden codes, though the identity of the poster remains unknown. The letter will then be released to the public for comments which are accessible by the inmates.
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Swiss designer Othmar Muehlebach conceived a toaster that not only looks like an inkjet printer, but it also toasts bread like one, too. The gizmo has an iMac-esque stand and you can drop the bread on the tray at the top which will then feed the slices into a slot where it’ll be toasted. This design has won second place at a design contest held in Switzerland but so far there’s no sign of it going into production.
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