Just got an android phone just for the fun of it, I got a cheap Samsung Galaxy 550.

I mainly use my Ipad and will still do so, but I thought it could be interesting to see what is on the other side after all theses years of using apple’s product.

So far I am impressed with what this little 98$ phone gives. Android itself is o.k. but it is no ios. I think it is easier to work with an iPhone/iPad, you can still get a lot done if not more with Android, but you will need to be a geek to do so.

Will keep you updated on how is life with this.

Nevertheless, I still have project for here do not worry.

I will publish soon some open-source free way to scan slides and
negative for cheap if you already own a DSLR and some way to make
macro. It is actually a simple frame that will enable you to properly
light and hold in place a slide or a negative while you are taking a
macro shot of it with your camera. So far, I have been happy with the
preliminary result I got

Why do I need this in 2011? Because I still love film photography, I
always have been a nostalgic of old technologies, which is not a
secret. Recently I bought a lomography
Diana mini, fun it use regular 35mm film (check some of the
result here: thesite), but it take picture in square format, so it is
not appropriate to just have the film printed or scan at the lab, they
don’t know how to handle this. I have an old flatbed scanner that is
able to scan negative and slide, but it is an early model and I never
got satisfied with the result I got, I always had to put a lot of post
processing to get something minimally usable.

So you see, compared to the example I made by just holding in my hand a
slide with a white lit surface in the back, it is already better!

So instead of buying a new scanner maybe I will perfect this for a
while.

When I have something solid I will give on this website the instruction
and material needed to make this device. However, it will be easy to
make, so it will be accessible to everybody.

Hope it survive, there is still a place for high capacity music devices I’m sure.

Rumor: iPod Classic Stock Low, Updated Or Discontinued Soon? (Updated) | Apple Bitch.

WOW !!

Could it fly? Can’t say I heard the lP on iTunes are a succes!

Rumor: Ebooks for Apple Tablet, From Harper Collins [Rumors]

Based on explanations by Brian Murray, the chief executive of HarperCollins, the reason Amazon would initially have something to fear is that “e-books enhanced with video, author interviews and social-networking applications could command higher retail prices for publishers than current e-books” in the future. Apple’s tablet would, of course, be ideal for such enhanced content, and we already know that they’ll be digging for mags, newspapers and college textbooks but this is some of the first we’ve heard of Apple negotiating with publishers for regular e books.

Ah, I suppose we’ll be able to speculate some more on January 27th, in the meantime—on the tablet or not—”enhanced ebooks” sound like a blast. Just imagine how often you’ll say that something was way better with the author commentary. [WSJ]

Telus’ Sim Card

This is a great move from Telus, being open to unlocked phone will certainly help to kick innovation in this sector in Canada. Now it will be interesting to see if others player in Canada will follow.

And another monthly bill for you!

Do we really need a super sized iPhone? Not me!

On gizmodo: Orange Chief Confirms Apple Tablet With Built-In Webcam [Blockquote]
“Oui.” That’s what Stéphane Richard—Orange’s Chief Executive Officer Delegate—answered to French journalist Jean Pierre Elkabbach on radio Europe 1, when asked about the imminent launch of the Apple tablet. He talked about a built-in web cam too:

Jean Pierre Elkabbach: According to Le Point, your partner Apple will launch a Tablet…

Stéphane Richard:

Yes.

Jean Pierre Elkabbach: …with a webcam…

Stéphane Richard: Yes.

Jean Pierre Elkabbach: …would Orange users benefit from this?

Stéphane Richard: Sure! They are going to benefit from the web cam, they are going to be able to, in effect, transmit images in real time. We are going to modernize, in essence, the video phone that we knew a few years ago… the size of the resolution, and the quality of the resolution will be better, and it will be available to all in France.

I’ll come back to you with more information about the format they will
be using.

http://www.chapters.indigo.ca/ebooks

At the first glance the title available look a lot like Eeader.com & Barnes & Noble

Report: Apple planning Sept. music event; No hint of a tablet
Apple is reportedly preparing for a big media event early next month and it appears that whatever the company has to offer will have something to do with music. Techmeme All Things Digital’s Peter Kafka reports on his Media Memo blog that “multiple music industry sources” are…

http://feeds.wired.com/~r/wired/index/~3/JbZ2s0JFhps/

A source with inside knowledge of the situation claims Apple will
release an iPod Touch with microphone and camera in two to three
months. The implications for voice-over-IP could be staggering
(especially for telephony providers).

http://videogames.yahoo.com/events/plugged-in/leaked-vid-shows-redesigned-psp-but-will-fans-be-pleased-/1319332

Retro Radio like T got us

T got me a nice little surprise yesterday

It made out of real wood and the sound is very decent. It’s really something hybrid, it does play vinyl but there is also a table player.

Classic so far? yep, but where it get interesting it’s that the CD player is actually not really a CD player but a CD recorder! So you can simply convert records and tape into CD where you could then use to convert them to mp3 with your pc.

There is also input for ipods others digital media.

Even the remote is cool having the same color tones that the unit has.

Will be fun to listen to OTR show on this!

It’s a great gift and i recommend it

You can check it on Amazon: ITRR-501 Recordable Retro Turntable