The stories of the Bible - told in Legos.

That sure didn’t take long - a software developer has cracked the encrypted white balance data from high end Nikon digital cameras.

If you look through any digital photography forum you are certain to see debates of RAW versus JPG. Being the obsessive compulsive that I am, I can’t take anyone’s word for it. So, I went out to do a series of tests. This is the first of those tests. Read the rest of this entry »

Sony has been granted a patent for sending sensory information directly into the brain.

The US patent is for a technique that uses ultrasonic pulses aimed at areas of the brain to cause “sensory experiences” - smells, sounds, and images.

A spokeswoman for Sony does say that no experiments have been conducted, and that the patent “was based on an inspiration that this may someday be the direction that technology will take us.”

Google started offering maps a few months ago, but this makes it even better. Now, instead of the line drawn maps you can see the addresses on a satellite image. Type an address in and search for it. There’s a text line titled “Satellite” on the top right of the page.

Yahoo recently announced that they are planning on increasing storage space on their free email accounts from 250mb to 1gb. Google is upgrading GMail accounts to 2gb, probably in response. Google is also claiming that they will continue increasing space available to users as they are able.