iphone to shame

Now for the true geeks out there who want to put the iphone to shame, check out OpenMoko, the world's first open source, hacker friendly mobile phone.
"We provide infrastructure to individuals and projects who want to develop software for the OpenMoko platform. Just like OpenMoko itself, it is implemented using Free Software." Thats what they claim

What I can't figure out is why, if it's open source and undeveloped, are they charging 300 bucks for the suckers...

Check it out yourself

Free mobile phone wallpaper

Download some really extraordinary mobile wallpaper this weekend from the Imaginary Foundation.
Ten different designs are available; from vaguely Monty Python-esque creations to outright "what the heck IS that?" stuff.

Much better than the stock wallpaper choices that come with most mobile phones, that's for sure. —
New art for mobile devices [Imaginary Foundation via BoingBoing]

The myth of maximum megapixels

November 17, 2006 (Computerworld) -- Camera vendors and consumer electronics retailers sell digital cameras as if the pixel count -- the number of pixels a camera's electronics can capture -- is the most important measure of quality.

Ten years ago, consumer-level digital cameras weren't capable of taking good pictures. The optics were lousy, the electronics were unsophisticated, and the settings were relatively limited. Buying a better camera back then meant spending big bucks for a 2-megapixel model rather than, say, a 1.3-megapixel one.

In an effort to convince you that your camera is obsolete and you need to buy a new one, camera vendors keep harping on the more-megapixels-are-better myth.

Megapixels are expensive. Assuming you have a set budget for buying a new camera, the quality of pictures generally will be better if you spend less ...

Megapixels are slow. Higher pixel counts means more data flying around in your camera's electronics. It takes longer to move more data than it does to move less....

Megapixels are big. Higher pixel counts can generate JPEG images that are several megabytes in size. In addition to slowing things down, these larger files will eat up on-camera storage space quickly. The larger files can also eat up hard disk space on your PC over time... >> More

'Oceans' by Rob Dickinson. Entire Music Video Shot on a Nokia N93

Finally a decent video producer. Old CW videos are heinous. This song would make a good movie song. Quick, someone at Paramount get off your lazy ass! As the video shows, the songs got a great depth of imagery.Proof that good direction is a hundred times more important than high-end equipment in communicating a story effectively. Entire Music Video Shot on a Nokia N93
>>See it here