Digital Globe or Google Earth? Our Globe in the Digital Age

November 19, 2008 · Filed Under Digital Globe · 2 Comments 

Digital Globe or DigitalGlobe is a commercial vendor of space imagery and geospatial content, and operator of civilian remote sensing spacecraft. Just like Google Earth, Digital Globe takes photos of the globe via satellite imagery or aerial shots. The new Digital Globe promises to offer great digital earth photos or earth maps just the Google earth where many parts of the globe are taken snapshots and uploaded to the internet for commercial or personal use.

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Majority of Children in the US Play Video Games, Research Shows

September 27, 2008 · Filed Under Internet News, Video Games · 1 Comment 

I’ve always been keen on video games and video gaming especially among children. However, a recent study in the US stated that majority of children play video games (97% combined for males and females aged 12-17). In the Philippines, this situation is similar. Most Filipino children I know are addicted to video games. This reminds me of my old posts “Improve Reading Skills with Computer and Video Games” and “Best Video Games of 2008“.

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Spot Digitally Altered Images/Photos/Pictures

July 31, 2008 · Filed Under Imaging Technology · 1 Comment 

How do you spot digitally altered photographs/images/pictures? It’s a tough job, really. Learning how to spot digitally altered images/photos/pictures requires modern methods with the advent of modern softwares like Photoshop (which is highly capable of doctoring images), and more sophisticated imaging tools and gadgets. With available technologies in the market nowadays, spotting digitally altered images becomes more difficult (especially to the untrained eyes). Technology really can change so much even our perception of reality.

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After the Upgrade to PS3 Firmware Version 2.4.2 Sony PS3 and PSP Sales Up

July 31, 2008 · Filed Under Gadgets, PlayStation · 2 Comments 

Just afer Sony PlayStation 3 (PS3) upgrade to 2.4.2 firmware was launched, another news about Sony was released. The news about Sony’s combined sales of Sony PS3 and PSP units must have been inspired by the successful outcome of PS3 update to 2.4.2.

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PS3 Update 2.42 Ready for Download But Offers No Significant Improvement to the Old PS3 Firmware

July 30, 2008 · Filed Under Gadgets, PlayStation · 2 Comments 

If you love Sony’s PlayStation 3 (PS3), you should consider updating your Firmware to version 2.42. However, the PS3 update to 2.42 doesn’t offer much improvement to the old PS3 firmware because it only improves the playback quality of some PlayStation 3 and PlayStation format software. Hence, more bug fixes and updates are in order.

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