Camera Gear that Getty Images is using to Cover the Olympics

Getty Images staffer Robert Cianflone recently snapped and shared the image you see above with PetaPixel. 

What you are seeing is the photography gear – all $425,659.59 worth – that the team took with them to cover the games. It’s all high-end equipment, most of which didn’t even exist seven years ago when they started planning their coverage.

Camera Gear that Getty Images is using to Cover the Olympics

Here’s a list of everything pictured above:

20 Canon 1Dx cameras

• 3 Canon 5DmkIII cameras

• 1 Canon EF 100mm f/2.8L IS USM Macro lens

• 2 Canon 14mm fisheye lenses

• 2 Canon 15mm fisheye lenses

• 5 Canon 16-35mm zoom lenses

• 7 Canon 200-400mm zoom lenses

• 2 Canon 200mm f/1.8 lenses

• 2 Canon 300mm f/2.8 lenses

• 2 Canon 300mm f/4 lenses

• 2 Canon 35mm f/1.4 lenses

• 2 Canon 50mm f/1.2 lenses

• 2 Canon 400mm f/2.8 lenses

• 8 Canon 500mm f/4 lenses

• 10 Canon 70-200mm f/2.8 lenses

• 7 Canon 8-15mm fisheye lenses

• 5 Canon 800mm f/5.6 lenses

• 2 Canon 85mm f/1.2 lenses

• And a set of Tilt Shift lenses

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AIO Robotics teases Zeus all-in-one 3D scanner and printer

A new Kickstarter project is set to launch the world's first all-in-one 3D copy machine that can scan, copy, print and even fax 3D objects. Sporting a 7-inch touchscreen and four easy to operate buttons, the Zeus is a stand alone machine that can work independent of both an internet connection and a desktop computer. So instead of running out to buy a hammer the next time you need one, you could simply scan your neighbors or have a friend fax across their hammer scan and print it out on your end.

3D printers are becoming more affordable especially with MakerBot's recent announcement about the Replicator 2 3D printer being made available through select Microsoft retail outlets in the US for a price of $2,549. However these machines only print 3D objects. The field is wide open for a machine that integrates 3D scanning, copying and faxing abilities in addition to printing and that's where AIO robotics plans to step in with Zeus.

Set to launch on September 4 at Kickstarter, the Zeus features an on-board computer and a 12-inch turntable. While there's little information available on the official site, posts made by the company on the RepRap forum, state how initial tests demonstrate the machine's ability to print at a 100 micron resolution or lower.

Created by Computer Science PhD students, Kai Chang and Jens Windau at the University of Southern California, who founded AIO robotics, the Zeus is touted to be easy for non-techies to use – even simpler than operating a household printer. Objects can be scanned on the Zeus thanks to the on-board computer and the data can be faxed over the internet if needed.

Though there isn't any firm word on the price, it's expected to be cheaper than getting a MakerBot Replicator and Digitizer scanner. More details are expected to be made available once it makes its debut at Kickstarter.

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Asus Is Planning To Release its First Chromebook in Q4 2013

Asus Is Planning To Release its First Chromebook in Q4 2013

This rumor has been floating around for a while now, but if the latest report from Digitimes is to be believed, ASUS, the Taiwanese OEM will produce a Chromebook and bring it to market sometime by the end of the year in hopes that high demand in the IT market will boost notebook shipments. In a new report citing unnamed sources, Tom’s Hardware claims the company is hoping to stake out a slice of the growing education market.

ASUS recently reduced its notebook shipment forecast for 2013 down to 17-19 million units, from an original high of 24 million. Since ASUS already has a good working relationship with Google via the Nexus program, producing a Chromebook is the obvious next step, especially since Chromebook sales have been steadily increasing as PC sales decline. And ASUS is, after all, first and foremost a PC manufacturer.

In fact, the company is also expected to release a refreshed VivoBook running Windows 8.1 later this year. According to a leaked press shot from Swedish site SweClockers, Asus will release a 10.1-inch VivoBook called the X102BA. The X102BA will offer a 1GHz dual-core A4-1200 AMD processor, and a Radeon HD 8180 225MHz GPU. SweClockers says the hard drive will be available starting at 320GB upgradeable to 500GB, either 2 or 4GB of RAM, and a 10.1-inch 1366 x 768-pixel display.

Connectivity-wise, VivoBook offers two USB 2.0, one USB 3.0, HDMI, VGA, card reader (SD), Ethernet and a 3.5mm headset connector. For wireless is 802.11 b / g / n and Bluetooth 4.0. The battery is specified to be 22 or 33 watt hours depending on configuration and should be good for five hours of operating time.

SweClockers says the notebook will run $507 in the U.S., but that it’ll likely be less once it goes on sale. When you consider the below $500 price point, you can’t truly expect impressive display.

Asus will unveil the device at the Windows 8.1 event scheduled for September 15, according to some reports.

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Asus ET2301 All-in-One PC

Asus ET2301 all-in-one PC has been launched with 23-inch multi-touch display and available at Rs. 1,00,803.

Asus ET2301 all-in-one PC with 23-inch multi-touch display launched for Rs. 1,00,803

The latest Asus ET2301 features a 23-inch multi-touch full-HD IPS display which the company claims gives 178-degree wide viewing angles.It is powered by the fourth-generation Intel Core i5 processor with Nvidia's GeForce GT 740M graphics processor with DirectX 11 and Nvidia's 3D Vision technology. It comes with up to 3TB SATA hard drive and 8GB of RAM. The all-in-one runs on Windows 8 and weighs around 11.6 kilograms.

Asus ET2301 also sports a 2-megapixel front-facing camera with auto-focus and 1080p HD video recording capabilities. Connectivity options include Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, 4 USB ports, 1 Micro-USB port, 3.5mm audio jack, 2 Thunderbolt ports and 6-in-1 memory card. It comes with a 2-megapixel front-facing camera with auto-focus and full-HD video recording.

The ET2301 also boasts Device Share mode that transforms the ET2301 into a desktop dock by making its multi-touch display, speakers and USB peripherals available for use with a notebook PC over a simple HDMI and USB connection. 

Asus ET2301 key specifications

• 23-inch full-HD multi-touch IPS display
• Intel Core i5 processor with Nvidia's GeForce GT 740M graphics
• 3TB SATA hard drive
• 8GB of RAM
• 2-megapixel front-facing camera with auto-focus and 1080p HD video recording
• Microsoft Windows 8

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20-inch touchscreen PC Launched by Dell in India

The new Inspiron All-In-One 20 with optional touchscreen has been launched by Dell India. The new Inspiron All-In-One 20 is powered by a third-generation Intel processor and boasts of space-saving design and one-cord set up/use. 

 Dell Inspiron AiO 20 

The new Dell Inspiron AiO 20 runs on Windows 8 operating system and has a 20-inch optional touchscreen display with 16:9 apsect ratio and 1600x900p resolution. It comes with 1TB SATA 3.5 harddisk, up to 4GB RAM, Integrated Intel® HD2500 graphics processor and Nvidia GeForce 610M 1G DDR3 graphic card. 

This new desktop PC has a HD webcam with microphone and integrated single digital microphone array for video chat. Other features inlcude five USB 2.0 ports, HD Audio with Waves MaxxAudio3 Integrated Basic Performance speakers and optional snap-on colour frame, matching keyboard skin and mouse pad in blue, green, orange and red hues. 

Shishir Singh, director, product marketing, Dell India, said, "The Inspiron All-In-One 20 has been designed keeping in mind users and their expectations of a single product that encompasses their needs during work and play. “The non-touch and touch-enabled variants of the PC have been priced at Rs 32,090 and Rs 45,090, respectively. 

Main Specifications

• Display: 20-inch WLED optional touchscreen with 1600x900p;
• Operating System: Windows 8;
• Processor: 3rd generation Intel® CoreTM i3-3240T (Ivy Bridge);
• Hard drive: Up to 1TB SATA hard drive (7200RPM)l
• RAM: Up to 4GB DDR3 RAM;
• Graphics: Intel® Integrated HD2500 GPU, nVidia GeForce 610M 1G DDR3 graphics card; and
• Misc: Five USB 2.0 ports, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth HD webcam, HD Audio with Waves MaxxAudio3 Integrated Basic Performance Speakers

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Ubuntu Laptop that runs on Solar Power :- SOL

Ubuntu Laptop that runs on Solar Power :- SOL

SOL, a rugged laptop that doesn't rely on a power socket to stay charged. The Ubuntu Linux-powered computer is equipped with a detachable solar panel, which will provide up to 10 hours of battery life after just two hours in the sun.

WeWi claims the SOL never actually needs to be plugged into an electrical outlet to charge, but it still has the option in case you need to keep working late into the night. The solar panel can even detach and connect to an extension cord, so you can use the computer indoors and still keep it charged with direct sunlight.

The SOL's solar panels should also help the environment by reducing air pollution. According to the developers, each SOL computer could prevent approximately a ton of CO2 emissions from being released into the atmosphere during its lifetime simply by not charging it exclusively through a power socket.

The designers hope the SOL can serve as a reliable computer for students in developing nations and globe-trotting adventurers alike, which is why the entire device has been designed for durability and built from reinforced material.

Ubuntu Laptop that runs on Solar Power :- SOL

Specifications 

The SOL consist an Intel Atom D2500 1.86 GHz Duo Core processor with an Intel 945GSE chipset. And 320 GB of HDD storage as well as 2–4 GB of DDRIII SDRAM, depending on what the buyer chooses. The whole computer has been optimized with Ubuntu in mind and comes pre-loaded with a suite of productivity tools, but WeWi has stated that another OS can be installed if needed.

It also contain a built-in Intel GMA3600 graphics card with a 13.3 in LCD HD screen, which the designers are confident won't drain the battery too quickly. The laptop has a 3 MP webcam fitted to the front along with two speakers and an internal mic for online video chats, plus inputs for USB 2.0, headphones, and HDMI, among others. It also includes a few options for connecting to the internet, such as Wi-Fi and 3G/4G/LTE, plus connections for GPS and Bluetooth. 

WeWi has not revealed a release date for its solar-powered laptop but the company has noted there are two distinct models in the works i.e.  the SOL and the SOL Marine, the latter of which will be waterproof of approximate price of US$350 and $400 respectively.

Ubuntu Laptop that runs on Solar Power :- SOL

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Beware, Cookies Are Harmul For You!!!!

Beware, Cookies Are Harmul For You!!!!

"Cookies" are tidbits of information that Web sites store on your computer, temporarily or more-or-less permanently. In many cases cookies are useful and innocuous. They may be passwords and user IDs,so that you do not have to keep retyping them every time you load a new page at the site that issued the cookie. Other cookies however, can be used for "data mining" purposes, to track your motions through a Web site, the time you spend there, what links you click on and other details that the company wants to record, usually for marketing purposes. Most cookies can only be read by the party that created them. However, some companies that manage online banner advertising are, in essence, cookie sharing rings. They

can track which pages you load, which ads you click on, etc., and share this information with all of their client Web sites (who may number in the hundreds, even thousands.) Some examples of these cookie sharing rings are DoubleClick, AdCast and LinkExchange. 

 

For a demonstration of how they work, see:privacy.netBrowsers are starting to allow user control over cookies. Netscape, for example, allows you to see a notice when a site tries to write a cookie file to your hard drive, and gives you some information about it, allowing you to decide whether or not to accept it. (Be on the lookout for cookies the function of which is not apparent, which go to other sites than the one you are trying to load, or which are not temporary). It also allows you to automatically block all cookies that are being sent to third parties (or to block all cookies,entirely, but this will make some sites inoperable). Internet Explorer has a cookie management interface in addition to Netscape-like features, allowing you to selectively enable or disable cookies on a site-by-site basis, even to allow cookies for a site generally, but delete a specific cookie you are suspicious about. 

 

WithInternet Explorer you can also turn on cookies for a site temporarily then disable them when you no longer need them (e.g., at an online bookstore that requires cookies to process an order, but whom youdon't want to track what books you are looking at, what links you are following, etc., the rest of the time.) Turning on cookie warnings will cause alert boxes to pop up, but after some practice you may learnto hit "Decline" so fast that you hardly notice them any more. The idea is to only enable cookies on sites that require them AND whom you trust.


You can try out "alternative" browsers like Mozilla (Windows, Mac, Linux), Opera (Windows, Mac, Linux), Konqueror (Linux), and iCab (Mac), which may offer better cookie management.

You can also use cookie management software and services. One example is the Internet Junkbuster Proxy ( http://www.junkbusters.com/ht/en/ijb.html ). It runs on Win95/98/NT and Unix/Linux(no Mac version), and can selectively block cookies for you (and banner ads, to boot). interMute ( http://www.intermute.com/ )  does likewise (and more - blocks popup windows, etc.; only runs under Windows).


Another Windows-only solution is AdSubtract ( http://www.adsubtract.com/ )
A comparable product (Linux, Solaris, Windows) is GuideScope ( http://www.guidescope.com/home/ )


A Java-based solution called Muffin ( http://muffin.doit.org/ ) is also available. While it will run on Mac, Windows and Unix systems, it is definitely for "power users", as it is complicated to set up and operate effectively.


Another recent option (Linux, Mac, Windows) is the  ( http://www.webwasher.com/ ), which has advanced cookie filtering capabilities, especially with the Seclude-It and Secretmaker plug-ins available at the same site. One more (Windows) is CookiePal ( http://www.kburra.com/cpal.html ), and yet another (Windows) is
 ( http://www.thelimitsoft.com/cookie.html ).

There are also numerous "cookie eater" applications,
some which run on a schedule or in the background, that delete cookie files for you. As with turning off cookies entirely, you may have trouble accessing sites that require certain cookies (though in most cases the worst that will happen is that you'll have to re-enter a login ID and password you thought were saved.) "Eating" the cookies periodically still permits sites to track what you're doing for a short time (i.e., the time between successive deletion of your cookie file), but thwarts attempts to discern and record your actions over time.


Yet another option is to use an "infomediary" (some are home-use software products, others may be network-based services), such as SeigeSoft's SiegeSurfer ( http://www.siegesoft.com/_html/tutorial.asp ),Zero Knowledge Systems' Freedom ( http://www.freedom.net ), among others. These products/services act as a proxy or shield between you and sites you visit, and can completely disguise to Web sites where you are coming from and who you are (and intercept all cookies). Most are Windows-only at this point, though
Orangatango ( http://www.orangatango.com/ ), and SafeWeb and ( http://www.safeweb.com ) also offersuch services that are Web-based and not platform-dependent.

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Asus VivoMouse wireless mouse and touchpad hybrid

Folks from Asus have announced a new PC peripheral that combines computer mouse and touchpad into a single device.

Asus VivoMouse wireless mouse and touchpad hybrid

Asus VivoMouse combines wireless mouse and desktop touchpad so, it fully supports multi-touch. As for the design, this peripheral seems to be made from metallic material, and it comes with curved design, so it’s quite ergonomic. As for Asus VivoMouse, you can use it as a regular computer mouse, or if you want to perform gestures, you can simply use the touchpad instead. Regarding the gestures, this device supports swiping, scrolling with two fingers and pinch-to-zoom.

If you’re looking for a hybrid device, and according to Asus, this device is the “world’s first” peripheral that combines wireless mouse and touchpad. Regarding the compatibility, this device works with Windows 7 and Windows 8. We should see Asus VivoMouse in the third quarter of 2013, however, the price remains undisclosed.

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