Amazing Lytro Camera Now Available

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Lytro is one of those amazing companies that has created a new piece of technology that is wildly like nothing else. Lytro’s cameras are able to take a picture that can later be refocused to any point in the image.

What does that mean? If you took a picture of someone and found out later their smile was out of focus you would be able to refocus the image so that their smile would be focused and crystal clear. No other camera can do that.

If it didn’t start at $400 I’d probably snatch one up, but as it stands it looks to be more of a niche purchase. Although…

There have been whispers that Apple is interested in lytro’s technology. Imagine lytro’s technology in your next iPhone. How wicked would that be?

Americans Elect 2012 – Taking Politics Online

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Have you heard of Americans Elect 2012? It’s a very cool idea to take some of the oldest elements of our political system and move them into the digital age. American Elect 2012 describes their goal and it is a wondrous if not lofty one:

THE GOAL OF AMERICANS ELECT is to nominate a presidential ticket that answers directly to voters—not the political system.

American voters are tired of politics as usual. They want leaders that will put their country before their party, and American interests before special interests. Leaders who will work together to develop fresh solutions to the serious challenges facing our country. We believe a secure, online nominating process will prove that America is ready for a competitive, nonpartisan ticket.

OS X Mountain Lion vs. a real mountain lion

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This is a pretty funny comparison of Apple’s new OS X Mountain Lion vs. a real mountain lion.

OS X Mountain Lion’s Messaging: Messages App combines iChat and iMessages to sync all of your conversations across AIM, Jabber, Google Talk, Yahoo! Messenger, and across all your laptops, desktops, and iPhones.

Mountain Lion: Mountain Lions are solitary animals, so they prefer not to chat with anyone.

Pretty funny.

Initial Reactions to OS X Mountain Lion

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Well I can’t say I’m not surprised. Not in my wildest dreams did I imagine that we’d be hearing about an OS X update in February, nor that it would come with the oh so obvious title of Mountain Lion.

But here we are, just two days after Valentines Day. A brand new version of OS X ready for developers to start munching on, learning its new capabilities and how to include it in their apps.

Everything about Mountain Lion seems obvious. There isn’t one curve-ball that has left me scratching my hand. It is the obvious evolution of OS X as it grows alongside iOS.

It’s wonderful that Apple has gotten around to removing a lot of OS X’s cruft. This cruft was not only outdated but also a source of confusion for new OS X users – especially when coming from iOS.
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