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  • Transit apps and commuter happiness

    Study: Transit Apps Make Us Happier Commuters By Kelsey Campbell-Dollaghan, fastcodesign.com A study of two crowdsourcing apps suggests that a better digital infrastructure for commuters could improve urban transit overall. We know that we tend to be hap­pi­est when we’re com­mu­ni­cat­ing with and help­ing those around us. But could th… RT @FastCoDesign: Study: Transit Apps…

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  • Driving apps reviewed: do black box apps really work?

    (via Driving apps for iPhone reviewed – black box video – What Car?)

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  • Dashcam: iPhone black box app for car

    (via DashCam: The iPhone BlackBox App For Your Car – Mobile Magazine) Related articles 30 Best iPhone and iPad apps this week (guardian.co.uk)

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  • The Canon s100 is a Great Point-and-Shoot

    Kyle VanHemert, thewirecutter.com The Canon S100 is a great point and shoot cam­era. The RX100 by Sony is the best, but the S100 is about half the price and still very good. (Updat­ed Octo­ber 19, 2012: Added com­par­isons to the recent­ly reviewed the Canon S110) Thoug… The Canon s100 is a Great Point-and-Shoot | The…

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  • Compact cameras with pro features

    (via Roundup: Enthusiast Zoom Compact Cameras: Digital Photography Review) Related articles Ricoh GR Camera (gadget.com) Five Best MIrrorless Interchangeable Lens Cameras (lifehacker.com) Adding some sense to camera types (patrickfinney13.wordpress.com)

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  • Olympus xz-2: a fast, bright lens, compact for field use

    (via Olympus XZ-2 review | Compact cameras Reviews | TechRadar) Related articles New camera roadmap from Olympus (gerafotografija.wordpress.com) Olympus OM-D EM-5 | Street Point of View and a Little Vacation (opticalcollimator.com) Olympus xz1 professional underwater camera housing 294 feet 90 m depth rating (slideshare.net)

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  • Wirecutter picks best camera under a grand

    The Olympus E-PL5 is our favorite camera under $950 (So Far!) Tim Barribeau, thewirecutter.com If you’re look­ing for a cam­era that’s pock­etable but still pow­er­ful, one that can change lens­es but won’t destroy your sav­ings account, one that’s not the bot­tom of the bar­rel, nor top of the line, then there are a cou­ple of…

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  • Lifehacker: best computer monitors

    Five Best Computer Monitors Alan Henry, lifehacker.com Upgrading your computer’s hardware isn’t the only way to feel like you have a new machine. A new monitor can go a long way towards making your computer more fun to use and more functional. At the same time, there are hundreds of displays out there… Five Best…

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  • Is it Okay to Use an HDTV as a Computer Monitor?

    lifehacker.com Dear Life­hack­er, I’ve been debat­ing between buy­ing a new com­put­er mon­i­tor or an HDTV to use with my PC. Since large mon­i­tors (say about 27 inch­es) are close to the prices of a decent sized HDTV (say 32 inch­es or small­er) which woul… Is it Okay to Use an HDTV as a Computer Monitor?…

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  • Turn your iPhone into an action cam with Optrix

    (via Optrix XD Rugged Case – Apple Store (U.S.)) Related articles Boston suspects: Immigrant dream to American nightmare – CNN (cnn.com) Boston bombings: Social media spirals out of control – Los Angeles Times (latimes.com)

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  • Can Instagram bounce back after row?

    bbc.co.uk Will the row over usage rights have long-term damage? RT @BBCWorld: #Instagram RIP? Can Facebook’s photo-sharing site bounce back? http://flip.it/rwqmi http://flip.it/F7r79 Can Instagram bounce back after row? Related articles Free follower on instagram (slideshare.net) Was Instagram a waste of Facebook’s money? (smartbrief.com) Ten FAQ’s About Instagram (3060writingfordigitalmedia.wordpress.com) On Instagram, Chechnya’s president criticizes America’s handling…

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  • Visualizing cities at night with no lights

    This Is How Cities Would Look at Night Without Lights Jesus Diaz, gizmodo.com These Darkened Cities image series by Thierry Cohen is truly awe inspiring. Not only because he accurately portraits the skylines of major cities with no lighting whatsoever, but because the images remind us of the incredible show we city… RT @core77: Awesome…

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