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Unlock NYC's architectural gems with this Foursquare scavenger hunt

Researchers at the University of Tokyo's Ishikawa Oku Lab have been hard at work on a camera system that can track fast moving objects incredibly well, and the technology may change the way sports like baseball and soccer are televised. Recently, the team building the system has entered the next phase of testing: taking it outside, to see if will perform as well as it has in a lab setting. If all goes according to plan, they expect it'll be ready for broadcast use in roughly two years. Demos of the tech are pretty impressive, as you can see in the video below showing the (warning: not recommended watching for those easily prone to motion sickness). To get the ping-pong ball-centric shots, the system uses a group of lenses and two small mirrors that pan, tilt and move so the camera itself doesn't have to. The mirrors rely on a speedy image tracking system that follows movement, rather than predicting it. Swapping the camera out for a projector also has some interesting applications -- it can paint digital pictures on whatever its tracking. Sounds like the perfect gadget for folks who wish their table tennis balls looked like emoji. Filed under: Cameras, Alt Comments Via: Diginfo Source: Ishikawa Oku Laboratory

New Yorkers rarely have time to stop and look up at the city around them, but the Museum of Modern Art is pushing us to do just that with a city-wide scavenger hunt that challenges players to explore the city's architectural landmarks.Read more...

Being creative doesn't mean having access to the latest and greatest gear. It's often a matter of thinking outside the box to find the best solution. Casey Neistat's studio—including his self-built shooting table—is a perfect example of that.Read more...

Yamaha US has started shipping the NU1 piano, an acoustic upright with the digital heart of a grand. The latest addition to its hybrid product category, which includes 2009's AvantGrand, the new family member is being pitched to serious musicians who are short on space, but still want to experience the feel and sound of a high-end – and therefore much more expensive – concert grand. It features something called Tactile Response System technology, which reproduces the kind of resonance players feel when tinkling away on an acoustic piano. The sonic mimicry comes courtesy of digital samples of the company's hand-built CFX Concert Grand... Continue Reading Yamaha's NU1 is claimed to be world’s first digital/acoustic hybrid upright piano Section: Music Tags: Digital music, Piano, Yamaha Related Articles: Yamaha's hybrid digital piano - the Avant Grand Supernatural upgrade to Roland piano line The Mediano piano TV cabinet: not for music lovers Peugeot Design Lab's piano of the future Piano Gloves let you tinkle the virtual ivory Seaboard GRAND alters notes on the fly with flexible keys

Romain Jerome has become known as the watchmaker that incorporates exotic materials into its timepieces, from moon dust, to metal from the Statue of Liberty, to volcanic ash. And while it's still embracing that role with the new Moon Orbiter, the watch actually puts more focus on the highly engineered flying tourbillon exposed at the 9 o'clock position than it does its little slice of history.Read more...

App Camp For Girls is a non-profit organization with the goal of raising interest and awareness for software development to girls and women. The organization is currently based in Portland, but co-founder Jean MacDonald hopes that with this  funding round [...] Like It , +1 , Tweet It , Pin It Original content from Ubergizmo.

Fuji's X-Series mirrorless cameras may not be the most beginner-friendly cameras, but they're certainly some of the prettiest. Beauty may come at a price, but both the X-Pro1 and the X-E1 recently got a $200 price cut. Read more...

Since launching in 2011 Lytro, a miniaturized light field camera, has steadily rolled out a number of updates and new colors. After all, not everything needs to be updated with a new model every year! And today the company is unlocking a new feature that's been hidden since day one: Wi-Fi. Oh, and they're releasing an app, too. Read more...

Nokia has confirmed through a subtle hint on its Conversations blog that it is indeed going to unveil the EOS 41 megapixel smartphone at its event scheduled for July 11th. Like It , +1 , Tweet It , Pin It Original content from Ubergizmo.