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The Diana camera: Was it the original three-dimensional Instagram?

The Diana camera: Was it the original three-dimensional Instagram?

  There is nothing quite like a good old-fashioned camera to flash back to a time when the Beatles where popular and the “pixie” cut was a hairstyle every lady wanted. Cameras were very popular than too, much like today and the Diana camera was one that wasn’t meant to become as popular as it did in the early sixties. In fact, the Diana camera was sold to be a novelty item, an all-plastic camera designed by Lomography.  After marketed, to their surprise the Diana camera impressed many photographers with its effects, from multiple exposures to light leaks; perhaps it was the original three-dimensional…

Google Latitude

Google Latitude's History Dashboard Helps You Remember Where You Left Your Everything. Except Your Phone.

I can’t bring myself to use Google Latitude – the fact that my phone is not a smartphone is besides the point. It just has always felt a little Big Brothery to me, even as an opt-in service. Doing nothing to quell my concern, Google has just released the Location History Dashboard, an extension of Latitude that tracks where you’ve been in the last few months, and can show you where you’ve been. This is a double edged sword, I guess. While I can no longer hide from my friends, I can totally recall which back alley I saw that awesome graffiti in. All in all, it really only makes sense that this data become available…

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