Despite their failure to create a feasible fusion with the iPad, Apple is one of the few contributors to real portable fusion. They didn't exactly mean to, and they didn't exactly do it directly, but they are actually merging the gaming market with the PDA market. The iPhone officially controls a larger market share of the gaming market than any other portable game device... and it's not even specifically for games. What this could for Apple, or the gaming market as a whole, is a chance for a fresh start.

I am a photographer and a photography writer and through this trait I meet several interesting people and have been fortunate to work on several inspiring projects. But I have never come across anything as special as YPI KIDS. Have you ever wondered about the point where your profession becomes passion? Or when photography become more than just photography? That happens, and it has probably happened to all of us - an image that we shot meant so much to someone else. The point where a photograph becomes an object of endearment is the point when photography becomes more than just photography, more than a profession or an art, it becomes an important factor in someone's life. In my previous article about YPI KIDS I gave a brief introduction of what they did. Moving forward, this article will analyze the projects sponsored by YPI KIDS to enable kids "at-risk" or suffering from cancer photograph precious moments.

This is part 2 of the 3 part interview series with Photographer William Clayton. We have been browsing the digital archives of William's work on his website and we are truly amazed by the beautifully photographed landscapes, by the unique compositions and the vivid colors. His photographs depict the story of his travels. It's almost like flipping through a classic English novel. They show us the intricacy and detail in places like St. Peter's.  After being totally mesmerized by his photographs we asked William what equipment he used.

Where the world seems to be rejoicing at the launch of the Apple iPad, Adobe isn't happy with Apple. Adrian Ludwig, Adobe's Group Manager for Flash Platform Product Marketing issued a statement on his blog about the new product yesterday. The new product and Apple iPhone do not support Flash. And that makes the Flash Platform Marketing team at Adobe unhappy. Apple may have it's reasons but Adobe thinks that this limits the users from multitasking on the web.

Bing unveiled the National Geographic iPhone App, that has 7 million place listings. Now that is simply outstanding. The App also offers iPhone users the ability to "view 7 different levels of cartography, 3 maps styles and the ability to find locations around the world..." This application does not use Google Maps but uses Bing Maps Platform as the integrated mapping service. Many companies are switching over to Bing. And soon we will see Bing as the preferred search engine.

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Every year the UK National History Museum organizes the National History Museum Wild Life Photographer of the Year award every year. The winner of the Contest is awarded 10,000 GBP approximately $16,600. This years contest had 43,000 entries and the photograph of the wolf jumping over the fence won!!! No doubt the photograph is incredible. I mean it's not everyday that one sees a wolf jumping over the fence.  Recently, the judges found out the photograph is a fake and want to revoke the award from Photographer Jose Luis Rodriguez.

The BBC revealed an error made by the FBI. We all know about the FBI's obsession with Osama bin Laden, recently the FBI revealed a picture of what Osama bin Laden might look like now. What's amusing is that the picture is a very sharp resemblance to the Spanish politician Gaspar Llamazares.

Earlier today we informed you that one Amvona customer Jan Christian likes modifying and designing cool stuff with Amvona equipment. He has designed a Dual Speedlite Bracket that fits into an Amvona Softbox. You can create this cool Dual Speedlite bracket too, just follow Jan's instructions below.

Have you ever been to a photo shoot and had to struggle with the lighting? Or had the wrong balance of light on your models face? Or ended up with a sun glare in your pictures? In situations like those most of us (photographers) struggle with the equipment or give up in frustration. But then there are those who find a solution and come up with amazing ideas of making things work in their favor. Jan Christian is one of those people who can easily modify equipment and make it work in their favor.

Will it sell? Experts seem to be voicing their opinions at CES 2010. Many claim that 3D television sets will change the way we approach in home entertainment but others beg to differ. Industry analysts like Mike Schuster claim that there simply won’t be enough support from the middle, or even upper middle class, to make three dimensional personal entertainments widespread. 

At the Consumer Electronics Show (CES 2010) in Las Vegas, there are a number of newly released, or soon to be released, toys to salivate over.  The majority of the buzz this year has been centered around one particular trend: 3D television.  Hollywood’s recent obsession with 3D movies ("Avatar", "Up", "Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs", etc.) has created the perfect market for the home electronics industry to capitalize on.

Previously, scientists had already been experimenting with augmented contact lenses.  Augmented contact lenses are essentially contacts that have supplemental and additional features other than simply correcting eyesight. Not all of these augmented contact lenses use the same solar power energy as the contact lenses being manufactured and worked on by Stanford – but all utilize contacts to a higher degree of simply correcting eyesight. 

Solar powered contact lenses for people who are losing their photoreceptor cells might sound fancy and a great solution to a problem, but it does fall within limits.  This technology is not going to instantly grant someone 20/20 vision – in fact, the vision that it does grant would be limited to "face recognition and for reading large fonts" according to Daniel Palanker, one of the Stanford professors who helped to manufacture this device.  It would help to bring a person above the threshold of being legally blind – about 20/200.

Johnny Nash’s "I Can See Clearly Now" might have been ironically prophetic for some of the latest health technology – solar powered contact lenses.  The solar powered contact lenses developed by Stanford scientists will now give sight to the blind. Standford based scientists have discovered a way to power electronic implants created for people who can't see.