Michael Beames aka ZOOMCREATOR

Eye-controlled Computer Technology

noreply@blogger.com (ZOOMCREATOR.COM) — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 07:39:25 PST

A Swedish company has developed an eye-controlled computer technology called the "Tobii Gaze" which could spell the end of the traditional mouse and could have applications for digital imaging. The technology will be demonstrated on windows 8 at this years International Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. You can read more about this here.

ZOOMCREATOR's Job Board

noreply@blogger.com (ZOOMCREATOR.COM) — Mon, 26 Dec 2011 05:04:13 PST

An update has been done to the job board so that advertisers who wish to directly target the sites job board can do so through Google Ad-sense.

Digital Recording Binoculars

noreply@blogger.com (ZOOMCREATOR.COM) — Mon, 19 Dec 2011 06:43:46 PST

In an interesting development Sony has recently come out with the DEV-5 Digital Recording Binoculars which allows one to zoom 20x in High Definition and record in either 2D or 3D with GPS tagging. More specs can be found here and here.

Purchase the Sony DEV-5 Digital Recording Binoculars, Black by clicking here

Tilt Shift Photography

noreply@blogger.com (ZOOMCREATOR.COM) — Thu, 27 Oct 2011 17:58:47 PDT

Also known as fake miniature photography is the art of turning photographs of real life objects/landscapes into miniature scale models. A couple of video examples can be found here and here. There are various tutorials you can find online. If you can't do it yourself in imaging software you might like to try this online service for photographs and this one for videos.

Pentax Optio WG-1 GPS

noreply@blogger.com (ZOOMCREATOR.COM) — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 20:47:45 PST

Recently I was looking for a rugged and compact digital camera and came across the Pentax Optio WG-1 GPS. It boasts the ability to be water proof down to 33 feet/10 meters, shock proof to falls of five feet/1.5 meters, cold proof down to 14 degrees Fahrenheit/-9.5 degrees Celsius and crush proof up to 220 pounds/100 kg. In addition there's GPS tagging ability for photos. A couple of independent product reviews can be found here and here.

Purchase the Pentax Optio WG-1 14 MP Waterproof Digital Camera with GPS and 5xOptical Zoom - Yellow/Green by clicking here !

Bioluminescence And San Diego's Red Tide

noreply@blogger.com (ZOOMCREATOR.COM) — Sun, 02 Oct 2011 07:07:02 PDT

A stunning example of natures own lighting, Bioluminescence. A recent Red Tide along San Diego's coast line provided a great video image opportunity.

AURORAS Seen Via The International Space Station

noreply@blogger.com (ZOOMCREATOR.COM) — Sat, 24 Sep 2011 05:27:29 PDT

A spectacular video image of the Auroras underneath the ISS (International Space Station). The Auroras where created through recent solar storm activity.

Ceatec Japan, 2011

noreply@blogger.com (ZOOMCREATOR.COM) — Fri, 02 Sep 2011 21:03:17 PDT

Ceatec Japan is on again this year between October 4th-8th, 2011. If your planning on coming you can pre-register at the following link.

ZOOMCREATOR.COM's Job Board Update

noreply@blogger.com (ZOOMCREATOR.COM) — Sat, 22 Oct 2011 07:57:42 PDT

An update to the job board has been made. Jobs are now appearing daily. In addition, you can now post directly to the job board. Paypal buttons have been included so you can pay more easily. Jobs will be posted once we have received your payment. Any problems or suggestions on how we can improve this service further you can always contact us via our online contact form.

OLYMPUS SZ-30MR

noreply@blogger.com (ZOOMCREATOR.COM) — Thu, 27 Oct 2011 17:59:35 PDT

The Olympus SZ-30MR recently caught my eye. It's a great little point and shoot camera for the average camera enthusiast and seems like the perfect travel companion. It boasts a slick design, nice grip, 16Mp CMOS Sensor, Wi-Fi Compatibility and weighs comfortably in your hand. Further features include the ability to take panorama, 3D photos and 1080p HD Video. Read more about this camera here and here . The Olympus official promo can be found here and an independant video review can be found here.

Purchase the Olympus 228825 16 MP Digital Camera with CMOS Sensor and 24x Optical Zoom by clicking here !

Virtual Reality Interior Design

noreply@blogger.com (ZOOMCREATOR.COM) — Fri, 15 Jul 2011 04:36:27 PDT

Four students at the University of Queensland have created a promising virtual interactive interior design technology which allows users to visualize objects in an area with the help of the latest Kinect hack.

Virtual Interior Design from Ankith Konda on Vimeo.

Read more about this here.

Purchase the Kinect Sensor by clicking here !

Time lapse Photography

noreply@blogger.com (ZOOMCREATOR.COM) — Sat, 24 Sep 2011 04:55:50 PDT

What is time lapse photography ? Well a good explanation can be found here. Recently the internet has been a buzz with examples of time lapse photography and here is one such example and another good one can be found here. From a completely different perspective here is one from the International Space Station. For those of you who want to create your own time lapse video this tutorial is a good place to start.

ZOOMCREATOR.COM's Industry Job Board

noreply@blogger.com (ZOOMCREATOR.COM) — Thu, 05 May 2011 01:41:20 PDT

Our sites job board has been updated. Displaying jobs from around the web in relation to Web Development and Photography. Currently I am working on a few extra features to add to this service as well as trouble shooting a few other issues.

19th 3D & Virtual Reality Expo (IVR) Japan

noreply@blogger.com (ZOOMCREATOR.COM) — Sat, 21 May 2011 01:51:33 PDT

The 19th 3D & Virtual Reality Expo is on again this year from June 22nd until June 24th at Tokyo Big Sight, Japan. For more information click here.

Japanese Earthquake - Photos Of The Quake

noreply@blogger.com (ZOOMCREATOR.COM) — Fri, 18 Mar 2011 10:01:46 PDT

Anyone needing photo shoots please contact me. Please give generously to aid agencies here to support relief work. Thank-you China and others which have given generously.

Astrophotography - Large Moon Rising

noreply@blogger.com (ZOOMCREATOR.COM) — Wed, 09 Mar 2011 06:48:55 PST

March 19th, 2011 a super moon is forecast to appear. Its a great opportunity for those who have a telescope camera to take some close up photo's of the moon. The last opportunity this occurred was in 1993. Feel free to inquire about us hosting your images.

LG 3D Smart Phone

noreply@blogger.com (ZOOMCREATOR.COM) — Sun, 20 Feb 2011 06:50:13 PST

The first serious 3D smart phone is here. The technology has been around since the early 2000's but for a variety of reasons never caught on. This however, looks to change with the launch of LG 3D Smart Phone at the MWC 2011 in Barcelona. The phone is expected to be available to consumers in April this year.

World Photography Awards 2011

noreply@blogger.com (ZOOMCREATOR.COM) — Sun, 20 Feb 2011 04:45:49 PST

The World Photography Awards are on again this year. Entries are now closed. The winners will be announced at the awards presentation in London on the 27th April 2011. Here is a short list of entrants photo's.

The Largest-Ever Digital Color Image Of The Sky

noreply@blogger.com (ZOOMCREATOR.COM) — Thu, 13 Jan 2011 23:25:49 PST

Taken from the SDSS imaging camera a reported 1.2 trillion pixel image is available for public download. The image covers a third of the night sky and is part of an on going project to map the structure and dynamics of the Milky Way. More information can be found here.

Website Offline

noreply@blogger.com (ZOOMCREATOR.COM) — Thu, 06 Jan 2011 01:54:47 PST

Website is currently offline for updates.

50,000 Photos Donated

noreply@blogger.com (ZOOMCREATOR.COM) — Fri, 07 Jan 2011 01:17:23 PST

In a welcomed move, the State Library of Queensland has donated 50,000 photos to Wikimedia Commons. In case you didn't know Wikimedia is a free repository of image & sound files which can be used anywhere on the web. A direct link to the Queensland State Library archive can be found here and one to the German Federal Archive can be found here.

oauth twitter library update

noreply@blogger.com (ZOOMCREATOR.COM) — Mon, 13 Dec 2010 05:02:14 PST

Currently I am up dating the twitter oauth library and as result there will be some scheduled down time to our twitter mobile feed.

3D Video Capture with Kinect

noreply@blogger.com (ZOOMCREATOR.COM) — Sat, 27 Nov 2010 03:58:38 PST

Home Brew 3D video capture has just arrived. With little more than $170 and a few tips picked up on the internet you to can create your own 3D video just like this individual . Kinect is a motion sensor that plugs into the Xbox 360 and allows users to play games simply by moving their body. It allows you to do more than just this though. With a bit of scripting knowledge you can hook it up to your PC and flick through web pages using Kinect's motion sensors. Similar to what was scene in the Minority Report. For more information have a look here and here.

ZOOMCREATOR Portal Advertising

noreply@blogger.com (ZOOMCREATOR.COM) — Sat, 20 Nov 2010 00:42:40 PST

If you would like to advertise on ZOOMCREATOR.COM just refer to the following link for more information.

Digital Design Tournament

noreply@blogger.com (ZOOMCREATOR.COM) — Fri, 12 Nov 2010 21:51:12 PST

The name of the event is Cut & Paste and its a competition open for entries in 2D, 3D, and Motion Design. This year in Japan its being held Tokyo, December 11th 2010. Japan is just one country the competition tours. You can see streaming live feeds of each countries competition on justin.tv . Each contestant has 15 minute rounds to design a concept against a competitor. Here is one such design from a contestant in Tokyo. More on Cut&Paste here and here .