For no other reason than to share some of Earth's beauty, here are a few views that astronauts living in the International Space Station enjoy. Don't miss the absolutely stunning sunset at the end of the gallery.
Gallery: Photos of and from the International Space Station
Submitted by Anonymous on 03/21/2012 - 20:00Freebie alert: 25 FREE photo prints from WalMart
Submitted by AmyDunn on 01/25/2012 - 12:27
If you've got photos to print -- and who doesn't after the holidays -- you'll love this freebie: 25 free photo prints from WalMart's online photo service.
Click here to set up an account. You'll receive an email with your code to print 25 4x6 prints.
Be sure to select in-store pickup so your photos will be totally free.
Does Twitter get the picture with new services?
Submitted by AndrewRoman on 08/10/2011 - 21:27Well, Twitter has been busy lately.
On the heels of last week's announcement that the remaining people using "old Twitter" will be switched to "new Twitter," the social network has released some updates for all of its users.
The new features include a photo service baked into Twitter and some tweaks to the tabbed navigation for browser-based users.
Smartphones may soon auto tag your photos
Submitted by matthewfortner on 06/29/2011 - 11:17Your smartphone may soon be able to automatically tag photos.
An app developed by students from Duke University and the University of South Carolina uses the various sensors on a mobile device and those of others in the vicinity to chose the tags. The software is being called TagSense, but should not be confused with the TagSense RFID app currently in the Android Market.
"In our system, when you take a picture with a phone, at the same time it senses the people and the context by gathering information from all the other phones in the area," explains Xuan Bao, a Ph.D. student in computer science at Duke.
Smartphones and other mobile devices commonly have multiple sensors including accelerometers and light sensors. Gyroscopes and barometers can even be found in some.
An accelerometer might indicate if a person is posing or in action during a photograph. A light sensor could detect cloudy or sunny skies. The mic might recognize a laugh.
Check out the attached PDF for more details.
Documents:
TagSenseApp.pdfPhotos from Durham's Earth Day Festival
Submitted by paigemaxwell on 05/02/2011 - 09:48Did you get a chance to venture out to Durham's Earth Day Festival yesterday? Check out our gallery from the celebration.
The Day's Best: 09.16.09
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See some of the best photos of the day from around the world.
National Guard Welcomed Home
Submitted by johnhansen on 09/15/2009 - 22:00
See photos of the welcome-home ceremony for the 449th Theater Aviation Brigade, North Carolina Army National Guard at the unit's headquarters in ... more
The Day's Best: 09.14.09
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See some of the best photos from around the world.
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