| PistolCam Could Come To Philly
Too often Philadelphia officers have to draw their guns, making life-or-death decisions. Afterwards, different people see different things. That's why some think it's time to start another kind of shooting, NBC 10's Lu Ann Cahn reports.
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The demonstration for the NBC 10 Investigators didn't have a real police car stop or gun, but it really did involve a lipstick-size video camera on a model police weapon. .
CES: Undiscovered Gems, Part 2
Now that the circus has left town and the dust has settled--and my feet have finally stopped hurting--I finally have a chance to rummage through the stuff I collected at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. So this week, my picks for the best gizmos at the show. And if this isn't enough for you, stop by "CES 2008 Picks and Pans" to get the whole PC World contingent's take on the show. Grab a Video--Hands Free I spend most of my vacations with a camcorder in front of my face; it's how my wife can spot me. But if I could afford the spiffy VieVU Pro, I'd leave my camcorder at home. The VieVU Pro clips to your shirt and records whatever you're doing. It's compact, weighs 5 ounces, and can capture 4 hours of 640 by 480 MPEG-4 videos on a single charge.
The significance of the Grammys
Mattoon native Will Leitch is back in the Midwest after a West Coast swing promoting his new book, “God Save the Fan: How Preening Sportscasters, Athletes Who Speak in the Third Person, and the Occasional Convicted Quarterback Have Taken the Fun Out of Sports (And How We Can Get It Back)." (For more on Leitch, see my story in this morning's edition of the Herald & Review. One important thing to keep in mind when reading is Leitch says almost everything with a self-deprecating sense of humor. He laughs a lot, and as a result, I laugh a lot, too.) While he's got a book that selling well (unless, he says, the people at Harper Collins are lying to him and he can't read them well enough to figure that out yet) and a number of writing gigs, Leitch is happy to continue doing Deadspin, the Gawker Media sports blog that made him one of the most influential sports voices on the Web.
Clicking for charity cash
WYRE Forest web users could turn computer clicks into charity cash according to an internet-savvy school supporter. Rachel Joiner has already introduced St Ambrose Catholic Primary School, in Kidderminster, to a website search engine www.everyclick.com which earns money for the school's PTA - a registered charity. The internet search tool - which trawls the internet for the closest matches to a query typed in on the computer keyboard - generates 1p for each new search launched. .
Daytona 500: Hendrick vs. Gibbs
Joe Gibbs Racing has a two-time champion and two of the series' rising stars. How big is this Daytona 500 showdown? "It's going to be the epic battle, and it should be the battle of a lifetime and the century," Gibbs driver Tony Stewart quipped. "There may not be another battle of this proportion for the rest of my life, my career, for the century." OK, so Stewart was exaggerating. Still, when Hendrick driver Dale Earnhardt Jr. and Gibbs driver Denny Hamlin each won a qualifying race Thursday, it set the stage for a heck of a show Sunday. Oh by the way, Hendrick's overshadowed driver, Casey Mears, is starting ninth. That means six of the top nine spots will be filled by drivers from those two teams. Gibbs driver Kyle Busch will roll off from the 24th position.
TheStar.com | GTA | Toronto tourism takes $50M hit with loss of race
One of the most important things we can do is to have a diverse calendar with events that appeal to all markets. It's one of the major events we have, along with things like the film festival, Caribana and Pride Day." Asked if the race would be hard to replace from a tourism standpoint, Ross replied, "Definitely. In a short period of time it would be a challenge. But I think the community would come together to do whatever's possible to be sure something replaces it." Ross said there could be layoffs, possibly among workers who install seats alongside the race course and such. But Pantalone said with Toronto in a building boom, many will likely find other work if the 2008 race is cancelled. "We don't have a full-time staff of construction workers at the Ex," he explained.
Sigma firms up DP1 camera pricing
Sigma today set pricing for its long-delayed DP1 high-end compact camera. Set to launch worldwide in the spring, the camera will now be priced in Sigma's UK home at a minimum 550 ($1,083) including tax for the standard version and 600 ($1,181) for a version that bundles a hot-shoe mounted digital viewfinder for photographers who prefer composing shots in a similar fashion to a digital SLR. The pricing reflects the nature of the camera, according to Sigma. Though not much larger than a point-and-shoot model and sharing a fixed lens, the DP1 uses a 14-megapixel Foveon sensor that matches the size of most DSLRs and which purportedly provides similarly rich colors. The camera is also capable of shooting in RAW, provides advanced metering, and room for a hot-shoe flash as well as the viewfinder.
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