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Logitech Camera Faces the Facts

Mon, 03 Feb 2003 00:00:00 -0500

Logitech cameras with digital zoom have gained the ability to track human faces and keep them centered on the screen, a trick usually reserved for much more expensive cameras. - Logitech cameras with digital zoom have gained the ability to track human faces and keep them centered on the screen, a trick usually reserved for much more expensive cameras. The cameras became available last month and cost in the $79 range. Using technology from A4-Vision, Logitechs stationa...

Geekspeak: February 11, 2002

Mon, 11 Feb 2002 00:00:00 -0500

Seeking 'commonality' of spelling. - If anyone wants a candidate for a web service that everyone needs, I propose spell checking. This function demands regular updates, not to mention punctilious debugging. Word 97, for example, still used by many eWeek readers, can be the worst kind of back-seat driver: It interrupts you to give you ...

How to Unplug and Still Play

Mon, 12 Feb 2001 00:00:00 -0500

With the entire pacific Northwest region now facing power problems, long-standing preparedness guidelines for earthquake-prone Southern California are becoming excellent IT advice. - With the entire pacific Northwest region now facing power problems, long-standing preparedness guidelines for earthquake-prone Southern California are becoming excellent IT advice. Standby power supplies, backup offsite systems (we mean way offsite say, in Kansas), and fallback technology (radio a...

Microtek Makes Nice Impression

Mon, 01 Jan 2001 00:00:00 -0500

When image is everything, a lightweight $150 scanner simply won't suffice. - When image is everything, a lightweight $150 scanner simply wont suffice. Microteks ScanMaker 8700 weighs 25 pounds and costs $1,000, but buyers get what they pay for. I get by with a Canon Canoscan that weighs about 5 pounds and cost me $150 (shipping included), but the ScanMaker 8700 produces a m...