How to Build a DIY Digital Camera Scanner [DIY]

Source: http://feeds.gawker.com/~r/lifehacker/full/~3/lWT0fSh9jNs/how-to-build-a-diy-digital-camera-scanner

Instructables user DHagen was sick of feeding coins into a public copy machine, wanted quality copies, but didn't want to spend much cash to get his own photocopier or scanner, so he did what any DIYer with a digital camera would do:

He built his own DIY copy machine/scanner using less than $20 of material (mostly plexiglass and a few various nuts and bolts). After building the camera mount apparatus, DHagen details how he snaps, crops, and converts the picture to PDF, but we'd recommend skipping that hassle altogether and using a previously mentioned photo-to-document tool like Qipit, Snapter, or scanR to accomplish similar results with less work on your part.

If you've gone the DIY scanner route in the past, let's hear how happy you've been with the results in the comments.

Portable, Paperless, Digital Copy Machine [Instructables]

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Nobel Prize In Physics Rewards Fiber Optics Expert, CCD Creators [Prizes]

Source: http://feeds.gawker.com/~r/gizmodo/full/~3/hHCH514eRKE/nobel-prize-in-physics-rewards-fiber-optics-expert-ccd-creators

So apparently a controversial Nobel Peace Prize was awarded this week. Forget that one. Focus instead on the far geekier one that was also awarded this week. Why? Because we gadget lovers have a lot to be thankful for!

The Nobel Prize for physics is the award in question, and it was actually split between two winners this year.

The first, Charles K. Kao, is the man most responsible for making fiber optic communication the force it is today. Whenever you fire up FiOS next, give thanks to Kao.

The second winner is actually two people: Willard Boyle and George Smith. These two chaps invented the CCD. No, not the Catholic classes your parents forced you to go to when you were a child, the CCD device that's used in countless thousands of digital cameras and other similar gadgets.

Of course if you combine the two breakthroughs you get digital porn, for which, as far as I know, there is no Nobel category. Regardless, lots to be thankful for today. [DPRReview via CrunchGear]

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Lisse Q10: A PMP With Style [PMP]

Source: http://feeds.gawker.com/~r/gizmodo/full/~3/w9epPOgYDcg/lisse-q10-a-pmp-with-style

Yea, that is a personal media player. Sure, looks nicer than an Archos or iRiver. The Lisse Q10 has a 3 inch display and from the looks of it a slammin bod.

I'm hoping the screen is OLED, though I can't find any evidence of that anywhere. Rather than use a touchscreen, the device uses a retro dial to control the user interface. According to the Korean site it will play back your tunes for up to 20 hours and your assortment of video files for 8. Chances of it coming to the U.S. are slim, but I'm always one to appreciate a nice piece of PMP. [Lissie Lisse via Geeky Gadgets ]

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Rumored ASUS' Eee PC 1201N's Dual Cored Specs Could Eat Other Netbooks Alive [Rumor]

Source: http://feeds.gawker.com/~r/gizmodo/full/~3/X2I96UdPppU/rumored-asus-eee-pc-1201ns-dual-cored-specs-could-eat-other-netbooks-alive

If you believe the dual core Atom rumors, the ASUS Eee PC 1201N could knock out all other netbooks in performance.

The leaked 12-inch Eee PC 1201N apparently has Nvidia Ion graphics (GeForce 9400M chipset) along with a 1.6GHz Intel Atom N330 Dual Core processor. That along with 3GB RAM, and a 320GB HD should make it one of the most powerful Atom netbooks around.

There is also the rumored Eee PC 1201HA which will have the same 12-inch chassis but is said to have less powerful guts with the standard Atom processor and chipset. Since both will be running Windows 7, don't expect to see these guys to get all official until October 22. [EeePC.IT via Liliputing]

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Cheap netbook sales bringing down laptop revenues, no brainers require no brains

Source: http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/11/cheap-netbook-sales-bringing-down-laptop-revenues-no-brainers-r/

Hey, this is probably surprising to no one, but here we go. A new market research report from DisplaySearch says that the overall mobile PC market is down about 5 percent over last year. The main reason cited for this decline? The increasing popularity of netbooks, which average around $300, and are much, much cheaper than traditional laptops. Netbook revenue is up 264 percent from last year, and have contributed to an overall lowering of the average PC cost by 19 percent. While this is certainly bad news for the PC industry itself, hooray for all of us, right?!

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