POV.HD camera review It's time for another new entrant into the increasingly crowded pov camera fray, a high-end selection for current or budding professionals -- or well-heeled amateurs. It's the POV.HD from V.I.O. and, if you hadn't guessed, it shoots footage in high definition. Properly high as it were, up to 1080p30, though it'll happily make stops at 720p30, 720p60, and even a tasty 1080p24 along the way. A $599.95 MSRP makes it a bit of a tough sell for casual action sports enthusiasts, but is this what you semi-pro snowboarders need to catch your next big pow adventures? Read on to find out. See all photos 37 Photos Hardware The POV.HD features a rather different design than other cameras like the GoPro HD Hero and the Contour GPS. It's powered by four whole AA batteries that fit in there too, hiding behind a somewhat clumsy to remove door on the back. The whole assembly is impressively durable feeling and waterproof, but it's also rather bulky. Testing Wrap-up Is the POV.HD for you? Pros Cons Comments
Only One Man Can Explain the Zelda Timeline The only thing that ever made sense for James Bond was that the name is just a title, and top spies take the role as others die or retire. I remember hearing that the books implied this, but I don't know if it's supposed to be canon in either the books or the movies. Some games clearly take place after other ones. It's been explicitly stated by Miyamoto and Aonuma that there is a timeline, and with evidence in almost all of the games to back that up, I don't see why we should think otherwise. Obviously some games take place before and after others— and with those, it actually makes sense. Hence the split timeline, which Nintendo has confirmed. Both Twilight Princess and The Wind Waker very obviously follow Ocarina of Time, and there are even geographical references to that game. The only huge gap I see in the entire series is Zelda II, in which it was stated that an earlier Zelda was put to sleep generations ago.
Table Connect for iPhone The Ten Best Call of Duty Black Ops Kills So Far | To combat the boredom that comes with not being able to leave the house because snow killed your car, I’ve taken to playing Black Ops again, and I just reached level 50 for the first time last night, woo hoo! If you think I’m prestiging, think again. Why would I want to start all over? Anyway, that inspired this post that I’ve been meaning to write for some time. Check out the video collection below, and submit your own if you think I missed one. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. I’ve always wondered what the chances were of killing someone with a random care package, and then further still, killing them with a care package the one time it’s captured as the last kill for the killcam. Father and Son Launch iPhone Into Outer Space This breathtaking video documents Brooklyn-based cinematographer Luke Geissbuhler's quest with his son to launch an iPhone 4 and an HD video camera into space using a weather balloon. The mission was a success, and the footage is absolutely gorgeous. Geussbuhler launched the balloon from Newburgh, New York, and it climbed at a rate of 25 feet per second to 19 miles above the surface of the earth just an hour later. The father-son team tracked the package using the iPhone's GPS (go MobileMe!) Geissbuhler posted a beautiful slideshow of space images taken by the craft to his website, the Brooklyn Space Program. Image courtesy of Brooklyn Space Program, Luke Geissbuhler [Via NYMag]
The Complete History of SNL's Celebrity Jeopardy These days Norm MacDonald is all over the place — he has a Comedy Central special, a Twitter feud with Steve Martin, a profile in the New York Times, and a new show that premieres tonight. So what better time to revisit one of his most hilarious achievements ever: creating the original Saturday Night Live Celebrity Jeopardy sketch, which is one of the funniest and most enduring in the show’s history. Here they are from start to finish. 1. December 7, 1996 Norm MacDonald (Burt Reynolds) Sean Connery (Darrell Hammond) Jerry Lewis (Martin Short) The first Celebrity Jeopardy sketch aired on December 7, 1996 with Will Ferrell as Alex Trebek, Norm MacDonald as Burt Reynolds, Darrell Hammond as Sean Connery, and host Martin Short as Jerry Lewis. 2. Unlike the first sketch, this one starts to integrate scoring and categories more into its humor. 3. 4. 5. 6. Sean Connery (Darrell Hammond) Calista Flockhart (Drew Barrymore) Nicolas Cage (Jimmy Fallon)
Video: NYC Band Replaces Stolen Instruments With iPhones :: App Advice I used to manage an indie rock band back in the day, and having our instruments break down or even stolen was definitely a huge concern. With technological progress, and especially the iDevice revolution, it seems like this is not much of a big deal anymore. Indeed, after a New York City band, Atomic Tom, (spotted by 9to5mac) had their instruments stolen, the band realized they could just as well replace them with iPhones. They gave the idea a try on the subway, and you must admit the result is actually quite amazing. See for yourself: Seeing how skilled they are, I have a feeling they’ve been experimenting with this for a little while.
Oblivion Is Made Better when Burger King Punches Men with a Fish Pft. No matter how much you mod the base game (that's the thing about Morrowind, the base game is actually decently fun and mods are just gravy, Oblivion's isn't and mods work to fix critical blatant issues before you can add anything), as you can't really fix the following 1: The world design. Flat, featureless and straight liney. 2: The voice acting 3: The unintresting quests 4: The copypasta dungeons. 5: Lack of unique stuff (due to 4) that means exploration is pointless even if you fix the level scaling. 6: Complete and utter lack of stability. Nehrim with Deadly Reflex and Oblivion Crash Prevention System is MUCH more enjoyable than any amount of mods attached to normal Oblivion. 1: Good world design. 2: The voice acting is all in German (so non-speakers will never notice any repetion), and half the things that wound up being repetitive just don't exist. 3: OK, the quests aren't the best, but they are by far better than Oblivion's "follow compass, kill things, loot" quests.