When it comes to developing software technology’s a certain level of testing is expected before you sign it off for release. Hewlett-Packard however forgot to test some minor issues with its new web cam face tracking software.
It just doesn’t like black people.
Despite the glich in the software; I have to say that it looks like a great feature to have on a web cam; just as long as your not black.
The great thing about attempting a post everyday for 365 days is that when you run out of things to post about you can just post about somebody else that is a bit 365ish while posting a random picture of some stuff that was left in your shop.
Paul Smith travel writer and twitter own Twitchhiker is attempting a AudioBoo 365 and being a radio man it does it well.
http://audioboo.fm/profile/twitchhiker
Paul J White is coming to the end of an original Project 365 on Flickr with some great shots.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/pauljw/sets/72157612824490163/
This one is with out a shadow of a doubt the most fun 365 I have ever seen. If you havn’t seen it yet make yourself a cuppa head back to day one and be introduced to one of my favourite daily fixes. Duck365. Great job Alistair.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/alistair_uk/sets/72157612156433747/
It’s been an interesting week so far with the crazy snow while working in the Metrocentre; it has shown me that there are some crazy people out there. When the most people woke up this morning they would have seen the TV news, listened to the radio or read in the newspapers “Do not travel unless absolutely necessary”.
Don’t get me wrong I have a business to run and for me to hit my targets I need people to hit the shopping centre and buy stuff. The number of people that had turned up to ask “how do I get in touch with customer services” and “how do I check the balance on my phone” if not exactly what I would call “necessary”. The prize of the day however goes to a guy that traveled 25 miles from Hexham to the Metrocentre to buy a screen protector for his mobile phone before heading back to the car park to drive home.
Certainly not “absolutely necessary”!
#3 Putting the bins out
When get to the stage of balancing that empty tin of beans on top of the kitchen waste, you know you should just take the bag outside into the freezing cold; but I don’t want to do that. Remembering to get out of bed that bit early to wheel the bin out into the street ready for collection. No thanks! Bring on the under paid polish worker please.
#1 Gift Wrapping
#2 Putting the washing on the radiator
Images by riot – http://www.flickr.com/photos/riot/
#2 Putting the washing on the radiator
I don’t mind collecting the dirty washing from all the random locations about the house. I don’t mind putting it all in the washer. I don’t even mind taking it out…. But when it comes to separating all the socks from the tshirt then find a radiator and put them on it one thing at a time, I would rather cut off my own arm and use to attack my own face.
I’m not saying to want a cleaner or maid to sort this for me; just some dude that lives around the corner that I can call pop round when needed and do it for me.
#1 Gift Wrapping
#3 Putting the bins out
image by Natalie Johnson – http://www.flickr.com/photos/nataliejohnson/
#1 Gift Wrapping
Birthdays, Wedding and Christmas; it’s not that I don’t like buying people gifts, in fact I like buying other people gifts. I’m not very good at picking out gifts; but I enjoy seeing the reaction on there little faces when they first see what crappy or cool gift they got. When it comes to wrapping pretty paper around the gifts…. By hand…… DEAR GOD.
Never mind school kids doing charity bag packs; bring on the Christmas time slave labor.
#2 Putting the washing on the radiator
#3 Putting the bins out
Image by idhren – http://www.flickr.com/photos/idhren/
Just been down to Saltwell Park in Gateshead to check out this year “Enchanted Parks” display. This is one of the displays from the event which I can only describe as the “Crazy Chickens”
Its fair to say that the iPhone has moved the benchmark on what a mobile phone can be forever. Unprecedented usability for a touch screen device and backed up with it own endless supply of applications that will do everything from fart to monitor your insulin, all tied together with a little bit of iPod culture. Its downfall has always been the mobile network infrastructure that makes it tick and in the UK that is all about to change.
O2 have been the sole supplier of the device in the UK since its launch however that is going to change with both Orange and Vodafone signing deals with Apple to supply the iPhone and the possibility that this will open to all networks later
The above iPhone advert that still shows the “Only on O2” was band in the UK due to Apple not making it clear that the internet speeds on the handset are “subject to availability”. Its that “availability” that has let down a lot of Apple customers when it come to the handset giving them everything they wanted from the £200 they handed over.
So if you thinking about jumping on the iPhone band wagon or you’ve renewing to the latest version; who should to be going with? The networks are going to be dragging in customer with shinny new iPhone talk plans. This however is nothing new and the reality of it is that each network is going to be about the same with some pro and cons regardless which network you may go with. As always Apple will be dictating the price on the handset something you just going to have to live with. Customer service is the next thing to consider but you hear about horror stories from customers on any and all of the UK mobile operators… Just face it none of they will ever get it right every time; you just need to hope and pray that it doesn’t go tits up on your watch. The reality of it is that as long as your provider is giving you true unlimited data the new decider is going to be who is going to have the best “subject to availability”?
According to Ofcom Orange currently have to best 3G coverage in the UK so on face value seem like the best option although not all of that coverage fully supports HSDPA. If however you consider the joint partnership between Orange and T-Mobile that was announced recently it could make for a network in the uk that will give us an mobile infrastructure worthy of the iPhone.
