Audio and Video

https://opensource.com/life/16/8/open-source-alternatives-graphic-design?sc_cid=701600000011jJaAAI →

http://spectrum.ieee.org/tech-talk/computing/software/dmca-goes-on-trial?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+IeeeSpectrum+%28IEEE+Spectrum%29&utm_content=FaceBook →

http://spectrum.ieee.org/geek-life/hands-on/how-to-turn-music-into-colors-with-a-wifi-bridge?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+IeeeSpectrum+%28IEEE+Spectrum%29&utm_content=FaceBook Interesting application for ESP8266 and WS2812 LEDs. Use ADC to listen sound from electret mic and make that to control LED colors. →

http://www.geek.com/chips/the-last-new-vcr-will-be-manufactured-this-month-1662669/ The manufacturing of VHS VCRs will end. Traditional video tape is now dead media. →

A light meter is a device used to measure the amount of light. In photography, a light meter is often used to determine the proper exposure for a photograph. They are also used in cinematography and scenic design and lighting design todetermine the optimum light levels. Photographers working with controlled lighting and cinematographers use handheld →

https://blogs.dropbox.com/tech/2016/07/lepton-image-compression-saving-22-losslessly-from-images-at-15mbs/ Make JPEG files smaller to save space and not loose image quality. Technology is open sourced. →

Return of the floppies: The floppy drives are back with multiplied force. Floppy drives,hard disk and optical scanners make music. Cover of Imperial March by computer hardware orchestra. How does it work? The principle is simple. Every device with an electric motor is able to generate a sound.The sound generated by a motor depends on →

https://m.mic.com/articles/147377/the-new-i-phone-might-shut-off-next-time-you-try-to-film-the-police-in-public#.I89HZtMUb So one more reason to use other brand of smart phone for recording unless this becomes widely supported by many manufacturers… →

http://pitchfork.com/news/66471-apple-patents-technology-that-could-prevent-you-from-filming-taking-photos-at-concerts/ Apple thinks that sending IR signal that tells iPhone camera to disable recording from concert stage is a good idea. Would that be a good feature to add to the future smartphones?  →

http://www.geek.com/science/triple-lens-camera-no-larger-than-a-grain-of-salt-can-be-injected-1659926/ This is really tiny camera. When those will be available at reasonable price? And what other applications this optics technology might have… Really interesting. →