It is codenamed “half-way to world domination A.K.A. the belligerent blue bike shed” to give an idea where we stand in the grand scheme of things and to commemorate the many fruitful discussions we had during its development.
Link: FFmpeg 0.5 Released
I’m not sure if I like the sound of this…
I sure hope Google can change the sad state of internet acces speed and connectivity here in the US. Our current regime of ISPs just aint getting the job done (IMHO).
Official Google Blog: Think big with a gig: Our experimental fiber network.
Check out this example in a new window. Its a basic REST api using GET parameters, so the URL looks like this:
http://translate.google.com/translate_tts?tl=en&q=hello+there,+I+am+an+example+of+the+google+text+to+speech+service
Sounds like translation text is limited to 100 charters. Can’t wait until google officially supports this.
The Unofficial Google Text-To-Speech API .
A bit like OpenDNS but more Googly?
Link: Google Public DNS.
Update: OpenDNS gives their perspective: http://blog.opendns.com/2009/12/03/opendns-google-dns/
Cant wait for this to hit the main stream
Building 3D Models on the Fly Using a Webcam « SciTe Daily.
If you've been uploading really high-resolution stuff to YouTube, you'll see a real payoff next week. That's when the video sharing service starts streaming videos in 1080p, wide-screen-TV-friendly, high-definition video
via YouTube Rolling Out 1080p HD Video Next Week – YouTube – Lifehacker.
Yes, you read right—only Windows gets the graphics-card-powered HD acceleration for now. Even though that matches up nicely with YouTube's expected 1080p HD roll-out, it's a shame that Mac and Linux users get left out in the wilds of jerky video. All platforms get support for multi-touch, however, and tweaks that presumably make Flash a tad bit less of a resource hog.
via Adobe Flash 10.1 Beta Brings Hardware Acceleration to Web Videos – Flash – Lifehacker.
