Video Demo of What a 4” iPhone Screen Looks Like in Action

Gah. Rumor mill is cranking up hardcore in advance of the new iPhone announcement. MacRumors had the above video made to demonstrate a taller iPhone. From their post:

Some of the behavior in the video is speculative, but we believe it is likely representative of how a 4” iPhone would work. The evidence of such a screen has been overwhelming with part leaks and evidence of iOS support. Apple is expected to launch the new iPhone on September 12th.

Every year I say the same thing: “I can’t see a reason to upgrade my iPhone this year. I’ll just wait for my contract to end and skip this generation.”

Then I see the phone or the photos from the phone and I’m all in. This has been true starting with the 3GS in 2009.

I hope this next generation iPhone is thin and more durable, if only because I’ll probably see the damn thing and want one.

source: Video Demo of What a 4” iPhone Screen Looks Like in Action - Mac Rumors.

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Johnny Marr on Amps, Guitar Tone and How Soon is Now

Favorite bit: when he finishes the epic riff from The Kinks “All Day and All of the Night” and says, “I wish I’d written that. Every day I wish I’d written that.”

Marr is one of the best guitarists from the 1980s bands. Beautiful, gritty and tasty. One of the best players to integrate funky chords into pop songs, without question.

Check out his version of The Smith’s own epic, “How Soon is Now” from a 2011 club date:

Three guitarists to pull off what Marr did in the studio in 1984. Dead brill.

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Swim Herschel Swim Reunion Videos from the Crowd

Another crowd shot before we finished our set:

nutters-2 by Jon Armstrong.

To the videos.

Bob, shot by the Bob for whom the song is named. Bob is an amazing ambassador for ska. Dude was at damn near every show and supported the hell out of bands coming out of Provo back in the day:

Fuz Butt. It’s only 1:10 from the song, but the crowd was into it:

Another view:

The running in place was something we all agreed to until the hip replacements started acting up.

Ring of Fire. I think my filter sweeps were a little overwrought. Playing all those eighth notes didn’t hurt as badly as I thought it would:

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Music Video: Squarepusher - Dark Steering

In 2000-2001, I was super into blippy electronic music. Squarepusher, Aphex Twin, µ-ziq, etc. I still like it, but I’ve been more into a less harsh sound and have found  Tycho, Washed Out, Daft Punk’s soundtrack work and Apparat to be excellent working music. Today when I was hitting Pitchfork, I saw this insane video from Squarepusher that features LED art designed by him. I’m curious as to how he sees through the helmet faceplate. Hitting cues would be difficult with all that crazy light.

I love this video, and I’m adding this to my Rdio collection right now. Squarepusher is working on an album, Ufabulum, due on the 15th of May.

Via: Pitchfork

Warning, might induce seizure (but turn it up if you like electronic):

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Blurbomat Review: Snapheal

This weekend, Snapheal is on sale for $9.99 in the Mac App Store!

NOTE: This is not a sponsored post, nor did I receive any remuneration for reviewing this app. I’m doing it for the love.

There has been a ton of great, inexpensive photo editing apps that have hit the Mac App Store since it launched in early 2011. The app that I am looking at today is called Snapheal, from MacPhun.

One of the most difficult and time consuming edits to make on a photo is removing unwanted elements; a person walking through a frame, a torn edge, an errant bird, dust spots, or a compositional element that throws the image off. With Snapheal, you don’t have to pay hundreds of dollars to perform these potentially tedious edits. In my review video, I mention that it might take me 30 minutes to do what I did in about a minute or two in Snapheal. I forgot about the Content Aware Healing Brush. It took only a bit longer, but the price difference for this feature is staggering. Yes, you get all kinds of other pro-level features in Photoshop. But it’s very expensive and has a steep learning curve. I know that CS6 was just announced, and I hope that Adobe has made strides in speeding up Photoshop and leveling the learning curve. But for a quick edit here and there? Photoshop is overkill. Here’s a quick example of Snapheal in action from an 8 megapixel iPhone 4S shot of the sun behind some clouds (and yes, I know I look like hell):

Here’s a quick video from the MacPhun website showing more types of healing:

There’s a lot more this app can do, but I wanted to show in real time how quickly edits can be made in Snapheal.

I’m adding this to my recommended list for inexpensive image editing apps.

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“I also do a convincing impression of Omar from the HBO Television program, The Wire.”

cf: Isiah Whitlock Jr.

via: Kottke.org

Does this ad show a deep truth about the dynamics between women?

Love how the narrow streets amp the acoustics. What a party. Damn.

p.s. Also love the title. SECOND LINE, people.

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