Silicon Valley Musings

120 FPS Test from Michael Stine on Vimeo.

Here is an example as to why everyone is so ga-ga over Red’s new digital video cameras.

Professor Martin Chalfie joins sixty other Nobel laureates in endorsing Barack Obama for president. Read their open letter here and watch Professor Chalfie’s video below.

Developed by Clearspring, here is another great example of using Web-based technology to promote a political agenda, namely a revised tax plan.

This Keating Economics video is one of the most dramatic examples to date of using YouTube to manage and convey a political message.

In less than twenty four hours, the 30 second teaser has been viewed a half a million times, and the full 13 minute version over two hundred thousand times.

From Obama ‘08 iPhone Application page:

Obama ‘08 is your official, comprehensive connection to the heart of Barack Obama and Joe Biden’s campaign, giving you the tools you need to make an impact and stay in the know.

Making a difference takes only moments using the Call a Friend feature. Want to do more? Find your local Obama for America HQ or look up local campaign events.

You’ll have instant access to Barack’s positions on important issues, as well as local and national campaign news as it happens. Photos and videos from the campaign trail are all here, too.

Read Raven Zachary’s blog post about his development of this application.

Senator Clinton calls for the delegates at the DNC in Denver to declare “with one voice” Senator Barack Obama the official Democratic nominee for the President of the United States.

Using Photographs to Enhance Videos of a Static Scene from pro on Vimeo.

From Using Photographs to Enhance Videos of a Static Scene

Work on how to transfer photographic qualities such as high resolution, high dynamic range and better lighting from the photographs to the video.