Designer Jinsun Park from Korea has come out with a simple tool called Color Picker. Place the pen against an object and press the scan button, the color will be detected by the color sensor and the RGB cartridges in the pen will mixed the required inks to create the target color.

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I have seen these pics on the web – for quite some time now . But I really doubt if these pens really exist – for the simple fact that there is no detailed info given on them .
But I love the idea though – And I hope one day our Photoshop Color Picker Can extend outside the computer screen.

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So today I’m going to show the basic steps on How to create a “James Cameron Avatar” or a “na’vi avatar” as its commonly know as on the web.

These are just going to be the basic steps and not the complete tutorial – Cos I think each picture will have its own individual tweaking to work on . And that will also leave open a scope for improvement in this tutorial !!!

The Finished Pics :

So First in Photoshop open your Pic and with the lasso or pen tool select the skin area’s and then open -> Hue and Saturation . -> Turn the Hue all the way upto +180 and click OK

Select the Lips and the Lower Nose area with the lasso or Pen tool -> Copy and paste the selection on a new layer -> open Hue and Saturation and turn the Hue to +100 ( or whatever shade of pink U’d prefer ) -> Reduce the opacity to 50 ( or less till you get a good blend with the purple ).

Then for the eyes Go to filter -> Liquify . Select the Bloat Tool and use it on the eyes ( click around 2-3 times on center of the eye ) .

If  you want to use the proper Avatar eyes you can cut out the eyes from your pic and use these Avatar eyes .

For the skin . download a zebra texture and with the liquify tool adjust it like I have and then Transform -> Flip Horizontal .  ( you can right click and copy the below image ) .

set the texture over the face and change the Blend mode to Soft light . Reduce the opacity ( according to your pic ) . With the Eraser – remove the unwanted part out side the face . Do the same for other parts of the skin.

On a New layer draw some small dots like the “Avatar freckles ” . I used the color #d1dfea . and then On the Layer Style -> select Outer Glow and set the below parameters .

So that’s a Basic Avatar here and feel free to play around and add improvements . I later added the ears from the Below Pic .

Click on an image in the Cube . Click again to go back

This has to be one of the most amazing Flash Image Galleries I’ve seen. And the best part of it is that Bezzmedia have made it so easy for even those who don’t have any knowledge of flash . Simply Paste your picture URL’s and adjust the applet size etc – And then Copy the new code to your website -( If your pasting it on your blog like wordpress make sure you paste the code in the HTML and NOT in the “Visual”  tab )
CLICK HERE to go to the site . A must for flash fanatics !!!

Engineers have created energy-scavenging nanofibres that could one day be woven into clothing and textiles.

The nanofibres can convert energy from mechanical stresses into electricity, and could one day be used to create clothing that can power small electronics, says a new study, conducted by University of California, Berkeley (UCB) researchers.

“This technology could eventually lead to wearable ’smart clothes’ that can power hand-held electronics through ordinary body movements,” said Liwei Lin, UCB professor of mechanical engineering, who headed the team that developed fibre nanogenerators.

Because the nanofibers are made from organic polyvinylidene fluoride, or PVDF, they are flexible and relatively easy and cheap to manufacture.

Although they are still working out the exact calculations, the researchers noted that more vigorous movements, such as the kind one would create while dancing the electric boogaloo, should theoretically generate more power.

“And because the nanofibers are so small, we could weave them right into clothes with no perceptible change in comfort for the user,” said Lin, according to an UCB release.

Fibre nanogenerators are described in this month’s issue of Nano Letters, a journal published by the American Chemical Society.

Indo-Asian News Service, February 15, 2010, Washington

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Here you will find some very useful and easy scripts to create drop down menu buttons .
It includes the HTML codes , CSS and the Java Scripts …

http://javascript-array.com/scripts/simple_drop_down_menu/

Click here  for Multi Level Drop Down Menu..

I’ve tested these and they work perfectly !!!

With the increase in online Video chatting , Its not surprising to have come across this unique feature of turning your mobile phone into a web cam.

Online chat users now have the ability to Video chat with their mobile with the help of online  software’s .   The app basically consists of two parts: the ‘client’ application on your phone, and a webcam server installed on your PC that processes the images sent from your camera.

There are 2 ways in which you can connect your mobile to your PC: 1) Via Bluetooth and 2) Via WiFi . And I think its just a matter of time Before a wired connection will come out as well

How does it work ???

Its a simple software installation first on your PC and then on your phone , then connect the 2 devices via Bluetooth or Wifi.

There are a number of softwares that can be downloaded and a lot of them are free !!!

Ok , Its going to take some time to transform the blog to look more like the rest of the website.
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