Denise Haze

Well since getting my new Blackberry I have not been able to put it down. Writing to everyone I know for the past couple of weeks via text messages has been alot of fun and if I only could have stored all the conversations via texts messeages I could have a book with some cool stories in them but then some people would be very mad I am sure and some embarrased including me. One problem with my new Blackberry is my thumbs are starting to hurt because of all the text messaging. I am glad I signed up for unlimited text messages each month otherwise I would have had one heck of a bill at the end of this month. Anyways needless to write I will be taking a break from blogging and texting until my thumbs heal up.

Trying out my new Blackberry to do a mobile blog post and see just how well it works. Have had a blast so far traveling everywhere I have gone everyone has been very nice. Should be interesting to see jsut how this post looks like when I get back behind a computer screen but I just had to try this feature out to see how well it worked.

Well I am off to the airport this morning and onto my trip around the world. My boyfriend bought me a Blackberry for the trip so I will try and do some mobile blog posts via my new toy, about how things are going on my trip. The GPS should really help me out alot in these towns I know nothing about or how to get around. I worry about my Europe trip the most, with everyone driving on the wrong side of the road compared to the United States it makes me very nervous, so I think am going to ride in taxis the whole time there. Anyways I am off to the airport getting there an hour early due to all the new security measures wish me luck.

Hewlett Packard today demonstrated a new color matching technology that could change the way people shop for products that require color coordination, such as cosmetics.HP Labs, the company’s central research arm, has developed a technology that uses sophisticated imaging algorithms and mobile networking to match colors that complement one another, including makeup specific to skin coloring.

Retailers, consumer goods and other companies that require a high level of color or image coordination could implement the technology to offer services that help their customers select the right products for their needs.

The color matching technology, which is currently in prototype, builds on HP’s expertise in imaging, color science, mobility and networking

This is how it works, instead of sitting down with a consultant at a beauty counter, a shopper photographs herself using a mobile phone camera and while holding a specially designed color chart. The person then sends the photo as an MMS (multimedia message) to an advisory service. That system locates the person’s face within the image and color corrects the image for camera and lighting discrepancies.

Skin pixels are extracted from the color corrected image of the person’s face, and then compared to an existing database of previously captured and analyzed images of skin tones of real people. In a matter of seconds, people using the service receive a text message response with a recommendation on the shades of makeup that are best suited to their complexion.

The technology can work with any mobile operator and on any mobile phone equipped with a camera. Photos demonstrating the color matching technology are available at www.hpl.hp.com/about/media/mobile_image/

Seems that Motorola has applied for a patent for a solar powered cellphone and although it will probably not be enough to fully recharge the phone it will help for those days when you just can not plug in to the wall. Should be interesting to see just how good it works and how much it charges for I would certainatly buy one when it comes to a store near me.