4 posts and columns on red-eye

New from Google Labs: Google April Fools Overkill

in News on April 1, 2009 at 8:59 am PT

If 2008 (or 2007, 06, 05, 04…) was the year April Fools on the Web jumped the shark, then 2009 was the year it was eaten by it. The Web is so overburdened with pranks this year, it may be that the best April Fools announcement of all proves to be Palm’s, a company promising to deliver real news and not some over-thought hoax. Google alone has posted no fewer than 12 pranks–and none of them match Pigeon Rank in wit.
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A New Picasa Puts a Name To All Those Faces

in The Digital Solution on September 9, 2008 at 3:00 pm PT

An updated Picasa tries to take some of the work out of identifying people in shared photos by using “facial recognition.”

How to Buy Your Next Digital Camera

in The Digital Solution on May 9, 2007 at 12:01 am PT

Digital cameras have evolved recently to include more capabilities, sharper, larger viewing screens and slimmer builds. The Mossberg Solution offers an overview of what you’ll need to know when buying a new camera.

Calming Security Fears

in Mossberg’s Mailbox on December 29, 2005 at 12:01 am PT

This week Walt Mossberg answers questions about Internet security fears, red-eye elimination in photos and software availability for Macs.