Last Sunday marked the 35th anniversary of Kodak’s filing its first patent for a digital camera. It was on 20 May 1977 that the company submitted a patent application for an “electronic still camera,” 1.5 years after a group of employees had put together a working prototype at its Elmgrove Plant in Rochester. Research scientist Steve Sasson who, as the project leader, is credited with inventing the device, described the prototype as “a rather odd-looking collection of digital circuits that we desperately tried to convince ourselves was a portable camera.” …….. read the whole story

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You think sending an online message without leaving a trail is Mission Impossible? Not when using a website that ensures your message will self-destruct.

The technology making it possible went online this week at BurnNote.com, an online messaging platform that allows users to send notes programmed to disappear after a set period of time.

And not disappear like the discarded emails purged from your “deleted items” folder that live on in a server somewhere………(read the whole story)

The familiar Windows desktop will be all but gone. The above is the default desktop of Windows 8, the successor of Windows 7. The design is touch-screen centric, making it more like a smart phone/tablet. Is the PC-era as we know it coming to an end? (click here for some detailed info on Windows 8 from Microsoft)

Lytro has officially announced its first consumer light field camera, which captures all the rays of light in a scene, opening up new possibilities such as the ability to focus a picture after it’s taken. The Lytro camera features a light field sensor and a light field engine that allows photographers to refocus pictures in-camera. Sporting an f/2 lens with 8x optical zoom, the pocket-sized Lytro camera weighs in at less than 8 ounces. Other highlights include instant start-up and zero shutter lag.

Visit their website here.