If you tuned into tonight's WGN Evening News at 5:30 p.m., you heard us talk about all kinds of fun new gadgets hitting store shelves soon. But one story really peaked my interest. Whenever science finds a way to preserve history, it's always worth a mention.
The Codex Sinaiticus
Better known as the oldest Bible in existence, this hand written work has survived since the 4th century, around the time of Constantine the Great.
For the past four years, scientists and scholars have painstakingly restored and digitized what's left of this great work. On the website you can look up specific chapters and zoom in and out. You can even change the light value for each page. More from the AP story....
As it survives today, Codex Sinaiticus comprises just over 400 large leaves of prepared animal skin, each of which measures 15 inches by 13.5 inches (380 millimeters by 345 millimeters). It is the oldest book that contains a complete New Testament and is only missing parts of the Old Testament and the Apocrypha.
You can see the work for yourself here. They're experiencing heavy traffic right now so the site is pretty slow, but give it some time. It's worth the wait.
As for the rest of this week's Tech Talk.....
The Codex SinaiticusBetter known as the oldest Bible in existence, this hand written work has survived since the 4th century, around the time of Constantine the Great.
For the past four years, scientists and scholars have painstakingly restored and digitized what's left of this great work. On the website you can look up specific chapters and zoom in and out. You can even change the light value for each page. More from the AP story....
As it survives today, Codex Sinaiticus comprises just over 400 large leaves of prepared animal skin, each of which measures 15 inches by 13.5 inches (380 millimeters by 345 millimeters). It is the oldest book that contains a complete New Testament and is only missing parts of the Old Testament and the Apocrypha.
You can see the work for yourself here. They're experiencing heavy traffic right now so the site is pretty slow, but give it some time. It's worth the wait.
As for the rest of this week's Tech Talk.....
It's time for your television to lose some weight!Thin is in. No, I'm not talking about the beach. Today the AP published a feature about some of the thinnest TV's on the market, and how some retailers are picking "skinny" to be the next big trend. So how thin can some sets get? Sony has unveiled its new line of OLED models that are as thin as 3 credit cards. Check out this video from the 2008 Consumer Electronic Show....
Some of Sony's latest OLED models are retailing for as little as $2,500. The only problem - the televisions are only 11" in diameter. So I guess you'll be admiring how thin your television is while sitting a foot in front of it!
iTwitter - the first iPhone Twitter application to use PUSH!If you're on Twiiter, you probably noticed one of the most talked-about topics on your feed today. It was iTwitter, the first iPhone Twitter application to use PUSH technology. This means that direct messages or @ responses pop up when your phone is in its home screen.
I downloaded the applicaiton this afternoon and have been playing with it for a few hours. It has a really well designed interface. I like the "nearby tweets" function that uses your current location to find others tweeting around you.
My only complaint has to do with the PUSH feature. In order to have the messages pop up, they have to be sent from somebody else using iTwitter! How annoying is that? I enjoy the app and I know it's free, but you can't just assume everybody's going to download it. So I still have to log in and see if anybody is @ responsing me, defeating the entire purpose of PUSH in the first place.
ReadWriteWeb wrote their take on iTwitter as well, and they're complaining about the same thing. Read it here.
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