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DIY Book Scanners Turn Your Books Into Bytes

Priya Ganapati — Sat, 12 Dec 2009 00:45:00 +0000

For about $300, Daniel Reetz created a book scanner at home that can scan a 400-page book in about 20 minutes. Now, he's helping others build similar scanners, spawning a community that could pose a new challenge to copyright and publishers.

Myspace/Imeem Deal Leaves Thousands of Artists Unpaid

Eliot Van Buskirk — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 23:35:00 +0000

Independent artists won't see a dime for songs sold through their Snocap storefronts on MySpace.

Wired.com Readers’ Favorite iPhone Apps of 2009

Brian X. Chen — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 23:17:00 +0000

Your votes are in. Here are Wired.com readers' favorite iPhone apps of 2009.

Video: Takahashi-Meijin’s Button-Mashing Secrets Revealed

Chris Kohler — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 23:00:00 +0000

"The Famous Takahashi" shares uncanny tips and techniques for squeezing an amazing 16 shots per second out of a videogame controller.

Mercedes Brings Hydrogen to the Highway Next Spring

Tony Borroz — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 21:34:00 +0000

The B-Class F-Cell arrives early next year. Now we just need the fueling infrastructure.

Set Up a Webcam for Chats, Streams and YouTube Videos

How-To Wiki — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 20:30:00 +0000

Want to become a YouTube star? Or maybe just video chat with friends across the globe? You'll need to learn how to set up a webcam and a microphone on your computer. Follow these steps and you can start chronicling your life for all to see.

Facebook’s Zuckerberg Becomes Poster Child for New Privacy Settings

Ryan Singel — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 20:20:00 +0000

Facebook wants users to share more with the world and is pushing them that way with new privacy settings. Founder Mark Zuckerberg seems to be leading the charge with a totally open profile and widely shared candid photos.

Spacewalking Astronauts Seen With a Backyard Telescope

Alexis Madrigal — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 20:11:00 +0000

In orbit, an astronaut was working on the International Space Station. Down on Earth, an amateur astronomer pointed his backyard telescope skyward and snapped a portrait of the human in space.

Make a Podcast, Become Internet-Famous

How-To Wiki — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 20:00:00 +0000

Make your voice heard by creating a podcast. All you need is a microphone, some lightweight studio software, and something to say.

3-D Maps, Camera Phones Put ‘Reality’ in Augmented Reality

Eliot Van Buskirk — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 19:22:00 +0000

Augmented-reality apps that provide digital information overlaid on the real world are about to get a lot more convincing.