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Use your phone’s camera to solve equations with PhotoMath

The developer calls it the world’s first camera calculator. I call it a valuable tool for a parent helping with his kid’s math homework and attempting to remember grade-school arithmetic or middle-school algebra. With PhotoMath , you can simply snap a picture of a math equation and it instantly delivers the answer, while also providing step-by-step instructions on how to solve it. As with any calculator tool, its power could be harnessed for evil. Students will certainly use PhotoMath to do the heavy lifting for them, scanning their math homework with the app and scribbling down the answers without learning the concepts. Used the right way, however, PhotoMath can help students check their work and show them how to arrive at the correct answer. And it can help parents brush up on math lessons learned long ago. Here’s how it works: Step 1: Place the equation inside frame while holding the phone directly above. You can drag to adjust the size and shape of the fra

Wirecast | Make your TV

Wirecast from Telestream is a live video streaming production tool that allows Mac and Windows users to create live or on-demand broadcasts for the web. Wirecast works like a video switcher, controlling real-time switching between multiple live video cameras, while dynamically mixing in other source media, such as QuickTime movies, music, audio and slides to create professional broadcast productions for live or on-demand distribution on the web. Specifications Support for multiple cameras Support for DVI/VGA feed input Chroma key (blue/green screen) Scene transitions Built-in lower-third titling Desktop Presenter - makes Macintosh or Windows Desktop available as a source H.264 3D Graphics QuickTime Streaming Server Support Keynote Integration Multiple Layers Multiple Broadcast Support, when ready to go live, it provides direct integration with a number of streaming service providers. A direct integration with Limelight Networks, adds support for Flash streaming