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Content Aware Image Sizing

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Content aware image sizing is a method of resizing an image horizontally or vertically by removing pixels. In the picture above we're resizing horizontally and the cyan line is the pixels that will be removed. What's even neater is you can give hints of what parts to preserve or which parts to preferencially remove. Watch the video it explains it all. Here's the research paper .

Nintendo Wii outsells XBox 360

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Looks like the Wii has finally outsold the XBox 360 in worldwide sales, despite the one year lead by Microsoft. Although my favorite site doesn't yet say that yet.

Welcome to the Uncanny Valley

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This model follows your cursor with her eyes and is very well done. So well done it's creepy .