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This morning RED Digital Cinema announced their new products Scarlet and Epic. From the lunatic fringe executive who brought the world bulletproof eyewear, this little gem has taken the top spot in my photography obsession category for the forseeable future. Be sure to scroll through the RED Scarlet / Epic announcement brochure for all the details, but the important thing here is to understand that someone is out there pushing a customizable, pro-grade still camera that also happens to capture motion at greater-than-HD quality and one-quarter-normal speed. I can just picture putting down my Canon 5D to collect dust, while I’m out in the world, shooting gorgeous stills and downright arousing slow motion video.

of electric bullet train travel with the trip visualizer provided on the California High Speed Rail Association website, which comes laced with sexy CG animations of what the golden state will look like twenty years from now, as well as time, distance, and cost calculations.

Having just returned home yesterday from a weekend in Los Angeles, color me particularly jealous of the future-me. He will be able to visit friends and countrymen for a downright pedestrian fifty-five stones, in exchange for an additional ninety-eight minutes of his future-life over my wasteful jet flight. When I think about the cellular data rates future-me will be utilizing on this Elysian journey across Cali, let’s just say I would like to start putting money aside for the purchase of suspended-animation services once Obama’s second term comes to a close. (via Engadget)