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I was finally able to make it to Gadgetoff this year in NYC. For those that don’t know, Gadgetoff is a “technology salon” or conference that is similar to TED, but is focused on only the most cutting-edge technologies. Past speakers include such luminaries in the tech world as Dean Kamen (inventor of the Segway and other cool devices), Will Wright (developer of Spore and Sim City), Ramesh Raskar (of the MIT Media Lab’s “Camera Culture” group) - and heck, yah, I was invited to give a speech and a demo too! ^_^

I decided to release a technique that I discovered a while ago (but have kept under wraps) that allows you to hide secret messages in any standard web graphic (say a .jpg or a .png). We call it the the “Kameraflage Effect“, and it’s really really cool.

I must say that the whole Gadgetoff event blew my mind into chunks. I can’t wait for the next Gadgetoff - now it’s back to the lab-o-rino to come up with something brand new to show at the next event!

P.S. Thanks to all those who were involved in creating the Gadgetoff event - especially the Dubno brothers who graciously put up with my constant changing of plans. Sometimes when you are working on curtting-edge technologies there is lame legal red-tape which makes it hard to be able to actually show innovations before they hit the market. A lot of people are involved in bringing a new product to market and you have to respect their desires to know exactly how/when/why/who is taking a peek at their “TOP SECRET” projects. Anyways, I totally salute the Gadgetoff crew!