Here’s the latest addition to the Web 2.0 bandwagon - befunky - a quick & dirty way to cartoonize your favourite snaps in a jiffy.
The site sports a simple flash interface that allows you to upload your snaps (either from your Desktop or by direct capture through a webcam) and convert them to cartoon caricatures. There are a couple of easy-to-understand parameters like Sketch, Colour, Warp and Goodies which can produce widely varying end-results. You can crop or rotate the picture once you’ve uploaded it, adjust the brightness & colour levels, apply different warp brush sizes as well as do a multiple variations of flipping & layering. You can even add frames, modify facial features (hair, lips, eyes etc.), throw in accessories like jewelry, eyeware & hats and top it up with some custom funky text. The resultant pictures are really cool! Here’s a simple example with the most basic effect applied.
Soon to come is a new feature that’ll allow you to transcend the boundaries of static pictures and apply the same effects to videos as well. Oh Yes! Full-length running videos. Ain’t that awesome?
The site sports a comprehensive Tips & Tricks section which gives you creative tips on how to best utilise the toons you’ve just created, which range from personally branded merchandise to e-cards and ways to spice-up your costume parties. All in all a very easy-to-use and useful web-application that can find a large audience - specially in graphically challenged people, like me 
Can prove to be a viable option for those who don’t have access to Adobe Photoshop and it’s plethora of filters.
Found via: System Hacks
The lack of trust has always been a big issue on the Internet and with the emergence of new collaborative services revolving around Web 2.0 it has only taken a hike for the worse. With every dawning days more and more people / concerns are stepping into the world of blogging, sharing, publishing or selling online - but there’s virtually …
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Here’s a really cool & detailed pixel-art splash featuring a whole bunch of Web 2.0 startups. I found this one at StopGeek.
See how many of them you can spot (it might take a while to load) !!
Incidentally, if you didn’t know what Pixel-Art is…
Pixel art is a form of digital art, created through the use of raster graphics software, where …
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Of all the Web OS-es I’ve reviewed, Desktoptwo can be called a serious contender. The whole interface is flash-based giving it a very sleek look with smooth operation - although some applications might take a while to load.
The interface seems like a cross-breed between Vista’s Aero look and …
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When I first read about this my thoughts were - “Oh no..one more player in the already too crowded Web OS gang !!” How wrong I was ! This one turned out to be a transformation pack for Windows XP, giving you a complete Mac makeover. Visiting the site took my breath away. This one is a MUST SEE. According …
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Craythur is another new kid in the ever-mushrooming Web OS block. It’s heavily reliant on JavaScript/AJAX and primarily based on the Prototype and Script.aculo.us frameworks, which originated on the Mac.
At the first glance it seems that this one is geared more as a Personal Information Manager rather than an all-rounder OS and all the utilities provided on the desktop corroborate …
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YouOS is another experimental operating system that’s built around the Web 2.0 framework and runs straight from your browser providing you with worldwide accessibility (wherever you’ve got an internet connection). Compared to eyeOS, the interface pretty much resembles a Windows or Linux desktop and you can get cracking at it right away. Personally, for me this felt kind of …
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eyeOS is based on the relatively new concept of Web 2.0 and provides you with a new work and organization method. It’s a completely free (Open Source) desktop system running from your browser, where anybody can collaborate and expand it.
It sports a pretty simplistic and cool browser-based interface (desktop) that’s easy to use and refreshing at the same time - …
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