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Images
All of the images within the website and video were taken by members of the NIBEye development team. Veterinarian picture given by community member. Image information withheld following NSTA/ExploraVision final round team geographic information sharing guidelines.

Software
Adobe Dreamweaver CS4 v10.0 Build 4117 — hybrid WYSIWYG and code-based web development application
Adobe Photoshop CS4 Extended v11.0 — image and graphics editing application used to create website and video graphics
Apple Final Cut Express HD v3.5.1 — suite of video editing tools used to compile the video
Apple GarageBand v2.0.2 (50) — music and podcast creation tool used for background track and recording of narration
Blender v2.49b — open-source tool used for 3D creation and animation

Hardware
Apple iMac — 2.16 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo processor / 1 GB 667 MHz DDR2 SDRAM
Apple MacBook — 2.40 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo processor / 4 GB RAM
Apple Mac Pro — 2 x 2.26 GHz Intel Quad-Core Nehalem processor / 6 GB RAM
Apple Mac Pro — 2 x 2.26 GHz Intel Quad-Core Xeon processor / 6 GB 1066 MHz DDR3 RAM
ASUS EeePC 1005HA — 1.66 GHz Intel Atom processor / 1 GB RAM
Hewlett-Packard LE2201w (NK571AA) LCD monitor
Hewlett-Packard vp15 — 3.46 GHz Intel Celeron D processor / 2 GB RAM
Toshiba Color TV, CF27G30
Toshiba Satellite L-500 — 2.20 GHz Intel Pentium Dual-Core processor / 3 GB RAM
Toshiba Satellite Pro — 2.00 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo processor / 3 GB RAM
Toshiba DVD player, SD-4100KU2