Here’s another app that’s finally made it to Microsoft’s mobile OS, Flipboard. We’ll admit, we’re fans, so it was great to see the news aggregator’s icon line up alongside several other apps looking to take advantage of Nokia’s new imaging SDK. Vine, however, wasn’t mentioned there and was nestled within Nokia’s official press release Unfortunately, there was no mention of a release date for either (although Hipstamatic will finally arrive when the Lumia 1020 does), but we’ll update you when we hear more.
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At its Nokia Lumia 1020launch event, Nokia’s just announced a new version of its Here Maps app that’s bringing more features to Livesight location-based augmented reality. On top of letting you pan around on the view finder and see info for shops and other landmarks as before, you’ll also be able to tap the “virtual signs” in the view and see more details and similar location categories. As before, the app will work without a data connection, “much to the regret of our AT&T partners,” as CEO Stephen Elop put it. There’s no firm date for the update as of yet, But Nokia said it’ll hit all its Lumia devices when it does, as with all the recently announced Here updates.
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So hidden in Nokia’s announcement of some new apps for its Lumia line was a little announcement about Hipstamatic. It’s making a lens app for Nokia, and it can share your photos to other social networks. Including Instagram. So, essentially, Windows Phone just got its first real Instagram app.
This week the folks at Nokia have gone through not only the basic vision for the Nokia Lumia 1020, but it’s 41 megapixel PureView photography abilities as well. What we’re getting to see here is the machine’s aim to not just take one massive photo each time it shoots, but an array of photos. You’ll be seeing high-energy high-density sharp and bright photos no matter the size you capture: 38 megapixel or 34-megapixel images in 4:3 and 16:9 aspect ratios, large and small.
This device works with a 41-megapixel backside illuminated sensor the likes of which advance that of the technology found in the original Nokia 808 PureView (a device which also uses a 41-megapixel sensor. This sensor is indeed – as you may have guessed, the largest image sensor in any consumer smartphone at the moment, and the machine comes in black, white, and yellow, as well – have a peek at full details on the device here: Nokia Lumia 1020 PureView official.
Then know this: as you take each photo at its massive 38 or 34-megapixel size, you’ll also be capturing a 5-megapixel photo. This photo will be captured and processed with Nokia’s own Oversampling techniques. This Oversampling process is said by Nokia to be processing 1 billion pixels per second when shooting video, as well.
This machine works with image stabilization the likes of which appeared in the Nokia Lumia 920, 925, 928, and the whole process will be working with “blur free, super high detailed photos day or night.” That’s Nokia’s Elop speaking, and he also promises “2nd generation image stabilization” for this machine while he’s at it – the Nokia Lumia 1020 also works with a new generatiopn in OIS, with a lovely series of ball bearings around this device’s housing.
With six lenses made by ZEISS – you might known it all better as Carl Zeiss, mind you, but the name is ZEISS forevermore. With this setup you’ll be getting digital zoom the likes of which we’ve not seen before.
Zoom in on a shot, take the shot, look at the shot, and zoom out again (even if you’ve taken the shot zoomed in) – the extra image data still persists. This setup also allows “Rich Recording” – aka loud audio recording for when you’re at a massively ear-destroying concert – as well as long exposure modes (for light painting, of course).
This is all done with the machines’ new Pro camera app which we’ll get into deeper soon – stay tuned!
Nokia has just made the Lumia 1020 official after numerous leaks and rumors. We ended up getting a glimpse of AT&T’s self-leak earlier this morning when they accidentally hit the big green button on a promo video, but the carrier made the phone official today, and it’s coming later this month on July 26th for $299.
The Lumia 1020 sports a 41-megapixel camera sensor, and Nokia is talking it up big time at the company’s event in New York City today. The 1020 builds on the pixel-oversampling technology of the original Nokia 808 PureView, but this new device packs it all into a smaller form factor, as well as squeezes in some other new bells and whistles.
AT&T’s landing page for the Lumia 1020 is already live, and while you can’t pre-order the device just yet (pre-orders start July 16), you can enter in your email address to get a notification for when you’ll be able to reserve your own unit. The phone will come in black, white, and yellow on AT&T.
The Lumia 1020 sports a 4.5-inch AMOLED HD+ display with a resolution of 1280×768, all topped off with a protective layer of Gorilla Glass 3. On the inside, there’s a dual-core Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 processor clocked at 1.5GHz with 2GB of RAM and 32GB of internal storage. You’ll also be treated with a handful of connectivity options, including LTE, WiFi a/b/g/n, Bluetooth 3.0, GPS, and NFC.
However, though, the biggest feature of the 1020 is its impressive camera on the back. 41MP is pretty intense, and the camera on the inside even includes ball bearings in order to cut down on camera shake to avoid blurry photos. It’s certainly not anything like most smartphone cameras today, and we’ll be getting hands on with the device shortly. Stay tuned!
Commander Chris Hadfield may be the new poster boy for the Canadian Space Agency, but before the Mustachioed Ontarian hit the scene that crown was held by the supremely versatile Canadarm telerobotic system. Now a new generation of robo-arms are taking to the skies, where they’ll act as orbiting satellite mechanics.
Just like how we have covered our fair share of portable wireless speakers over here on Coolest Gadgets in the past, another particular area where this particular niche gizmo is dime a dozen would be the phone charger. All phones come packed with their respective charger, although over the years, you would have realized that a single charger is good enough to play nice with a myriad of other phones, as long as they share the same connectors. Well, this begs the question, are all phone chargers created equal? The correct answer would be “No”, as evident by the flaming hope that this Kickstarter project, the Wrist Charge phone charger, claims.
What makes the Wrist Charge phone charger so different from the rest is its highly portable nature. Whenever you want to travel outdoors with your phone charger, you would not need a bag or backpack to toss it in, just slap the Wrist Charge phone charger around your, well, wrist, and you’re good to go. Not only does it ensure that your smartphone gets the necessary amount of juice whenever required, it will also double up as a fashion accessory when not in use.
The Wrist Charge phone charger will hook up any mobile device to a USB port to keep the battery going, and it will work with a myriad of iPhone models in addition to all Android-powered smartphones. Wrist Charge inventor and CEO Jerry Castro, said, “Wrist Charge is the most efficient product that I have designed to date. Wrist Charge provides convenience on the go, prevents lost phone chargers, and eliminates unnecessary clutter. Wrist Charge was created to help make cell phone users lives a little easier.”
If you want to see Wrist Charge being made a reality, a $15 contribution would definitely net you a Wrist Charge that you can call your own should it meet its target goal, where it will then be valued at $29.99. Instant win!
It has now been announced that Alfred, a local recommendations service, will be shut down by Google on July 19th. Users can collect their data by tomorrow.
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