You can play Fruit Ninja with your fingertips, you can play it with your eyes, so it’s reasonable enough that hand waving should control it too. And while gesture-sensing technology is hardly new, Teutonic outfit pmdtechnologies has been teasing a miniaturized edition of its depth camera that’s ripe for embedding into small consumer electronics devices. All we’ve got so far is a short video (after the break) outlining its potential, but that’s enough to hope someone can go head-to-head with Microsoft in the space.
Anybody who has done some fishing probably thought at some point: “Hmmm… Are there really any fish here?” With Thanko’s new waterproof infrared camera/monitor for fishing, you can attach the monitor to the grip of your fishing pole, scan the water and see with an actual camera if there are fish around you. The monitor is 3.5 inches with built-in battery that allows you to use it for 2-4 hours straight. Even in murky water or dark ocean, it’s usable because of the …
Panasonic is going to release 3 new tough digital movie camera models this month. The hardcore “WA30″ model is the new ultimate handheld camera to use to take active outdoor scene videos. It is waterproof (10m), dustproof, shockproof (1.5m), freezeproof (-10 degree Celsius) and the design is a good ergonomic one-hand style. Its wide 2.6 inch LC display rotates 285 degrees and you can take photos/movies from any angles. Still images are 16M pixels. It can also take photos while …
Panasonic is releasing a hands-free wearable compact camera “HX-A100″ on May 1. Take action videos or still images of all your activities. The camera part and body part are 2 separate units. The camera is a light 30g and by using the attached ear hook you can take handsfree movies or photos from the direction of your eyes. The body part can be attached to your arm using the armband case. It is compatible with Wi-Fi, so broadcast your cycling activity live through Ustream, or …
After a complete refresh of its iOS app and full-on iPad support, Tumblr’s keeping the updates coming for the Apple set with version 3.3. The main tweak is with the camera, which the microblogging company’s taken from a fairly barebones affair to one in which you can adjust the flash, add a rule-of-thirds grid and access galleries by swiping up from below. Other features include the ability to create photosets straight from the app, double-tap posts to like and easily change your avatar or add URLs. The latter will seek out the title of an article when you type in the web address — always a bonus on a site where pop culture references flow like water.
It would appear that Samsung will be connecting their Smart TV and smartphone universes once again with the Samsung Galaxy S4 and the possibility of 3D video and photo capture. Though we’ve not specifically seen the device and it’s camera working in-the-flesh quite yet, a patent filed just a few days ago by the company whose Smart 3D TV segment is already live and in-action may be too good not to be true. This and the possibility of the first appearance of Samsung’s next-generation “Octa” Exynos processor under the hood are making the Galaxy S4 a smartphone that’s not to be missed.
The Samsung Galaxy S4 has been tipped to be coming with a 4.9-inch display with AMOLED technology flavored with a bit of futuristic tech that’ll make it about 30% brighter than past iterations. Call that Green PHOLED if you dare. The display is set to be rolling out with a massive 1080 x 1920 pixel resolution too, this making the device a beastly 440PPI – so sharp it’ll cut your eyeballs apart.
The Samsung Exynos 5 Octa quad-core processor has been tipped several times for the Galaxy S4. With that and the smooth excellence of Android 4.2 Jelly Bean as well as Samsung’s own TouchWiz in its newest iteration, this device will be a beast when it comes to futuristic mobile computing. Then there’s the camera.
Today’s tip from PatentBolt suggests that the Samsung Galaxy S4 will be working with some form of 3D camera action. With the “2D to 3D” sort of logo appearing in trademark form today connected with the following text, the Galaxy S4 coming with 3D processing technology has become a real possibility. We’re not going to see a double-camera situation like we did with past 3D-capable smartphones, instead we’ll be seeing post-shot processing (if we see any such 3D abilities at all, that is).
“Application software for smart phones; application software for tablet computers; digital cameras; USB flash drives; mobile telephones; portable media players; portable computers; rechargeable batteries; smart phones; tablet computers; wireless headsets; lenses for cameras.”
BONUS: You’ll notice the 3D logo is an ever-so-slight modification of Samsung’s previous 3D logo used on their Smart TV line – as seen in our recent Samsung UN55ES8000 55-inch Smart TV Review, too!
If you’ll have a peek at the logo and compare the ever-so-slight 3D-looking “4″ in the invite for the event for the device coming up this week, you’ll find yourself wondering. Could the Galaxy S4 be bringing on 3D technology without a double-dose of camera lens action? We’ll see on the 14th – SlashGear will be in NYC to bring you the full story!
Remember the Socialmatic camera concept by ADR-Studio? It’s been almost a year since they unveiled the instant camera basically takes Instagram to a whole new level. It took a while, but they’re going ahead with production for the Socialmatic, which is expected to launch early next year.
That said, a few changes are in order. The Socialmatic will no longer be exclusively linked to Instagram (for obvious reasons), but will instead allow users to share their snaps on Socialmatic’s own network or on the usual social media channels, like Twitter, Facebook, and of course, Instagram. What sets the camera apart is that it’ll come with an internal printer, so you can print your favorite photos instantly and wherever you want to.
The Socialmatic camera will will run on Android and come with 16GB of internal storage. It will also be equipped with Wi-Fi, 3G and Bluetooth connectivity, GPS, as well as have an SC-HD slot for external storage. It’s also expected to have a large 4:3 ratio LCD viewfinder which takes up almost the entire back of the camera, and offer true optical zoom.
In case you were wondering about the branding, the Socialmatic team is currently working with Polaroid to help bring the camera to market, though there’s currently no final agreement for them to produce the camera. No pricing information has been made available yet.
Just when we thought everything was good and dandy with HTC’s latest smartphone, something just had to cause problems. But of course, what launch goes smoothly these days anyway? It’s reported that the HTC One is being delayed to due shortages with the smartphone’s UltraPixel camera module, according to industry insiders.
According to BriefMobile, sources say that HTC is having difficulty scrounging up enough components to keep up with production of their new flagship handset, specially the components needed to put together the camera module. This could mean that delays may be imminent, and that next week’s planned launch of the device may have to wait. That, or not very many units will be available at launch.
It’s said that shortages of the voice coil motor (VCM) and the compact camera module (CCM) used in the HTC One’s UltraPixel camera are to blame, with yield rates only allowing for anywhere between 800,000 to 1.2 million One devices being manufactured over the next few months. HTC could still stick with their March 15 launch date, but shipments to smaller markets around the world may be delayed into May. This includes Singapore, Taiwan, China, and Japan.
This means that a US launch happening on time is still possible, and will most likely happen anyway, but the company may not have enough units on hands as originally expected. With the announcement of Samsung’s Galaxy S IV coming just a day before the HTC One launch, let’s hope HTC will have everything in place. Of course, this is only a rumor at this point, so take the possible delay with a grain of salt.
Fans of sports have always been trying their best to get as close to the action as they possibly could. They buy tickets to games with the closest seat possible and buy the largest HDTVs so they can see every bit of the action as close as possible. One thing that has yet to be considered in sports is to strap a camera on the referee since they’re always in the middle of the action, but Fox Sports AU has gone ahead and done that to show what it would look like in a special segment on Rugby HQ.
The RefCam slaps a GoPro camera onto a referee’s ear that allows viewers to get in on the action right at the playing level. The results of the RefCam are absolutely amazing as the amount of action fans can view from the camera makes previous forms of watching sports seem prehistoric.
Rugby fans praised the RefCam to the point where they’re already considering allowing the technology to offer a first-hand view of the action again. Hopefully US sports associations or at least their broadcast partners are taking note as we could easily see the RefCam do well with football, basketball and maybe even baseball games if they were introduced.
Samsung must not be very attached to the NX1000: the mirrorless camera isn’t even a year old, and its creator is already rushing to post details of the follow-up. Manuals for the NX1100 have surfaced on the company’s site that confirm the camera’s look while revealing details. And… it’s no great shakes, at least from what Samsung has disclosed. There’s still a 20.3-megapixel sensor, an ISO 12,800 sensitivity limit, a 3-inch LCD and 802.11n WiFi. Software also looks similar on the surface. As long as the manuals aren’t just placeholders, then, the improvements are likely tougher to quantify. We just hope that official documentation means a short wait.
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