Latest Gadgets, Tablets and Smartphones
A few weeks ago we mentioned the Canon EOS 7D was launching soon. A video has arrived on the net showing exactly what sort of 1080p quality you can expect from this camera. The video’s were captured by Dan Chung and filmed in low light using a 1600 to 6400 ISO setting.
Also, another test rig can also be viewed showing Matt Jaspers Canon EOS 7D setup. Check out the images after the jump as well as the 1080p HD video test, both look superb. [Read more…]
Researchers at MIT are currently working on a retinal implant that can bypass damaged cells and send visual input to the brain to help restore vision.
Those who use the implant will need to wear a pair of glasses which have a built in camera embedded in them. The signal from the camera will then be sent to the microchip embedded in the eye which will then forward that visual signal on to the brain.
Although vision won’t be 100% fixed with the implant the camera and chip combination will help those to navigate around a room for example. [Read more…]
The iPhone 3G S has got a new application being made available that uses augmented reality. It is called Bionic Eye and uses AR to overlay information on to a real-time camera view. Local information of the surrounding area is displayed from a POI database and it lets you see where your nearest restaurant is for example.
Other POI (points of interest) could include wi-fi hotspots, trainstations, hotels and many other categories. The current database has over 100,000 entries in there which covers various US cities along with the UK, France and Tokyo making it quite a cool application if you happen to live in one of those areas. [Read more…]
The LG Viewty Smart GC900 is an upgrade from the popular LG Viewty launched back in 2007. The latter version was launched a few months ago in June. We decided it was time to take a look at the LG Viewty Smart and review it to see how it compares to the latest phones from LG.
The Viewty Smart is a big upgrade to the original Viewty. It uses the S-Class 3D interface that we first saw on the LG Arena, has an 8 megapixel camera, A-GPS, 1.5GB of memory, WiFi and HSDPA. Looks wise, the LG Viewty Smart looks more similar to the Arena in design rather than the original Viewty. That’s understandable though considering the original Viewty is around 2 years old now. [Read more…]
The Pentax Optio M85 has been announced. It is a point and shoot camera that has a 12 megapixel CCD sensor, 3x optical zoom and a 3 inch LCD screen.
The camera measures 19mm in thickness and weighs 128g. The body of the Optio M85 is metal making it quite a sturdy pocket sized camera. [Read more…]
Microsoft Courier is dual screen booklet device that is in the late stages of development. Looking at the video below you will see it’s actually a very cool looking device that aims to make your working and personal life a lot easier.
The Microsoft Courier has what looks to be 2x 7″ screens that are both multi-touch and work together to form 1 large screen, or 2 separate work spaces. It is designed to be used with a stylus and finger so that you can flick things from one screen to another while using the pen to write with. The video presentation shows a journal being created, shared and task lists being written out.
Statuses, like wireless signal and battery life, are displayed along the rim of one of the screens. On the back cover is a camera, and it might charge through an inductive pad, like the Palm Touchstone charging dock for Pre.
USB 3.0 was announced a while back and what we have here is a new webcam designed to be USB 3.0 compliant. It is built by Point Grey and the specs are quite impressive as it can actually capture full HD at 1080p at an impressive 60 frames per second.
Due to the wider bandwidth available on USB 3.0, it allows raw data to be pushed through allowing it to function at the higher resolution and frame rate.
Inside the camera there is a 3 megapixel Sony CMOS sensor that is capable of capturing the 1920×1080 pixels needed to make up the resolution. [Read more…]
Orange in the UK have rolled out a new ROM update for HTC Hero users. The new update includes speed increases for navigation through the phone as well as a new feature for the camera that includes a touch-to-focus feature.
The updates for the HTC Hero have been available for about a week now, but both Orange and T-Mobile users were unable to install the update until now. [Read more…]
Mobile phone cameras can be awkward to work with and unless you hold very still you often get a bad image. Mobile Mechatronics are wanting to tackle this problem and have created the Blur Tripod for the iPhone.
The tripod comes with a tripod adapter, and a mini tripod and also requires that a $0.99 application is downloaded to the iPhone that ads a shutter delay mode allowing you to run in to the shot. The tripod and adapter cost $14.99 making the total just shy of $16. [Read more…]
A new 3D scanner has been unveiled by the Z Corporation company. They claim it’s the worlds most affordable 3D scanner, but at a price of $28,900 it’s still not cheap.
The camera is capable of capturing 3D data and putting that data in to a computer and has a resolution of 0.1mm with an accuracy of up to 80 microns.
The ZScanner 600 is a handheld device that you use to capture a number of shots of your subject and the data is then pieced together to create a 3D model. [Read more…]
Amazon have a great deal today (only) on the Aiptek A-HD 720p 8 megapixel HD camcorder. The HD camcorder is capable of capturing images that are 1280 x 720 pixels in size at 30 frames per second. The camera is on offer for $79.99 which is $20 cheaper than the list price.
The HD camcorder is palm sized and as well as being able to capture HD video it can also capture still images. The screen on the camera measures 2.4 inches and is a TFT LCD display. The screen also can swivel 27 degrees if needed to get the right viewing angle. [Read more…]
The new SanDisk Extreme Pro CompactFlash cards have been designed to handle the latest DSLR cameras that need to write more data quickly. Up to 90MB/s write speed can be achieved with this card allowing burst mode to be a lot quicker.
The CompactFlash cards come with capacities of up to 64GB with the other sizes offered being 16GB and 32GB. Having up to 64GB of fast storage in your camera helps to take a huge amount of pictures as well as being able to store HD video too. [Read more…]
