Zink Develops Inkless Printing System For Phone Pics
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Zink Imaging LLC is developing an i-pod sized portable device which makes it easy to print photos from digital cameras and phones.
The system uses zero ink - shorten this phrase down and you get ‘Zink’. Instead of ink the device uses heat to activate dye crystals embedded in special photo paper. The dye crystals […]
Samsung Phone Features Optical Joystick
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Samsung is launching the first handset to include an optical joystick.
The SCH-V960 handset is a slider cell phone with a joystick above the number pad. A user can control the joystick with their finger, activating the phone’s onscreen cursor. This could make it easier to operate the cell phone menus and reduce erroneous button-pushing […]
New Photo Sharing and Synchronization Feature
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Alltel Wireless is developing a photo sharing and synchronization feature that will enable PC and Web photo collections to be viewed on mobile phones. It will also send camera phone pictures automatically to a PC and the Web, and allow users to share PC and Web photos from anywhere.
Alltel is launching the service with […]
OKI Develops Iris Recognition for Camera-equipped Mobile Phones and PDAs
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Oki Electric Industry Co., Ltd., a Tokyo-base telecommunications manufacturer, has successfully developed Iris Recognition Technology which manufacturers will be able to include in mobile phones and PDAs.
The technology is based on OKI’s original iris recognition algorithm using standard optical cameras equipped in mobile terminals. The company plans to start distributing the product worldwide in […]
RFI Global Services Launches Camera-phone Module Testing
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RFI Global Services has launched the first camera-phone module test services to be approved by Nokia and STMicroelectronics, the founder members of the Standard Mobile Imaging Architecture (SMIA) forum. The aim of the SMIA forum is to streamline and accelerate camera module development.
Demand for camera phones and other mobile imaging devices has been high, with […]
Video photo frame from Linx
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Linx has launched the audio digital photo frame Photo 8W.
The frame has an 8-inch display to showcase images and video by playing them from a memory card or from a PC through the USB. It includes built-in 1.5W speakers, allowing the user to play music while viewing the slideshow, or playback audio from home […]
New Map Snapper Technology for Cell Phones
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Researchers at Southampton University have developed a cell phone which incorporates a system called Map Snapper, allowing users to find local points of interest on a map.
Map Snapper processes a photo of a printed map, captured on camera phone, and forwards an interactive version of the same map back to the handset.
Points of interest such […]