Mobile Photobucket site launched
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News Corp’s image-sharing site, Photobucket, has launched a mobile version of its Web site, which allows camera phone users to upload and view their own photos and videos, and share them with other users.
In summer 2007, a survey by News Corp’s Internet division, Fox Interactive Media, found that 80% of Photobucket users have a [...]
Eye-Fi Inc’s camera card wins prize at CES
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Eye-Fi Inc’s wireless Eye-Fi card, which wirelessly sends pictures from a digital camera to a computer, beat nine other gadgets to win the traditional Last Gadget Standing session at CES 2008 in Las Vegas.
The competition is staged by Yahoo Inc and the winner is the gadget which the audience applauds the most.
Eye-Fi Inc’s [...]
Printers for phone pics unveiled at CES
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Polaroid has introduced a portable printer which allows camera phone users to take a photograph and print it without the need for a computer. The printer will also connect to a digital camera.
The inkless printer uses thermal printing technology and special paper. It takes less than a minute to print 2-inch-by-3-inch prints pictures. Polaroid plans [...]
Moto Z10 features movie studio technology
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Motorola has unveiled the Moto Z10, a kick-slider phone with ‘movie studio’ functionality which allows users to capture, edit and upload movies to sites such as YouTube, Google, Yahoo! And ShoZu.
The company expects the device to revolutionise video recording on the mobile phone.
The Moto Z10 has a spun stainless steel, polished metallic [...]
Sony develops thinner multi-touch LCD display
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Sony has unveiled new technology which enables the production of a thinner multi-touch display and helps to ensure input quality.
Multi-touch displays are becoming more popular and are used in devices such as the iPhone.
The company’s new 3.5-inch multi-touch LCD uses optical sensing technology. It features a 640 x 480 resolution screen made of [...]
SnapTell launches mobile marketing campaign
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US-based SnapTell has developed innovative technology which allows camera phone users to take a picture of an advert and receive money-off vouchers for the product.
The company has launched its first mobile marketing campaign, which gives a discount on wine at Wine Enthusiast’s website.
Camera phone users simply take a photo of the Wine Enthusiast [...]
CPIQ Initiative enters second phase
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The International Imaging Industry Association Camera Phone Image Quality (CPIQ) Initiative is entering the second phase of its campaign to develop repeatable, robust, test methods for evaluating the metrics associated with image quality.
The consortium, which aims to improve the image quality of camera phones, includes major companies such as Texas Instruments, Nokia Corporation, Philips Lumileds [...]
Nokia camera phone simplifies shopping
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Nokia has taken its barcode reading technology several steps further and is developing a smartphone that can order an item online from a photo taken by the user.
Barcode reading applications are already available on many mobiles, allowing phone users to scan barcodes on advertising posters or in newspaper ads. The codes direct the phone’s [...]
5-megapixel, zoom lenses mainstream in two years
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The Photonics Industry and Technology Development Association (PIDA) in Taiwan expects 5-megapixel camera phones with zoom to become standard within one to two years.
At the moment, most camera phones feature 1.3-megapixel or 2-megapixel non-zoom lenses, although more and more higher spec phones are coming on to the market.
Th LG KU990 Viewty, Samsung SGH-G600, [...]
SFR and Streamezzo power Vodafone Live! 2.0
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French 3G mobile operator, SFR, has entered into a partnership with Streamezzo, to provide the software infrastructure for the next-gen Vodafone live! 2.0 rich media portal interface.
Vodafone live! 2.0 is an interactive portal which provides access to Vodafone Live!, a WAP-based portal service offered to SFR via an optimized rich media interface.
With Streamezzo’s platform, [...]
Nokia promises HD video for cellphones
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Nokia’s Chief Technology Officer, Tero Ojanpera, has told Reuters news agency that he expects video recording on cellphones to reach high definition (HD) quality in just a couple of years time.
Nokia’s recently launched N95 cellphone is the first in its range to have the ability to record television quality video.
HD quality video could drive [...]
iPhone popularity prompts free software from SAP
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SAP has announced that its new software for sales-force automation will be compatible with Apple’s iPhone. SAP is launching the software this month.
The software will load business contacts, information on sales prospects and account data onto the iPhone.
The popularity of the device with salespeople has led SAP to introduce versions of the new software [...]
Nokia patents swivelling camera design
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Nokia has patented a design that could see mobile phones being equipped with cameras which can be adjusted for different shooting modes. The design could also help improve photo quality.
The design features a bar mounted sideways at the top of the phone, on which the camera rests. The camera can swivel to face [...]
DxO provides enhanced depth of field for phone cameras
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DxO Labs has announced the availability of DxO IPE, the first Embedded Image Processing Solution (ISP) for camera phones with built-in Enhanced Depth of Field (EDOF) and Optical Fault Correction.
DxO IPE solutions combine digital optics technology which supports low light lens designs, enhanced depth-of-field designs and low profile lens designs with DSC-class image signal [...]
Cellphone concept features full-size USB port
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Yanko Design, a weblog dedicated to the best in modern design, is featuring an innovative cell phone design by Vincent Palicki.
Industrial designer Palicki’s vision for a future Sony Ericsson handset is a slender, candy bar phone, complete will full size USB port.
The design would make it simple to transfer media - simply plug in [...]
OKI technology could halve size of camera phones
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Semiconductor manufacturer, OKI, has developed a new manufacturing technique which could cut the size of camera modules for mobile phones by 50 percent.
The company has started a contract assembly service for W-CSP (Wafer level Chip Sized Package) semiconductors, which uses innovative through-hole technology.
Further miniaturisation of camera modules requires smaller image sensors. OKI’s new [...]
Samsung announces first 8 megapixel CMOS camera sensor
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Samsung has announced the world’s first 8-megapixel CMOS camera phone sensor.
Despite the extra pixels, the 10.5 x 11.5 x 9.4-mm sensor is around the same size as current 3 megapixel CMOS modules, making it easy to integrate into current handset designs.
This could help lower the cost of building higher megapixel camera phones, although [...]
Motorola strategy causes CMOS sensor shortage
Permalink: Motorola strategy causes CMOS sensor shortage by Jan Harris
According to a report in Taiwan’s DigiTimes, there is currently a shortage of CMOS sensors for camera phones, largely caused by Motorola’s efforts to increase shipments in the final quarter of 2007.
The problem has been exacerbated because Micron, a major supplier of CMOS sensors, recently scaled back production in preparation for an anticipated slowdown [...]
ClassifEye technology guards camera phone identity
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ClassifEye has developed fingerprint authentication technology which is compatible with most camera phones, to prevent identity theft.
The solution does not require any additional hardware such as fingerprint sensors, USB keys and code generators, making it cost-effective and easy to deploy.
A camera phone user simply downloads the ClassifEye software directly to the device.
The [...]
Google confirms Android phone software
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Google has finally announced its open-source mobile phone software, Android.
Android, which comprises an operating system, middleware, a user-friendly interface and applications, should be available in phones in the second half of 2008.
Google has established the Open Handset Alliance to develop Android. The Alliance has 34 members including mobile operators such as T-Mobile and handset [...]