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Boffins come up with camera the size of a salt grain
Published in PC Hardware


Just don’t dowse them with vinegar

Boffins at Princeton University and the University of Washington have developed an ultracompact camera the size of a coarse grain of salt.

AI lets cameras catch you on your mobile
Published in AI
Friday, 23 September 2022 10:38

AI lets cameras catch you on your mobile


Something else they can fine you for 

UK coppers are using an AI-based camera system to catch drivers using mobile phones or not wearing a seat belt.

Apple admits camera on expensive iPhones has rubbish software
Published in Mobiles


Will be providing a rubber band and software which does work next week

Fruity cargo-cult Apple is having some serious headaches with the software in its iPhone 14 Pro and iPhone 14 Pro Max and has admitted that it will have to fix it before the camera will work properly.

Hacked security cameras still wide open
Published in IoT
Thursday, 25 August 2022 11:25

Hacked security cameras still wide open


I am ready for my close up Mr. DeMille

Shedloads of IP security cameras made by China-based Hikvision are still unpatched even if a fix was issued for a critical security bug nearly a year ago.

Dell releases barrel camera
Published in News
Friday, 19 August 2022 09:53

Dell releases barrel camera


I am ready for my close up Mr. DeMille

Dell has released a new is adding a new barrel-shapped Dell Pro Webcam.

Xilinx starts 8-megapixel automotive camera era
Published in Transportation


OMNIVISION Demonstrates Industry’s First 8-Megapixel LFM Image Sensor

If you ask Elon Mask, cameras are the most important sensor in order to get to the full self-driving. We believe that a combination of radar, camera, and lidar, if price permits, is the best way, but this is just us. In that light, Xilinx, in partnership with OMNIVISION has demonstrated the Industry’s First 8-Megapixel LFM Image sensor system for forward-looking automotive camera systems. In plain words, an 8-megapixel camera will make the car see much further, clearer, and get more detail, directly increasing the security of the vehicle and its passengers.

Dimensity 9000 fails to prove its premium chipset
Published in Mobiles


Lacks in GPU, 5G, imaging, features 

MediaTek Dimensity 9000 got a lot of coverage, and the marketing machine is trying to promote this chipset as a premium. Guess what? Dimensity 9000 is not a premium chipset as it suffers from stitched stock Cortex IP, stock Mali GPU, lack of premium phone design wins, and, most importantly, too optimistic SoC clocks. The clocks, especially the mid-cluster, might get the company in trouble due to the high energy drain. 

Xilinx and Motovis Introduce Further Automotive Forward Camera Innovation
Published in Transportation


Complete Hardware and Software Solution

The forward-facing camera market is a growing market, and according to Strategy Analytics, it is poised to grow to a $2.4B market. Most new cars are equipped with a forward-facing camera that keeps the vehicle in lane, helps systems such as adaptive cruise control or low speed follow, detect cars, objects, pedestrians, and many more.

Camera bumps might be thing of the past
Published in News
Thursday, 10 October 2019 11:03

Camera bumps might be thing of the past


But bumps are for superior beings 

Camera bumps on smartphones may soon go away thanks to a team of researchers at the University of Utah who've developed a radically thin camera lens.

Xiaomi and Oppo show under-display camera prototypes
Published in Mobiles


Notch- and hole-free phones eventually coming

While some smartphones makers have found a way to avoid having a notch or a hole for the selfie camera, it appears that under-display selfie cameras are coming to phones sooner than expected, as both Oppo and Xiaomi have demonstrated working prototypes.