Nokia Camera Phones Shall Replace SLR Cameras
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Tired of carrying your huge SLR camera?
There's respite as in a span of two years you would have a mobile phone with a camera more powerful than SLR cameras themselves!
We at gallerymotion.tv were quite impressed when Finnish mobile giant Nokia claimed that the astoundingly fast developing camera phone technology will make SLR cameras and even professional cameras obsolete.
"They will in the very near future revolutionise the market for system cameras," Anssi Vanjoki said in a speech in Helsinki. "There will be no need to carry around those heavy lenses," Vanjoki said, pointing to a professional photographer taking pictures of him.
The advent of cameras in phones increased the quality of communication and even photography by staggering amounts.
With real time and social networking being the norm in the new millennium, cameras have become an integral part of the average geek.
Professional photography still needs SLR cameras as the phones available at present quite obviously have limitations owing to their smaller size and weaker technology.
But it could all change when high definition video recording in cell phones arrives in the next 12 months.
"It will not take long, less than a year, when phones can record HD quality video and you can transfer it directly to your HD television set," Vanjoki said.
At the moment there are only a handful of very powerful camera phones, including Samsung B600 (10MP camera), which was unveiled back in 2006; Sony Ericsson CyberShot 12MP camera phone; Nokia's 12MP N series candy; and a bunch of 8MP gadgets like the Nokia N86, Samsung Innov8, Samsung Pixon, Sony Ericsson W995, LG Renoir, Sony Ericsson C905, LG KC780 etc.
A few upcoming phones with colossal cameras are LG Crystal, LG Viewty Smart, Samsung i8910 HD, Sony Ericsson Aino etc.
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Quantum Film Is Future Of Digital Photography
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A Silicon Valley startup claims it has developed technology that it said will greatly improve the picture quality of smartphone cameras. InVisage Technologies demonstrated its QuantumFilm technology at the DEMO Spring 2010 conference in Palm Desert, Calif.
QuantumFilm improves picture quality by capturing more light than the silicon-based image sensors used in digital cameras today. Such technology can only capture on average about 25% of light coming through a camera's lens. QuantumFilm, on the other hand, captures from 90% to 95% of light.
The increase in light improves picture quality overall, particular under less-than-optimal lighting conditions. The technology does this through the use of InVisage-developed "quantum dots," tiny semiconductors with unique light-capturing properties.
QuantumFilm takes the captured imprint of a light image and employs the silicon underneath to turn the image into digital signals. The quantum dot material can be produced within standard CMOS manufacturing processes used for constructing integrated circuits.
"The disruptive nature of QuantumFilm builds on silicon's success in electronics, and elevates its function using new materials that are engineered from the ground up for light capture," Jess Lee, president and chief executive of InVisage, said in a statement.
Within camera phones, the first target market, QuantumFilm will enable far better pictures and higher pixel counts than in today's devices, according to InVisage. The company plans to eventually make its technology available for use in security cameras, military applications, and other image-sensing technologies. Samples of its technology for camera phones are expected to be available in the fourth quarter of this year.
InVisage, founded in 2006 and based in Menlo Park, Calif., employs 30 people and has received a just over £19 million in funding from Rockport Capital, Charles River Ventures, Interest Partners and On Point Technologies.
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Samsung Announces 3D Mobile
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3D technology has been making big waves in the movie, TV and laptop industries recently, so it was probably only a matter of time before we saw a 3D mobile phone. Samsung has been working on the technology in the form of the Samsung SCH-W960, and it may even be with us by next month.
As with most other high-end Samsung mobile phones, the Samsung SCH-W960 is claimed to use an AMOLED screen, but it's also claimed that the device will be able to display stereoscopic 3D images.
Even without 3D technology, the specs for the Samsung SCH-W960 sound impressive, with a 3.3-inch AMOLED screen, xenon flash and dual TV Tuners. Whether you’ll have to don a pair of 3D glasses to get the best out of the phone isn’t explained, although it's not obvious if you can see it catching on out and if wearing a dodgy pair of polarised specs is a prerequisite.
There's also no mention of what form the 3D images would take – whether it would be for the interface and features in general, or whether it would just be for video clips. If the latter, it also remains to be seen whether dedicated 3D content would be needed, or if Samsung will provide software to convert your existing video clips or images.
Either way, if the technology works well, it could be an interesting time for mobile phones – especially with Samsung also working on projector phones such as the Samsung Beam. According to Samsung Hub, the Samsung SCH-W960 could also be officially announced as soon as the 23rd, at Samsung's Unpacked Event.
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How Does REAL 3D Work?
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Of course there will be some who already know the answer to this, but there are others who are aweinspred by REAL 3D. The days of the horrid red and green filters are over and here comes the age of a clearer 3d experience.
So how does 3D work? It is all about sending a different image in each eye. With one eye red and one eye green, the image that goes in one eye has one of the colours filtered out while the other eye has the other colour filtered out. This means that each eye receives a different image and perceives what it sees in 3 dimensions.
However, each image has to be slightly different in order for 3D perception to come into play, primarily shot in two different angles whose distance is determined by the distance between the eyes. When those images are sent to different eyes, the brain views the seperate image as one by putting them together.
This is best represented with a stereogram picture. Below are 2 images of a daffodil side by side. Each image has been taken from a slightly different angle but there are no filters to automatically trick your brain into viewing both images as one so this requires some manual interference. Cross your eyes until both images start to move together until they form one image:
If you succeeded with this, you will see a 3D daffodil. By refocusing your eyes you are merging the two images together so that your brain views them as one.
So that is how 3D works, but what about REAL 3D where there are no coloured filters to distract you from the image you are seeing? Well, there are indeed two types of filters in the glasses, one in each lens. Instead of filtering out lights of different colours, they filter out lights of different polarisations using polarising films. The film shows two images, one which emits vertical lightwaves and one that emits horizontal lightwaves. Below is an image of the polarisation filters at work:
The small slits in the filters are large enough to only let through waves, meaning that once turned by 90 degrees there is no way that light of a corresponding wavelength can enter the eye. Try this: if you have a pair of REAL D glasses, get two monitors and put them side by side, placing one horizontally. Split the daffodils in 2 and change the aspect of the image so it is flipped horizontally. Put the horizontal image on the horizontal monitor and the vertical image on the vertical monitor and put on your 3D glasses. Because each image is taken from a different angle and computer monitors refresh horizontally, each eye will only see one image and your brain will put them together, recreating the effect of real 3D.
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Samsung 3D TV Range To Launch in March
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You’ll soon be able to watch 3D blockbusters such as Avatar in your living rooms, as Samsung launches a range of new 3D-enabled televisions.
Samsung unveiled its 3D TVs at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas earlier this month, and the sets will be available in the UK from March.
The new Samsung LED 7, LED 8 and LCD 7 models, along with the BD-C6900 Blu-ray player, will go on sale in March, and the LED 9, the Plasma 7 Series and the HT-C6930W Home Theatre System will follow later in the year.
Andy Griffiths, director of consumer electronics at Samsung UK, said: “The success of recent 3D movie titles is building anticipation from people who want to enjoy the richness of 3D content from the comfort of their living room.”
The wait for 3D TV sets is finally over... Though Samsung has not yet revealed the prices of the new sets, it said the TVs would be integrated to support the BBC iPlayer and online content from film rental service LoveFilm, as well as a wifi feature that allows users to watch video content on the web.
Rob Shaw, general manager at Samsung UK, said: “Our televisions offer incredible picture quality and choice, and coupled with the forthcoming Sky 3D TV service, Samsung customers can look forward to a truly immersive viewing experience.”
Jon Ingram, operations director at Digitalchoices.co.uk, said: “The wait for 3D TV sets is finally over, and just in time for Sky (www.sky.co.uk) customers to start enjoying the new 3D channel that will be launched in April.”
Sky demonstrated its 3D technology last month, broadcasting the world's first ever 3D live event. The satellite TV giant said the event - a premier league match between Arsenal and Manchester United - was a success, and it will continue to broadcast Premier League matches in 3D at pubs across the UK until the launch of its dedicated 3D channel in April.
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D-BOX Systems to take hold of Japan
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D-BOX Technologies Inc. (DBO.A on the TSX Venture Exchange), a leader in innovative motion technology for the entertainment industry this week announced the upcoming installation of a first movie theatre equipped with 13 D-BOX MFX seats with Warner Mycal Corporation, one of the largest operator of commercial theatres in Japan. This transaction marks the first sale of D-BOX motion systems for commercial theatre applications outside of North-America. D-BOX's international business model for commercial theatre applications is based on a combination of an upfront payment to D-BOX and licensing fees payable in accordance to the systems utilization.
"We are very pleased of teaming up with Warner Mycal in this first commercial theatre venture outside of North-America" declared Claude Mc Master, President and CEO of D-BOX Technologies. "The Japanese market is huge and their consumers are usually very savvy of new and exciting technologies. In addition, a presence in Japan will provide for a great technological showcase in a market that offers great long term potential. As we intend, over the next few quarters, to accelerate the deployment of our motion systems for commercial application in North-America, we see in this Asian venture an excellent opportunity to test new markets as we gradually become a true international standard".
"It is with great pleasure that we will proceed with the first commercial deployment of D-BOX motion systems for the Japanese Cinema Market as we intend to deploy 13 such systems at Warner Mycal Cinemas Ohdaka as part of a new state-of-the-art 10 screen, 1923 seats multiplex which will open next March 23 in Nagoya." stated Millard L. Ochs, President and Representative Director of Warner Mycal Corporation. "More specifically, we intend to equip theatre #10 with RealD digital 3D system and with D-BOX MFX seats allowing our customers to experiment a new and completely immersive cinema experience."
About Warner Mycal
Warner Mycal Corporation is a joint venture between Warner Bros. International Cinemas and Japan's leading retailer chain Aeon Group's Mycal. Ever since opening Japan's first cinema complex in 1993, the company has aggressively developed its cinemas across Japan, and grown into one of the biggest cinema complex operators with 60 theatres 493 screens. Besides D-BOX, the company is among the first to introduce advanced technologies and services such as RealD digital 3D cinema and the Sanyo air purification system which suppresses airborne viruses and bacteria in the theatre, and leads the cinema operation business in Japan.
About D-BOX
D-BOX Technologies designs and manufactures leading edge high-technology motion systems mainly suited to the needs of the entertainment industry. With its unique, patented technology, D-BOX Motion Code(TM) uses motion effects specifically programmed for each film, TV program or video game, which are sent to a motion generating system integrated within either a platform or a seat. The resulting motion is perfectly synchronised with all onscreen action, creating an unmatched realistic, immersive experience. To date, D-BOX Motion Code(TM) is available on more than 850 titles.
Accordingly, many prominent Hollywood studios have started embedding D-BOX Motion Code(TM) on selected high definition Blu-ray(TM) releases. By reaching agreements with the leaders of both the motion picture and gaming industries, D-BOX's award-winning motion technology is gradually proving itself as a new global standard in the entertainment world.
D-BOX is a publicly traded company listed on the TSX Venture exchange under the symbol DBO.A. For further information please see www.d-box.com. D-BOX(R) is a registered trademark and D-BOX Motion Code(TM) is a trademark of D-BOX Technologies Inc. Other names are for informational purposes only and may be trademarks of their respective owners.
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3D TV arriving sooner than expected
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3DTV is hitting the UK earlier than expected, with a football match screening this Sunday. It’ll be the first sports event broadcast in 3DTV, and will be on show in nine pubs across the country.
Sky's actually launching their 3D channel properly in April, with this Sunday's Arsenal vs Manchester United match being the first stop-off on the multi-dimensional tour. It’ll mostly be of use to pub-goers, with few people expected to be snapping up the first wave of 3DTV panels when they go on sale, but Sky's 3D service will be available to all Sky+HD box owners.
It's not yet known whether the beer-swilling pub-goers will need to bring their own 3D glasses, or if the pubs will supply them, but one thing is for certain: After a few pints, glasses won’t be needed to see in 4D, let alone 3D.
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Sony Playstation Motion Control Technology
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Sony has said that its motion control technology is enabling first-party development to create great moments to its existing PlayStation franchises.
That Sony is working hard to incorporate motion control into fan-favourites should please the core gaming audience, and help calm fears that the motion technology is dumbing down home console gaming to pander to a casual audience.
Speaking in a recently published interview, Michael Denny, senior VP of Worldwide Studios told GamesIndustry.biz that the company's approach to motion control is two-fold – to work the technology into popular PlayStation franchises, and create new IP designed specifically for the tech from scratch.
"We are looking at original titles that can really showcase the technology, but we also want existing franchises to support motion control where it can really enhance the experience that we're trying to build," detailed Denny.
"With the existing franchises and more core games, it's a way of enhancing those experiences. It's fair to say we have had or we are experiencing some real great moments looking at our existing franchises and putting in that support."
Internal development studios – which include Motorstorm team Evolution, Killzone-creators Guerilla and SingStar house Sony London – are treating the technology as a new platform, said Denny, and are embracing fresh control methods.
"The motion control system we're putting in place going forward is being treating as more of a platform. Here in Europe we have a lot of experience helping develop the peripherals for our social games but we see the motion control solution and experience as being broader than that. We do believe it can come into a core experience as well."
"It was certainly an exciting challenge for the guys and one that the teams have embraced. The key for them is that they want to implement it in a way which is additive to the experiences they could otherwise give with the DualShock," said Denny.
Sony motion control technology was first shown at E3 earlier this year, with a range of tech demo's highlighting simple mini-games and interactions using the motion peripheral as a sword, whip, bow and arrow.
The company originally announced a Spring launch window for the motion control tech, but a leaked document from Sega narrowed the release down to March 2010.
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£150 Technology Fund
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Lord Drayson, science minister, has accepted advice from institutional investors about the set-up for the venture capital-based £150m Innovation Investment Fund.
They told him that a "portfolio approach", spreading the investment risk across a number of different technology management teams, would produce the best results for the taxpayer and the economy.
Fund managers will be told to target the "sectors of the future" – businesses in the life sciences, low-carbon, digital and advanced manufacturing businesses, in the search for worthwhile investments.
Lord Drayson sees the fund, described as the biggest of its type in Europe, as a vehicle to encourage growing small businesses, start-ups and spin-outs in high-tech businesses.
Small businesses have been slow to take up technological funds earmarked for them, but Lord Drayson believes the specialist funds will be able to target prospective "winners".
He feels the fund of funds approach will avoid distorting or competing with other public sector investment initiatives such as Enterprise Capital Funds.
Lord Drayson has been anxious to accelerate the development of the new programme announced by the prime minister just over a month ago. He is inviting applications from fund managers and asking them to spell out how they will raise money from private sector investors.
He wants to appoint a "fund of funds" manager to operate the scheme with responsibility for ensuring that investment is directed at companies with "strong survival and growth prospects".
The government expects the programme to stimulate significant private sector investment that could raise the total ploughed in by the fund and its spin-offs to £1bn over a 10-year period.
Lord Drayson hopes the fund will help arrest the downturn in venture capital investment in early stage technology companies this year. He believes it will boost the venture capital and syndication markets in Britain at a time when they are most vulnerable.
At present there are almost 1,100 technology companies, employing over 40,000 people, supported by venture capital funds.
Lord Drayson is placing heavy emphasis on their track record, pointing to the way venture capital backed businesses have
significantly outperformed other companies.
Job creation in the sector has been running at 6pc against a 1pc national average. Sales have been growing at 12pc compared with 5pc for FTSE 250 businesses, while the increase in research and development has been running at 12pc a year against 1pc.
The technology businesses have also raised exports by 14pc against a national figure of 4pc while almost 70pc of them have been involved in producing new products or services.
A seminar for potential investors and fund of fund managers is being held in the City on Thursday to set out the government's objectives.
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