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  • OmniVision claims 8 megapixel OmniBSI sensor turns cellphone imaging world "upside down"

    Filed under: Multimedia Digital Camera 101: As manufacturers continue pushing the Megapixel Myth by stuffing more and more pixels onto rapidly shrinking sensors, the outcome is poor performance on top of poorly lit images of increasingly low quality. Now OmniVision, the largest CMOS image sensor manufacturer today, says they've solved the pixel size problem though backside illumination (BSI) technology. In essence, BSI helps maximize photon collection by circumventing obstructive metal and dielectric layers on the top-side of the sensor die. The result is improved light absorption, thinner overall camera modules, and increased sensitivity and F stops with reduced crosstalk. However, as EETimes' crack staff of Electrical Engineering super-nerds point out, BSI is not a new technology. In fact, several manufacturers lay claim to BSI patents. However, OmniVision seems to be the first to take the tech to mass production for consumers . To prove it, they'll release an 8 megapixel OmniBSI CameraChip sensor brimming with the new tech for sample in June. Couple it with a decent cameraphone lens and image processing circuitry and we might be in for a treat. [Via EETimes ] Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments

  • Tessera's OptiML Zoom gets cameraphones 3x closer without moving parts

    Filed under: Multimedia , Peripherals , Others Oh sure, those with no shame whatsoever can snag a totally sketchy LV 2008 with an attachable zoom lens , but those of us with a shred of dignity are waiting on something better. Enter Tessera Technologies, which is today announcing that its OptiML Zoom solution is available for licensing. Said innovation brings a unique lens design and specialized algorithms to replace "traditional mechanical zoom capabilities," giving equipped cameraphones 3x optical zoom capabilities in a "compact camera module without moving parts." Hailed as the industry's first non-mechanical optical zoom solution, it promises to not degrade images the way digital zoom does, and while it's eager to see handset OEMs pick up the tech and integrate it into forthcoming mobiles, we've yet to hear of any big players jumping on board. [Via PhoneScoop ] Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments

  • Belkin and Kodak trot out cameraphone-friendly Bluetooth adapter

    Filed under: Multimedia , Peripherals While there's certainly no shortage of ways to get your photos off your cameraphone and onto your PC, Belkin and Kodak seem to think they've got a better way of doing things, with the pair now rolling out a new Bluetooth adapter / software combo that promises to make things even easier. The key to that, it seems, is Kodak's Picture Upload Technology software, which will apparently automatically pull images off your phone whenever you walk within range of the adapter. Unfortunately, it seems that only XP or Vista users will be able to take advantage of the software, but if that's not a deal-breaker for you, you should be able to get your hands on the bundle now for $50. Read | Permalink | Email this | Linking Blogs | Comments

  • Cameraphone remotely activates cameraphone in DIY venture

    Filed under: Multimedia , Misc We've seen some fairly intuitive home security creations in our day, but this little wonder ranks pretty high up there. Utilizing a couple of cameraphones, a microcontroller, solenoid relays, a photoresistor, wires galore, a soldering iron and a robust picture messaging plan, this cameraphone activated cameraphone can be used to snap pictures of a pre-defined location whenever you get curious. We could even see building an entire fleet if you're really paranoid, but by the time you add all those additional lines, you may be better off just pulling the trigger on a bonafide CCTV system . Nevertheless, feel free to follow the read link and hack until your heart's content, and check out a video of this setup in action after the jump. Remote Activated Phone Camera - video powered by Metacafe /center> Read | Permalink | Email this | Linking Blogs | Comments

  • AT&T, LG turn spotlight on Shine

    AT&T and LG Electronics announced the release of the handset maker's new Shine, a multimedia, sliding form-factor device boasting a sleek silver exterior. The LG Shine also features a 2 megapixel camera, a 2.2-inch LCD display, microSD storage for up to 4 GB of music, images and video, and 70 MB of integrated user memory--the device arrives pre-loaded with features including AT&T Video Share, Mobile Banking and AT&T Mobile Music (with support for MP3, WMA, AAC, AAC+ and eACC formats). Price tag: $149.99. For more on the LG Shine: -read this release Related articles: Sprint, LG duet on MUZIQ LG 's answer to the iPhone Verizon to offer LG Prada

  • NEC develops 8MP CMOS sensor for cameraphones

    Filed under: Multimedia , Others While LG's ambitious plans didn't exactly pan out in 2005, the idea of upping those megapixels in mainstream cameraphones sure is getting a lot of attention today. Shortly after Kodak announced its plan to unveil a five-megapixel iteration for future phones, NEC is hitting back with a development of its own. Apparently, the company is already shipping samples of a "system chip capable of processing cameraphone images at resolutions of up to eight-megapixels ," which even includes "image stabilization circuitry as an option." Best of all, the CE131 sample device is priced at just ¥4,000 ($33), and hopefully that cost will diminish even further as mass production goes forward in October. [Warning: Read link requires subscription] Read | Permalink | Email this | Linking Blogs | Comments

  • Rakuten exploits cameraphone craze for advertising purposes

    Filed under: Multimedia , Misc Although this certainly won't go down as the first attempt to integrate cellphones into discrete marketing , Japan's largest online shopping mall operator is apparently taking advantage of the country's oh-so-superior handsets and offering up tantalizing "promotional videos" for consumers who snap pictures of ads. Rakuten is reportedly set to hand out thousands of pilot issues of a magazine, Zero90, in hopes that mobile-wielding readers will snap photos of certain articles in exchange for a free commercial intellectually stimulating media clip. While this sounds an awful lot like QR codes , the actual technology used in the pages isn't mentioned, but we do know that Japan-based Clementec is behind it -- and you thought print media had too many plugs as is. [Via Physorg ] Read | Permalink | Email this | Linking Blogs | Comments

  • Kodak 'phasing out' low-end digicams, creating 5MP sensor for cameraphone

    Filed under: Handsets , Multimedia , Motorola , Others During the same 24 hours that BenQ called it quits on the digital camera market, Kodak has reportedly had similar thoughts when eying its low-end camera lineup. According to CNET, Kodak President Antonio Perez shared that the firm would be "abandoning the low-end of the digital camera business" at the JPMorgan Technology Conference in Boston. He also added that while the company "wasn't making much money" in that segment, it was developing its own five-megapixel CMOS sensor to be used in a (presumably mid-range) Kodak-branded digicam. More interesting, however, was the addition that this very sensor would also make its way into "several Motorola cell phones by the end of the year." Unsurprisingly, Mr. Perez was fairly tight-lipped about any further details on the deal, but it's about time we saw something more advanced than a grainy 1.3-megapixel shooter built into mainstream handsets. Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments
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