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Optrix XD5 Ultra-Rugged Camera

Alan Shazan — Tue, 05 Mar 2013 07:39:00 +0000

For outdoorsy types, the Optrix XD5 camera is a must-have. Specially-designed for the iPhone, it has been described as “the first ultra-rugged camera optimizing system…that will allow users to record wide-angle HD videos.” It makes no difference what conditions are like since this system comprises a 175 degree lens (to enhance optics) and a clear protective membrane (enabling users to keep using their iPhone 5). It boasts a thinner and lighter unibody to its predecessor as well as a new rail mounting system which helps it snap on quickly for helmets, handle mounts, etc. Indeed, its design concept is very similar to that of a Formula 1 race car, with a unique waterproofing seal with a capacity of up to 15 feet.

iPhone 4S Revolution

Alan Shazan — Sun, 09 Oct 2011 23:26:38 +0000

So what more could the latest model of iPhone possibly offer? Is it going to make the tea for you, or better still, go on a weight-loss program so you can continue your couch-potato activities while getting thin? Well, not quite, but apparently, according to those in the know, the iPhone 4S does have something new that its predecessors were unable to offer.

Antennas

Firstly, the new phone has a great camera and secondly, it has the capacity to operate no matter where you are in the world, boasting tremendous reception. The iPhone 4S can do this by using smart antennas…actually two of them, one to receive and one to send, according to Phil Schiller, Apple’s marketing guru. Try though they did, the engineers working on the previous model were unable to develop such a successful antenna scheme. But this time, a special device is being put in place that has the capacity to send and receive different types of signals and not interfere with each other and those working on the antennas have a lot of different ideas to ensure the problems incurred with the last model won’t happen now.

It’s not a done deal though. There are still various obstacles to overcome before all the problems are solved. Because of the smallness of cellphones, it is hard to place two antennas so far away from each other, but when they are so close together, there is the issue of them interfering with each other.

Camera

Still, moving on to other features of the new phone, is the camera. This is 8 mega pixel which has a way better sensitivity light sensor and a much better lens quality. In addition, the camera responds much faster so once you’ve decided you want to take a picture, you don’t have that delay. And on this new model, the video capture has been upgraded to 1080p HD which will lead to a better quality of video too.

Wrap Around Camera

Alan Shazan — Sun, 21 Nov 2010 14:41:12 +0000

A team at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology has produced a camera that can capture images from around corners. No mirrors are involved. The new technology uses highly intense, quick bursts of laser light, which hit objects that are out of sight. This process is repeated dozens of times in a very short amount of time. The reflected light from these objects makes its way back to the camera, where it is processed by a computer algorithm and reconstructed into the image. MIT Professor Ramesh Raskar of the team compares the reflections to sound waves.

This new camera may prove to be very useful, and not just in the spying industry. The professor suggests a disaster situation in which injured people must be rescued from a collapsed building, or even the use of the camera as a medical device, enabling doctors to observe areas in the body which have been hidden until now.