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First person shooter: On-body police cams

Documentary.net staff — Mon, 08 Apr 2013 17:46:20 +0000

Stun-gun company Taser want to make 'Cops' on steroids, but who does it serve? The Verge goes in-depth with Taser and the Mesa Police Department, one of the many law agencies testing this new technology. Video by Stephen Greenwood and Philip Knowlton Edited by John Ryan Manning and Sam Thonis Additional video by Adam Barenblat

The next big thing from Apple

Hannes Kreuzer — Mon, 03 Dec 2012 08:26:05 +0000

Interestingly enough most of Apple’s new and innovative devices have existed before on the market: Think of phones, tablets, set-top-boxes, etc. Also the markets seemed often to be saturated. Remember the phones market? With Nokia clearly at number one spot? Not many companies would think of entering obviously saturated market with little growth rates. But Apple is different. It is not about the sole product, but about their whole ecosystem. Also their strength is and was always to create innovative products in terms of design and function. Best example would be the iPhone and iPad, both gadgets that existed before but the way we use them has significantly changed. Now, what could be the next big thing? With AppleTV they try to enter the home-entertainment segment, more or less successful. A new TV-set from Apple is awaited nearly every year. But it did not come to life (yet). Desktop computers sales decrease so nothing to expect here. They hold a very good position in mobile computing and communication; we can expect “enhanced updates”. But there is one market that would fit perfectly to Apple: Cameras. Why?

They have a lot of experience with devices that include cameras.
Due to limited size of the Phones the lenses are just too small for really high quality images.
They have experience in developing apps in this field.
They have a perfect ecosystem with the iCloud for sharing and storing content.
Creative people love adore the brand. Products of Apple have always been very successful with creative people: Photographers, animators, filmmakers, designers and many more
The combination of hard- and software in cameras will become essential in this market.
Semi-pro/pro devices like GoPro are booming. Market research firm IDC estimates GoPro's 2011 revenue at $250 million, on sales of 800,000 cameras worldwide. Makes it the fastest growing camera company.
Although margins seem to be low for digital cameras, Apple can again proof to be better.
Recording and sharing of all kind of audiovisual media is extremely booming (Instragram, YouTube, Documentary.net !!, etc.)
Android powered devices already presented by Nikon and Samsung.

Digital cameras is a “not to miss” business for Apple and with their expertise in design and function I really believe they can come up with something that surprises us again. Just think of a camera that includes all the nice possibilities of an operating system like iOS with customized hardware. Once again, Apple wouldn’t be the first on the market, Samsung and Nikon already presented Android powered cameras. Apple already had a camera in its portfolio from 1996-97: The QuickTake 200 manufactured by Fujifilm. But it was no success and stopped by Steve Jobs when he returned to Apple. Let’s wait and see.

Lytro Camera – Focus after taking the Picture – Plus Hands On Videos

Documentary.net staff — Fri, 21 Oct 2011 16:48:32 +0000

Lytro lets you take pictures like never before. Unlike a conventional camera that captures a single plane of light, the Lytro camera captures the entire light field, which is all the light traveling in every direction in every point in space. See videos that explain the technology behind this groundbreaking camera, plus some hand on clips from the guys of Mashable. And below the videos you can try it own your own. Price: $399 8GB, and $499 for 16GB.

Throwable Panoramic Ball Camera

Documentary.net staff — Mon, 17 Oct 2011 10:37:47 +0000

A new camera concept by students of the Computer Graphics Group, TU Berlin. It is a throwable panoramic ball camera which captures a full spherical panorama when thrown into the air. At the peak of its flight, which is determined using an accelerometer, a full panoramic image is captured by 36 mobile phone camera modules. jonaspfeil.de/ballcamera