Feb 14
People always describes megapixel count for camera quality. But tell that to the marketing department of some cellphone vendor. For the guys and gals working there, it’s like saying saying that special effects and gadgets are not important in the next James Bond movie.
So the megapixel war in a cameraphones will continue for years to come, just as it continues in a digital still camera category today. This year we will see 8 megapixel cameras in mobile phones, and the next year…
The next year we are getting to 12 megapixel camera range in your mobile handset. Thank’s to the newly announced Ericsson U500 mobile platform.
The features of Ericsson U500 chipset include:
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written by sefanboy
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Dec 22
One of the biggest phones enemy is water! For this reason, Sony Ericsson intends to go where no other camera phone has gone before – under water! The company is working on a waterproof housing accessory that would protect the phone from moisture but at the same time has a clear window for the camera lens for clicking pictures. We have just one question, why would someone take his cellphone while taking a dip in the ocean/lake/pool? Nevertheless, Sony Ericsson probably thinks that people will do so.
Here the patent abstract:
A housing may include a first portion that includes a window configured to allow a lens to capture images viewed through the window, and a first mating surface. The housing may include a second portion that includes a second mating surface adapted to mate with the first mating surface to form a watertight seal, at least one button to provide a signal to a terminal supported in the second portion, and a receiving surface on an inner surface of the second portion adapted to receive an insert, where the insert is adapted to be removeably coupled to the receiving surface on a first side and to receive the terminal via a second side.
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Dec 07
Camera on your phone has many feature like face recognition, anti-shake, zoom, red-eye reduction and other cool functions built-in to your handset. But beyond taking higher quality pictures or shooting better movies, there’s not much else you can do with the camera in your phone.
Well, this will change soon. There’s already quite powerful image processor chip inside your phone. Knowing that, Sony Ericsson had a brilliant idea. Recent Sony Ericsson patent application could make ‘em a bit more worthwhile. The patent describes a scenario where a user could input commands by simply gesturing in front of the lens, and the phone would then be able to decode certain actions and react accordingly. Apparently, one could answer a phone (in handsfree fashion, of course) from across the room with just a flick of the wrist, and tracks streaming over Bluetooth could be controlled by waving your hands like you just don’t care. Granted, users would still have to be where the handset could see them, but aside from that, the idea’s not too shabby.
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written by sefanboy
\\ tags: camera phone, New technology
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