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Continental and Gentex Grab Extra 10% of Camera Market

Wellingborough, UK – 18 Nov 2011. Whilst the automotive camera module market is growing rapidly, the supplier base is consolidating so that not all suppliers are benefiting from this growth. The latest market share numbers from IMS Research <http://www.imsresearch.com> show that the two leading suppliers of front camera modules, Gentex and Continental, will increase their […]

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VCA Vendors Continue to Charge for High-End Applications

Wellingborough, UK – 14th November. Despite the continued penetration of “free” video content analysis (VCA) in video surveillance devices, the market for “chargeable” VCA applications will continue to grow quickly. This is one finding from a recently published IMS Research report entitled “The World Market for Video Content Analysis in Security & Business Intelligence Applications”.

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Productivity Future Vision: Microsoft’s Forecasts For Future Embedded Imaging Implementations

Last Thursday, I shared a concept video from Microsoft that showcased a number of under-development and beyond-gaming implementations of the company's Kinect stereo vision peripheral. Today, I'll pass along a bigger-picture visionary clip from Microsoft, which you can find above. Unlike John Gruber, I don't particularly think that vision videos are a waste of corporate

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Microsoft Kinect SDK Updated, Visionary Video Published, Commercial Release Scheduled (And Competitor Unveiled)

In a "treat, not trick" move appropriate for the day (Halloween) in which it occurred, Microsoft officially announced on October 31 that (as had already been suspected) it is planning to release a commercial version of the Kinect SDK early next year. As I mentioned in earlier coverage, the current "beta" tag translates into a

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NVIDIA’s Tegra 3: A Compelling Low-Power-Consumption Embedded Vision Story

NVIDIA definitively unveiled its Tegra 3 ARM Cortex-A9-based SoC yesterday, following up on the initial disclosure at February's Mobile World Congress show (when it was known by its "Kal-El" project code name) and a subsequent release (PDF) of two architectural white papers (PDF) in late September. Those of you who have already read my technical

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The Image Sensor: An Online Tutorial To Make You A Subject Master (Plus A Way Out For Kodak’s Fiscal Disaster?)

Thanks to both Steve Leibson's EDA360 Insider blog and Digital Photography Review for alerting me to today's primary post topic. Yale University recently posted a one-hour talk by CMOS image sensor inventor (and Photobit co-founder, with his wife) Eric Fossum, which I commend to your attention. It's the second annual Victor M. Tyler Distinguished Lectureship

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“Dahling, You Look Mahvelous”: Embedded Vision Brings Fashion Into Focus*

Embedded vision, as I've discussed many times before, will only attain high-volume success when it achieves widespread consumer awareness. A company called Bodymetrics, as recently reported in Gizmodo, is doing its part to actualize that aspiration. First, you slip into the company's scanning booth (which is reminiscent of a clothing try-on room), currently installed at

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Embedded Vision Alliance Conversation with Bruce Flinchbaugh of Texas Instruments

Jeff Bier, Founder of the Embedded Vision Alliance, interviews Bruce Flinchbaugh, Texas Instruments Fellow and Manager of Vision R&D. Bruce, a pioneer in embedded vision whose career in vision technology spans 40 years, talks about the origins of Texas Instruments now-established businesses in automotive vision and video surveillance applications. Jeff and Bruce also discuss the

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The Gesture-Augmented Cellphone: Pantech Gives EyeSight’s Technology An Implementation Home

When it rains, it pours. That's the thought I keep having of late, as announcement after announcement validates the burgeoning trend of using cameraphones' image sensors for gesture interface purposes. One week ago, for example, I mentioned the Windows Phone-based version of Kinectimals. Later that same day, I pointed out some patents (both applied for

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Surveillance Analytics: Consumer Success Stories Silence The Critics

As I mentioned in my October 16 post-mortem article covering the successful mid-September Embedded Vision Alliance Summit, the next Summit will be on December 6 in Dallas, TX, generously sponsored by Texas Instruments. Alliance members, please submit your RSVPs soon! Earlier this morning, Jeff Bier and I held an introductory meeting with the person who'll

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