I suspect that at least some of you are also subscribers to BDTI's InsideDSP monthly email newsletter and, as such, may have already seen the editorial in yesterday's edition from company president (and Embedded Vision Alliance founder) Jeff Bier. The title, 'I Know How You Feel,' is a clever teaser to the subject matter inside; […]
Emotions In Motion: Sentiment Discernment Comes to Embedded Vision Read More +
Austin, TX, 15 September, 2011 – Sales of Explosives, Weapons, and Contraband (EWC) Detection equipment to the world’s airport authorities, amassed a significant $834.9 million in 2010, according to a recent study published by IMS Research, a leading provider of market research in the homeland security industry. In its study, IMS Research estimates aviation purchases
Terrorism Ignites Explosives Detection Market, According to IMS Research Read More +
This is a busy week in tech, with calendar-contending conferences from both Intel (the yearly Developer Forum) and Microsoft (BUILD, formerly known as the PDC i.e Professional Developers Conference) in progress here in the United States, along with Qualcomm's IQ2011 in Istanbul. I'm not in Anaheim (BUILD) or San Francisco (IDF), far from Istanbul, but
Gesture-Based Interfaces: Industry Commitments and Investments Read More +
In my 14+ years as a technology analyst and journalist, I'm not sure that I've ever referenced MIT News before, far from twice within two weeks. Yet an innovation reported in the online journal late last month justifies the repeat attention. As those of you who own one already know, smartphones (along with an increasing
Networked Camera Phones: Traffic Timing Awareness Makes Good Gas Mileage Sense Read More +
Wellingborough, UK – 7th September 2011. It seems that the price sensitive world of retail security has an emerging creative side, according to IMS Research’s latest end-user research on video surveillance and security in the retail market. Historically, the retail market has been characterised by low prices and basic, easy-to-use security solutions. Although these remain
Loss Prevention Managers Looking for Creative Security Solutions Read More +
By Michael Tusch Founder and CEO Apical Limited Camera designers have decades of experience in creating image processing pipelines which produce attractive and/or visually accurate images, but what kind of image processing produces video which is well-purposed for subsequent analytics? It seems reasonable to begin by considering a conventional ISP (image signal processor). After all,
How Does Camera Performance Affect Analytics? Read More +
I'm currently working on a technical article on image sensors, which is out for review in first-draft form. Perhaps obviously, one key focus area deals with the respective strengths and shortcomings of CCDs and CMOS sensors. CCDs implement a 'global shutter' function, wherein all pixels's photodiodes and other associated circuitry terminate photon accumulation at the
An Image Sensor Connect-The-Dots: Rolling Shutters And Other Thoughts Read More +
Earlier this month, I pointed out several advancements in motion capture technology that had been made at the in-progress SIGGRAPH conference. Today, with thanks to Slashdot for the heads-up, I'll pass along another SIGGRAPH-delivered announcement, this one in the surface visualization technology space. From MIT News on August 9: Traditionally, generating micrometer-scale images has required
Surface Visualization: No Fiscal Exaggeration Read More +
Wellingborough, UK – 22nd August 2011. While the “Kids & Transportation Safety Act” in the US is stirring-up much excitement for automotive rear-view camera suppliers, it is stirring-up much anxiety for surround-view camera suppliers. This is because, as it stands, surround-view is not allowed as an alternative to a “traditional” rear-view camera according to the
Will the NHTSA Specification be a Killer for Surround-View Cameras? Read More +
I hope you'll indulge a brief divergence from 'pure' embedded vision topics, because I just can't resist sharing a highlight clip from the upcoming snowboarding film The Art Of Flight with you. For one thing, the footage was shot with a precursor to the Vision Research Phantom camera systems that I showcased a week ago.
“The Art of Flight”: A Phantom Flex High-Speed Camera System Highlight Read More +
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