Austin, TX – March 7, 2011 – With the release of the Windows 8 Consumer Preview, Microsoft has shown its continued commitment to advances in user interfaces, including a deeper embrace of the gesture and voice control technologies it introduced with the Kinect for Xbox 360. IMS Research expects Windows 8 to be the main […]
Microsoft’s Windows 8: Redefining User Interfaces for the Future Read More +
Those of you who have visited the Embedded Vision Alliance's member page in the past few days may already have noticed what I'm announcing here; that the Alliance has a new member! It's CogniMem Technologies, a company who I previously mentioned back in early January by virtue of their presence in Freescale Semiconductor's product suite
CogniMem: The Embedded Vision Alliance’s Latest Mem(ber) Read More +
Thanks to the increasing prevalence of live blogs, video streams and the like, it's becoming increasingly feasible to cover a conference without even attending it, thanks to the remaining poor sods who still muster the enthusiasm to travel there. You'll note, for example, that I generated a lot of content in spite of not shuttling
Augmented Reality: EE Times’ Coverage At MWC Read More +
Ok, I admit to being a bit facetious with the subject line of this particular writeup. But I still think this is very cool. Thanks to MAKE Magazine, I'm now aware of an iPhone (and presumably also camera-inclusive iPad and iPod touch?) application called Resistor Photo ID, which "uses your iPhone's camera to help identify
Resistor Value Calculator: Best Embedded Vision Application Ever? Read More +
Nokia has published several interviews, both in "print" and in video form, since the company launched the model 808 PureView cameraphone (which I discussed in my prior news post earlier today) last week at Mobile World Congress (where it won Best in Show). While I'll reassure you that I'll be writing about plenty of other
Nokia’s 808 PureView: A Technical Article and Several Videos For You Read More +
In the introductory essay to last Thursday's Embedded Vision Insights newsletter, and in speaking of Nokia's new cameraphone, I wrote: The Nokia 808 contains a 41 Mpixel image sensor (no, that's not a typo), notable not only for its high resolution but also for its relatively relaxed 1.4 um pixel pitch, the latter translating into
Image Sensor ISO: A ‘Where Does Noise Come From’ Tutorial Show Read More +
It is almost three years since the United States “Kids & Transportation Safety Act” was passed to prevent accidents while reversing, prompted by consistently high numbers of fatal accidents involving young children. Despite some initial rapid progress, the National Highway Traffic Administration (NHTSA) ran into problems when the new regulations were presented in December 2010,
Final Ruling from NHTSA Would Save 3 Lives Every Week* Read More +
As I previously reported in early January, Microsoft's Kinect for Windows hardware began showing up in various retail channels on February 1, right on schedule. A month back, when I first checked Amazon's website, it was showing a several-week lead time, but the product is now reportedly in stock and ready for immediate shipment. And
Kinect For Windows: Now Shipping (Along With “Gold” Software), Plus Developer Demos Read More +
Kudos to EDN Magazine's Margery Conner for "tweeting" me a heads-up about a Samsung announcement at the recent ISSCC (International Solid State Circuits Conference), originally covered by Nikkei Business Publications' Tech-On! and later also picked up by Gizmodo, The Verge and TechCrunch. At first glance, the image sensor above may look like a convention Bayer-patterned
Time Of Flight: Samsung’s New RGB Image Sensor Also Has Depth Sight Read More +
Dear Colleague, As I write these words, the Mobile World Congress show is underway in Barcelona, Spain. At this yearly event, one of the most important cellular communications conferences, mobile handset and tablet manufacturers and their service provider partners reveal their latest and greatest offerings. And alongside them are the silicon and software providers, unveiling
Embedded Vision Insights: March 1, 2012 Edition Read More +
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