As I write this, I'm recalling a particularly entertaining cab ride I took a couple of years ago at the January Consumer Electronics Show, from the airport to my hotel at the beginning of the week. I pointed out what looked like a camera installed in the rear-view mirror, and the driver confirmed that my […]
Cameras In Taxis: Driver Security, Or Monitoring With Impunity? Read More +
Embedded Vision Alliance Founder Jeff Bier was at the VISION 2011 Conference in Stuttgart, Germany last week, and earlier this week I got a data download on his impressions of the show, its exhibitors and its attendees. Keep an eye out for a full conference report to come in the near future; for now, I'll
Where’s The Beef? Embedded Vision Gives Hamburger Bun Suppliers Some Relief Read More +
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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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”.
VCA Vendors Continue to Charge for High-End Applications Read More +
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
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
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
NVIDIA’s Tegra 3: A Compelling Low-Power-Consumption Embedded Vision Story Read More +
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
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
“Dahling, You Look Mahvelous”: Embedded Vision Brings Fashion Into Focus* Read More +
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
Embedded Vision Alliance Conversation with Bruce Flinchbaugh of Texas Instruments Read More +
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