Ever since the creation of mobile cameraphones, there has been huge competition between makers in the megapixel war. Now with the release of this 16.41 megapixel sensor, Sony is definitely in the lead. Lens modules: “IU081F” (left), “IU105F2” (right)
Author Archives: Rebekah
Google’s WebP to Replace JPEG
Images undoubtedly make up a large percentage of data, reportedly up to 65% of the total bytes that makes up the data on the Web. In its efforts to make the Web faster, Google has come up with a new file format, known as WebP to further compress the file size of these image files.
Quirky Trek Support Backpack: Charges Your Gadgets On The Go
Backpacks are aplenty out in the market, with solar panels and bulky batteries that supposedly are able to charge your gadgets while you’re out and about, but most of them are just unsightly and just plain impractical. Quirky’s Trek Support backpack is here to change all that. Not only is it a fully functional charging […]
Dell Inspiron Duo: Hybrid Netbook/Tablet
Tablet PCs are all the rage these days, with products like the iPad on the market. Netbooks are also becoming increasingly popular with their portable size, which essentially makes them a mini laptop. So what makes the perfect matrimony of the two products? Dell’s Inspiron Duo certainly fits the criteria.
Facial Recognition Software made Public
Facial recognition software certainly is not something new or foreign, but having such a software made publicly available is. This new program is able to scan a person’s face and then searches the web for all the photographs of that person.
Heliotrope: Sustainable Solar Home that Generates More Energy than it Consumes
With talks of going green and environmental conservation, this house is just what we need. Generally solar powered houses have neither been the most efficient nor sustaining, but this rotating house might just change all of that. German architect Rolf Disch has built a home, called Heliotrope, that is able to generate five times the […]
iPhone App by Brothers UK Allows Users to Scan and Print from Phone
Here’s an iPhone app to fulfill your printing and scanning needs. Brothers UK, a printer specialist, has launched what the company says is the world’s first iPhone app that allows you to print and scan from your smartphone.
Wipeout racing game brought to life with cardboard track and R/C car
Blurring the line between video games and reality is certainly nothing new, with the Roomba Pacman and the 6-string Guitar Controller, so it might not come as such a surprise that someone has brought this racing game to life. German designer Malte Jehmlich and company created this real-life rendition of Wipeout with just a webcam, […]
Creative and Unique iPhone Cases
With the popularity of the iPhone that hasn’t seemed to have died down yet, surely you need something to single yours out from the rest. Here are some creatively designed iPhone cases that certainly stands out. Not only are some of these creative, they turn form into function as with the relief case for the […]
New Sony 3D Single-Lens Camera
Although 3D Cameras are nothing new to the general public in this day and age, the two new additions to Sony’s 2010 Cybershot line are offering something new to the technology. These cameras are the first point-and-shoot cameras that offer 3D imaging capabilities that utilise only a single lens.