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<< Previous | Next >> April 25, 2008Your Mom's Pic on Time's Square Screen for Mother's Day
For $100 you can get your mom’s picture and a message for her on the giant Reuters screen at Times Square, for 5 seconds, thanks to FameSlot. "People who want to choose this gift option have a 15 minute time window where they can display their mother’s picture along with their message for the allotted time. You will also get a 5 inch x7 inch photo print of the a href="http://w3.kinemo.com/p/fameslot/">FameSlot, sent directly to her. Along with which she will also get a notice on her mobile phone 10 minutes before the big moment. And not only this, your mom also gets to download a picture of herself on her mobile phone. [via Gizmodiva] December 7, 2007Photo Wrapping Paper
Spotted on SwissMiss customized photo wrapping paper from Qoop. How cool is that? October 30, 2007August 16, 2007Monkey in Russian zoo refuses to pose, snatches phone camerasFile under silly. Apparently The male Japanese monkey, nicknamed Samurai, has already expropriated a dozen expensive mobile phones. Zoo keepers have managed to return some of the mobile phones intact their rightful owners, but some are in bad shape. Zoo keepers have put up a warning sign. [via Novosti] May 30, 2007Blur anti-photography spray
Blur anti-photography spray, by Troika and Kok-Chian Leong, prevents photographers from taking unwanted pictures. Blur’s highly reflective nanoparticles reflect the flashbulbs of peeping and stalking photographers. They blind camera sensors and whiten part of the image. [via we-make-money-not-art.com "The Science of Spying - Part 3"] May 28, 2007Photographs of Photographers
Pictures of those who take pictures, both professional and amateur. [via dérive] January 19, 2007Magic Mirror Lets You Text from the Fitting Room
[via Gizmodo] November 27, 2006Borat goes mobile
Technology and marketing company Blue Star Mobile has created mobile phone content for Borat: Cultural Learnings Of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan. [via The Guardian] October 25, 2006Comic strip on Photojournalism by Aaron Johnson
A wonderful comic strip by Aaron Johnson on Photojournalism posted on WhatthteDuck. October 11, 2006Video Message From YouTube Founders
A very happy video message from YouTube founders, Chad and Steve, following Google's acquisition of their site for $1.6 billion, on you guessed it, YouTube. [via Gadget Lounge] Thanks to everyone of you guys that um has been contributing Well done! September 6, 2006Phone vision: Early Pay Per View TV (Oct, 1947)
Another gem from Modern Mechanix: “Phone vision”. “Phone vision” developed by Zenith Radio Corporation, offers paying television audiences the cream of latest stage plays and movies. A combination home receiver brings in free programs as usual. Special features reach it partly by air, partly by phone line. Blurred when viewed alone (above, right), the radio image becomes clearer (left) with key frequencies received by phone. “Admission charges” go on phone bill. August 12, 2006Walking Stick Becomes Camera Tripod
Serving either as a cane for the strolling photographer, or as a tripod for the picture-making stroller, the combination accessory shown in the photographs at the left has just been introduced. Made of telescoping steel sections hinged at the top, the three legs form a sturdy camera support when spread apart and extended. Collapsed and folded together, they form the shaft of a walking stick when the curved handle and a special tip are replaced. August 11, 2006The camera hidden in your fridge
You could be walking down the aisle at a supermarket and dial-up your fridge from your cell phone to see if it is time for buying more orange juice, milk and fruit; saving you an extra trip to the mall." June 29, 2006Celebrate the moment. Don't photograph it
"Becca Bland has launched "non-photography day" - planned for 17 July - through a Website together with a sticker and flyposter campaign in various cities in England. She's even suggesting a "non-photography police" - a dedicated group who would tell people about the day when they see them taking pictures on the street. She explained that she wanted people to "put your camera down and appreciate the moment you are in". "Experience life in an unmediated fashion, without anything in front of your eyes. Live in the moment," she added. " Related: -- Camera Phones Kill Memories -- Snap unhappy - digital photography's dirty little secret -- Capture the moment with eyes, not cameras -- Picture Phones mark a change in social record-keeping -- The future of digital cameras June 27, 2006Being the star of your own commercials
How does it work? Your customers upload their picture. Personiva instantly puts your customer in your commercial. Your commercial becomes their commercial. Your customers can then share their commercial with family, friends, on the Web, on mobile phones, on portable players. Your customer's friends and family upload their pictures. Personiva instantly puts them in your commercial. Your commercial becomes their commercial. They share their commercial and soon your reach millions of new customers in a highy personal, engaging ways. Who's using it? Hewlett Packard is. Fixr
[via [BB-Blog] June 26, 2006freeSTYLE. A singing music video created entirely from cell phones
By Dana Karwas, a media artist whose work and academic interests span the spectrum between art, architecture, and technology. She has taught at Harvestworks NYC digital media center, Columbia University, and will be presenting a workshop at Ubicomp 2006. [via Beyond TV] June 23, 2006Extortr
You're being blackmailed using the most technologically advanced extortion service in the world, Extortr . If you haven't already, you should go to the web address in the email you were sent, to check that the photo or video that we have is genuine. If it's not, lucky you — you can let the timer next to it expire witout worry. If it is genuine, we recommend clicking on the "Pay Now" button as soon as possible in order to make sure that the material stays private. And read the fine print: This isn't actually a genuine web site. It's just a joke.. June 16, 2006Camera offers slimming feature
One of the fun effects of HP's new Photosmart R927 digital camera is the "slimming" feature, making subjects look 5 to 15 pounds thinner, reports BizToolBelt via digg. "This 8.2 megapixel camera offers 3 levels of slimming, with the option to undo the effect should the result turn out awkward. The original picture is saved separately. June 8, 2006Comic World Cup Mobisodes
A kind priest, an air-headed groupie, a spaced out goalie and, of course, a team of players united in their determination to score - are just some of the hilarious characters of “Onze en Foot” With the wackiest explanations of the rules of the game and predictions by local celebrities – fans and non-fans alike, “Onze En Foot” should enjoy themselves. All of the two-minute video clips are available in French or German today through 9 July from the Orange World Video Store on the Orange Switzerland’s UMTS network. March 9, 2006A Dance track called "Camera Phone"
"D-Roc of Ying Yang Twins has teamed with his two brothers--Mr. Ball and Courtney (Da Birthday Boy)--to form a side-project dubbed Da Muzicianz (music)." According to Relish Now you should be able to listen to the song on their My Space Music music page - (but I can't seem to find it.) Lyrics from the chorus: "Shake something for the camera phone! Take a picture for the camera phone!". February 15, 2006Your Mobile Portrait
Based on image-processing technology the application converts a portrait-photo taken with a camera phone into a morph sequence showing the transformation from an ordinary snap to a painting in the style of Botticelli, Picasso, Rembrandt or other great painters. [via Moco News] January 16, 2006First 39 megapixel digital cameraJust when everyone thought the gap was narrowing between cameraphones and digitial cameras (South Korean companies boast of 7 megapixel cameraphones), Hasselblad is introducing the first 39 megapixel digital camera. [via The TechNews Information via Digg]
January 11, 2006Blast from the Past: The Videophone circa 1964
"This phone-viewing system gives you a picture of any caller similarly equipped. It can be used on ordinary telephone lines. Push a button and within five seconds the picture appears. Developed by Toshiba Co., Japan, price is estimated at $250 although it’s not yet ready for sale." [via Defense Tech] December 12, 2005TIME Magazine Person of the Year: Send in your pic
Each December TIME Magazine features a Person of the Year on it's cover. This year, TIME is giving you the choice to show the word your choice of Person of the Year. On this site, you can submit a photo of the person you believe deserves the title the most. Hint, submitting your own picture (with a cameraphone) is perfectly acceptable, it's even encouraged! [via adfreak] December 9, 20053 launches remote spy camera for 3G phones
"The white 'Pupillo' is being billed as the perfect device for suspicious minds. A simple video call from a 3 mobile to the 'Pupillo' allows you to keep an eye on what's important to you when you are out and about. Standing at just under five inches tall, the camera can be placed unobtrusively in any location for 3 customers to dial into at their leisure such as the (girl’s changing room or the or local swimming pool). Video calls to the Pupillo give the caller a live view - along with audio - of what is happening. Each Pupillo has its own number, and when called, it automatically answers. To ensure privacy, a security PIN can be set up on each Pupillo to ensure that only trusted contacts can dial in." reBlogged from Pocket-Lint. Send camera phone pictures to a picture frame
You snap a shot with your phone, and you simply upload the picture to the frame by dialling *7777. The frame needs to be nearby or connected to your home network. There are in total 10 types of frames. [via Akihabaranews] December 5, 2005Special Effect Lenses for Cameraphones
"The kit will fit virtually any camera phone, even the new breed of phones with their own shutter lens protectors. The lenses and Gummi ring are completely re-usable and easily removable, so you can use it on more than one phone." [via iwantoneofthose.com] Other special cameraphone lenses: -- Special Effects' Lenses For Cameraphones - Lenses from Kenko Japan, can provide special effects; widening, color filter, wind... There are 14 lens types and each one comes with a color strap. -- Lens For Your Cameraphone - Mini size wide-angle lens, telephoto lens and macro lens for your camera phone lens. -- Zoom lenses next for mobiles - Varioptic, the French private company which invented a tiny liquid lens for mobile phones, said it has added an optical zoom which will give a handset the same functionality as a digital camera. -- A wide lens for your cameraphone - The AmacroX Super Wide Camera Phone Lens is a high quality glass lens that needs no tools and no modification to the camera mobile phone that the user wishes to use it with. November 29, 2005FlipClips
How does it work? -- Start by uploading a video under 30 seconds in length. flipclips.com accepts most common digital video formats, including MOV/QT, AVI, DV, MPEG4, MPEG2, Motion JPEG, and 3GPP. -- Choose a book size that meets your needs. You can choose from the large-format Greeting Card and the fun, portable FlipBook for shorter videos. Longer videos look great in the premium Story Book. November 22, 2005Mobile Assess my Breast
Read what James Pearce has to say about it in Moco News. There are some interesting aspects to this service beyond the normal “babe wallpaper”. Related, sort of: -- Rock star's bum appeal - In what some may consider a tasteless camapaign (I do), a Chilean rock star is asking female fans to send him pictures of their naked bums for publishing on a website. -- Camera Phones used for butt-rating site People are using cameraphones to take pictures of other people's butts and and submitting them to a hot-or-not style site called Mobile Asses. November 18, 2005Santa Claus appears in Osaka aquarium
File under only in Japan - not related to cell phones. Unless, we're just hoping, picture was taken with a cameraphone. A Santa Claus appears in an aquarium in Osaka on Nov. 18, swimming along with a shark. He will appear in the aquarium three times a day through Dec. 25. [via Kyodo News] November 17, 2005MMS Helps Brits Overcome Brazil’s Sexy Postcard Ban
The Rio state assembly has approved a ban on the sexy images of bikini-clad beauties which are ubiquitous at newsstands throughout Rio de Janeiro. Mobycards, which powers the lastminute.com mobile postcard service, is a twist on the traditional holiday postcard enabling travellers to send personalised physical postcards that arrive through the mail direct from their mobile phone. November 7, 2005Please send Prince Charles a camera phone!
"Snapped by a sea of camera phones at Georgetown University, Prince Charles asked one student if the pictures actually came out. “Give me your e-mail and I’ll send you a copy, your Royal Highness,” the student shouted back." [via The Gulf Times] October 29, 2005Indian actor-director coins new term: phonetography
"Indian actor-director, Kunal Kumar, when asked to briefly introduce himself said, "I am a talented and upcoming actor with a wide variety of interests including brand endorsement, producing and directing short films, digital photography, script-writing, phonetography and the list goes on." Phonetography is a new niche in photography - here the huge SLRs or digital cameras are replaced with mobile phones with cameras. Kunal has taken this to a professional level. My desire to outdo the rest has fuelled me to present to the world the first phonography album - 'Life an Abstract', which is due for release in the very near future.", he said. Related article: - He shoots best with mobile cameras October 12, 2005Special Effects' Lenses For Cameraphones
There are 14 lens types and each one comes with a color strap. [via OddJapan] August 5, 2005Video Booth for Mobile Phones
The booth can accommodate up to three people so you can shoot Prikura style video clips with your friends. Inside the booth is a fluffy thing called a MYSQ ring – you wear it on your hand. A camera detects the movement of your MYSQ ring. Also, floor sensors detect your foot movement. So, the system can control video effects based on your (and your friends') hand/foot movement. After a session is finished, the system processes the captured video and generates a movie file that can be viewed on mobile phones. When the movie file is ready, a QR code is displayed on the screen. Scan the QR code with your camera phone and then download the movie. You can of course send the downloaded movie to your friends, etc. reBlogged from WMMNA July 18, 2005The mystery streaker of Tib Street
A woman wearing nothing but a pair of trainers and a scorpion tattoo has run down Tib Street in Manchester city Centre at the same time for the last three Fridays, reports Manchester Online. "Word has spread fast and her audience has grown, with many onlookers waiting with their cameras poised. "News of what she had been doing got around. A crowd of about 50 people were waiting to see her last Friday with their camera phones ready to get a picture. "A lot of workmen showed up because they are building some flats nearby. No-one knows who she is or why she is doing it and they're too stunned to watch where she goes afterwards". Send real postcards from your mobile
[via mobile|blog.it] Related. -- Lastminute launches MMS postcard service (UK) -- Send traditional postcards from Java enabled phones (USA) -- Vodafone to launch MMS postcard service (Sweden) -- Cingular Takes Postcards Mobile (USA) -- Nokia launches MMS Postard services (Denmark and Norway) -- MMS postcards sent by the post office(Germany) -- MMS postcards sent by the post office (Netherlands) -- MMS postcards from Swisscom (Switzerland) -- Vodafone sends postcards by mobile phone (Portugal) July 6, 2005Pic Stic for phones!
Pull the trigger at the bottom and the Pic Stic presses the capture button on your phone to take a picture. Just brilliant! Via Shiny shiny and The Mirror. July 5, 2005Fixing our digital diaries
If you want to post those perfect shots you couldn't take, just submit a detailed description of the moment you missed to Fixr and they'll do their best to provide you with an image that fits your needs. It's still a work in progress, so you won't get the pictures yet but the developers need your collaboration: visit the platform and fill in the form to help them launch Fixr. Samsung phone with aromatherapy guide
Steve Han, from Samsung Gulf Electronics had this insightful (!) comment: “The E530 phone is sure to soothe a woman's soul as it sets her heart on fire with its unique interactive features. Features that appeal to the sensibilities of a young woman such as, the fragrance and aromatherapy guide will help a woman understand what fragrance would best suit her personality; the calorie-counter would keep a track on the calories spent each day and the shopping list will help her organise the purchasing-list in five separate wallets.” (via Strategiy) June 27, 2005June 9, 2005Mobile Psychic Photos Show Occult World
The psychic photo service mixes camera phone pictures with frightening images such as ghosts and jack-o'-lanterns giving a "ghostly" effect. This is the second occult service offered by this company. Their Halloween photo service last November enabled cameraphone users to insert Halloween masks over a facial image. How cool is that?. [via Telecoms Korea] Related to the occult: -- Cell Phones as ghostbusters April 20, 2005Mobile Phone Reads Your Face, Predicts the Future
"Based on traditional face reading science, the service can read a person's fortune based on a photo taken with a cameraphone and uploaded on to the service via MMS. Once the photo is uploaded, the system automatically detects and calculates facial features. This geometric information is fed to the fortune reader to get the final reading results. Users can get also request “Whole Year Fortune,” “Romantic Relationship,” “Women-Only Fortune,” “General Everyday Fortune,” and “Erotic Forecasts.” With one more photo of your lover, the service will let them know whether or not they are made for each other." Related - but on the level - not an entertainment service: -- Omron Produces Face Recognition for Mobile Phones - OMRON has announced face recognition technology which can be implemented in PDAs, mobile phones or other mobile devices with a camera function, dubbed the "OKAO Vision Face Recognition Sensor." Keyboard Car
Why is it in Picturephoning.com? because it was photographed in Hollywood with a cameraphone. [via J-Walk Blog]
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