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<< Previous | Next >> June 30, 2009Tourist Remover photoshops stray tourists out of your snaps
How cool is that? [Joel Johnson via boingboing] June 12, 2009Griffin Clarifi: Macro Lens for the iPhone
For those either stuck with ridiculous two-year AT&T contracts or just not ready to leap on the 3G S bandwagon, there are ways to make your old (aka "year old") 3G a little more S, starting with the Clarifi from Griffin. By adding another lens to the 3G's camera, Griffin overcomes the lack of a "macro" mode and enables shooting images at close range. [via CoolHunting] May 28, 2009Privacy scare after photo of Japanese royal princess posted on the Internet
A tiny photograph that may or may not show a member of the Japanese royal family was posted on Mixi (part of the scary internet). Somehow, this very dull photograph showing a girl in a school uniform smiling has created an uproar over what is supposedly a horrible violation of her privacy.
[via Japan Probe] May 22, 2009Websites 'keeping deleted photos'
Read full article. May 19, 2009Mobile phone footage of schoolgirl giving birth on YouTube in bid to cut teen pregnanciesAccording to The Daily Mail, UK NHS Trust released a graphic film clip of a young girl giving birth on a school playing field.
May 9, 2009Soccer World Cup Will Spur Mobile TV Adoption—In AfricaThe mobile industry is always looking for the next big event, such as the Olympics, March Madness or the inauguration, to usher in the next wave of adoption. The latest buzz is that the soccer world championships will have the same effect—not in traditional cellular markets, but in Africa. MocoNews reports.
May 7, 2009Phone pics out tot's eye cancer
The obvious question is what cameraphone?, but so far the story doesn't say. May 6, 2009Picture and video messaging finally coming in iPhone 3.0 updateAddressing what is easily the biggest, most glaring omission in the device’s featureset, Apple looks set to introduce picture and video messaging to iPhone when it releases its 3.0 firmware update this summer. [via Pocket Picks] May 1, 2009Ewan MacLeod launches Mobile Developer TVEwan MacLeod, founder of SMText News which became the Mobile Industry Review is launching a new venture called Mobile Developer TV which will publish on camera interviews of the best and the brightest in mobile development. He aims to publish one TV show per week to start with. Each show will center on one or two people in the mobile development space. iPhone App developers, certainly. But he's also interested in the whole spectrum — from Blackberry’s App World, to Nokia’s Ovi, to Microsoft’s Windows Marketplace and beyond. Ewan is interested in interested in talking to and profiling: -- Mobile application developers (iPhone/Blackberry/Nokia/J2ME/Samsung/Microsoft/Android). -- Companies whose primary business is NOT in the mobile space — but who have developed or are developing mobile applications. -- Companies who supply services to/work with mobile developers. If you’d like to feature, drop Ewan a note: ewan@mobiledeveloper.tv. April 25, 2009$62,000 to download a movie?$62,000 to download a movie? That's what happened to a caller named Alberto, who told his tale to CNN. Alberto made the grave mistake of downloading Wall-E for his nephew while vacationing in Mexico over his data card and was slapped with a $62,000 bill from his wireless carrier when he returned home. Alberto tried to contest the charge and the carrier reduced the bill to $17,000, arguing that the five-figure charge was what it cost them to deliver the movie. [via arstechnica] April 19, 2009Police delete London tourists' photos 'to prevent terrorism'
An odd thing to say since the UK launched a Counter-Terrorism advertising campaign last March warning about just that. [via Régine del.icio.us] Related: -- UK launches Counter-Terrorism advertising campaign, including: "Observation and surveillance help terrorists plan attacks. Have you seen anyone taking pictures of security arrangements such as CCTV? Has it made you suspicious? -- Street photographers fear for their art amid climate of suspicion - With public concern rising over paedophilia and terrorism, street photographers face new difficulties. March 25, 2009Find untagged photos of your Facebook friends with Face.com’s Photo Finder
Read full article. March 11, 2009Flickr Photos Become Stock Photography at Getty Images
According to Mashable, Getty Images, the popular site for print and media stock photography buys, is hoping to make the search for, and purchase of, high quality Flickr images for commercial purposes thanks to the Flickr Collection - which made its debut last night.
Read full article. February 24, 2009Twittering Celebrities Take Fans Backstage in Their Lives
In addition to being a staple for rapid-fire communication among technophiles and a networking tool for tech-savvy companies, Twitter is swiftly being adopted by celebrities who see it as a way to give the public a controlled peephole into their otherwise highly private lives. [via The New York Times] February 18, 2009Comedian Lee Hurst fined for smashing audience member's camera phone
January 29, 2009Photo books a hit in the down economy
Blurb, the San Francisco company that makes flashy self-published photo books, sold nearly $30 million worth of books in 2008, 800,000 books altogether. USA Today reports.
January 26, 2009Congress gets bill to make cell phone cameras go clickWorried about someone taking pictures of you surreptitiously? A new bill would require all cell phone cameras to make that shutter-click noise so you'll be warned when there's a peeping tom in the locker room with you. According to arstechnica,
Related attempts dating back as early as 2003: -- New Jersey Legislation Being Considered To Keep Camera Phone Users From Taking Surprise Photos -- Should Cell Phone Cams Come with Alarms? -- Camera phone clampdown demanded -- A seal to cover a camphone lens -- Camera Phone to Require Shutter Sound From Next Year -- Do phone cameras have to make a sound when digital cameras can be silent? January 24, 2009Geneva's most famous art critic is a work of art himself
This is not related to camera phones, just photography. A new exhibit here in Geneva at the Krisal gallery, showcases one of our most intriguing citizens, Etienne Dumont - tattooed from head to toe - who is a brilliant art critic for Geneva's daily newspaper, La Tribune de Genève. Twelve photographers have taken his portrait on the occasion of his 60th birthday. You can view image gallery here. Lunch over IP wrote in April 2007:
The above photograph is by Steve Luncker. December 16, 2008The iPhone's camera jumping up in the Flickr ratingsIn the list of Flickr's most popular cameras (compiled from the metadata attached to any photos that upload to the popular site), our favorite cell phone is climbing up the ranks. [via TUAW] December 10, 2008Playboy's new mobile reality mobisodes
Starting today, Playboy is offering downloadable "mobisodes" –- mobile-based video shorts -– that show three interns hard at work. The shorts, filmed last summer in and around Playboy’s New York office on Fifth Avenue in midtown, are free. [via USA Today] November 21, 2008Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show To Air On Multiple Platforms
CBS announced that it would be expanding the Victoria Secret Fashion Show presence through the use of multiple platforms including the on-air broadcast, a dedicated website and its own Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show mobile television channel. [via Broadcastin@Cable] November 19, 2008Kodak sues LG and Samsung over alleged patent violationsKodak has announced that it is taking LG and Samsung to court over both companies' production of cell phones with integrated digital cameras. ars technica reports.
Read full article. November 12, 2008Photographer launches iPhone-only style magazine
PMc is the world’s first paid, iPhone-only magazine. Named after its creator—noted nightlife photographer Patrick McMullan—the bi-monthly title is pronounced ‘Pee-Mick’ and is the property of New York-based Hot Phone Hit Factory. Springwise reports.
November 2, 2008Silver-screen audio trick could smooth jerky videoAn effect involving flashing discs of light used since the early days of cinema to make the action appear smoother could improve our perception of poor video footage sent to cellphones. [via New Scientist] October 28, 2008Vote, Uninterrupted
October 26, 2008Kodak signs into patent cross-license agreement with Nokia
According to engadget:mobile and phonescoop, Eastman Kodak Company has entered into a mysterious patent license agreement with Nokia. The details are still vague, but "the deal will enable each outfit "access to the other's intellectual property portfolio," and it'll also provide "significant benefits to both companies." October 25, 2008MySpace Finally Supports Mobile Photo Uploads
[via The New York Times] October 3, 2008Sony Ericsson patent app takes the tedium out of zooming your camera
Spotted on engadget:mobile, a new patent application filed by Sony Ericsson that controls your cameraphone's zoom level simply by moving it back and forth. According to Unwiredview: "The basic idea is to make zooming automatic by following the handset movement. When you move a camera away from your body, the image zooms in, as you move it back, the image zooms out." September 23, 20089 Megapixel Module for Cameraphones LaunchedGermany based Digital Imaging Systems (DIS) has announced the launch of a 9 Megapixel camera module for mobile phones. Its new camera modules provide rich features such as auto-focus, high quality lenses, mechanical shutter and ND-filter with integrated actuators and an easy to access platform software, enabling high-end digital still camera (DSC) quality in mobile phones. [via Cellular News. More in Press release] September 16, 2008Nokia patents new photo scribbling softwareNokia has filed a paent for a new system for adding notes to photos using a built-in keypad or touchscreen. The system would mean that once you take a photo, you’d be able to flip it over and use a stylus (or a qwerty) to scribble some details on the back, just like a real photograph. [New Scientist via Pocket-Picks] September 6, 2008Image Fulgurator
The Fulgurator can be used anywhere where there's a another camera nearby that is being used with a flash. It operates via a reactive flash projection that enables an image to be projected on a surface the exact same moment when someone else is photographing it. The intervention takes a few milliseconds and will most likely leave the targeted photographer puzzled as the motif he/she just photographed will suddenly contain an extra visual layer, somewhat like a watermark. Image Fulgurator is a project by the artist Julius von Bismarck, who just recieved a Golden Nica Award at Ars Electronica for his work. [via Guerilla Innovation] August 22, 2008China mobile TV hangs its hopes on OlympicsMany Chinese unable to catch the Olympics on television will watch national hurdling hero Liu Xiang retain his 110 meter crown next week B>by simply switching on their cellphone, reports Reuters. "That, at least, is the dream outcome for the backers of mobile TV, for whom the Games are a golden opportunity to burnish the reputation of a medium that has failed to live up to its potential since it was launched in 2004." July 28, 2008‘Spider-Man’ creator goes high-tech
"Power Entertainment, Mr Lee’s production company, has developed Time Jumper, which Disney will distribute on the internet and on mobile phones, as well as in the traditional comic book format. ... The digital comic will combine traditional print elements, such as thought and speech bubbles, with music, voices and special effects." July 24, 200812seconds.tv: The real video Twitter
In their own words: 12seconds.tv allows friends and family to record and share short video updates about what they are doing or where they are. You can use a webcam or a cellphone. It's a FREE, easy, and fun way to stay in touch. TechCrunch has 500 invites for the alpha launch. July 18, 2008AT&T lands exclusive Olympics channel for Mobile TV
NBC’s coverage of the Olympics won’t be limited to AT&T entirely, but for mobile the carrier did secure sole rights for live competition footage and commentary on the MediaFLO platform, which both carriers use for broadcast-like TV service. [engadget:mobile via Moco News] July 9, 2008China Halts Illegal Olympic Videos On More Than 20 Websites
"In a press conference, Xu Chao, vice director of the Copyright Division of NCAC, said that China will impose strict punishments on Internet and mobile platforms that broadcast events and activities related to the Olympic Games without authorization. If any website is found roadcasting Olympic events and activities without authorization, the website will receive a maximum fine of CNY100,000 ($14,500) in administrative penalties. If the circumstance is serious, it will be investigated for criminal liability. ... In addition, the departments in charge will establish a joint law-enforcement office during the Olympic Games to implement a 24-hour supervision over the broadcast activities of the media." July 7, 2008Phone photo proves prisoner’s downfallFile under pretty stupid. An Australian prisoner who denied he owned a mobile phone and SIM card found in his cell had used it to take a photo of himself. [via Fairfax Digital] June 20, 2008Localizing where a picture was taken
According to Roland Piquepaille, Carnegie Mellon University "researchers are trying to estimate the geographic location of a single photo by comparing it to a database of 6 million pictures accurately geolocated by flickr users. Their method allowed them to correctly guess the location of an unknown photo 30 times better than with pure luck." May 29, 2008Mobile music video service Napster Clips debuts in Japan
This new service puts a premium on unlimited access to a high-quality digital video service that would complement Napster’s music subscription service. In partnership with Japan’s NTT Docomo, Napster is offering this service via the mobile operator’s new N960IL onefone mobile handset. [via Gadgetell] May 27, 2008OmniVision Develops Sensor To Improve Camera Phones
The new technology will allow cellphone makers to offer resolution comparable to that found in the latest digital cameras. But will probably be several years before the new chips appear in lower-end handsets. [via The Wall Street Journal] May 13, 2008Google fuzzes out faces in privacy push
Google has rolled out a new technology which automatically blurs any human face appearing in street-level photographs taken for use in its mapping services by its fleet of camera-mounted vehicles. The Sydney Morning Herald reports. "The blurring technology, which will be retrospectively applied to all existing Street View images and incorporated in all future releases of the popular mapping feature, is intended to mollify concerns about the potentially intrusive nature of the service. Google will shortly previewed the face-blurring technology on the Street View images found on its Manhattan maps. Detail of the changes were announced on an official Google blog today. May 11, 2008Are cellphones ruining the concert experience?
"It's not as far-fetched as it seems. As more and more concertgoers fiddle with cellphone cameras and fidget with BlackBerries, some people say mobile technology is ruining the concert experience. "It's extraordinarily irritating," says Roger Waters of Pink Floyd fame. "All these people holding up these horrid little squares of bright light." "It's like they're not even there," says jazz guitarist Bill Frisell. "It's like, 'Why don't you put that away and listen to the music?' Its not just a case of cranky baby boomers griping about the young and the restless. Plenty of younger artists and fans are also getting fed up with the tech intrusion. "As a performer, it's frustrating to look out and see a sea of cellphones instead of faces," says Sleater-Kinney guitarist Carrie Brownstein. "There's definitely a problem where people are so busy documenting the moment that they forget to just live in the moment." May 6, 2008Better Reading on the Small Screen
"In a recent demonstration, researchers showed how the technology, called Seamless Documents, could store a scanned document in a database and analyze its structure and content. The analysis identifies sections and paragraphs, and automatically extracts key phrases that summarize the sections. So when a person pulls up the document on a phone, she can jump to a section labeled with a keyword, or just skip to the last paragraph on a page. In addition, as the user scrolls through the document, software on the phone automatically resizes images, section headers, and plain text, as different elements of the document layout come into view." May 2, 2008Democrat wants to require disability-friendly Internet phones, video
Now an influential Democratic congressman wants to expand those requirements to their Internet counterparts. NewsBlog reports. "The bill (PDF) being drafted by Rep. Edward Markey (D-Mass.) would require, at least in some cases, dramatic changes in the way Internet phone- and video-related products are designed, while making it more difficult than under existing law for companies to claim exemptions from those requirements." May 1, 2008Big Moving Pictures
The BMP production integrates tightly with the event you’re attending, including packaged content about the performers or competitors, information about the day’s program, and live camera shots from planes, car, motorcycles, boats and even skydivers! All with terrific music, narration and the feeling that you’re experiencing something truly powerful and exciting. [via Gizmag]
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