All the stories tagged with: sensor
Spectral Instruments’ 1100-series 112 megapixel camera is one of a kind
05/18/2012, Special Instruments is working on a gargantuan 1100-series camera that has a 112 megapixel CCD and is reportedly capable of shooting photos of both the sun and the stars in broad daylight. Special Instruments, an Arizona-based company that builds cameras [...]
Paper sensor performs malaria and HIV tests
03/20/2012, For those of us who live in the developed world, we hardly give two hoots about getting our blood test done at a lab, but in third world countries and the developing world, things are not that straightforward. Not only [...]
Sony Handycam Lineup New Features
01/09/2012, [CES 2012] Sony unveiled its new Handycam camcorder lineup at CES during its press conference. The Japanese manufacturer came up with some significant improvements on the image side, including an Extended Zoom, a 4X higher megapixels post- processing for still [...]
Ben Heck develops proximity sensor for cyclists
09/27/2011, Being a cyclist is the way to go if you happen to live in a city where everything is within close proximity, making it rather pointless to own a car and fight for parking downtown while running the risk of [...]
Microchip monitors cancer growth
08/31/2011, Boffins over at Germany have come up with a new microchip sensor which is said to be able to monitor the growth of a tumor when implanted close to one. How does this microchip do what it has been touted [...]
Drowsy drivers receive wake up call from NeuroSky
08/22/2011, NeuroSky, a company from San Jose who deals with EEG headsets as well as other technologies that turn brain-signal readings into more practical use (as you can see in the image on the right), has come up with a sensor [...]
Hydrogel sensor implanted to measure blood glucose levels
08/08/2011, Do you get all queasy whenever you need to measure your blood glucose levels, or are you numb to having needle after needle being pricked into your arm as a battery of tests are carried out? Well, perhaps there is [...]
Smartphones will soon be able to smell
07/15/2011, While smartphones can pretty much do anything right now, there’s one thing it can’t do: smell. But according to some researchers, that may end pretty soon. Luc Van den hove, president of nanoelectronics research firm IMEC recently stated that we’ve [...]
iPhone 5 with Sony camera sensor? [Sony CEO leak?]
04/02/2011, During an interview with the Wall Street Journal, Sir Howard Stringer (Sony’s CEO), mentioned that the tsunami would delay the shipment of Sony’s best camera sensors to Apple. The thing is, Sony isn’t known to supply sensors to Apple for [...]
Kinect used to create artsy music video
03/23/2011, In one of the more creative ways we’ve seen a Kinect being used, is in this video project by the folks over at 1024 Architecture. They used the Kinect sensor to track the skeletal movements of a person moving, the [...]
easy2pick helps you spot your luggage at the airport
03/10/2011, Don’t you just hate it when you’re waiting for your luggage at the airport carousel, but everyone seems to have the same bag as you? Well, the folks over at X-treme Geek have developed this nifty little gadget to help [...]
NEC launches the world’s first contactless hybrid fingerprint scanner
02/24/2011, Do you ever get freaked out by the idea of having to touch a fingerprint scanner because it’s something that’s been used by hundreds of people that were before you? Well, fret not; NEC has just created the perfect for [...]
Muscle-fatigue sensor lets you know when your body has had enough
02/16/2011, If you’ve always had the problem of training too hard while you’re at the gym, you’ll be glad to know that there’s technology on its way to help you. Mohamed Al-Mulla, a researcher at the Esses University’s School of Computer [...]
