Photography

If you’re hoping to go to CES 2008, which I’m planning to, you should be able to see the Digital Underwater Camera Mask. This scuba mask/camera, manufactured by Liquid Image, allows the user to take images underwater. Perhaps Liquid Image will have a fish tank at CES to prove that it works.

The camera is available in 3.1 and 5.0 megapixels. To take a picture, all you need to do is line up the crosshair marks on the mask and then press a capture button. I can only assume the capture button is on the side somewhere. There are LED lights on the outside so you can see that a picture was taken.

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When selecting their gadgets, some people will go all-out to make sure that the product they purchase is “green.” Unfortunately, what this means a good deal of the time that they pay a hefty premium, and the wonderful gadget is actually more of a pain to use than the other power-hungry options. This new Spin N Snap camera from Sony definitely falls into the “pain to use” category.

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Just about everyone has a cell phone that has a built-in camera. Great for taking pictures on the go and let’s face it, not many of us carry around a digital camera around with us at all times. So how do you get those photos from your phone to your computer? If you’re lucky enough to have a computer or laptop with built-in Bluetooth technology then you will be sitting pretty as all you have to do is sync the two devices up.

But what if you don’t have a computer with Bluetooth technology? Good luck finding those cables to hook up your phone to your computer.

Instead, you could pick up the Belkin Bluetooth USB Adapter with KODAK Picture Upload Technology (F8T012) which will allow you to wirelessly sync your phone to your computer or laptop and upload your images to the internet using KODAK’s Picture Mover software included in the package. Read the rest of this entry »

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The new LG’s KU990 is undeniably a slinky number in the world of mobiles phones. It’s a slim and good looking and doesn’t feel plasticky. In simple terms this is a camera that you can ring people on as well as watch TV, browse the web and listen to music. Its large 66 mm touch pad screen occupies most of the front making it look like a tiny plasma whilst on the reverse, a lens encircled by jog wheel used to control the zoom and navigate through menus and adjust volume, gives the familiar appearance of a camera!

Navigation is made straight forward and friendly by the large and sensible icon layout on the touch screen. Helpfully, you can also set the touchpad to vibrate when you touch it – confirming each selection. Although the icons and buttons on the touchpad are a good size, not having small fingers or long fingernails be a disadvantage, but if this is the case, the small extendable stylus on standby. The only slightly annoying thing is the storage of the stylus which dangles untidily from the top of the phone.

You can view the full LG Viewty review over on our sister site Coolest Reviews.

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This is off the hook. PMP Today has a story about a personal media player (PMP) which incorporates a 12 megapixel camera into it’s design. Made Chinese conglom Newman-Hyun , the L1200 PMP has an 8X digital zoom (I guess it was too much to ask for an optical solution) and a “lens” that rotates up to 180 degrees. It has shutter speeds ranging from 1 / 10 to 1 / 2000 second and has presets for “ leaflets,” and multiple sequential shooting. But what is really cool is that according to the translation of the Chinese site, the L1200 can also connect to a TV and actually record directly to the unit.

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It appears that in the world of video cameras, small is the new big. I suppose we all want our cameras to be smaller, and this VholdR camera may be one of the smallest out there. (Although I’m pretty sure it is not the smallest.)

Still, its pretty tiny at 3.7 inches in length and 4.8 ounces in weight. It shoots 640 x 480 video footage at 30fps, and stores it all on microSD card.

All of this made possible by a fine line compression engine, as well as a 192 degree rotating lens. The lens itself has a twin laser alignment, and the whole thing is splashproof and shockproof in an aluminium enclosure. Not only is it durable, but there is some serious shake management action going on inside the software front to make certain your pictures are clean.
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I have reported on several digital cameras in the past, and I was always fascinated by “face recognition software”, which is somehow able to pluck faces out of any pictures and make them clearer. I don’t know how a computer could even recognize a face, much clear it up.

To make things even more complicated, Sony has developed a camera that has “smile recognition software”. Once again, I have no idea how a computer, especially one that can fit on a portable digital camera could possibly recognize what a smile could look like. However, the user of this camera has the option of using this feature. Once the camera sees the smile, the shutter clicks.
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We did a comparison on digital photo frames recently, here we have a new sort of frame especially for your wallet, the I Wallet.

If your the kid of person who travels a lot and has to leave behind family or friends, you may find you miss them. You could carry around a pile of photographs, but they may get damaged or lost. What you want is the I Wallet.

The I Wallet features a small digital viewing device that you can store your favorite photographs and recorded messages on, and be able to view them at any time. Just plug it in to your PC and upload the desired images. Then all you need to do is put it in your wallet and go.

So now you can see all those friendly faces when they’re not around, and you have a quality leather wallet for your cards and cash.

I must admit considering the overall size of it the screen looks a bit on the diddy side. The I Wallet will set you back £44.99 (~$90) from DS.

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