Tag: Lenses
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Smart Contact Lenses – Who’s Got Their Eyes on the Prize?
Before you ask, the above image is no downed UFO or the architectural blueprint for a new city designed by Jacques Fresco. What it is, is debatable. If you ask Samsung, they will tell you it is a smart contact lens, if you ask Google they will tell you it is a smart contact lens. […]
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Augmented Reality Lenses – Google’s View to the Future
The race has been on in recent times for the creation of smart devices that allow you to interact with things without having your head in a screen; if you look out the window of an evening you cannot miss the blue, glowing, lurching forms scanning their latest messages on some social media site or […]
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Rumoured Sony NEX-3N Caught On Camera
Well, a picture has finally surfaced of the much-rumoured NEX-3N compact system camera from Sony. The much talked about device was thought to be announced at the CP+ event but that never materialised and now it’s thought that Sony may take advantage of the hype that will be surrounding the PlayStation 4 press release on […]
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Sony NEX-FS700 Super Slow Motion 4K Camcorder Unveiled
Sony has today unveiled a brand new professional grade camcorder which will be officially known as the NEX-FS700. The impressive prosumer camcorder is capable of recording full HD quality at 120 and 240 fps, in 16 or 8 second burst modes. It can also capture at 480 and even 960 fps at a reduced resolution […]
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REEL TO REAL ► Mission: Impossible Augmented Reality Contact Lenses Developed By Microsoft & University of Washington
The Gadget Helpline‘s REEL TO REAL is a new regular feature to the blog, aimed at tech and film fanatics, which will reveal how the sci-fi and futuristic gadgets we see on screen in movies and television are making their way into real-life. Take a seat, grab your popcorn and enjoy the show! If you’ve […]
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REEL TO REAL ► Mission: Impossible Augmented Reality Contact Lenses Developed By Microsoft & University of Washington
The Gadget Helpline‘s REEL TO REAL is a new regular feature to the blog, aimed at tech and film fanatics, which will reveal how the sci-fi and futuristic gadgets we see on screen in movies and television are making their way into real-life. Take a seat, grab your popcorn and enjoy the show! If you’ve […]
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Tamron Introduces New Sony NEX Lens
Lens manufacturer Tamron has just unveiled a new lens to add to its already pretty extensive range, one designed specifically for Sony’s NEX cameras and the E-mount standard – probably the first third-party manufactured one as well. The new lens introduced is the 18-200mm f/3.5-6.3 DI III VC. It is a stabilised lens which along […]
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Augmented Reality contact lenses a step closer.. after testing on rabbits
Scientific and technological research on delivering Augmented Reality through contact lenses is closer than ever. The University of Washington says that the stuff of Star Trek is coming and this seemingly frightening reality is perfectly safe after conducting testing – on rabbits. AR delivers a virtual and often 3D view of a digital image and is typically found in […]
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Nikon J1 and V1 Mirrorless cameras announced
You may be aware of the recent rumours speculating that Nikon had intentions of launching its own mirror-less interchangeable lens camera, well folks, it’s good news as Nikon have just unveiled two new cameras that fulfil those requirements nicely. The new models will use Nikon’s 1 system and will be known as the V1 and […]
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Samsung announce 20MP NX200 digital camera
So we’ve been treated to a nice selection of Samsung products today, and one of the stand-out announcements is arguably the new NX200 digital camera with interchangeable lenses. The new NX200 feature an impressive 20.3MP APS-C CMOS sensor which has been developed in-house by Samsung, which the company say allows the camera to capture photos […]