Bloomberg is reporting that Nokia is planning to invest in a Californian startup that creates Lytro-style camera technology slim enough to squeeze into a mobile phone. Read More >>
Featured comment by flynndean:
"The following explains the world from a Windows Phone user's perspective:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=Z19vR1GldRI" More »
As neat as they are, the Lytro camera's re-focusing tricks aren't going to convince most of us to replace our highly pocketable cameraphones. So a California company called DigitalOptics has found a way to give us the best of both worlds with a new ultra-thin sensor that promises Lytro-like tricks. Read More >>
Featured comment by EddyCJ:
"It combine them all into a single image so you can get every focal point between the focuses too, I think. If not, you have a point." More »
OK, 2012 wasn't the greatest year for tech, but it wasn't a total bust either. Wade through the glut of comically oversized phones, tiny tablets and fruit company refreshes, and you're bound to come across a few shiny needles in that crummy haystack. Here, in no particular order, are the 10 most important gadgets of the year. Read More >>
Imagine for a second that your smartphone could snap in-focus images every single time. While it might seem like a pipe dream, we might actually see it in the next two years thanks to Toshiba. Read More >>
Featured comment by Will.King.London:
"No, but...when you get a company which manufactures something they think is the bees knees...and then another company comes along with the same idea b..." More »
Lytro's founder Ren Ng has always maintained that there was potential in light field photography far beyond the main refocusing trick that the Lytro Camera launched with. And when the latest Lytro desktop software update hits on December 4th, we'll get to see a couple more of those tricks: perspective shift and living filters. Read More >>
Lytro has long discussed plans to add 3D image capabilities into their Lytro Viewer software, but little has actually been put forth into the public spotlight. Engadget Chinese, however, got a sneak peek at the new Lytro Viewer software from a company spokesperson in Hong Kong. Read More >>
Featured comment by lee:
"Looks nice, makes me want to pick up a Lytro, but our idea of what is and what is not '3D' is getting pretty loose, I think it's fairer to say the int..." More »
Rarely am I given the opportunity to interview a genius. Someone who has really shaken up the tech world. So, when the opportunity to interview the founder and inventor of Lytro Cameras, Dr Ren Ng, presented itself I leapt at the chance. One thing is for sure: the man -- like his iconic camera -- does not disappoint. His is a story that will change the way you take photos. Pull focus with us. Read More >>
Lytro, the mind-boggling, anything can be in focus camera, now works with Windows. Which means, Windows computers can process and edit Lytro's proprietary image file format that could previously only be done with OS X. Read More >>
Featured comment by Kirbyski:
"May I suggest changing the Headline a little? It reads as if the Lytro could never work with windows as in the things on buildings made out glass! May..." More »
It isn't very often we encounter technology that is really, truly new. PCs, cellphones, the Internet, multitouch. Those all changed our world when they were first introduced. Not to overstate it, but Lytro may well be the latest member of that clique. The selling point is simple: you no longer have to worry about getting a shot in focus, because any part of the photo can be brought into focus after the fact. Magic. Read More >>
Featured comment by stonemanty:
"I think this is very clever, intriguing even, but it seems like a one trick pony - and then requiring specific light and framing to work effectively.
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Before Steve Jobs passed away, he apparently made it known he was interested in meeting with Lytro CEO Ren Ng about the possibilities of light field capture technology in iPhones. And as the story goes, Ng obliged, setting up a meeting as swiftly as is humanly possible. Read More >>
Featured comment by emmanuel.makris:
"Indeed, the term "photography" is as you describe. That is, even leaving your scanner lid open and scan is photography. I thought it was obvious tha..." More »
The Lytro cam is probably my favourite piece of tech that has come out in the last couple of years. You never have to worry about a photo being in focus. Well according to The Verge, who interviewed Lytro's Director of Photograpy Eric Cheng, a video-capable Lytro cam is totally possible. Read More >>
Lytro, the pocketable camera based on light field technology, was formally launched yesterday -- but what is this lipstick-looking thing? What's so special about it? Read More >>
Featured comment by crezo:
"wow, i thought this was going to be a bit of a gimmicky toy at first, but looking over some of the shots in their site it's amazing. Seeing rain drops..." More »
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