After delaying the introduction of "Ice Cream Sandwich" one week out of respect for Steve Jobs' passing, as well as relocating the event from San Diego to Hong Kong, Google unveiled Android 4.0 last night in conjunction with showcasing its premier hardware implementation, the Samsung-designed Galaxy Nexus. Ironically, considering that just a week ago I […]
Embedded Vision And Android 4: More Features Galore Read More +
As my end-of-August technical article "Selecting and Designing with an Image Sensor: The Tradeoffs You'll Need to Master" points out, the burgeoning pixel counts of modern sensors are beginning to outstrip the resolution requirements of most camera and cameraphone users, particularly if the digital zoom feature isn't heavily employed, the images aren't substantially cropped, and/or
By Brian Dipert Editor-In-Chief Embedded Vision Alliance Senior Analyst BDTI On September 20, representatives from 18 (of 20 to-date total) Embedded Vision Alliance member companies met in San Jose, CA at the facilities of Alliance member Xilinx. The daylong series of briefings, planning sessions and relationship-building opportunities were judged highly rewarding by all in attendance,
September’s Initial Embedded Vision Alliance Member Summit: A Resounding Success Read More +
Here's a light-hearted piece to close out the week. Back in late August, I showcased a vision-themed web comic that described one observer's attempt to gain an enhanced depth-perception sense of the clouds overhead by simultaneously video-capturing them from two cameras hundreds of feet apart, then feeding the output of each camera to one eye
Watching Clouds Drift By…And Taking XKCD Way Too Seriously Read More +
As I've mentioned with past regularity, video surveillance and analytics technology is increasingly being used by law enforcement agencies worldwide to assist in the identification and prosecution of wrongdoers; via facial recognition, for example, or emotion discernment, or database searches for clothing matches, or license plate optical character recognition. And other, not-yet-discussed implementations of the
Embedded Vision: Primed To Take A Bite Out Of Crime Read More +
Speaking of Kinect…considering the prevalence of cameras now built into smartphones, tablets, and the bezels of laptops, all-in-one desktops and standalone computer displays, I've long waited for software developers to harness the hardware potential in identifying and reacting to who's currently in front of the image sensor. For example, wouldn't it be cool if my
User Identification And Response: Early Indications Of A Renaissance Read More +
While Kinect is an impressive embedded vision hardware achievement, both in an absolute sense and particularly when considering its price tag, the software that harnesses its potential has to date been (at least in this observer's mind) a bit underwhelming. Granted, titles such as Kinect Sports are a lot of fun. But they're…gimmicky. And they're
Microsoft’s Kinect Gets Better: Forza Motorsport 4 Is A Go-Getter Read More +
In one of yesterday's posts, I mentioned the array of cameras installed (with more planned) in Lower Manhattan. If Mayor Michael Bloomberg has his way, New York City will have even more cameras than these, specifically to identify and prosecute drivers who run red lights and exceed the speed limit on streets. While embedded vision
Traffic Light Surveillance: Another Controversial Embedded Vision Circumstance Read More +
Apps such as Shazam and SoundHound are, I think, pretty intriguing. Point your handset's microphone at a speaker, fire up the software utility, and it'll do its best to identify the song that's currently playing. And from a general-purpose image recognition standpoint, I felt that the latest iteration of Google Goggles was sufficiently notable to
VideoSurf On The Android And Apple App Stores: But Isn’t TV Guide Easier? Read More +
Last weekend, I spent a few hours catching up on some recent-past television recordings. As usual, I was multitasking, but I put the magazines and laptop aside when one particular segment from the September 25th edition of 60 Minutes appeared on-screen. Entitled "The Counter-Terrorism Bureau", here's how the show's website describes it: Scott Pelley brings
Citizen Surveillance: A Topic Fraught With Contentiousness Read More +
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