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Samsung AMOLED 12M Official: 12MP Camphone, 3x Optical Zoom
7:48PM Danny Allen | Is the AMOLED 12M (aka SCH-W880) a camera first, phone second? I mean, we’ve seen 12MP phones before, but it’s the first with 3x optical-zoom, has a camera-like grip, and Touch Auto Focus controlled via the 800×480 3.3-inch AMOLED screen. More »
Cameras
10:30PM Jesus Diaz | You don’t fool us, Samsung. With its camera mode dial and dedicated shutter button, your 12MP Samsung SCH-W880 with HD video recording, and 3x optical zoom looks a lot more like a real compact camera than a phone. More »
Samsung SCH-W880: The Digital Camera That Can Call
10:30PM Jesus Diaz | You don’t fool us, Samsung. With its camera mode dial and dedicated shutter button, your 12MP Samsung SCH-W880 with HD video recording, and 3x optical zoom looks a lot more like a real compact camera than a phone. More »
Cameras
How To Trick Your Cameraphone Into Taking Non-Crappy Shots
5:45AM Dan Nosowitz | Today’s Lifehacker Top Ten list shows a half-score ways to get the most out of that most humble of lenses (short of the iPod Nano): The cameraphone. From DVD-laser macro lenses to editing tricks, it’s a great guide. [Lifehacker]
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LG GC990 Louvre Cameraphone Shoots 12MP Photos, 720p Video
9:02PM John Herrman | The sliding point where cameraphones and point-and-shoot cameras seems to keep moving towards the latter. The latest hybrid is the 720p, 12-megapixel LG GC990 Louvre, which, at least from the back, actually looks like a camera. More »
Music
Ideas We Like: IPods With Cameras
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1:02PM Nick Broughall | We saw Jesus lose his shit over this phone a couple of weeks ago. Now you can do the same, as it’s now available in Australia. More »
Sony Ericsson W995 Available Now For $1,099
1:02PM Nick Broughall | We saw Jesus lose his shit over this phone a couple of weeks ago. Now you can do the same, as it’s now available in Australia. More »
Science
Researchers Use Cameraphones to Help Develop Mars Imaging Software
1:30PM Adrian Covert | Scientists working with the Mars Society have been walking around the Utah desert in spacesuits, snapping photos of the ground in an attempt to develop image recognition software for use on the Red Planet. More »
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Samsung Pixon 12: The First 12-Megapixel Cameraphone You Can Actually Buy
7:08PM John Herrman | Fortunately, the Pixon’s 12-megapixel claim to greatness, which guarantees you nothing at all except for the industry’s largest file sizes, is complemented by some decent specs, starting with a 3.1″ AMOLED touchscreen, 3G and FM radio. More »
Cameras
Samsung Micro-Shutter Means Better Phone Cameras, Someday
12:00AM John Herrman | Minuscule sensors and crappy fixed lenses are only partly responsible for mobile phone cameras taking such terrible photos; that they tend not to have proper shutters is a huge factor. Samsung wants to fix this. More »
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