lytro

Is Nokia Investing In Lytro-Style Camera Tech For Phones?

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. The company in question is Pelican Imaging, which produces a complex sensor array and combines it with algorithmic processing to allow users to adjust an image’s focus after it has been captured.


How Your Smartphone Will Get Lytro-Like Superpowers

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.


Toshiba Is Working On A Miniature Lytro Sensor For Your Smartphone

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.


The 10 Most Important Gadgets Of 2012

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.


The 10 Most Important Cameras Of 2012

This was a banner year for photo gear. We saw some of the most-anticipated camera refreshes in years (a new 5D, finally!) not to mention some groundbreaking technologies (that weird little Lytro!). Here’s a rundown of the year’s 10 hottest cameras.


New Lytro Update Brings Crazy Perspective Shift To Your Focus-Later Photos

The Lytro camera, famous for after-the-fact refocussing, is getting a few new features just in time for Christmas, including filters that make it look like Instagram on steroids and a perspective shift ability, which means you can move a still image after the fact now, too.


3D Photos Are Coming To The Lytro Camera Really Soon

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.


Culturemodo: You Can Go On A Photo Walk With The Founder Of Lytro Today

The Lytro light-field camera came to Australia this week. It’s an amazing bit of kit, and the founder and inventor of Lytro, Dr Ren Ng is a wonderfully smart guy. Turns out that if you’re in Sydney this afternoon, you can go on a photo walk to test out the Lytro and get tips from Dr Ng himself. No competition, no gimmick, just good, clean photo-taking fun!


Lytro Founder On The Ultimate Question: When Will Smartphones Have Light-Field?

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.


Lytro Light-Field Camera Review: I Have Seen The Light…Field

Missing a shot due to a poor boot time is crappy, and losing a shot to terrible auto-focus is worse. Imagine if you could boot a camera in a matter of milliseconds and take a shot that you can refocus after the fact? That’s the brilliance of Lytro, and the best part is that it’s already here. After months of waiting, it’s finally on sale in Australia, and we’ve been playing with it for some time now. Should you buy it this window into the future?


Gizmodo Is Hiring a PHP Developer!

Take pride in writing clean code? We’re looking for an autonomous PHP developer to join our rapidly-growing team at Allure Media. Apply within.

World of Servers