night vision
Cameras

DARPA’s New, Tiny Night Vision Camera Could Give Every Soldier Sight In The Dark

DARPA-funded DRS Technologies has developed a new 1280 x 720 night vision camera with pixels just five microns across — that’s reportedly just one-twelfth the size of a human hair. So. Small. The new tech isn’t just way more practical, it could save the government a bundle of money too.

3 April 2013

Cameras

This Could Be The World’s Smallest Night Vision Camera

When you’re creeping outside someone’s bedroom at night trying to get shots of them sleeping, the last thing you need to deal with is a bulky pair of night-vision goggles. S stalkers of the world rejoice! JTT has designed what looks like the smallest night vision camera ever that lets you stay as inconspicuous as possible.

8 January 2013

Cameras

Netgear’s Tiny VueZone Security Camera Can Work The Night Shift Now

Worried about midnight intruders? Netgear’s VueZone camera — already a popular security solution — just got night vision powers.

12 December 2011

Science

DARPA Want Their Smart Phones To Rock Thermal Cameras

5 December 2011

Cameras

Weird Lens Make Your Camera Look Like An Anti-Matter Gun

On the right we have Tactical Solutions’ Nightstalker II night vision lens attached to a Nikon D700. It’s used by some US military photographers to take night action shots like the one on the left. It also makes the camera look like an actual weapon.

26 November 2011

Cameras

FLIR Scout Review: IT LETS YOU SEE IN THE DARK, DUDE

As far as superpowers go, the ability to see in the dark isn’t generally very high on peoples’ lists. Suckas! It’s awesome. And useful! The FLIR Scout TS-Series gives you those superpowers, Mr Wayne.

18 October 2011

Geek Out

Terrifying Look At The Scariest Haunted House Ever

Modern haunted houses don’t feature rubber bats and bowls full of peeled grapes masquerading as eyeballs, they screw with your phobias and recreate nightmares. I thought that going through with a thermal cam would be less unnerving. Wrongo.

14 October 2011

Science

New Night Vision Helmets For F-35 Pilots Are Insane-Looking

What happens when the extremely expensive helmet you cooked up for the extremely expensive F-35 doesn’t, uh, work? You strap together a new one in a hurry. This wicked looking replacement was gutted and filled with crazy killer optics.

15 September 2011

Science

The Secret Future Of Night Vision Tech

Even as an ageing tech, night vision is still pretty awesome. But Wired’s Noah Shachtman got a rare up-close look at the bleeding edge night vision tech that’s in the field and being developed behind closed doors.

Science

New Thermal Imaging Technologies Allow Soldiers To Have Heat-Sensitive Scopes Mounted To Their Guns

Thermal imaging is far from a new idea, but that doesn’t mean it has been forgotten. Thanks to slim sensors, the new lineup of small, mountable thermal imagers from BAE Systems promises to turn soldiers into more efficient marksmen.

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