- OmniVision’s OV2722 sensor promises 1080p tablet video chats, probably more than you wanted to see
We’re seeing rear cameras on smartphones and tablets get better all the time; what about at the front? OmniVision might have that side tackled through the OV2722, a 1080p-native CMOS camera sensor. It won’t allow for magnum opuses of photography like the company’s own 16-megapixel behemoth, but it’s just big enough and thin enough (at 3mm deep) to give a serious upgrade to the 720p-or-lower front cameras that prevail today, including webcams on Ultrabooks. The new sensor is both thinner and better in low light than an earlier iteration, so we’ll hopefully see fewer instances of blurrycam self-portraits and video calls. The OV2722 is in mass production now for unnamed clients, although we’re worried that the resolution jump will show us a little too much detail in that chat with Aunt Mildred.
OmniVision’s OV2722 sensor promises 1080p tablet video chats, probably more than you wanted to see originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 29 May 2012 17:52:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
- Microsoft patents asking your friends ‘does my butt look big in this?’
Microsoft has patented an online personal appearance adviser for those of us without a hotline straight through to Put This On’s Jesse Thorn. Simply upload a pair of pictures of yourself in different hair, makeup and clothing choices and let the denizens of the internet vote on which one makes you look the best. Sounding similar to HotorNot and FaceMash, this patent purports to shift the emphasis to help the style-challenged choose a suitable wardrobe. We just hope the company built in some snark-protection — or else we might see plenty of ingenues with ruined self esteem arrive at the opera in a dinosaur costume.
Microsoft patents asking your friends ‘does my butt look big in this?’ originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 29 May 2012 17:29:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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- Sony Xperia Ion hits FCC with AT&T LTE intact
The wait for the Sony Xperia Ion in the US has been a long one, but that summer release feels considerably closer now that the Android flagship has swung by the FCC. As we’d hope, the Ion is passing through in full AT&T regalia, carrying the 700MHz and 1,700MHz 4G LTE bands it needs to run on Big Blue — albeit with a legacy Sony Ericsson label. Along with the expected 850MHz and 1,900MHz HSPA 3G frequencies, we’re also seeing an odd instance of 1,700MHz 3G that would normally be reserved for T-Mobile. Given that there isn’t matching 2,100MHz support, we’re more inclined to see the 1,700MHz block as related to AT&T spectrum refarming or other, more practical purposes than as a ghost of attempted mergers past. An FCC approval still doesn’t provide any direct clues as to the release date, although removing that one major hurdle gives AT&T the option of launching sooner in the summer rather than later.
Sony Xperia Ion hits FCC with AT&T LTE intact originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 29 May 2012 17:10:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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