cameras

Eye-Fi Gets $20 Million in Funding, Looks to Mobile Phones for Growth

Lauren Goode in News on February 29 at 11:54 am PT

Eye-Fi, which made its mark with Wi-Fi SD cards for digital cameras, is eyeing the mobile market.

News Byte

Kodak to Stop Making Cameras

Lauren Goode in News on February 9 at 6:56 am PT

Eastman Kodak Company has said it will stop making digital cameras, pocket video cameras and digital picture frames in the first half of 2012, in an effort to achieve annual operating savings of more than $100 million. Rochester, N.Y.-based Kodak says it plans to expand its current brand-licensing program instead, and that it will continue to produce retail-based photo kiosks, inkjet printers, online photo gallery and apps, and camera batteries and accessories. The announcement comes a few weeks after the iconic camera company filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.

Eye-Fi Eyes a Fight Over Wireless SD Cards

Lauren Goode in Commerce on January 25 at 8:13 am PT

Would new standards for wireless SD cards offer more options to camera consumers, or just confuse them? Eye-Fi’s CEO says the latter is the case.

CES Notebook: The Constant Search for Power and Vegas’ Worst-Kept Secrets

Ina Fried and Lauren Goode in News on January 8 at 7:52 pm PT

AllThingsD is on the ground in Vegas, digging for dirt, wading through the crowd and already low on batteries.

More Picture-Takers Are Phoning It In

John Paczkowski in Mobile on December 22, 2011 at 9:53 am PT

About 27 percent of photographs and videos taken in 2011 in the U.S. were captured by smartphones.

Would the Real Maker of the iPhone’s Camera Please Stand Up?

Arik Hesseldahl in News on October 20, 2011 at 1:10 pm PT

More information about the maker of the mysterious cameras inside Apple’s iPhone 4S emerged today, and one company’s shares shot up as a result.

Developer Finds New Use for iPad Camera: Invisibility Trick

Ina Fried in Mobile on June 23, 2011 at 3:41 pm PT

For many, the cameras on the iPad 2 seem a bit superfluous. That’s especially true for the rear camera, since at least the front one can be used for video chatting. But a developer has found at least one fun use for that low-resolution camera on the back of Apple’s latest tablet — making the device appear to be invisible.

Meet the Stealthy Start-Up That Aims to Sharpen Focus of Entire Camera Industry

Ina Fried in News on June 21, 2011 at 7:00 pm PT

The Mountain View company aims to bring out a camera later this year, using a new sensor that offers a number of advantages over traditional photography, including the ability to refocus a picture after it is taken. Revolutionizing the industry won’t be easy, but the company has raised $50 million in financing over the past several years to finance its ambitious goal.

Nintendo’s 3DS Brings Dizzying Fun On the Go

Katherine Boehret in The Digital Solution on March 15, 2011 at 3:35 pm PT

Katie tests Nintendo 3DS, the first videogame that promises 3-D without the goofy glasses.

Voices

A License to Pry

Michael Hickins, Reporter, The Wall Street Journal in News on March 10, 2011 at 11:02 am PT

Bump.com, an online start-up, is creating a way for people to ping each other using their license plates. The company’s founder, Mitch Thrower, compares the service to online coupon and location-sharing sites–with one exception. “It’s like a Groupon or Foursquare that you can’t turn off,” he told Digits.