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Samsung Advanced 0.7μm-Pixel ISOCELL Image Sensor Boast Industry’s Smallest Pixel Size
Samsung today introduced four new Samsung ISOCELL image sensors for its 0.7 micrometer (μm)-pixel product lineup; 108-megapixel (Mp) ISOCELL HM2, 64Mp ISOCELL GW3, 48Mp ISOCELL GM5 and 32Mp ISOCELL JD1. With the new 0.7μm ISOCELL technology, Samsung plans to expand the ultra-high-resolution offerings to mainstream smartphones. Last year, Samsung introduced the industry’s first 0.7μm-pixel image…
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LG Unveils LG PuriCare Wearable Air Purifier Face Mask with Dual Fans and a Respiratory Sensor
LG today unveiled the future of healthy respiration at IFA 2020 – PuriCare Wearable Air Purifier. LG wearable air purifier will give new meaning to clean, personal air. Employing LG’s latest advancements in air purification, high-performance replaceable filters enable PuriCare Wearable to supply fresh, clean air indoors and out. With its Dual Fans and patented…
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Sony Announces SWIR Image Sensors for Industrial Equipment with Industry’s Smallest*1 5μm Pixel Size
Sony today announced the upcoming release of two new models of short-wavelength infrared (SWIR) image sensors for industrial equipment. The new sensors are capable of capturing images in the visible and invisible light spectrum in the short-wavelength infrared range and boast a compact size made possible by the industry’s smallest 1 5μm pixel size. Conventional…
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Sony and Prophesee Develop a Stacked Event-Based Vision Sensor with the Industry’s Smallest Pixels and Highest HDR Performance
Sony and Prophesee S.A. have jointly developed a stacked event-based vision sensor with the industry’s smallest 4.86μm pixel size and the industry’s highest 1 124dB (or more) HDR performance. The industry’s highest 1 124dB (or more) HDR performance is made possible by placing only back-illuminated pixels and a part of N-type MOS transistor on the…
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SensorWake alarm clock brings in the day with olfactory teases
It may be true that most of us love waking up to the sound of sparrows while others love the touch of soft satin sheets to greet a new day. What about the rare few among us who prefer our sense of smell as an incentive to leave our cozy sheets behind? Behold the SensorWake…
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CES 2014: Sony Tennis Racket sensor helps you track your swing over Bluetooth
Your tennis racket could never get smarter than this. Not without Sony on its side that is. CES 2014 has seen a number of impressive releases and announcements but when we talk about a tennis racket swing monitoring system, we’re straying into the niche. Sony has developed a special sensor that fixes itself on to…
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Printable sensors help keep an eye on your health round the clock!
As technology in the medical world constantly develops, we’ve been coming across a host of new innovations that combine the use of gizmos to the advantage of health-care. Researchers have now come up with a way to directly “print” sensor systems on human skin, allowing users to monitor their heart-rates constantly and also keep a…
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NEC’s Sumaho Sensor detects proximity of prospective customers
It’s creepy enough to see those mobile mannequins who trigger off action, each time you pass a store. It’s another to have a store that knows you’re nearing it. NEC are at work on a technology that could attract smartphone users to shops in their vicinity. Called Sumaho Sensor, the technology will enable users with…
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Omron’s Thermal Area Sensor uses MEMS technology; turns your smartphone into a temperature sensor!
Yes, we’ve all mistakenly sipped on scalding hot mugs of coffee or nibbled fiery chunks of food before, unknowingly and involuntarily. In an effort to keep such eye-watering events at bay, Omron has now come up with a revolutionary accessory for smartphones, a thermal area sensor device using MEMS technology. Using an application called ‘Too…
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Koubachi Wi-Fi Plant Sensor – Bring Farmville home
The Koubachi Wi-Fi Plant Sensor is just the product for ardent gardeners, cultivators and plant enthusiasts. The Koubachi Wi-Fi Plant Sensor avoids the hassle of watching over your plants while you are away. Just like Farmville leaves it’s notifications for you to stay updated on your harvest, blossoms and plant life. These notifications appear right…
