If you own a digital camera without Wi-Fi and want to quickly transfer photos to your smartphone or tablet, then the new Eye-Fi Mobi SDHC card might be for you. Setup is simple: just download the app for iOS or Android, enter a 10 digit code, and you’re ready to roll. After that, photos you take on your camera will automatically be sent to your mobile device. For more on the Eye-Fi Mobi, read the full story on Connect.
The Finnish smartphone manufacturer Nokia has made a $ 20 million investment in Pelican Imaging which is known for its consumer imaging technology that features a grid of lenses to allow for post-capture focusing — similar to the system used in Lytro cameras. This has spurred rumors about the technology being applied in upcoming Nokia smartphone models. Click through to Connect for more details.
Adobe has announced a smartphone version of its Photoshop Touch app for both Android and iOS. The app was originally launched for 10-inch tablets and more recently a version for smaller tablets, such as the iPad Mini and Google Nexus 7. It includes features familiar to Photoshop users such as layers, advanced selections tools, adjustments and filters, but in a much smaller format. Photoshop Touch for smartphones is available on the Apple App Store and Google Play for U.S. $ 4.99. Read more at connect.dpreview.com
Luxi is a diffusion dome accessory that aims to turns your smartphone into an affordable incident light meter. The accessory is currently gaining traction via a Kickstarter campaign, is designed to work as an incident light meter by measuring the light for an entire scene, rather than just reflected light. Luxi is expected to retail for $ 24.95, and its developers claim the accessory will work with existing light meter apps. See the Luxi in action at connect.dpreview.com.
San Francisco-based startup Always Innovating has announced that it is working a tiny flying camera designed to follow you around and capture your every move on video which can be streamed directly to an Android smartphone. You’ll be able to control the MeCam – a tiny helicopter-like device – via voice commands and share the video via social media. The MeCam is still in development, but the company claims that it is ‘available for licensing’. Click through to learn more on connect.dpreview.com.
CES provided a chance for us to get our hands on to of the latest smartphones. Interestingly, Sony’s Xperia Z, ZTE’s Grand S and the Huawei Ascend D2 are all built around 5″, 1920 x 1080 pixel screens and feature 13MP cameras. All run Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean) and yet, despite the spec similarities, there are still differences – in the user experience as well as the processors used. We had the opportunity to use both phones, to see how they behave – find out what we thought.
CES provided a chance for us to get our hands on to of the latest smartphones. Interestingly, Sony’s Xperia Z, ZTE’s Grand S and the Huawei Ascend D2 are all built around 5″, 1920 x 1080 pixel screens and feature 13MP cameras. All run Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean) and yet, despite the spec similarities, there are still differences – in the user experience as well as the processors used. We had the opportunity to use both phones, to see how they behave – find out what we thought.
Over at Connect we’re assembling a list of Holiday deals – with the first smartphone and accessory deals listed today. We’ll be highlighting more interesting offers as they come to our attention. The period around the Thanksgiving holiday is particularly prominent for shopping in the USA, with the Friday afterwards (known as Black Friday) and the subsequent Monday (dubbed ‘Cyber Monday’) being a focus of in-store and internet deals respectively. A recent survey suggests that smartphone usage could see Thanksgiving itself become ‘Mobile Thursday’ as people shop from their ‘phones.