5 features we may or may not see in iPhone 5

S. Apple may look to do something about the tangibility part with the introduction of new technologies. A new vibrating technique based on friction may be applied which will feel as if you are using an actual keyboard. That can satisfy both the set of customers who want a keyboard and those who want a touchscreen.

High definition link : Apple can use a MHL (Mobile High-Definition Link) that will merge an HDMI jack with a USB. That way the phone will be able to play videos of 1080p HD via a small plug. Apple, however, will not want to convert the whole interface of the iPhone that they have carefully built over the years.

Advanced camera : Cameras, over the years, have produced decent mega-pixels. But in the process, they have been given very little space in a filled gadget. So how about a liquid-lens camera? This technology uses refractive liquid to operate. A few drops of the liquid are enough for optical image stabilization.

Advanced LED Screen : The market, at the moment, is filled with phones that have OLED screens boasting of brightness and low power consumption. Hence, the concept of a quantum-dot screen. These dots are inert nano-particles that release light when keyed up by an electric current or a light ray. The production of the screens, however, is said to be three years out at the earliest.

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Optilux to use Varioptics' electrowetting-lens technology in mobile phones and ...

Optilux will continue to develop and sell the liquid-lens-actuator technology for mobile-phone and tablet applications, while Parrot will develop and sell the technology for use in industrial, medical, and non-mobile-phone-type consumer applications.



5 features we may or may not see in iPhone 5

So how about a liquid-lens camera? This technology uses refractive liquid to operate. A few drops of the liquid are enough for optical image stabilization. Advanced LED Screen: The market, at the moment, is filled with phones that have OLED screens



New company formed by veteran Silicon Valley CEO to bring liquid lens ...
New company formed by veteran Silicon Valley CEO to bring liquid lens ...

We've already talked about liquid lens technology in the past. The company that promised to use it in the camera phones, Varioptic, has been sold to French Parrot SA and the new entity called Optilux emerged in the process. While Parrot will use this



Cameraphones can expect liquid lenses soon
Cameraphones can expect liquid lenses soon

doesn't have the manufacturing capacity to turn out hundreds of millions of components required for the consumer cameraphone. In 2010, a new CEO of Varioptic, Hamid Farzaneh, sold the company to Parrot and spun out a new liquid lens company,



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In addition, there could be an opportunity for laser equipment vendors, whose tools may be used for wafer-dicing. Another optical technology seeking to benefit from the trend away from conventional optics in handsets is the liquid lens - a device that




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ONYX Tech Distribution is a top distributor of IP products and computer accessories. It has announced that an agreement has been reached to allow the firm to become an authorized Digium distributor for the Caribbean region and Latin America. Products from Digium will serve as complements to the business lines already in existence at ONYX, including high-end business telephone systems. Jamaica now offers a mobile television service through LIME. The firm has worked to develop a mobile option in the region and officially launched the service at the end of 2010. It has aligned its mission with Envivio, a cutting-edge encoding developer. Its 4Caster C4 video encoder has been critical in deployed the mobile TV service throughout the Caribbean, according to LIME>

LIQUID LENSES FOR CAMERA PHONES ON THE WAY—06/08/11 Hamid Farzaneh, the chief executive officer of Varioptic and head of the new liquid lens firm Optilux, has obtained an exclusive license to utilize proven liquid lens technology in the consumer market. Liquid lenses use a refractive liquid and a conductive liquid that touches small electrodes. When current is applied, the surface tension between the two liquid alters the shape of the refractive substance and creates optical characteristics of a lens. Varioptic plans to ship 100,000 lenses per month for use in camera phones and other consumer products.

CELL PHONES CAN CAUSE AIRCRAFT TO CRASH—06/09/11 The airline industry wants the public to know that any electronic device, including a cell phone, can represent a serious problem for aircraft systems. According to a report from the International Air Transport Association, as many as 75 incidents on planes that caused problems were the result of interference from cell phones and other electronic devices. The interference involved flight controls in some cases.

VERIZON IPHONE OWNERS CANNOT USE APPLE’S NEW ICLOUD—06/07/11 Apple has introduced the beta version of its new iCloud storage service, but it requires the latest version of iOS. This means that users of the Verizon iPhone will not be able to utilize the new service. While other iPhone users will be able to access all of their iTunes content, which will be stored online, from any device without needing to sync with their computers, Verizon iPhone users will be locked out because they will still have iOS 4.2.6. The new service requires iOS 4.3.3. Verizon’s iPad will be able to upgrade to this new iOS, however.


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Applied digital optics, from micro-optics to nanophotonics

Applied digital optics, from micro-optics to nanophotonics

Cylindrical liquid lenses have been used in large display applications, and large turning ... process in a tunable liquid objective lens for a camera phone ...

Information systems today, managing in the digital world

Information systems today, managing in the digital world

That's par for camera phones, but image quality should soon improve as liquid lens technology becomes more widely available. Liquid lenses will let many ...

Springer handbook of lasers and optics

Springer handbook of lasers and optics

The lens liquid is deposited in the middle of the V-groove, embedded in AV Fluid ... in unmanned aerial vehicles, handheld optical devices (camera phones), ...

The Camera Phone Book, Secrets to Making Better PicturesPhotography Series

The Camera Phone Book, Secrets to Making Better PicturesPhotography Series

The fluid element combines two types of liquid that don't mix. ... to know a bit about how lens apertures affect images, although camera phones don't offer ...

PC magazine, the independent guide to IBM-standard personal computing

PC magazine, the independent guide to IBM-standard personal computing

"Unlike conventional autofocus imaging systems, the liquid lens has no moving parts. ... The technology may soon arrive in camera phones (see photo). ...

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Optilux - Bringing Liquid Lens Technology to Camera Phones
Over the past three years camera phones have become the camera of choice for many consumers--but at the same ... Liquid lens technology has the potential to solve many of the ...

Liquid Lens Innovations; Takes Initial Form in Camera Phones ...
Liquid Lens Innovations; Takes Initial Form in Camera Phones ... Varioptic calls such a lens "the industry's first" and there is no reason to dispute this claim. ...

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Liquid Camera Lens Ready For Phones: Related News (Phone Scoop)
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Varioptic Arctic 320 Liquid Lens for camera phones
Digital Camera Review Test Compare Camera Specifications ... Varioptic will showcase the Arctic 320 Camera phone liquid lens during 3GSM Congress, Barcelona. ...