NTT DoCoMo's object-recognizing binoculars

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NTT DoCoMo's Object-Recognition
Binoculars

NTT DoCoMo's Object-Recognition
Binoculars 03/28/2005 01:22 PM

NTT DoCoMo is showing off a set of binoculars equipped with object-recognition capability. The binocs identify certain objects and uses image acquisition to display pertinent details about whatever you're staring at. The examples they offer include looking at a passing plane and seeing the flight number and destination displayed in the eyepiece, or looking at a flower and having its name shown to you. This sort of technology could make its way into camera phones and the like, perhaps affording us an automatic photo-tagging system somewhere down the road.

Of course, we're happy to aimlessly pontificate about this technology since we have no idea how they actually work.

Objec t-Recognition Binoculars [TimesOnlineUK via Pic turePhoning]

Recognizing openness

Recognizing openness 07/19/2004 04:58 PM
Michael O'Connell: I sense that Microsoft has been rather concerned about Linux lately. Why else would their top dog, CEO Steve Ballmer, get so riled up when asked this week ...

Recognizing The Real Issues Associated
With Trademarked Keyword Ads

Recognizing The Real Issues Associated
With Trademarked Keyword Ads 07/14/2004 01:21 PM
We've covered this topic many times before, but almost every article on the subject seems to ignore the real legal issues involved... until now. The question is about whether or not Google should be able to sell ads based on trademarked keywords. As we've pointed out before, trademark law isn't about giving the owner complete protection over the trademark, but rather about avoiding customer confusion. Thus, using trademarked terms in ads is only trademark violation if the ad somehow implies that the company advertising is a different company, or that it endorses the company in question. It's certainly possible that ads could constitute trademark infringement, but it depends on what the ads say. LocalTechWire is running a good overview of the real legal issues surrounding advertising on trademarked terms, noting that companies are likely to claim "initial interest confusion" -- saying, basically, that when a searcher first spots the ads, they may be confused. This may be a pretty difficult argument to make, as it's pretty easy to distinguish an ad from a search result on Google. Even more importantly, if they can somehow suggest people can't distinguish between the ad and the natural search results, they'll have to show that the ad is somehow confusing in a way that would harm their brand. This may be provable on a case-by-case basis, but it will be tough to make that claim across the board on all Google ads.

Commander V Binoculars with Compass

Commander V Binoculars with Compass 07/30/2004 11:41 AM

The new Steiner Commander V Binoculars are not night-vision equipment, despite claims that nighttime images are "so brilliant, it's almost like turning on a spotlight." Instead, the "Nighthunter" optics deliver a high rate of peak light transmission (96%; a record, they say) that means these military-spec binocs transmit as much available light as possible into your own orbs, making the most of ambient star- and moonlight. Built-in autofocus with memory means you can recall settings from previous viewings instantly, and an integrated compass shows you what direction you're looking. Although there's nothing saying you have to use them to skipper a boat, a water-resistance tested up to five meters means they're more than suitable for the purpose.

Of course, I'd hope most $900 pairs of binoculars would be.

Read - Product Page [APSLtd via Panbo]

Close-up on camera-binoculars

Close-up on camera-binoculars 03/27/2005 08:43 PM
CNET News.com Mar 28 2005 12:10AM GMT

12-March-2003 -- Unskilled and Unaware
of It: How Difficulties in Recognizing
One's Own Incompetence Lead to Inflated
Self-Assessments

12-March-2003 -- Unskilled and Unaware
of It: How Difficulties in Recognizing
One's Own Incompetence Lead to Inflated
Self-Assessments 03/13/2003 12:21 AM
Unskilled and Unaware of It: How Difficulties in Recognizing One's Own Incompetence Lead to Inflated Self-Assessments (Journal of Personality and...

Photos: Focus on camera-binoculars

Photos: Focus on camera-binoculars 03/25/2005 04:55 PM
Hybrids let people watch and wait--for a rare bird to land, for instance--then take a snap.

Ask Jeeves Unveils New Features,
"Binoculars"

Ask Jeeves Unveils New Features,
"Binoculars" 06/21/2004 07:44 AM
Ask Jeeves has unveiled both a raft of new shortcuts and a new site preview feature called Binoculars. You've probably been noticing that many search engines are offering searching shortcuts...

Sizing Up a New Species:
Camera-Binoculars

Sizing Up a New Species:
Camera-Binoculars 03/23/2005 07:58 PM
Binoculars with built-in digital cameras appeal to anyone who takes binoculars to sporting events or concerts. A review of four models.

Camera-equipped binoculars require a lot
of practice

Camera-equipped binoculars require a lot
of practice 09/15/2004 05:03 PM
San Jose Mercury News Sep 15 2004 8:13PM GMT

Bushnell Instant Replay Binoculars
Reviewed

Bushnell Instant Replay Binoculars
Reviewed 09/17/2004 02:39 PM

Someday someone is going to get one of these digital camera/binocular hybrids right and have a hit product on their hands, but manufacturers' continual insistance to make the camera lens seperate from the binoculars really futzes up what could otherwise be a fantastic product. Take these Bushnell Instant Replay binocs, for instance, as reviewed by KC's David Twiddy. It's not a cheapo device - Bushnell is a major binocular brand - but it still doesn't take images of what you're actually seeing through the binoculars (and has a crappy shutter speed, too, it sounds like), so no matter how many flip-up LCD screens and Compact Flash slots it has, it's still fundamentally flawed. (Thanks, JP!)

Read - Camera-equipped binoculars require a lot of practice [Canoe]

Ask Jeeves Announces Launch of
Binoculars Site Preview Tool

Ask Jeeves Announces Launch of
Binoculars Site Preview Tool 06/21/2004 09:16 AM
Source: Search Engine Lowdown - The Binoculars tool enables users to quickly and easily preview their search results before clicking-through to visit the end pages themselves. According to an independent user study conducted by VeriTest, "binoculars" reduced the number of...

DoCoMo's new cameraphones

DoCoMo's new cameraphones 12/17/2003 01:15 PM
Details have leaked about five new FOMA 3G cellphones coming from DoCoMo in Japan, the N900i from NEC, the P900i from Panasonic, the F900i from...

DoCoMo's 3G handsets get serious

DoCoMo's 3G handsets get serious 06/03/2004 12:37 AM
Engadget Jun 3 2004 3:49AM GMT

DoCoMo's three new cameraphones

DoCoMo's three new cameraphones 12/11/2003 01:16 PM
Three new cameraphones from DoCoMo in Japan, the 1.3 megapixel SO505is from Sony Ericsson, which has a 2.3-inch, 262,000 color screen; the 1.3 megapixel N505is...

DoCoMo's 3G Alliance with Cingular

DoCoMo's 3G Alliance with Cingular 09/23/2004 07:01 AM
Wireless Watch Japan Sep 23 2004 9:51AM GMT

DoCoMo's New CEO Meets the Press

DoCoMo's New CEO Meets the Press 06/25/2004 08:43 AM
Wireless Watch Japan Jun 25 2004 12:25PM GMT

DoCoMo's 3G/WiFi phone

DoCoMo's 3G/WiFi phone 12/03/2003 03:50 PM
Confirmation that DoCoMo has a combination 3G/WiFi cellphone in the works that is set to go on sale next April. The idea is that people would be able to use wireless Voice over IP at the office and then roam on the 3G cellular network everywhere else. We're assuming you'd also be able to use the phone at WiFi hotspots, but that isn't clear yet. Read...

NTT DoCoMo's 4G Tests Hit 300Mbps

NTT DoCoMo's 4G Tests Hit 300Mbps 06/01/2004 03:29 PM

DoCoMo's Smart Card Goes

DoCoMo's Smart Card Goes 05/25/2004 11:36 PM
Unstrung.com May 26 2004 3:50AM GMT

NTT DoCoMo's 4G research hits 1G bps

NTT DoCoMo's 4G research hits 1G bps 12/17/2004 06:42 PM
Industry Standard Dec 17 2004 7:10PM GMT

DoCoMo's 1Q Profits Slip 13%

DoCoMo's 1Q Profits Slip 13% 07/31/2004 06:53 AM
Wireless Watch Japan Jul 31 2004 11:30AM GMT

Will DoCoMo's price cut strategy pay
off?

Will DoCoMo's price cut strategy pay
off? 07/31/2004 02:07 AM
Telecoms.com Jul 31 2004 5:13AM GMT

NTT DoCoMo's 4G research hits 1Gbps

NTT DoCoMo's 4G research hits 1Gbps 12/17/2004 06:42 PM
Computer Weekly Dec 17 2004 4:06PM GMT

DoCoMo's Vision 2010 Video

DoCoMo's Vision 2010 Video 12/29/2004 01:28 AM
SlashPhone Dec 29 2004 5:16AM GMT

DoCoMo's Nakamura Lays Goals

DoCoMo's Nakamura Lays Goals 05/20/2004 05:52 AM
Wireless Watch Japan May 20 2004 8:49AM GMT

DoCoMo's WiFi cellphone announced

DoCoMo's WiFi cellphone announced 07/13/2004 08:54 AM
Engadget Jul 13 2004 12:30PM GMT

NTT DoCoMo's latest wallet phone

NTT DoCoMo's latest wallet phone 07/14/2004 07:15 PM
Engadget Jul 14 2004 10:11PM GMT

DoCoMo's 'New Business Model'

DoCoMo's 'New Business Model' 04/18/2004 11:00 PM
Business Week Apr 19 2004 2:53AM GMT

DoCoMo's First Choice for Next Leader
Nixed by NTT

DoCoMo's First Choice for Next Leader
Nixed by NTT 04/23/2004 07:10 PM
The Feature Apr 23 2004 9:24PM GMT

NTT DoCoMo's Group Net Profit Triples
(AP)

NTT DoCoMo's Group Net Profit Triples
(AP) 05/07/2004 01:45 PM
AP - Japan's top mobile phone carrier, NTT DoCoMo Inc., said Friday its group net profit more than tripled for the last fiscal year as subscribers to its advanced generation mobile phone service rose sharply.

NTT DoCoMo's Group Net Profit Triples

NTT DoCoMo's Group Net Profit Triples 05/07/2004 02:47 PM
San Jose Mercury News May 7 2004 6:42PM GMT

A glimpse of DoCoMo's first e-wallet
cellphone

A glimpse of DoCoMo's first e-wallet
cellphone 06/08/2004 03:37 PM
Engadget Jun 8 2004 6:49PM GMT

Telstra signs for DoCoMo's i-mode

Telstra signs for DoCoMo's i-mode 06/10/2004 07:21 PM
CNN Jun 10 2004 10:31PM GMT

DoCoMo's OnQ Concept Widescreen DVR
Phone

DoCoMo's OnQ Concept Widescreen DVR
Phone 05/14/2004 12:07 PM
NTT DoCoMo showed off a new concept phone with a swiveling screen that can be twisted into a widescreen mode, better suited for viewing movies and other media. It also has an iPod-like touch-sensitive control wheel, which Babelfish translates as butting up against the 'cruciform key,' which gives it an...

Review of DoCoMo's flagship F900iT

Review of DoCoMo's flagship F900iT 06/29/2004 08:27 PM
Engadget Jun 29 2004 11:51PM GMT

NTT DoCoMo's Nakamura: New and Luke
Warm!

NTT DoCoMo's Nakamura: New and Luke
Warm! 06/21/2004 09:13 AM
Wireless Watch Japan Jun 21 2004 12:09PM GMT

NTT DoCoMo's FeliCa Mobile Wallet Launch

NTT DoCoMo's FeliCa Mobile Wallet Launch 06/17/2004 10:46 PM
Wireless Watch Japan Jun 18 2004 3:38AM GMT

Testing DoCoMo's microscopic premini
phone

Testing DoCoMo's microscopic premini
phone 08/16/2004 02:01 PM
Engadget Aug 16 2004 4:36PM GMT
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Wataniya Telecom Maldives to offer MMS &
GPRS/EDGE at launch

Wataniya Telecom Maldives to offer MMS &
GPRS/EDGE at launch 03/28/2005 04:13 AM
Haveeru Daily Online Mar 28 2005 8:31AM GMT

Batelco and Wataniya Telecom launch
first GPRS & MMS roaming between Bahrain
& Kuwait

Batelco and Wataniya Telecom launch
first GPRS & MMS roaming between Bahrain
& Kuwait 07/07/2004 04:30 AM
AME Info Jul 7 2004 7:48AM GMT

Kuwait's Wataniya Telecom launches eight
new GPRS and MMS roaming services

Kuwait's Wataniya Telecom launches eight
new GPRS and MMS roaming services 08/01/2004 06:55 AM
Mena Report Aug 1 2004 11:13AM GMT

Spin: Persistence of Vision Keychain
Watch

Spin: Persistence of Vision Keychain
Watch 08/05/2004 10:52 AM

"Spin" is a persistence-of-vision keychain prototype that, when spun through the air like, say, a lasso, displays a clock face in the air. There are even three different display modes, including an 'analog' mode that displays a highlighted arc of the circle, with the leading edge indicating the current hour and the trailing edge indicating minutes.

There is talk of this design being picked up and mass produced by a couple of different companies; make that happen, boys, because I want it.

Read - Project Page [MLEIE via DailyGadget]

Related
Nokia's 3220 Airtexter [Gizmodo]

Engin Yesil's Vision on Telecom Industry

Engin Yesil's Vision on Telecom Industry 06/20/2004 02:10 AM
Engin Yesil's Vision on Telecom Industry [PRWEB Jun 20, 2004]

Think tank, consumer group object to
telecom mergers

Think tank, consumer group object to
telecom mergers 03/24/2005 08:14 PM
WASHINGTON - Proposed telecommunications mergers between Verizon Communications and MCI and between SBC Communications and AT&T will limit consumer choices and could create a near duopoly that squeezes out smaller carriers, representatives of the American Antitrust Institute (AAI) and Consumers Union said Thursday.

Create robust, reusable object-oriented
designs

Create robust, reusable object-oriented
designs 11/07/2002 03:41 AM
CNET Nov 7 2002 3:02AM ET

Telecom Deals Create Buzz

Telecom Deals Create Buzz 02/05/2005 09:20 PM
SBC-AT&T and other mergers could hike service prices and limit options, analysts warn.

Hawking HNC700PT Net-Vision
Remote-Motion CCD Network Camera

Hawking HNC700PT Net-Vision
Remote-Motion CCD Network Camera 08/03/2004 10:50 AM

Hawking has a new webcam coming out called the HNC700PT Net-Vision Remote-Motion CCD Network Camera (maybe next time they could get every engineer's name in there, too). Although it has lots of nice features, like the ability to be remotely controlled to pan and tilt, one of the most interesting is that the HNC700PT is IP-addressable, meaning you could place the camera anywhere on your network and it will operate without a computer. No word on pricing or availability quite yet, but with full feature-set, I'd expect it to be pricy.

Read - Product Page [HawkingTech via DesignTechnica< /a>]

Singapore Telecom, NTT DoCoMo In Wi-Fi
Roaming Pact -2-

Singapore Telecom, NTT DoCoMo In Wi-Fi
Roaming Pact -2- 03/08/2004 11:22 PM
Yahoo! Mar 8 2004 10:56AM GMT

Kuwait City - Kuwait Towers

Kuwait City - Kuwait Towers 03/20/2003 07:44 PM
Wonder about those towers behind Wolf Blitzer? I have, as I'm sure you have, seen a lot of the three sculptural towers behind the various newscasters transmitting from Kuwait City. They're quite beautiful -- award winning -- water towers (holding 4500 cubic meters). Built in 1979 by swedes, they are the largest and most visible part of a 100,000 cubic meter water storage system, which also includes the mushrooms along the beaches.

"Scientists Create Remote-Controlled
Flies"

"Scientists Create Remote-Controlled
Flies" 04/14/2005 08:33 PM

Sony Closer to Content/Gadget Vision
with MGM Deal (Reuters)

Sony Closer to Content/Gadget Vision
with MGM Deal (Reuters) 09/14/2004 05:31 AM
Reuters - With its acquisition of Hollywood film studio Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Sony Corp is one step closer to its vision of linking hardware and content, and to winning the key battle for the next generation DVD.

Why Sony Can't Create An iTunes For
Movies

Why Sony Can't Create An iTunes For
Movies 03/31/2005 07:20 AM
As if the content companies haven't already been making fools of themselves with some recent strategic decisions, things are only going to get worse. Sony is now saying that it wants to create an "iTunes for movies," saying it will "set business models, pricing models, distribution models like (Apple chief Steve) Jobs did for music, but for the film industry." First of all, that's simply not going to happen. Sony is in the content business itself -- so its competitors in the movie business probably aren't going to be thrilled about contributing to its movie store. However, even if they can set up business models, pricing models and distribution models just like iTunes, they've totally missed the point. That, alone, is not what made iTunes successful. It's the customer experience. Apple made the customer experience work. They made it easy. While some of their decisions have been less than user friendly concerning copy protection and the forced-iPod connection -- overall it's the user experience that makes iTunes work. That means, for the most part, not treating your customers like criminals. However, Sony's entertainment execs have made it clear that they already view their customers as criminals and will do everything they can to lock all their content down. Hell, just take a look at Sony's widely disparaged alread y existing iTunes clone for music to see how copying the business model isn't nearly enough.

pdf417 decode

pdf417 decode 07/15/2004 05:15 AM
New decoder release

PDF417 encoder

PDF417 encoder 09/10/2004 05:05 PM
PDF417 encoder for Windows

NTT DoCoMo invention makes remote
control a snap

NTT DoCoMo invention makes remote
control a snap 07/23/2004 08:04 AM
Computer Weekly Jul 23 2004 12:35PM GMT

TGS: Sony PSP Remote

TGS: Sony PSP Remote 09/24/2004 09:54 AM

Want to know what the Sony PSP in-line remote will look like? It will look like this.

A Big JPG [ImpressWatch]

Related
PSP Archives [Gizmodo]

Sony, DoCoMo Establish JV

Sony, DoCoMo Establish JV 12/02/2003 12:37 AM
Unstrung.com Dec 1 2003 5:20AM ET

Sony Navitus remote control

Sony Navitus remote control 07/28/2004 12:45 AM
The Sony Navitus remote control looks cool, although Nevo running on a PDA would be cheaper. Sony's tutorial gives an idea of what the GUI is like.

Sony to create "iTunes for movies,"
release 500 films digitally within a
year

Sony to create "iTunes for movies,"
release 500 films digitally within a
year 03/31/2005 11:46 PM
Xeni Jardin: At a conference in Santa Monica today, Sony Pictures Digital Entertainment SVP Michael Arrieta said:

"We want to set business models, pricing models, distribution models like (Apple Computer CEO Steve) Jobs did for music, but for the film industry," [said Arrieta], "I'm trying to create the new 'anti-Napster."

To that end, Arrieta said, his group plans to digitize Sony Pictures' top 500 films and make them available for the first time in various digital environments within the next year. He said the distribution for films like "Spider-Man 2" will go beyond just Movielink, the video-on-demand joint venture of Sony Pictures and several other major studios, which to date has hosted a limited library of Sony's movies.

For example, Sony plans to sell and make films available in flash memory for mobile phones in the next year, Arrieta said. It also will further develop its digital stores for downloading and owning films on the PC, he said in an interview. Sony's plans--and similar moves by other studios--are likely to avoid empowering any one technology company--such as Apple in the music equation--and allow studios to pocket more of the profits. The philosophy in Hollywood is "Define your own agenda or someone else will for you."

Link to ZDNet story. Previously on Boing Boing: The Cuban Revolution

NTT DoCoMo joins Sony for i-mode
expansion

NTT DoCoMo joins Sony for i-mode
expansion 12/10/2003 03:23 AM
Telecoms.com Dec 10 2003 2:23AM ET

Video Report from DoCoMo and Sony FeliCa
Trial Launch

Video Report from DoCoMo and Sony FeliCa
Trial Launch 12/17/2003 01:08 PM
I4U Dec 17 2003 11:30AM ET

Sony Ericsson K700, S700 get Salling's
Remote Basics

Sony Ericsson K700, S700 get Salling's
Remote Basics 08/10/2004 08:40 AM
Salling Software AB has released Salling's Remote Basics v1.0. The free software is a set of remote controls for Mac applications that works in conjunction with Sony Ericsson's K700 and S700 phones.

DoCoMo Trials Sony Felica Smart Chip
Mobile Phones

DoCoMo Trials Sony Felica Smart Chip
Mobile Phones 12/16/2003 12:24 PM
I4U Dec 16 2003 11:32AM ET

Sony Ericsson launch remote Bluetooth
camera at CeBIT 2005

Sony Ericsson launch remote Bluetooth
camera at CeBIT 2005 03/14/2005 04:16 PM
Pocket-lint.co.uk Mar 14 2005 1:52PM GMT

NTT DoCoMo's object-recognizing binoculars