hi guys,

 just saw these links and couldnt resist : )

 http://www.core77.com/blog/object_culture/the_evolution_of_camera_forms_part_...
http://www.core77.com/blog/object_culture/the_evolution_of_camera_forms_part_...

 this robust camera aesthetic is really nice.

 it was really cool working with u guys. there was some really nice work and collaborative group tutorials.

 have and a nice summer and great 2nd year! : )

 keep in touch,

 michael

 contact@studioleung.com
www.studioleung.com

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Geotagging is the process of adding geographical identification metadata to various media such as photographs, video, websites, or RSS feeds and is a form of geospatial metadata. These data usually consist of latitude and longitude coordinates, though they can also include altitude, bearing, accuracy data, and place names. Geotagging can help users find a wide variety of location-specific information. For instance, one can find images taken near a given location by entering latitude and longitude coordinates into a Geotagging-enabled image search engine. Geotagging-enabled information services can also potentially be used to find location-based news, websites, or other resources.
(wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geotagging)

Here's Sony's new compact GPS, the GPS-CS3K, dedicated to those who love Geotagging and want to remember where they shot a particular picture.

The GPS-CS3K does exactly that! The autonomous GPS tracks your movements and logs everything for you, it checks where you walk and when you stop… Just put it in your bag and you're good to go… Once you're finished shooting your photos put in an MS or SD card and the GPS-CS3K automatically matches your pictures (timestamp) to your GPS log and then forwards all this data to your PC.

This could be quite a hassle with hundreds pictures a day and traveling for a long distances, but for the average user the GPS is very convenient. The only drawback that would stop me from buying it is it ONLY supports MS and SD cards.

Make sure to watch the video below to get a better understanding on how to use it.
(via http://www.akihabaranews.com/en/news-17643-Sony%27s+GPS-CS3K%2C+Your+Camera%27s+Best+Friend!.html)

Pixi Phone Dock

A photo album-like dock that allows you to upload photos from ur mobile to Mixi (Japanese equivalent of Facebook).
http://gizmodo.com/292942/panasonics-pixi-phone-dock-automatically-sends-your-pictures-to-mixi

Landscape camera

The Landscape Camera: the device has no controls and no viewfinder. Instead, it has a reflective surface that displays the end photograph in its true proportions; it's the person who has his or her photo taken that choreographs the action.
http://www.we-make-money-not-art.com/archives/2006/09/sam-hechts-talk.php

"We present a visualization of all the nouns in the English language arranged by semantic meaning".

 http://people.csail.mit.edu/torralba/tinyimages/

http://stuff.tv/blogs/cool/archive/2009/05/13/unboxed-polaroid-two-instant-ca...

Etienne-Jules Marey's Chronophotographic Gun

From Paul Virilio's War and Cinema
 
"Ever since sights were superimposed on gun-barrels, people haver never
stopped associating the use of projectiles and light, that light which is
the soul of gun barrels. Recent inventions have included the photon
accelerator and the light intensifier, and now there are laser weapons,
directed beams, charged-particle guns, and so on. Not content with
barrel-mounting, the experts have inserted a sighting device into the
inner tube of artillery in order to improve performance. At ballistic and
aerodynamic research laboratories in both Frand and the United States,
'hyperballistic firing tunnels' nearly a hundred metres long can launch
scale-models of 're-entry bodies' (the projectiles being tested) at a
speed of 5,000 images a second, is then used to visualize their path in
the bore of the gun. This takes us back again to the origins of cinema, to
Marey's first chrono-photographic rile which had a lens in the barrel and
a cylander for Moving round the light-sensitive plate." (1989, p. 86)
 
The Wikipedia entry on Etienne-Jules Marey.

http://www.letsgodigital.org/en/news/articles/story_2150.html

Check this link out. It is about medical cameras. This one in particular can be swallowed and self propelled through the gastric system. It is wireless powered, and has the ability to visually show inside using high definition imagery, As well as this, it can administrate drugs directly to the area of infection and take samples.
EPIC STUFF!! and I rarely say that word :)

chris

http://www.hownightvisionworks.com/

This link explains the different  types of imaging, such as night vision and thermal and how they work. 
It is an interesting read with simple concepts