Smart-home device maker Wyze raises $110M as it plans to inject AI heavily into camera products

Smart-home device maker Wyze raises $110M as it plans to inject AI heavily into camera products

The Wyze Cam Outdoor from Wyze Labs. (Wyze photo) Smart home device maker Wyze Labs raised $ 110 million in new funds on Friday, according to GeekWire, reflecting the Kirkland, Washington, U.S.-based company’s plans to improve its existing line of products and bring even more to market bring forward. Wyze has launched more than 30 … Read more

Samsung’s new 50-megapixel camera sensor has the smallest pixels yet

Steve Dent

Samsung is once again reaching the limits of pixel size with its latest smartphone camera sensor. The Isocell JN1 fits 50 megapixels into a tiny 1 / 2.76-inch format with a pixel size of just 0.64 micrometers. That is significantly smaller than the 0.7 micrometer pixels of the 43.7 megapixel sensor Isocell Slim GH1, which … Read more

Logitech’s $1,200 Scribe whiteboard camera can hide presenters

Igor Bonifacic

As companies like Google prepare to welcome at least some of their workforce back to the office, Logitech is releasing a whiteboard camera that employees can use to collaborate with their external colleagues. The company’s new gadget, named Scribe, uses AI-enhanced software to make presenters transparent so that the presentation viewer can more easily see … Read more

Look at this tiny new Polaroid camera can you believe it – TechCrunch

Look at this tiny new Polaroid camera can you believe it – TechCrunch

Much has changed in the last decade of instant photography, but the box-like structure of instant cameras has remained more or less intact. Modern instant shooters have scaled down and applied a variety of calming pastels, but they’re not exactly sleek. Lo and behold, Polaroid – the new Polaroid, not the old Polaroid – has … Read more