While flying cars are still a pipe dream, other technologies are quickly transitioning from the stuff of sci-fi movies into the very tangible realm of reality. This was definitely the case on the Qualcomm Booth here at Computex where we got to experience two interesting new technologies — zero shutter lag and the ultrasonic pen. What if while you pressed the shutter button for your phone the camera captured 2 frames before, one frame during, and a pair of frames after that instant? That is the idea behind Scalado’s zero shutter lag , which quickens the method of capturing on a phone by letting the camera continuously sample images and allowing the user to create a composite shot from the content available in as much as 5 frames.
Also on display was Qualcomm’s ultrasonic pen that we already played with at MWC. Because of an ultrasonic transducer attached to a pen and a phone with 3 microphones (just like the MSM8660 Mobile Development Platform), the ultrasonic signal may be triangulated to make your mind up the situation of the pen. Once calibrated, the telephone is in a position to accurately capture handwriting either at the screen itself or on a customary sheet of paper as much as 30cm away. We noticed that accuracy and distance seem to have improved since February — at this pace, perhaps we’ll all have flying cars soon in spite of everything? Take a look at the gallery and hit the break for our hands-on video.
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