Is there still a dividing line between consumer and business when it comes to technology, questions Matthew Swinney, Head of Image Sensing Solutions at Sony Europe? With the coming of age of AI and IoT, the origins of the Internet seem to belong to another era. They can be traced back to the 1970s with ARPANET, a project designed by ...
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Sony enables Camera Remote Command through ISO-PTP
Sony has publicly released its “Camera Remote Command”, a list of commands enabling developers to remote control any of 29 Sony cameras. This removes restrictions to third party software to remotely control aspects of shooting, monitoring, and file transfer in Sony cameras, highlighted the company. Camera Remote Command Possible applications for Camera Remote Command include 3D image scanning (automating the ...
Sony customisable Access controller for PS5 details announced
Sony has announced that its long awaited customisable Access controller for PS5 will be available globally on December 6, with pre-orders kicking off this Friday, 21 July.
Zoom camera suits drones, underwater vehicles and mobile robots
Sony has put a 30x zoom into its latest block-style camera. Measuring 50 x 60 x 90mm, FCB-EV9520L is built around the company’s 2Mpixel Starvis 2 1/2.8in colour image sensor. It supports 1080p (HD) 60Hz and can have a 64° horizontal viewing angle. Interfacing is over LVDS. “Thanks to the cell structure employed, this camera block delivers elevated levels of ...
Prophesee raises €50m Series C
Prophesee, the French neuromorphic vision startup, hss raised a €50 million C Series round with new investment from Prosperity7. Prosperity7 Ventures, a fund of Saudi Aramco, joined Sinovation, Xiaomi, Intel Capital, Robert Bosch Venture Capital, 360 Capital, iBionext, and the European Investment Bank in the round. Prophesee has now raised $127 million since its founding in 2014 Prophesee’s approach to ...
Sony to set up EV subsidiary
In the Spring, Sony intends to establish an EV subsidiary called Sony Mobility Inc to make and market EVs. “The excitement we received after we showed off the Vision-S really encouraged us to further consider how we can bring creativity and technology to change the experience of moving from one place to another,” said Sony Chairman Kenichiro Yoshida at CES. ...
Sony Semi joins Si Catalyst
Sony has become the ninth Strategic Partner of Silicon Catalyst. The others are: TI, ON Semi, Soitec, Bosch, Cirrus Logic, Arm, ST Micro and Matrix Capital. The partnership will expand Sony’s access to new innovations in sensing solutions development and facilitate Sony’s ability to create strategic relationships with pioneering young companies that are developing technologies complementary to Sony’s internal innovation. ...
Re-use and recycle Raspberry Pis
Distributor OKdo has partnered with Raspberry Pi and the Sony Technology Centre in a scheme to re-use certain Raspberry Pi boards in the UK, with plans for it to become global later this year. OKdo Renew, as it will be know, is open only for later Rapberry Pis: 3b, 3b+ and 4. “In return, they will receive a £10 voucher ...
Gadget Watch: Music by candlelight with Sony’s LSPX-S3 Glass sound speaker
This one caught my eye. Maybe it was the glint of glass - it's the Sony LSPX-S3 Glass sound speaker, which looks like an antique gas light or candle holder.
Sony expands its vision for Camera Remote SDK
Sony has expanded the functionality of its Camera Remote SDK, in version 1.04, and increased the range of compatible models. Aimed at applications involving photogrammetry, speed cameras and mapping systems, the updated SDK now allows up to 20 cameras to be synchronised, via USB or Ethernet connectivity for greater distances. As well as the Sony Alpha 1 camera, the SDK also ...