What happens when you combine 15 GoPro cameras, some talented extreme athletes, and a ton of ingenuity? You get The Matrix, only without guns or metallic insects bent on destroying humanity. The fact that the effects aren’t as fluid or smooth as the Hollywood version of the multi-angle cinematography technique commonly referred to as “bullet time” doesn’t take away from the amazing scenes. If anything, it gives it a modern discontinuity that adds even more depth to the mind blowing effects. It starts simply. “Hi, I’m Mark, and this is my GoPro array.” From there, the eyes are treated to some extreme…

Imagine a camera, drone, and integrated video storage system that can shoot detailed images of a 15-square mile area that can see objects on the ground 6-inches wide from 17,500 feet in the sky. You would be imagining the ARGUS-IS system, the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency’s (DARPA) searching and tracking technology. The Autonomous Real-time Ground Ubiquitous Surveillance – Imaging System is designed to give the government the capabilities to pinpoint vehicles, people, and even objects of interest from far above the ground. It combines wide view and zoom capabilities that automatically…

Bell Bottoms, miniskirts, record players, and dance moves have all been altered and transferred from one generation to the next, making what was once old, new again. Lifestyles have adjusted and changed over the years, and now we are currently living in a digitally obsessed world where we want everything instantly, therefore, it is no wonder that the Instant Polaroid Camera has also joined the list of what is making a comeback. …

The Apple iPhone 4s is just not another pretty face with sleek design and glorious interface. The iPhone is designed with what could be the best camera to be installed in a phone on the market! This 8 megapixel camera phone comes with a tremendous amount of features to make every picture that much better. Whether you are a shutter bug, or just someone who wants a camera for life on the go, the iPhone 4s has stepped it up from prior models with a higher dynamic of color range, larger f/2.4 aperture, inferred filter, multiple focal points, intergraded editing software and all powered by Apple’s mighty…

Yeah, we landed on the moon forty years ago. Yes, Bruce Willis and his daredevil team of drillers placed a nuclear missile at the center of an asteroid headed towards earth. But space still holds some mystery and romance for us, particularly the geeks. Space is still a long way from being a casual destination, with only 518 people having visited space in all of mankind’s history. So it’s remarkable and exciting to this day when a regular guy is able to reach out and touch space, almost literally. Luke Geissbuhler attached an HD video to a weather balloon and sent it into the air with the hopes that it would…

Newly-leaked images and video show us the next-generation iPod touch will host a camera. Apple had originally been expected to field a camera in the iPod touch when it upgraded that device in September 2009. The introduction was preceded by a wave of leaked images showing a camera in place. Fast forward to release and the camera wasn’t included in the upgrade, though eagle-eyed users spotted a space on the motherboard where it could have been. Now the latest news from Vietnam tells us to expect the camera to appear in the next iteration of the touch. This follows the brief appearance of two prototype…

Introducing the next way to catch your friends in an awkward situation without them knowing. Minox, from Germany, has released a finger-sized camera small enough to fit in the palm of your hand. I have previously wrote about technology that would be interesting to James Bond enthusiasts before, but the difference with this camera is the external flash you can attach and 1.5″ display to preview your photos. The problem is that if you are really using it for espionage, the flash might give you away. Need to get a close up of some important documents? This camera does that too. You can shoot up to 19.5″…

Remember old-school Polaroid cameras? They were big and clunky. After a picture was snapped, the film was greedily pulled from the device and held carefully until it was ready to shake and see your image appear. There were cork boards filled with snapshots, held on by thumbtacks. Since being largely popular in the 80′s and early 90′s, the interest in Polaroid cameras and pictures has dwindled. That was up until a few years ago, when the excitement over Polaroid came back and was stronger than ever. Dedicated fans begged, borrowed and stole, in order to get their hands on the coveted film which had…

Gone are the days where we only dream about being James Bond. We watch those acclaimed series of movies and wonder what it would be like to be a real life “00″ Agent. The CHOBi CAM, is your answer to taking all those photos and video without ever being noticed. Weighing in at an astounding 14 grams, this real life mini digital camera has the ability to capture photos at 2048 x 1536 px (just under 3 mega pixels), and shoot 1280 x 960 video at 30 frames per second. But the espionage doesn’t stop there. Press one button, and now this mini digital camera turns into a voice recorder. Will it fit in the palm of your…

People looking to pick up their iPads in a couple days just got some good news. Apple has made its camera connection kit available for pre-order. Coming in at a staggering $29, the connection kit consists of two plastic devices which insert into your iPad’s dock port. One device has a SD card reader on the end and the other has a USB capture device for people wanting to plug their cameras in directly. The connection kit supports all standard photo formats including RAW. I’ve been looking forward to this day for a while so I won’t have to carry my laptop around with me to small client shoots. Next week, I’ll…