tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19092890.post6029677958909208720..comments2024-03-28T17:41:43.970+02:00Comments on Image Sensors World: Xiaomi and Light Announce Joint DevelopmentVladimir Koifmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01800020176563544699noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19092890.post-72498664147879172972019-02-27T22:22:37.433+02:002019-02-27T22:22:37.433+02:00Some years ago Samsung actually put a TI DLP (digi...Some years ago Samsung actually put a TI DLP (digital light projector) into a phone - for like projecting stuff on a screen, I guess. They ran like 100K units and dropped it.<br /><br />The first back facing 3D sensor for Google Tango was the Asus Zenphone - 2 plus years before the rear facing launches by Samsung and others this week at MWC. They did a production run, and it did not catch on, then dropped it. They were just too early in this case.<br /><br />There are a score of other features where announcements were made, initial launches made in the 10s or low 100s of K, then quietly shelved. That is the nature of the phone business - to quickly cycle and throw tons of stuff against the wall to see what sticks.<br /><br />The main issue is even for a test-run is the test technology mass produceable? That has stalled more than several projects I know about.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19092890.post-19929050694781156142019-02-27T22:08:13.424+02:002019-02-27T22:08:13.424+02:00Low risk? Quite an investment to develop and manuf...Low risk? Quite an investment to develop and manufacture a few million units and then observe they don't sell... I'd say that's quite a riskAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19092890.post-54058595806747342792019-02-27T19:47:35.987+02:002019-02-27T19:47:35.987+02:00Bringing even exciting camera features (arguable i...Bringing even exciting camera features (arguable in the case of Light) to substandard mobile platforms will not sell handsets. Sony is happy to put more wafer-fraction into any handset and their interest is understandable because it's low risk. The other guys are desperate for differentiation, but it's not going to result in significant sales. Bit to mention that the Light technology still needs to prove itself.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19092890.post-22000199517939132492019-02-27T04:26:35.639+02:002019-02-27T04:26:35.639+02:00NEED MORE COWBELL!
LOLNEED MORE COWBELL!<br />LOLAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19092890.post-88078842601518725392019-02-26T20:17:21.964+02:002019-02-26T20:17:21.964+02:00That's the right approach for Light. Doing com...That's the right approach for Light. Doing complex hardware, computational photography by one small shop is not sustainable. bostonchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02213116601754091217noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19092890.post-81527497595421411532019-02-26T14:56:01.626+02:002019-02-26T14:56:01.626+02:00Seems expensive. dollars, handset real estate, cam...Seems expensive. dollars, handset real estate, camera modules, computation, power, delay time. Also, I wonder if each of the handset makers knew about the other deals? Eric R Fossumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09740612324630105312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19092890.post-21734028678765928602019-02-26T14:04:54.033+02:002019-02-26T14:04:54.033+02:00Sounds like a good deal for everyone... expected f...Sounds like a good deal for everyone... expected for Apple and Huawei which will both struggle to maintain any product differentiation based on the imaging leading edge capabilities of their smartphonesAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19092890.post-54250566266876659962019-02-26T12:30:13.441+02:002019-02-26T12:30:13.441+02:00quite some news from Light in short time... Nokia,...quite some news from Light in short time... Nokia, Sony and Xiaomi agreements within few daysAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com