Dongbu Announces Volume Production of 2MP Sensors for BYDBusiness Wire: Dongbu expands volume production of 2MP image sensors for BYD (China). BYD expects to ship its 2MP devices to major Chinese smart phone manufacturers such as Huawei (world's third largest smartphone maker, and …Read More
Movidius Raises $16M, Gets New CEO, Moves to the Silicon ValleyEETimes: ISP and image processing software startup Movidius announced that it has raised $16M in series D funding from a group of venture capital firms. The funding round was led by Atlantic Bridge, DFJ Esprit, and Robert Bos…Read More
BBC on Computational ImagingBBC published a nice review of computational imaging activities covering Pelican Imaging, Lytro, Nvidia, Microsoft, Hasselblad, Marc Levoy's group at Stanford University, Shree Nayar's group at Columbia University, Martin Tur…Read More
Nokia Lumia 1020 Features 1.1um BSI Pixel 41MP SensorNokia Conversations: Nokia announces Lumia 1020 Windows 8 smartphone featuring a next generation 41MP sensor combined with 6-element OIS lens. The new sensor has 1.1um BSI pixels, while the last year's 41MP PureView model 808…Read More
Rumor: Lenovo Sold Eedoo to Unnamed CompanyMarbridge Consulting writes that Lenovo's Xbox/Kinect-like maker Eedoo Technology has been acquired by an unnamed software company, according to Marbridge's sources. Eedoo's development team, led by the CTO Ma Chunchen, has b…Read More