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Philips Develops Fluid Lenses

Posted by simoniker on from the gloop-floop dept.

Lars T. writes "Digital Photography Review has a short report indicating: 'Philips Research at the CeBIT exhibition is demonstrating a unique variable-focus lens system that has no mechanical moving parts. Suited to a wide range of optical imaging applications, including digital cameras.' Here is Philips' press release and the Heise News article (in German) where I first heard about it. The latter also mentions that Philips has recently used the same electrowetting effect in an 'ePaper' display prototype."

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  1. that is fucken cool! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    fuck i wonder how many mega pixels future cameras will have on the keitai! shit mine already has 2.2 mega sluts.

  2. Super DVDs by PacoTaco · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    A 10-layer DVD would be pretty cool.

    1. Re:Super DVDs by 0mni · · Score: 0, Offtopic

      They have done it, Swinburne Institute of Science made one much larger but the laser required to read it costs many thousands of dollars. (I'm sure other places have made similar things for fun, profit or because they were bored and had nothing better to do.)

  3. God patented this already by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    God patented this already, cause i come with a pair standard.

  4. No moving... by SisyphusShrugged · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    No moving parts = perpetual motion!

    I love the idea of OLED (Organic Light Emitting Displays) and these ePaper prototypes.

    Just imagine in the future with our paper thin computers, chips the size of the tip of a finger at the bottom, touch-screens that are foldable, it shouldnt be too far off.

    OLED ePaper, mmmmmm....*drools*

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  5. Fun Bag Application by bananahammock · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    I wonder if this tech can be super-sized and applied to breast implants. Crank up the current and convex the boob in a millisecond. Could make for improved Super Bowl viewing.

  6. Re:Excellent! (JOKE #3) by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic
    Q. How do make a 2 year old girl cry twice?

    A. Fuck her, then pull out your dick and wipe the blood on her teddy bear!!

  7. How ironic... by Ross+Finlayson · · Score: 0, Offtopic
    That an article about visual clarity would be displayed using white text on a black background.

    Folks (and note, in particular, "Arse(sic) Technica"): please stop doing this! You're not being 'cool' - you're just making your text harder to read.

  8. I want my ePaper by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    So when does this "ePaper" appear in stores?

    I want to load ebooks, pdf:s and such onto a small usb-stick, or similar, connect it to my ePaper and go to bed reading it.

    I don't want to fall asleep with my thinkpad in my lap again.

  9. 419, YOU FAIL IT by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    The FBI says: Winnersa don't use drugs!

  10. covered before? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Hasn't this been covered before here: Fluid Lenses?

  11. Re:Excellent! (JOKE #3) by tarunthegreat · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Fucking Hell. This entire Thread should be taken off.

  12. Re:It's an eye! by Zog+The+Undeniable · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    The very same :-)

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