Category: research

Point Grey Firefly MV

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The small and affordable Firefly MV line offers 11 different combinations of CMOS image sensor 0.3 and 1.3 MP, form factor board-level and housed and interface FireWire and USB 2.0 that are designed to address a wide variety of applications in industrial and non-industrial imaging. via Point Grey Firefly® MV. Read more →

Amazon.com: Foscam FI8910W Pan & Tilt IP/Network Camera with Two-Way Audio and Night Vision (Black): Camera & Photo

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IR-Cut filter for true color video and images.The IR lights can be turned off manually from the software Audio quality is improved, there will be no noise when speaking into the camera WPA2 Encryption Supported, Light Frequency 50 / 60 Hz or outdoor, IEEE 802.11b/g/n Added an audio input jack which can be used with an external microphone This item… Read more →

Guppy, a very small lightweight industrial FireWire camera

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Very small, lightweight industrial FireWire camera – inexpensive The Guppy is a very small, lightweight, inexpensive industrial FireWire camera. Guppy cameras are equipped with a large variety of renowned CCD and CMOS sensors by Sony and Micron/Aptina – the versatile Guppy series provides the right camera for almost all kinds of applications. IEEE 1394a (400 Mb/s) CCD and CMOS sensors (1/3,… Read more →

Interaction Lab at Rockwell Group » Venice Biennale

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We developed custom software using Openframeworks, an open development environment for C++. It uses 6 Mac Pro Computers, Mac Mini for Sound, 2 Mantis MG video servers, Media Matrix Digital Signal processor, 6 firewire AVT Guppy IR cameras, and custom IR filtered lighting. In the projection each point is given an initial x,y and z coordinates and wanders within a… Read more →

US drug agency gets intel from NSA, then lies about its origins to build cases | Ars Technica

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On Monday, Reuters reported on previously undisclosed documents showing that a secret Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) unit uses information collected by intelligence agencies—including the National Security Agency (NSA)—to build evidence for criminal cases. The true origin of this information is usually concealed from defense lawyers—and sometimes even prosecutors and judges—to seemingly do an end-run around the normal court procedures for… Read more →