Hi guys, I am the creator of this camera! happy to answer any questions.. didn't know it was doing so well here on HN :)
Awesome gadget man!
So how does it work? Can you give us a detailed answer.
A camera that snaps a GIF and ejects a cartridge that displays it
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Re: A camera that snaps a GIF and ejects a cartridge that displays it
#132Hah, not exactly what most people think when you use the word 'print' but then again ... People have asked what is the impact of 'free' CPUs. Something Dave Rosenthal realized way back in the 90's was that the electronics for driving a display could be printed on the margins of the display and eliminate the need for a separate controller board. Having watched the evolution of displays and seeing Mary Lou Jepsen's wor…
I've long imagined something like that: a card-sized (including thickness) full-color display devoted to displaying, say, an entire movie. Given ultra-thin displays like OLED, dirt cheap storage, and "free" dedicated processing, you could hand out videos like sales brochures or cheap paperbacks. Amazing how technology has advanced.
You are missing the one reason this won't happen anytime soon. Battery tech.
Re: A camera that snaps a GIF and ejects a cartridge that displays it
#133you should patent it asap
Re: A camera that snaps a GIF and ejects a cartridge that displays it
#134Lenticular Images allow you to create 2D photos that move: https://media.giphy.com/media/ZPJO1M6RViPT2/giphy.gif
I wonder what the limit of...well for lack of better word 'frames' that would be on such an item?
Gifpop will print ones for you with up to 10 frames:
(disclaimer: I've never used them and have no affiliation)
Re: A camera that snaps a GIF and ejects a cartridge that displays it
#135Earlier quoted context omitted.
I presume you mean "lenticular" - which would be a very cool (and possibly mass-producible) alternative. I wonder how you might go about performing the lamination inside the camera... Perhaps you could feed it a pre-laminated sheet that is thin enough that it can be printed on the reverse side?
I would imagine that such a device would be difficult to build so that it works correctly the majority of times it is used. Even if the "reverse printing" idea could be done (I like the idea, btw), it would have to be extremely exact to line up the "pixels" of the images with the individual lenses. Perhaps a print-head with some kind of camera on it to see where it is printing as the head passes over the lens could b…
Perhaps you could sidestep the “printing” issue by pre-laminating some kind of detachable e-ink display?
It'd also be reusable!
Re: A camera that snaps a GIF and ejects a cartridge that displays it
#136Hah, not exactly what most people think when you use the word 'print' but then again ... People have asked what is the impact of 'free' CPUs. Something Dave Rosenthal realized way back in the 90's was that the electronics for driving a display could be printed on the margins of the display and eliminate the need for a separate controller board. Having watched the evolution of displays and seeing Mary Lou Jepsen's wor…
I've long imagined something like that: a card-sized (including thickness) full-color display devoted to displaying, say, an entire movie. Given ultra-thin displays like OLED, dirt cheap storage, and "free" dedicated processing, you could hand out videos like sales brochures or cheap paperbacks. Amazing how technology has advanced.
Re: A camera that snaps a GIF and ejects a cartridge that displays it
#137Earlier quoted context omitted.
hey, they arent plugged into each other physically.. the cartridge is completely independent, that's how you can pull it out and take it with you
---strike---They are, see image #9: http://i.imgur.com/Bc4NNAL.mp4 ------ Edit: Oh dear, I see you're the creator. I guess I misunderstood. How do the pins play in to the design if not to connect the two devices?
I don't think you read the description on that. When the cartridge is in the camera, it's getting power from the big battery. When ejected, it switches to internal supply.
Also, you replied to the creator of the camera, so I'm going to guess he knows best :)
Re: A camera that snaps a GIF and ejects a cartridge that displays it
#138Hah, not exactly what most people think when you use the word 'print' but then again ... People have asked what is the impact of 'free' CPUs. Something Dave Rosenthal realized way back in the 90's was that the electronics for driving a display could be printed on the margins of the display and eliminate the need for a separate controller board. Having watched the evolution of displays and seeing Mary Lou Jepsen's wor…
How about including fusible links and resistor ladders into the OLED so you essentially "burn" the picture into the display?
Re: A camera that snaps a GIF and ejects a cartridge that displays it
#139Is this called a Giferoid?
You make it sound so sexy
Re: A camera that snaps a GIF and ejects a cartridge that displays it
#140an awesome (in the literal sense) piece of work - hardware, software, engineering, design, communication, promotion