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Will.i.am to Launch 14 Megapixel Camera Add-on for iPhone

12dylan34 said:
Would have been a great idea, but I don't think that Apple allowed things to interact with iPods like that, did they? You would probably have to have a third party app to make it work, which, other than games, I don't think that Apple had for iPods.
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I know that some people bought iPods, just to remove the hard drive and put it in their camera.
 
WardC said:
A cool accessory would be a dock that converts your iPhone into an iPad. Nobody has thought of that. The iPhone has the processing power and is running the iOS, it would just need to be connected to a touchscreen that could interface with the iPhone and dock. The iPhone would be the computer, but the dock would convert it to tablet size.

In other words, a tablet that had a slot to put the iPhone...the iPhone would be your computer, and it would operate as a tablet when the iPhone is docked with the slate device docking station....

You would have all your information and programs on the iPhone, and never have to worry about inconsistencies across two devices. (ie no need for iCloud)
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http://uk.asus.com/Mobile/PadFone/
 
The simple question is....How well will this device work? Until someone actually tests it in the real world no one really knows. If it works great, do we not buy it because everyone and his brother hates this guy? If the product fails, it will be because it doesn't work well, and / or it's priced too high. That's how I see it. Drop the hatred, and judge it on it's merit. :cool:
 
portishead said:
I hope it fails and he goes broke. Can't stand him or his band. Sell outs who make terrible music.
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Yeah...but how do you really feel? If the device is fantastic and works beyond belief, should people not buy it out of pure hatred? Just asking. :cool:
 
You people will believe any story thats on MacRumors, won't ya?

Remeber the Bruce Wilis crap that turned out to be a fake?


This is the same...

Besides, who wants to hold a dock, while your shooting?

Its good to knw those stars will do anything.
 
ScottishDuck said:
How the hell did Will.I.am get where he is today. He can't sing, he can't rap and he sure as hell can't produce.

How do these people exist, or are they merely created to show us how **** the world is.
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God created him for your benefit. To help you learn to accept the things you cannot change. The courage to change the things you can, and the wisdom to know the difference. :)

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croooow said:
I got this attachment, turned my iPhone into a 22.3 megapixel camera:

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It is a little expensive and kinda bulky...
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"Is that a camera in your pocket or are you just happy to see me?":eek:
 
Huge

Have you seen the size of the thing? There are plenty of wifi enabled cameras with higher megapixels perhaps for far less money. Will certainly not going to get me one of these ridicules add-on cameras, it's just stupid.
 
I Don't understand the hate? Will.i.am may not be peoples cup of tea however he is trying to add to a diverse technology landscape. We need more people in all kinds of industries to help proceed into the future. He is trying and you have to give that to him! We also need more people doing more with their lives then just what they do in their main time. Will.i.am doesn't need to do this but he loves technology.

What i would love to see is singers / bands and producers work together with apple to develope even more creative music based products and even expanding what they have now. For example i would to see music industries help with the development of iTunes.

Let's not place people with labels and write them off to doing just one thing with life!
 
Popcutureboi said:
I Don't understand the hate? Will.i.am may not be peoples cup of tea however he is trying to add to a diverse technology landscape. We need more people in all kinds of industries to help proceed into the future. He is trying and you have to give that to him! We also need more people doing more with their lives then just what they do in their main time. Will.i.am doesn't need to do this but he loves technology.
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Yeah. let's add a coffee machine, a hair dryer and a refrigerator to a iPhone, because the iPhone does not make good coffee, can't dry your hair blablabla.....the man is an idiot. :D
 
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WardC said:
A cool accessory would be a dock that converts your iPhone into an iPad. Nobody has thought of that. The iPhone has the processing power and is running the iOS, it would just need to be connected to a touchscreen that could interface with the iPhone and dock. The iPhone would be the computer, but the dock would convert it to tablet size.

In other words, a tablet that had a slot to put the iPhone...the iPhone would be your computer, and it would operate as a tablet when the iPhone is docked with the slate device docking station....

You would have all your information and programs on the iPhone, and never have to worry about inconsistencies across two devices. (ie no need for iCloud)
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So, an iOS version of the Asus PadPhone and PadPhone 2 then?
 
Yea, when I think cameras, I think Will.i.am. Of course, people think Dr Dre makes good headphones.
 
briwil said:
Ok, you don't like the man, fine. But you know almost nothing about this product and you're bashing the hell out of it.

People keep saying, "why carry around some bulky add-on, just go get a point and shoot"- Carrying a iphone and a point and shoot would be a pain-in-the-ass. Having this product connected to your phone (much like a case which I'm sure is what its like), having the ability to swap out lenses, have good depth of field- basically turning your iphone into a mirrorless competitor, is an extremely attractive thought. A camera, a real camera, with apps, much like those Android cameras that are popping up theses days, is not a stupid idea. Plenty of apps can handle 14mp photos, I transfer 18mp photos from my Eye-fi card all the time and have no issue editing them.

All you guys bashing this and saying how ridiculous it is that someone would want to go from 8 to 14mp, thats fine. But for the rest of us who use our phones to take pictures, this is a really intriguing idea.
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This could never really be a mirrorless competitor. Why you may ask? The latest iPhones use a 1/3.2″ sensor, while a typical mirrorelss camera uses at the very least a 1" sensor. Heck the Pentax Q would still be an improvement with it's bog standard 1/2.3″ sensor, like the Nikon and Samsung Android cameras. Not to mention the iPhone lacks and form of IS, though this addon lens may offer it, it would add a bit of extra size to it(see Panasonic 14-42 vs Olympus 14-42 for the same camera system to see size difference in lens IS makes).
 
NT1440 said:
And bring about the second near death of the company?
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How will Apple releasing a stand alone camera bring about or come close to bringing it down as a company. Apple is one of the worlds biggest companies in wealth, if it released a product that is a flop it wouldn't effect it that much and if it was a flop it would never still be made or sold long enough for it to cost Apple enough money to make them bust as one of their many administrators, board members etc would stop it before it ever had the chance too, not that it would.

Apple is diversifying itself into many areas of technology now, not just computers, photography and amateur and semi professional photography is on the rise, if Apple made the right camera at the right price or the right ranges of camera's at the right prices then it could be a great success. Apple's computers have long been the hardware to have for people in photography and graphics because of the software it can run, so who do you think is one of the best companies out there to introduce a new camera?
 
DrMotownMac said:
Wait a sec...will.i.am has a "consumer electronics and app venture?" Has this turkey suddenly become some sort of renaissance man? Hey WILLY, why don't you stick to music? When you get some education in electrical engineering, come back and show us what you can do, okay? At least Leonardo da Vinci WAS a genius. Who the f--- does will.i.am think he is?.
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Do u really think Wil I am created and invented this product?? C'mon now.

The ONLY thing Wil did was give said company his direct deposit info.
 
Snark o ramma

This thread is awarded the "Snark Thread of the Year Award"

and.

MacRumors should add a SNARK TAB right next to Buyer's Guide. In fact, since no one has even clicked on Buyer's Guide in the last year or so why not replace the Buyer's Guide with the SNARK TAB?
 
Unless this costs $40 or less, I don't understand why anyone would buy it. People who care about image quality that much would just spend $100-300 and get a stand-alone camera.

For $250, you can get a Canon s95 which will blow this add-on camera away and it only has 10 megapixels.
 
What if it's more like WVIL concept where you have a bigger lens with built-in sensor that wirelessly connects to the iPhone and with the custom iPhone case with bigger flash, the lens magnetically attaches.

Watch this... WVIL Concept
 
gnasher729 said:
The iPhone camera is actually not that bad. Basically you have a cheap sensor, and some very, very powerful image processing software. The image processing software very much improves the quality.

With a 14 Megapixels addition, I'd have to ask first if the sensor is bigger than the one in the iPhone camera. If it isn't, the 14 Megapixels don't buy you anything, just more noise. Second, can it use the iPhone software that Apple uses to enhance image quality on the iPhone? If not, it may not be of any use.

So I wouldn't bet that you actually get much improvement for your money.
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Well it won't be a full size sensor, that's for sure, nor will it allow for actual lenses, so it'll be pointless (assuming of course that it will be expensive).
 
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