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When Batman Takes Photos in China, He Uses a Canon Digital Camera (Apparently)

When Batman Takes Photos in China, He Uses a Canon Digital Camera (Apparently)

In a somewhat curious move, Japanese tech giant Canon’s Chinese marketing team has opted to use crime-fighting superhero Batman as the face for its new range of IXUS digital cameras.

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Website Featuring Anthropomorphic Camera Lenses Opens April First, Surprisingly Wasn’t a Prank

Website Featuring Anthropomorphic Camera Lenses Opens April First, Surprisingly Wasn’t a Prank

With 1 April behind us we can get back to the usual stream of dubious information on the Internet rather than the onslaught of April Fools’ hoaxes. For people and groups with legitimate announcements that day is a daring scheduling move.

Many thought the subcompact and poorly named AMC Gremlin was satirical when released on 1 April, 1970. SoftBank’s celebration of raising their reception to the “best in Japan” was met with widespread suspicion because of the timing and… well, it’s SoftBank.

And now we have the Oldlensgirl.jp opened on 1 April, 2013. The website’s mission is to catalog old camera lenses as moé (cute and anthropomorphic) girls. The website got popular pretty quickly due to how specific a niche it filled. However, it’s making even more news now as people are realizing it wasn’t a joke. A few days after 1 April, Oldlensgirl is going strong with plans to add more lens-girls.

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Worried About Your Pooch or Pussy? Watch it From Your Smartphone Wherever You Go!

Worried About Your Pooch or Pussy? Watch it From Your Smartphone Wherever You Go!

If you’re looking for a Christmas gift for a pet-owning gadget-loving friend, this may be just the thing!

Thanks to its clever design and built-in wireless wizardry, this new pet monitor allows pet owners to keep an eye on their fluffy friends from work, on the train or while sipping overpriced coffee at any number of trendy coffee houses.

Those without pets but convinced that their home is haunted or that their toys come to life while they’re out, meanwhile, may be interested to know that the camera can be controlled via smartphone and features full rotation and zoom capabilities!

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Who Needs Photoshop? Instantly Apply Makeup to Any Photo With This Amazing Camera!

Who Needs Photoshop? Instantly Apply Makeup to Any Photo With This Amazing Camera!

Ladies, have you ever taken a picture that you absolutely love, but wished you were wearing a bit of makeup at the time?  Ever had to take a headshot for a job application but were too lazy to throw on a bit of eyeshadow and lipgloss?

Now there’s no longer any need to spend hours in front of the mirror putting your face on.  With the Panasonic Lumix FX80 camera, makeup application is simply a click away. 

Also, fellas, we know you’ve been secretly wondering what you look like wearing makeup but were too embarrassed to actually put some on…this is the camera for you!

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Ueno Zoo’s Panda Enclosure Goes Big Brother, Installs Real-Time Cameras for All to See

Ueno Zoo’s Panda Enclosure Goes Big Brother, Installs Real-Time Cameras for All to See

Okay, who likes pandas?

Of course you do! How could you not? They’re fuzzy and cute, they walk around eating bamboo all day, they rarely maul people to death when they bump into them in the woods like their bigger brown relatives… That said, with fewer than 3,000 pandas estimated to be in existence across the globe, the chances of running into one while out for a morning stroll are pretty slim…

So thank goodness that Ueno Zoo in Tokyo– home to two of just 11 pandas in the country– has installed a set of cameras in its panda enclosure, allowing the public to take a sneaky peek at the pair from the comfort of their own home.

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Tokyo University Adapting Videogame Technology to Help Physically Disabled Computer Users

Tokyo University Adapting Videogame Technology to Help Physically Disabled Computer Users

The University of Tokyo Research Center for Advanced Science and Technology (known as “RCAST” for short、thankfully!), in conjunction with Microsoft Japan, has launched trials of new a computer program that utilise Microsoft’s Kinect for Windows technology as a way for physically disabled people to communicate and interact with computers.

For the uninitiated, Kinect is a motion-sensing camera designed for Microsoft’s Xbox 360 console and Windows PCs that tracks users’ body movements and is capable of recognising voice commands. The technology first became available for Xbox users just under two years ago, with Microsoft heralding a new age of gameplay where “you are the controller”, seeing users flapping around their living-rooms like maniacs to control their video games.

While games that utilise Kinect well have been few and far between, it would seem that the technology, once intended as a competitor to Nintendo’s popular Wii console, could soon be changing disabled people’s lives for the better.

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Capture Highway Wackiness, Prove Your Driving Skills with this Rearview Mirror with Camera and LED Display

Capture Highway Wackiness, Prove Your Driving Skills with this Rearview Mirror with Camera and LED Display

Now you can capture random moments of craziness or novelty happening while you’re driving with this new in-car camera / rearview mirror from Hamwha. It looks more or less like a normal rearview mirror but has an internal camera pointing forward to record what’s happening in front of your vehicle. Read More

Eraser-Sized Retro Camera Perfect for the Discreet Photographer or Hipster Smurf

Eraser-Sized Retro Camera Perfect for the Discreet Photographer or Hipster Smurf

Japanese retailer JTT seems to be trying to cover all the bases with its CHOBi CAM series of fully-functional, itty bitty cameras. In addition to their standard model, they’ve put out a tiny water-proof camera, a tiny video recorder and even a tiny DSLR (well, in appearance only).

On March 16, the company announced their next camera, the “CHOBi CAM retro with magnet,” which went on sale the same for 3980 yen (US $47.50).

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