Monthly Archives: March 2016

Apple’s ‘super resolution mode’ could enable future iPhones to take panoramas with just one tap

This article is taken from here.

Apple has been granted a camera patent for creating “super-resolution” images, which would use the optical image stabilization in an iPhone’s camera to take a single-shot panoramic image, according to Patently Apple.

iOS devices have been able to take panoramic photos since the introduction of iOS 6 in 2012, but instead of moving the device to capture a sequence of images, the camera sensor itself would move instead. That means future iPhones could remove the stress of keeping your iPhone steady as you rotate it around for panoramas — just one tap and you’re done.

If Apple were to somehow rush this feature out before the iPhone 7 (highly unlikely), this process would currently be limited to the iPhone 6 Plus and iPhone 6S Plus, as they’re the only two iOS devices to have optically stabilized lenses.

An iPhone camera overhaul may be coming later this year, however.

 

Although the introduction of super-resolution images would differentiate the iPhone’s camera from its competitors, it’s important to understand that this patent was granted along with 42 others, so there’s no guarantee that it will ever appear in an actual Apple device.

Either way, “super resolution mode” does have a nice ring to it.

 

Call for Papers: MWSCAS 2016

The IEEE International Midwest Symposium on Circuits and Systems (MWSCAS) is the oldest circuits and systems symposium sponsored by the IEEE. The 59th edition (MWSCAS 2016) will be held in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, at the Hotel Fairmont Bab Al Bahr between 16-19 October 2016.

MWSCAS 2016 will include oral and poster sessions, student paper contest, tutorials given by experts in circuits and systems topics, and special sessions.
Topics include, but are not limited to:

  • Analog and Mixed Signal Integrated Circuits
  • Neuromorphic Systems
  • Digital Integrated Circuits, SOC, and NOC
  • Control Systems, Mechatronics, and Robotics
  • Systems on chip for IoTs
  • Linear and Non-linear Circuits and Systems
  • Power Systems and Power Electronics
  • Nanoelectronics and Nanotechnology
  • Bioengineering Systems and Bio Chips
  • Communication and Wireless Systems
  • System Architectures
  • Embedded Electronics
  • Image Processing and Multimedia Systems
  • MEMS/NEMS
  • RFICs, Microwave, and Optical Systems
  • Digital Signal Processing
  • Power Management and Energy Harvesting
  • Hardware/Software Co-design
  • Bio-inspired Green Technologies

Prospective authors are invited to submit a full paper (4 pages) describing original work. Only electronic submissions will be accepted, through the online submission system. Papers should follow the formatting instructions in the authors’ kit. Papers will be accepted for either lecture or poster presentation. Both formats have the same value, and presentation method will be chosen for suitability. Students are encouraged to participate in the Best Student Paper Award contest. We also encourage submissions of proposals for tutorials and special sessions. Accepted papers will be published on the MWSCAS2016 Proceedings subject to advance registration of at least one of the authors at the author rate. All papers published in the MWSCAS2016 Proceedings will be submitted into IEEE Xplore.

SENAMROBIK SIRI 3/2016

Dengan segala hormatnya saya merujuk perkara diatas.

Sukacita dimaklumkan bahawa Program Senamrobik Siri 2/2016 akan dijalankan sepertimana butiran berikut :

Tarikh       :  23 Mac 2016 (Rabu )

Masa         :  7.45 pagi

Tempat       :  Padang UTM Kuala Lumpur

(Warga UTM KL adalah dimestikan untuk berpakaian Sukan Lengkap)

Seluruh Warga UTM KL adalah dijemput bersama-sama untuk meramaikan lagi program pada kali ini.

Semoga hasrat Pengurusan UTM dalam memastikan gaya hidup sihat sebagai budaya hidup Warga UTM dapat direalisasikan. Kerjasama seluruh Warga UTM KL dalam menjayakan prorgam ini amat dihargai.

Sekian, terima kasih.​

 

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