Inventor turns Apple iPhone into thermal imaging camera

2. parvsingh05 posted on 04 Sep 2012, 13:11 0 0

yay finaaly time track spirits around you ! ispirit :D

3. Droid_X_Doug posted on 04 Sep 2012, 15:41 2 0

Finding and plugging temperature leaks in houses is a big market. Being able to offer the technology for around $200 is a significant improvement on $2,000 units. Best wishes to Andy Rawson!

4. RomeoJDR posted on 04 Sep 2012, 15:59 0 0

Interesting, but this is not a thermal imaging camera and comparing it to one is far more than just a stretch. This is more similar to an advanced IR heat detector gun available for around $30. The $150 tag seems fair in that it changes the color hue (in blocks apparently) on a display so you can scan a larger area to pinpoint that air leak quicker, but certainly not the steal it would be if it were in fact a thermal imaging camera.

5. htc_prep posted on 04 Sep 2012, 17:20 0 0

this is why apple is killing it now in the consumer market. all their products are on the same os and they follow the same hardware lines

if android OEMs demanded uniformity (aka processor, port location, screen size) on their flagships from the carriers that provided service on their products then hardware and software developers would be able to build value within those products by making add ons such as this or the camera case that turns the iphone to a full DSLR camera.