MapQuest Integrates Traffic and Road Condition Cameras Into Maps & Directions

MapQuest, a wholly owned subsidiary of AOL Inc. , today integrated traffic and road condition cameras into their maps and directions. Now available in over 100 markets and featuring more than 11,000 cameras from partner INRIX, MapQuest seeks to make traveling easier and safer.

Apple's Jobs, Lytro talked light field iPhone cameras: book

Apple's Steve Jobs may have discussed long-term plans to use Lytro's light field cameras in future iPhones and other devices. An advance excerpt from 9to5 of the book Inside Apple claims that Jobs reached out to Lytro founder Ren Ng during 2011 to talk design and cameras. After meeting in Jobs' neighborhood of Palo Alto, Ng was asked for three points of collaboration between Lytro and Apple....

Sony's Underwater Cybershot TX200V Is the iPhone's Fat Photo-Taking Cousin [Cameras]

# cameras Sony's new glass-faced TX200V is a decidedly opulent stab at something we've been asking for around here: a waterproof camera that doesn't sacrifice optics and design. It's just that it does it at a pretty painful price point. More »

iPro lens provides fisheye for the iPhone guy

With the launch of the iPro lens system, Schneider Optics has decided it's ready for a piece of the iPhone lens-attachment market. The product centers on a robust aluminum case, to which separate fisheye and wide-angle lenses can be attached, as can a tripod, via the provided adaptor... Continue Reading iPro lens provides fisheye for the iPhone guy Section: Digital Cameras Tags: iPhone , Lenses ...

Plastic cameras reveal the cheap and cheerful

Never underestimate the power and pleasures of a cheap toy camera. The humble hunks of plastic have a magic, mystery and whimsy that cannot be duplicated, not even by tech-savvy iPhone app impersonators like the Hipstamatic. RayKo Photo Center’s fifth annual International Juried Plastic Camera Show, on view through March 6, celebrates the versatility of the medium with impressive results. A ...