The newly announced LG G3 is a feature packed flagship handset, offering up a range of cutting edge technologies that give other flagships a run for their money. Although the QHD display might be the ...

Laser engraving and cutting has something in common with focusing the sun’s rays with a magnifying glass: good focus is critical to results. If materials of varying thicknesses are used, focus needs ...

STMicroelectronics’ FlightSense VL53L0 time-of-flight sensor brings improved autofocus to smart-phone cameras, robotic equipment, and IoT devices. This second-generation laser-ranging module can range ...

We don’t know if our feature from a couple of days gave [Adrian] a kick in the pants, or if he was just on target to finish is writeup this week, but he’s posted about version 2 of his laser auto ...

AMS is claiming operation through smudged and dirty glass for a miniature time-of-flight auto-focus sensor intended for phones. “TMF8801 maintains high accuracy through use of its on-chip histogram ...

The PureFocus850 from Prior Scientific enhances the functionality of existing microscope systems by automatically recovering and maintaining focus during sample imaging Focus on versatility the ...

Smartphone camera technology has once again come into focus with the launch of this year’s flagships smartphones and Qualcomm is keen to remind us that it is helping to support some useful camera ...

The alleged camera setup of the Galaxy Note20+ has been leaked. It will come with the same 108MP sensor as the S20 Ultra but this time it will be assisted by a laser AF sensor for better autofocus.

Food and beverage applications make use of a range of sensor technologies. Here’s a brief look at laser displacement sensors. The DS1100 laser-displacement sensor from Cognex, released in March 2013, ...

We speculated in June that Apple’s announcement of a new augmented reality development kit (ARKit) telegraphed the addition of new AR iPhone components in the very near future. This turns out to be ...