Tag: CAMERAPHONE

iPhones, BlackBerrys and other smartphones have made it remarkably easy for us to share photos on sites like Facebook and Flickr. But they've made it a lot easier for cyberstalkers to track us, as well. That's because many digital photos contain a kind of encoded data known as Exchangeable Image File Format (EXIF). This type of data is often used by professional photographers, since it reveals ...

When 17-year-old Anna Jiang found herself being harassed by a sex offender on a New York subway, she didn't scream for help, or attempt to fight him off with her purse. She reached for her cell phone. As New American Media reports, the Brooklyn Tech high school student somehow found the presence of mind to use her cell phone camera to take a picture of the creep, who was reportedly masturbating ...

While newer smartphones like the iPhone 4 and HTC Evo are coming with 5-megapixel (or higher) cameras these days, the lowly cameraphone is still known for its blurry, out-of-focus shots. The crew at the Fstoppers video blog claims the quality of your image isn't tied to the quality of your camera, and to test this, co-founder and photographer Lee Morris put the iPhone 3GS's camera to the test. ...

With camera phones and professional autograph seekers lurking at every party, store, or restaurant, it has become much harder for high-profile college football players to go out in public. There's no quiet campus life for last year's Heisman Trophy finalists and star quarterbacks Sam Bradford, Colt McCoy, and Tim Tebow anymore, says The New York Times. Tebow told the paper that women try to ...

Yesterday, New York City police identified and arrested a man wanted for public masturbation, thanks to one concerned citizen and her camera phone. According to the New York Daily News, 41-year-old Harlem resident Cileane White was minding her own business as she sat on the Number 3 subway train last Friday. Out of nowhere, from across the aisle, Kevin Bishop, 44, of the Bronx, exposed himself ...

These days we're somehow expected to keep passwords, phone numbers, bank accounts, PIN numbers, and countless other strings of numbers and letters in our memory, and it all needs to be ready for instant recall. Needless to say, we're always look for tips to make modern life easier, and geeksugar has gathered together seven memory-enhancing ways to take advantage of your cameraphone. Here are ...

With the economy in free-fall and Congress struggling to keep their own house in order, you would think that cell phone security would be the last thing on a Representative's mind. New York Republican Rep. Peter King sees it differently. King has introduced a bill that would require cell phone cameras to make some sort of sound when taking a picture. It is called the Camera Phone Predator ...

While cameraphones have been blessed with additional megapixels over the past few years, it's still tough to get a halfway decent shot with one. Sure, you could buy a dorky add-on lens for your phone (which won't guarantee good pictures), or you could keep in mind a few simple tips when you whip out your cameraphone to snap a spontaneous shot or two. Popular Mechanics recommends three easy ...

If you find yourself wishing for a zoom lens for your camera phone, Green House's "Mobile Telescope Lenz" might be exactly what you're looking for. The Green House kit comes with an 8x zoom lens and a small tripod designed to accept most camera phones. We're not totally sure how the system works, but it appears that you line up your phone's lens with the adapter (connected to the 8x zoom) and ...

If you needed any more proof that smoking pot turns your brain cells to dust, consider this morning's UPI story of an Italian university student who recently used his cell phone to snap a picture of himself standing proudly in front of his crop of marijuana plants. The student was so pleased with the photo that he made it his cell phone's wallpaper background, allowing him to show off his ...

In New York City, a subway pervert has been nailed thanks to a camera phone – unfortunately, this story has nothing to do with Subway's Jared Fogel or those recent allegations that he was the porno king of his college. No, this scum goes by the name of Jay Arungah. He's accused of exposing himself and molesting a 30-year-old woman on New York's B and Q subway lines. According to the victim, ...

Back in the day, cell phone providers and other companies used to charge upwards of a buck to download tiny pictures of things like beaches, birds, or babes with which to plaster your cell phone default screen. However, sales and downloads of those images have been on the decline according to a recent study. The reason? Camera phones. Not surprisingly, people prefer to put their own pictures on ...

Sarah Vasquez of Pomona, CA, needed help getting her computer fixed. But when Hao Kuo Chi of Best Buy's Geek Squad arrived at her door, he helped himself to a peek at Vasquez in the buff. Chi waited until Vasquez entered the shower, at which point he allegedly slithered into the bathroom with his camera phone, hit the record button and slithered out. When Vasquez emerged from the shower, she ...