Apple, Hitachi sees your phone without a headphone jack and is about to raise you.
by Adam Bolton November 18, 2016
If you thought Apple making an iPhone without a headphone jack was wild, wait until you hear this.
Hitachi is working on building cameras that don't have lenses. Instead, the company claims, pictures taken with the camera will be refocused after being captured.
Similar to Apple's claim that taking out the headphone jack allows for bigger batteries and other parts to be put in, Hitachi says cameras that use this lensless tech will be considerably slimmer and lighter.
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A camera without a lens? Hitachi is on it
Well, the proof of this will be in the eating...as they say. Personally I am doubtful that what they produce will challenge, at least initially, camera lenses...as personally I am of the opinion that one cannot challenge a piece of glass...they have tried with plastic lens and failed...so I do not hold out much hope re. this 'fad'.
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