Away for 2 weeks

I will be going away on a trip for the next 2 weeks and will resume posting when I come back. If possible I will try to post some images from the road when internet access is available. For now I wanted to share 2 links I found today.

First an article on CNET showing a new form of light panel that is less than 1 inch thick and can be 30 inches high by up to 12 feet long. The potential for having lighted floors, ceilings and other surfaces is very interesting. I can see this technology in future lighting gear for photographers too.

The second link also on CNET talks about a new experimental camera chip developed at Stanford University that can create a 3D representation of what is being photographed at the same time as it captures the image. Each pixel on the chip can calculate how far it is from the subject and use that information to see its depth. A bit too futuristic but very  interesting.