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Different types of cameras such as night vision or infrared heat camera. Also laser range finder modules or something capable of stereoscopic vision. Altimeters
by malandrew 10y ago
Different types of cameras such as night vision or infrared heat camera. Also laser range finder modules or something capable of stereoscopic vision. Altimeters. Barometric pressure sensors. Communicator modules for other peripherals when Bluetooth isn't appropriate. Temperature sensor. Wind speed device (would have to protrude beyond the phone's edge so wind can pass through). Light sensor for automatic white balance measurements. Chording keypads to enable more interesting input for power users.
Anyways that's just a stream of conscious I came up with in 5 minutes of noodling. There is potential. Maybe not as much for day to day, but definitely options for professionals that make their living outdoors.
- beambot 10y agoMedical sensors -- eg. portable blood analyzer.
- jonknee 10y agoTheranos can pivot!
- onion2k 10y agoHaving access to those things sounds brilliant. I'd guess that while we might see Ara on the market one day, we're also likely to see standard Android phones with a single Ara accessory port on the back, perhaps replacing the built in camera. That gives users the swappable modules advantage of Ara with the cost/weight/durability benefits of a typical device.
- tdkl 10y agoAnd Google will be glad to deliver all those types of cameras, because they can't bring StreetView in your home - yet.
- hutzlibu 10y agoSo ... streetview requires nightvision and won't be happy with cameras beeing there allready?
- baobabaobab 10y ago>but definitely options for professionals that make their living outdoors My thinking was also that this makes a great platform for professional tools that are currently standalone devices. Multimeters, surveying equipment, thermal inspection tools. Maybe a microscope or even a microfluidics device.