Samsung ST5500 comes with Wi-Fi, 7x zoom

By now, we all know that you can hardly keep an unannounced gadget from the prying eyes of the Internet. Yesterday, reports of an upcoming Samsung point-and-shoot, the ST5500, was spotted on the US Federal Communications Commission's Web site. Its supposed specifications include a 14.2-megapixel image sensor, 7x optical zoom, 100MB of internal memory with support for microSD/SDHC cards, 720p video capture mode and a 3.5-inch touchscreen. Like its predecessor, the ST1000, the new snapper boasts a variety of connectivity options such as Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and GPS.
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Camera has 158 lenses built to observe flames

Guinness World Records has certified a Japanese researcher's camera as having the most lenses in the world at 158.

Yojiro Ishino of the Nagoya Institute of Technology created the super camera with his students in August to photograph flames from many different angles to better understand their structure.

The research goal is to find more efficient ways of burning fuel for engines.

The camera images can be used to create realistic computer-generated graphics of the flames in 3D. Ishino created a lower-res camera with only 40 lenses in 2003.
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WiPower introduces mainstream wireless charging

Can you imagine placing your cellphone on a Starbucks table and seeing it charge instantly?

Gainesville, Fla.-based WiPower (pronounced "y"-power) is manufacturing wireless-charging technology that could potentially facilitate just that.

Ryan Tseng founded WiPower after he realized how burdening it is to travel with bundles of chargers.

His frustration resulted in WiPower's wireless power transmitter, a mouse pad-like device that connects to a wall with one cord. Devices with an integrated power receiver placed upon the mat start charging immediately.
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Google launches URL-shortening service Goo.gl

Google ventured into new territory on Monday with the launch of a new URL-shortening service it's calling Goo.gl.

Unlike some existing and high-profile shorteners such as TinyURL and Bit.ly, Goo.gl is not a general-purpose link shrinker that users can access by going to a standalone site. Instead, it's been built into Google products, beginning with Google's browser toolbar and its Feedburner RSS service. Both of those services can now create shortened Goo.gl URLs that link to the source content while using fewer characters. This is especially important for sharing on places like Twitter, where there are size limits.
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Synaptics Fuse concept phone knows when you are squeezing the handset

Synaptics may not be a household brand like LG, Nokia and Samsung, but it's the company behind the full touchscreen interface on the Onyx concept back in August 2006. The Onyx never made it to market, but the UI was certainly ahead of its time. That appears to have provided good grounding for another concept outing with the Fuse announced today.

The Fuse, according to Synaptics, is designed to tackle the issues of single-handed usage and the need to look at the display on a touchscreen device. Its answer is a combination of force and capacitive sensors on the sides of the phone that lets you pan and scroll when you grip the handset, as well as a interface that lets you navigate the menu from the back of the device.
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