New Infrared iPhone 5 Case
The smartphone case industry is beginning to move away from bling-encrusted cheap tat and into the realms of ‘useful accessory’.
FLIR systems has done just that and invented a case for Apple's iPhone with thermal-imaging capabilities. The FLIR One is an iPhone 5/5s case with both an infrared camera and a VGA one that’s supposed to add depth and detail to the infrared images.
The device works by combining the heat signature information it gets from the infrared camera with the live camera image from the iPhone. This then delivers a composite thermal heat image. The result is a negative-type image of the various heat levels in an array of different colours – bright red and white being hottest.
What is it used for? FLIR Systems explains that it will be useful for pinpointing the position of pipes in walls, finding weak spots in your home’s insulation, finding hidden animals in bushes and identifying leaks before they cause serious damage.
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