Matrox Iris GT smart camera brings Windows CE to Atom-land

Matrox's new Iris GT "smart camera" doesn't mark the first time that the Atom processor and Windows CE have run into each other, but it's certainly one of the most interesting encounters, even if it's one that most folks likely won't see first hand. Apparently, the camera is intended to be used in various "machine vision" applications, like locating and reading barcodes or measuring the geometry of 2D objects, but we think you'll agree that it has one other, not quite official use written all over it: robot eye. The camera's specs certainly seem to make that a possibility, and include that ever-present 1.6GHz Atom processor, 256MB of RAM, 1GB of flash storage, a gigabit Ethernet port, and USB 2.0 and RS232 ports, not to mention accommodations for a number of interchangeable lenses -- it's even dust-proof and "washable." No word on a price just yet, but Matrox says it'll be available sometime in the first quarter of next year.

[Via jkOnTheRun]

[gemcosta Posted Nov 14th 2008 1:52PM]

This fails to interest me.

[stalemate Posted Nov 14th 2008 1:54PM]

but it's purple...

[o29 Posted Nov 14th 2008 1:58PM]

Uhh this post messed up my text size. This happen to anyone else?

[Frun Posted Nov 14th 2008 2:01PM]

Yea it seems all bold. you using FF?

[bobsakamano Posted Nov 14th 2008 2:05PM]

im on chrome... this post looks normal on the home screen, all other posts look bold and maybe a font sized bigger... weeeird

[(Unverified) Posted Nov 14th 2008 2:07PM]

big 'n bold for me too on ie8. keep it!

[Phil P Posted Nov 14th 2008 2:12PM]

All looking rather big over here on Opera.

Now all we need is a Safari user to comment and we'll have everyone

[Blacklight Posted Nov 14th 2008 2:15PM]

Huge text in the comments here, normal text in the post, bold text in the field where I'm writting this

Yes, it's a little messed up

[rav0 Posted Nov 14th 2008 5:28PM]

It looks normal in Opera 9 and Google Chrome.

[(Unverified) Posted Nov 14th 2008 6:47PM]

Safari is looking normal.

[Gizmo Posted Nov 14th 2008 11:03PM]

so is NetScape

[darkintragedy Posted Nov 14th 2008 2:07PM]

The text of this post seems normal. everything else around it is large and ugly/bolded :(

[(Unverified) Posted Nov 14th 2008 2:09PM]

Someone took an ugly stick to it.

[bobsakamano Posted Nov 14th 2008 2:09PM]

maybe they are promo'ing blackberry bold?!?! SELL OUTS!!!!!!!!

[bob e Posted Nov 14th 2008 2:09PM]

Win CE must fly on the 1.6GHz Atom processor, my font size is huge also in IE8

[AMiSHPiRACY Posted Nov 14th 2008 2:12PM]

Looks like a proto-borg eye piece. But a bit more stylishly colored, of course.

[(Unverified) Posted Nov 14th 2008 2:50PM]

looks fine to me: FF 3.0.3

[maveric101 Posted Nov 14th 2008 3:02PM]

agreed.

[PeterFnet Posted Nov 14th 2008 3:03PM]

3.0.4 is out

[(Unverified) Posted Nov 14th 2008 2:23PM]

FUGLY, looking netbook, as a folly qualified bushiness proffesional I.T. Technician I could never be seen with that netbook looks like a crappy camera

[1 Posted Nov 14th 2008 2:31PM]

You really have missed the point haven't you?

Being a database monkey does not make you a 'professional'

[(Unverified) Posted Nov 14th 2008 2:34PM]

Netbook? Where? :o

Seeing as the company produces only vision/camera systems, I hereby declare your post /utter fail/.

[White Noise Posted Nov 14th 2008 3:30PM]

So if you're a fully qualified "bushiness professional" that must mean you really are Bush League.

[Tueng Posted Nov 14th 2008 3:45PM]

Looks like a plumbing fixture under my sink.

[MarbleMind Posted Nov 14th 2008 6:21PM]

Exactly my thoughts!

[psyclotron Posted Nov 14th 2008 3:57PM]

cool, weird shaped Jolly Ranchers. i can feel the tooth decay

[colinwilcox Posted Nov 14th 2008 4:02PM]

I'm so going to talk the vision lab here at my uni into getting one of those things to tinker with.

[idiot Posted Nov 14th 2008 4:11PM]

wonder if it works with cognex

[Stoobs Posted Nov 14th 2008 5:54PM]

I wonder how big it is?

If the ccd is any good it might be useful for astro-photography as an imager...

[linuxamp Posted Nov 16th 2008 11:13PM]

My mobile phone is probably 200x less powerful than this but can read 2d qrcodes ("locating and reading barcodes") and has facial recognition ("measuring the geometry of 2D object"). Why did they need so much power in a camera again?

[linuxamp Posted Nov 17th 2008 6:43AM]

Sorry, 20x not 200x.