On the surface, the new SCH-W760 looks like a totally typical midrange Korean domestic market slider: 3 megapixel camera, DMB reception, Bluetooth, and a semi-notable 2.8-inch AMOLED display. You know, the usual. A closer look reveals one very interesting feature, though -- it features a front cam sensitive to infrared spectrum so that you can hold grayscale video calls in complete darkness. Beyond scaring the poo out of friends with your spooky, grainy, low-res visage and holding the occasional video conference from the confines of an unlit closet, we have absolutely no idea what practical value this offers -- but look, ridiculous features are what exotic new handsets are all about. Well played, Samsung. The W760 hasn't yet been officially announced, though it'll apparently be coming to SKT, so keep an eye peeled (and bring a flashlight).
posted May 13th 2009 3:17PM
LOL FIRST
GTFO
I wonder when the US carriers are going to jump a bored and make video conference a standard feature in cellphones?
@Platinum_Skeet
Probably the day after never.
Awesome! Now you can finally catch Bigfoot on film while you're pissing out a 6 pack of Yuengling in the middle of the Smokey Mtns.
Sammy FTW!
You all have dirty minds.
(see what I mean)
Hey now, not all of us were thinking about Paris night vision pr0n. Yea, okay, we were.
sounds militaryish
Paris Hilton's new phone.
"scaring the poo out of friends".
Wow. Didn't think I'd see that anywhere.
Well apparently now you can see the poo that you've scared out of your friends even if it's in the dark.
Just reading the word "poo" on a gadget site makes me laugh.
yes better image quality too.
I wonder if the way that they're doing this is any different than the old method of removing the infrared filter from a web cam so that you can catch that part of the light spectrum.
that'd be useful if you use your phone's front camera as a mirror. or would it?
Aren't most cell phone camera's already infrared sensitive?
Point your TV remote at it and see what happens, shows up on mine!
anyone remember when it was rumours started that Sony had a camcorder whose night vision could be turned on in normal daylight and see through clothes, Sony announced they were withdrawing the product and every shop in Tokyo sold out in hours!?
It wasn't a rumor.
there was no night vision in the blair witch project.
i specifically remember seeing close to nothing during the night scenes.