[HN Gopher] Self-Powered Camera (2015)
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       Self-Powered Camera (2015)
        
       Author : wartijn_
       Score  : 40 points
       Date   : 2022-02-03 16:00 UTC (7 hours ago)
        
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       | dang wrote:
       | One past thread:
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       |  _This video camera is powered by light_ -
       | https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9392583 - April 2015 (17
       | comments)
        
       | mhb wrote:
       | v2: Selfie-Powered Camera
        
       | Hokusai wrote:
       | So, it has a sensor that is also a solar cell.
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       | > We believe such a device can play a vital role in emerging
       | fields such as wearable imaging, sensor networks, smart
       | environments, and the Internet of things.
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       | How is this better than to have an actual solar cell generating
       | energy that can be used for more things that the camera itself?
       | Micro solar cells are already produced and benefit from economy
       | of scale as can be used for many things.
       | 
       | Really cool project, but the commercial goals seem off.
        
         | kingcharles wrote:
         | 7 years later and no commercial product, so you might be right.
        
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