Emerging Technology Part 1

In March a company called Lytro released a new camera design, the largest step in photography since digital cameras. This camera allows you to adjust and focus the image after you have already taken the picture. This new camera has all the features of a regular camera, but it also records the angels of the light rays as they enter the lens. This is how the focus is adjustable after the picture is taken. Cameras similar to this one existed before, but not at an affordable price range. This camera stands at a reasonable price of $399 and up. It's so much cheaper because of its simple design, micro-lenses on plastic lenses. In the future, these cameras will be able to capture anything in sharp focus no matter how close or far it is from the object. 

        This is all very surprising considering the digital camera was just invented little over 30 years ago. Whats even more amazing is the fact that manufacturers are now able to make the camera at a price so it's available to the general public. 

       In 2009 the liquid battery was an 'Emerging Technology' similar to how this camera is. The battery is now part of everyday life because it can be used to power cities on solar power even at night. In three short years, an emerging technology has made it to every day life. So, maybe by 2015 these cameras will be used by everyone around the globe!