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Re:Zeiss's "Holocam" turns glass windows into cameras by IshKebab on Friday January 05, 2024 @02:20PM (#38883415)
Nah, this will only be good enough for sensor-level power (like 5W from a whole window). Only useful in very limited circumstances. It's not going to replace normal solar power.
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Re:Zeiss's "Holocam" turns glass windows into cameras by WesolyKubeczek on Friday January 05, 2024 @03:30PM (#38884476)
5W is nothing to sneeze at.
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Re:Zeiss's "Holocam" turns glass windows into cameras by swyx on Friday January 05, 2024 @02:21PM (#38883442)
but like, thats enough for the camera to power itself. pretty cool no? we can deploy this tech without plugging it in.
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Re:Zeiss's "Holocam" turns glass windows into cameras by fsckboy on Friday January 05, 2024 @04:32PM (#38885260)
>deploy this tech without plugging it in

you mean because it can also power a wireless transmitter or a large memory array storage? cuz a hologram that's not "plugged into something" might turn out to not be that useful.

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Re:Zeiss's "Holocam" turns glass windows into cameras by Aeolun on Friday January 05, 2024 @06:26PM (#38886489)
Since you can run a PI on that level of power it seems enough?
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Re:Zeiss's "Holocam" turns glass windows into cameras by WesolyKubeczek on Friday January 05, 2024 @03:32PM (#38884500)
I guess it might be not enough if the day is not sunny enough
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Re:Zeiss's "Holocam" turns glass windows into cameras by IshKebab on Saturday January 06, 2024 @09:12AM (#38891574)
It is, but do you really want your windows to have integrated cameras? You can't just add this on to a window because the light is transported to the edge of the glass and that is inaccessible in normal windows.
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Re:Zeiss's "Holocam" turns glass windows into cameras by augustulus on Friday January 05, 2024 @10:14PM (#38888030)
5W is enough to power an ESP32
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