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A tool that allows you to create maps from your phone’s camera.
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A company that makes a tiny camera for cell phones that can see around corners and capture 1080p video. The startup says it’s making a better m18, one of the most popular cameras in the world.
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4 years ago
This is a startup that uses a mobile app and a camera to find street-level recycled products and sell them to the public. They started with old library books and DVDs, but are now selling all sorts of things.
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This startup aims to bring a more human-centric approach to home security, offering a combination of a smart lock, a door sensor, and a camera.
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3 years ago
A software solution to help people use their phones as a remote camera, which can be set to take photos when an event occurs, such as a baby crying or an alarm going off.
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4 years ago
A government-backed startup that analyzes data from the Boston Police Department’s body cameras and uses those statistics to help police departments across the country innovate their own policies around body cameras.
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The company believes the camera app should become a “mobile photo studio” where you can easily retouch and adjust your images.
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A startup that takes all the things you have in your phone and turns it into a digital camera.
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A startup that lets you use your smartphone’s camera to take a selfie with your face sitting in the middle of a cloud.
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“The next generation of security camera”.
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A startup that lets you take a selfie and choose where you want it to appear – like Facebook’s ‘Camera Effects’ – in an Instagram-like interface that’s meant to show you how you look, not what you look like. The company has raised $2 million in seed funding.
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A startup that provides a service where they install cameras around a house and then people can pay to rent hours of access to the video recordings
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A camera-based artificial intelligence system for the home that offers an AI-powered personal assistant to control your lights and other home automation devices.
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4 years ago
A startup that’s building a standalone smart lock with a built-in camera, motion sensor, and speaker. It’s similar to an August smart lock, but they don’t yet have a product, but they’re looking for $1 million to build it.
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3 years ago
A startup that uses mobile phone cameras and Google Street View to give people street-level perspectives on things like sports stadiums, restaurants and buildings.
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5 years ago
A startup that wants to build a smartphone camera that can shoot video in 360 degrees.
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This app lets users shop at top retailers with their phone camera. The app allows you to scan a barcode and then shop on the same day. The app works with 25 major retailers like Sephora, Amazon, and Bloomingdale's to manage loyalty and reward programs.
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3 years ago
A maker of digital cameras for amateur photography enthusiasts.
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3 years ago
A custom-made drone with a range of up to 18 miles and a 360-degree camera
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A mobile app that allows you to manage your credit and debit card numbers with just your phone’s camera and a voice response. Circle uses the camera to take a picture of the card and then calls the number on the card to confirm it’s valid before linking it to your phone.
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Builds software for the retail industry that monitors security cameras in stores, then tags and collects data about those customers, whether they spend money, who they are, and what they’re looking at.
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A company that makes a printable device for measuring the distance between two objects. The product is a small, inexpensive laser point that can be attached to things like cell phones, cameras, and other devices.
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A payment app that allows users to scan QR codes with the phone’s camera and pay the bill with a single click.
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A navigation app for drivers that uses data from real-time feed from traffic cameras to give you turn-by-turn directions.
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4 years ago
An eye exam app that provides a digital photo of the eye taken from a smartphone camera
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A company that manufactures and distributes high-end headphones, digital cameras, and other electronics. The startup is focusing on the “high-end” market by offering higher quality products priced at the same range as its competitors.
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"We now take a picture of a building, point the camera at the digital building model, and a 3D model of the building pops up over the image.”
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The startup, based in the Netherlands, has built a device that turns any Android smartphone into a camera. It promises to ease the process of sharing photos, while also allowing users to take photos that are harder to take with a traditional camera.
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5 years ago
A startup building a connected camera that you can wear or mount on a bike, that can track the location of your car in real-time and provide a bird’s eye view of your car in case of theft.
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3 years ago
A company that uses remote control drones to fly to a customer’s location and fly a camera around their home.
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2 years ago
A team of 3 is building a camera that will track the movements of every user in order to help them improve their posture.
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5 years ago
A startup that wants to take your home security camera and turn it into a smart camera with the ability to send alerts to your phone.
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A new type of video chat that includes a “super-fast camera” and instant zoom. The company wants to build a video chat experience that can be both more intimate and more powerful than the current line of video chat apps.
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The startup has built an app that uses the same camera and lighting effects found in Hollywood movies to make a video look like it was shot by a camera crew. The startup aims to make it easier for filmmakers to add these effects to their own footage.
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A company that builds “invisible” security cameras. With the launch of its new product, it’s gone from just a developer to a company with over 50 employees.
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3 years ago
A startup that allows users to link their phone’s camera to their car’s navigation system to take a picture of a license plate when passing by a location and gets the location to the user in real time.
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This startup is building a product that can make any physical object like a car, a laptop, a camera or a phone, into an IoT device. It’s currently testing products with big-name brands like Apple and HP already.
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An iOS app for smart locks that can be controlled remotely through the app or phone camera.
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A new modern camera made with 3D printing.
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A startup that’s giving employers a way to document and monitor employee behavior, from performance issues to safety concerns. It’s a little like a human-resources app and a security camera in one.
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A tool that lets you make an image that looks like you’re looking at a phone, but in fact you’re looking at the real world through a video camera.
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3 years ago
Idease a mobile-first platform for taking notes and Annotate using the camera and keyboard on a smartphone.
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3 years ago
This startup is building an app that helps people design and manage their home automation system (cameras, lights, etc.) from their phone or desktop computer. It basically acts as a way to manage and control smart home devices from a smartphone.
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This startup is building a tool that can help you create a parkour map using a smartphone’s camera, then share that map on social media.
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4 years ago
A company that’s building a way for organizations to manage their safety oversight. Their service is built on a system that helps organizations keep track of employees and their licenses, and it can be integrated with other safety technologies like cameras and sensors.
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If you ever needed to take a picture of your data, this is the app for you. The camera-based app allows you to take pictures of your data and export it to a spreadsheet.
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A camera system that “drives and fixes” things. “Drive and Fix” is a smartphone app that tells you when your car needs a repair, and sends you a video of it being done.
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4 years ago
A healthcare company that has designed a device to use a smartphone’s camera to detect tumors
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2 years ago
A fitness tracking mobile app that uses the phone’s camera as a motion sensing unit to help people keep track of their workout progress.
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A hardware startup that wants to integrate sensors and cameras into shoes. The company collects information on how people walk, which it then uses to train computer vision algorithms to detect hazards and improve safety.
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A home security startup that monitors in-home security cameras and allows customers to turn on their lights or lock their doors remotely. The startup, which has raised a $750k seed round from a variety of investors, is already working with a dozen customers.
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A new startup that makes your living room into a “smart home”, with smart lighting, connected appliances, and smart security cameras.
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3 years ago
A product that allows consumers to collect and share their life’s moments in the form of text, audio, video, and pictures. The company claims they’re the first company to blend AI-driven software, powerful hardware, and mobile-friendly design to create a stand-alone action camera, the Zing Camera.
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4 years ago
The startup aims to make a less expensive version of the smartphone, while also going beyond the smartphone. The company wants to make a more general purpose device, a super-smart watch, a fitness tracker, a camera, a fitness tracker, a smart health band, a smart health band, a smart health band, a smart health band, a smart health band, a smart health band, a smart health band, a smart health band, a smart health band, a smart health band, a smart health band, a smart health band, a smart health band, a smart health band, a smart health band, a smart health band, a smart health band, a smart health band, a smart health band, a smart health band, a smart health band, a smart health band, a smart health band, a smart health band, a smart health band, a smart health band, a smart health band, a smart health band, a smart health band, a smart health band, a smart health band, a smart health band, a smart health band, a smart health band, a smart health band,
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A San Francisco-based startup that operates a marketplace for people to rent their unused devices like computers, cameras, and drones.
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A medical device company in the Netherlands that wants to bring a reusable medical device to market, which can be used for hysterectomies, colonoscopies, and other procedures. The device works with a camera and a monitor and wirelessly connects to an operating room.
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Idea: Put a camera in the kitchen and tell the world about what you make
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A startup that is working to build the world’s first augmented reality grocery store. The idea is to create a way for users to scan a barcode to get an augmented reality display of what a product looks like in a store, before they’ve even left the house, with a camera view of what a product looks like at their homes.
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3 years ago
A startup that builds artificial intelligence and machine learning products, such as a facial recognition camera. It’s an SaaS business that helps businesses use AI to predict supply chain disruptions and optimize operations.
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3 years ago
The startup is building a mobile app (iOS and Android) that lets you scan and then communicate with your smartphone screen, to use your phone’s camera as a scanner.
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4 years ago
A tool for producers and directors to create marketing videos, with a focus on how to use a camera and lighting to tell a story.
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4 years ago
A video camera with a face recognition system built into it, allowing you to unlock your phone using your face and look at the camera to see who’s calling, without looking at the phone.
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4 years ago
An augmented reality platform that allows users to create and share 3D scenes and experiences, including through the iPhone’s camera.
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4 years ago
A startup with a camera that allows you to snap a photo into a virtual world. This lets you snap a photo of your friend’s room, for instance, and then walk into that room in VR and be able to explore it.
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4 years ago
A utility for "smart" homes from the makers of Nest, Dropcam and Honeywell. Eko is a new company that aims to bring more automation to everything from thermostats to security cameras. The company started with a thermostat that can be programmed through an app and communicate with a connected garage door, but it’s now also trying to develop a home security system that will stop someone by recognizing their face and sending a message to their phone.
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2 years ago
A video messaging app which lets users share their screen/camera to others with a single tap. The app already has more than 1 million users in the United States.
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2 years ago
A startup that allows filmmakers to crowdsource camera advice and technical work from working pros.
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3 years ago
A remote control app that lets you control your phone’s flashlight, camera, music, and other features with just your voice, so you can walk around your house and control your phone from anywhere.
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4 years ago
A startup that makes a camera that works in underwater settings and can take 1080p video underwater. The startup has launched a $50,000 Kickstarter campaign for a “Nemo” camera.
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4 years ago
A company that makes home security systems that can be monitored from anywhere. It takes a user-friendly approach to things like dummies, cameras, and sensors to make a security system feel like a home.
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3 years ago
A startup that wants to take the smartphone’s camera functionality and make it better. It’ll create a better camera that can shoot better photos, faster, and in brighter light, and handle low-light situations better.
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3 years ago
A startup that turns the camera into a point-of-sale terminal, letting you buy drinks and food with a wave from your phone.
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4 years ago
This startup is building a device that allows anyone to send a text message from their computer to a phone number. The device itself is a wristband with a camera and a way to send a photo via a text message.
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4 years ago
A company that allows users to create their own custom-built home security cameras. Users can select from a variety of cameras, lenses, and mounting options to create a custom system.
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4 years ago
This company is building an app that turns your camera phone into a 3D camera, allowing users to capture 360 degree pictures and videos.
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4 years ago
Teeth is a startup that offers an app that allows users to monitor their oral health using an app and the iPhone's camera.
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Idea: A home security system that leverages a camera that’s focused on the door to see when someone is coming in.
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A startup that wants to make it easier for business owners to use the same tools to run their business online as they do in the physical world. For example, users can use a smartphone camera to scan a QR code on a package and automatically get the package’s tracking info.
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A company that is building an API to aggregate and visualize video feeds from security cameras.
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4 years ago
A startup that allows you to create a photo book with your phone's camera, with the option to make artwork, backgrounds, and frames
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3 years ago
A camera that can take 360-degree video. You stick it to your phone and the camera spins around to take standard video and photographs.
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Idea: A home security company for Latin American households, primarily in Mexico. The startup is focused on providing internet-connected cameras that allow users to see and talk to visitors while they’re away from home.
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A product that uses a smartphone’s camera to scan the world around it, providing context and data in real time.
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3 years ago
A “smart” vacuum that can detect allergens in the home and automatically clean it, with a camera and microphone to monitor cleaning and maintenance.
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Idea: This startup is building machine learning software that helps people create smoother panning and zooming in videos. The startup previously sold a product called Flycam that helps camera operators smoothly move from one part of the scene to another.
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4 years ago
A Y Combinator company that wants to use AI to help deaf people communicate. It has built an app that relies on a smartphone’s built-in camera to help users correctly place and identify objects and facial features.
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4 years ago
A digital camera that shoots video, allows you to edit and share videos and photos, and can be connected to your phone via Bluetooth.
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This startup wants to build a drone that sends up a camera and monitors the main entrance of a home, alerting the homeowner if a stranger enters.
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A tool for photographers that helps them decide which settings to use on different cameras and which settings are best for the image they’re taking.
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4 years ago
A startup that makes it easy to pay for things through your phone, leveraging the phone’s GPS, camera, etc.
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4 years ago
The startup wants to help you take better pictures and videos and save them in a single place. It’s called SoundSnap and it’s basically a mobile app that turns any camera into a video recorder.
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4 years ago
This security startup is building a unified facial recognition system that works across multiple cameras and can be built into software, hardware, or even the cloud.
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3 years ago
A startup that helps the visually impaired use their phone to read text. It’s a text-to-speech app that uses synthetic speech and does not require a camera.
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3 years ago
A company that tracks data from cameras around the world to spot patterns and build out a framework around that data. The startup will use data from its network of cameras to detect and respond to crime, as well as generate business intelligence for all sorts of retailers.
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Idea: This is a startup that makes a “smart” doorbell. It has a camera, a microphone, and a speaker. Users can talk to delivery and service providers through the doorbell, and the device can be used to monitor and intervene in domestic abuse cases.
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Idea: A company that makes a home security camera that only records when it detects a loud noise.
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3 years ago
A new technology for making visual recognition systems, which will be a first use case for “cognitive computing” - a bundle of technologies that use a computer’s ability to learn, as opposed to a good ol’ fashioned camera.
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4 years ago
This startup helps retail stores avoid theft by monitoring in-store cameras for bad actors, and alerting store managers in real-time.
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3 years ago
A security camera startup that claims to be able to detect a burglar in real time and send alerts to your phone.
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3 years ago
The team behind online streaming service Yogscast has taken on the challenge of building a streaming video recorder, allowing people to set the camera down and watch a movie without touching the remote.
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4 years ago
A company that sells low cost digital cameras to students, aiming to help them improve their photography.
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4 years ago
A company building a digital camera, with a focus on hobbyists, that can be used as a webcam, a standard zoom camera, or a security camera.
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3 years ago
This startup is building a way to make virtual reality more accessible by creating a portable VR headset with a built-in camera.
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3 years ago
A startup that lets you hire a camera operator and a lighting technician to set up a shot, then lets you get instant feedback on the look of your video.
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3 years ago
A company that raises the bar for what people can do with their phones by making them better cameras and more data-driven.
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3 years ago
A San Francisco-based startup that aims to make it easier to use the camera on your phone to read the QR code and scan the barcode of a product at the store. You can scan a product, then see the item’s ingredients, price, or reviews.
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4 years ago
A company that will replace existing safety tools for self-driving cars, including collision avoidance systems, with a dashboard that overlays cameras, radar, lidar, and other sensors.
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3 years ago
A hardware startup looking to build a camera to be worn on a dog’s collar, which can detect its owner’s mood and alert them if it gets too dark.
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3 years ago
A new kind of smart lock that uses a smartphone’s camera to let you unlock your door from anywhere, at any time.
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4 years ago
A video-editing tool that lets users assemble clips from their camera roll to create professional-quality videos.
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3 years ago
A tech startup that makes cameras that are controlled by hand gestures and facial recognition.
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3 years ago
A startup that’s building an AI camera to replace the human one that’s on every camera.
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3 years ago
A startup that automatically creates and saves content from your phone's camera and gallery to your Dropbox account and automatically syncs to your computer. The app is free and available for both iOS and Android.
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A platform that helps users discover and make purchases through their iPhone’s camera using Apple Pay.
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3 years ago
A square-shaped camera that could eliminate the need for tripods, a monopod, and a ball head.
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4 years ago
A digital marketplace for buying, selling and renting security cameras. The company positions themselves as an eBay for security cameras.
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4 years ago
A team of students from Carnegie Mellon’s Entertainment Technology Center have created a 3-D printed, low-cost, wearable camera that can “see” in the infrared spectrum and uses a thermal-sensing camera to detect objects.
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3 years ago
A company that sells a $50,000 security system made up of a garage door opener, a smart lock and a $49 video camera. The startup’s hardware is intended to let people live in their homes with their pets, and it has a product roadmap that includes a pet-friendly version of its camera
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3 years ago
A hardware startup that aims to bring security cameras online without needing to be plugged into a computer.
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A connected home security system, with a plan to have a front door-based system, a camera-based system, and an in-home monitoring system.
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3 years ago
This startup sells a doc camera, offering a device that can be used for office-based workflows and document scanning.
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2 years ago
In India’s most populous state, where the app is aimed, roughly 20,000 people die due to traffic accidents every year. It uses a combination of artificial intelligence and human intervention to monitor traffic conditions and send alerts to cars of bad driving, as well as send out a text that includes the name of the driver and a link to a video recorded by a camera attached to the car’s dashboard.
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A facial recognition tool meant to help retailers “improve the accuracy of customers’ images,” using their cameras to get a better idea of who they are.
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3 years ago
An AI-powered service that takes live video from a camera and automatically analyzes it to help producers improve the quality of the video.
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3 years ago
The startup is building a facial recognition and computer vision system, though their first product is a “smart camera” that scans the faces of pedestrians, then recommends the next person they should follow.
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3 years ago
A platform for the analysis of security camera footage from third party providers.
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3 years ago
This startup is building a small, portable device that can help small companies with security. It’s a camera that plugs into an electrical socket and serves as a video monitoring system.
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2 years ago
A startup focused on video surveillance, pitching a “smart home camera system” that lets you use a smartphone as a remote.
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3 years ago
Say goodbye to the physical shopping cart. Instead, this startup is using the phone’s GPS and cameras to track an item’s journey and build a shopping list, which is later synced to a digital shopping list.
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3 years ago
A smart lock with a built in camera and motion detector, perfect for renters and vacationers who just want to lock the door.
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3 years ago
The team behind mobile health startup, MintMD, is launching a new company called Nanograph to develop the first full-spectrum digital X-ray system. The startup says the system will be able to use a digital camera to capture and display an image in real time, with the ability to zoom in on a specific part of the body, and will be able to show the same image to a physician, who can review it with a phone.
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EyeEm is a startup that wants to be the Kodak of photography. The company’s app aims to be the place you go to find great images of whatever you are looking for. The startup is also building a new generation of digital cameras and a film stock that allows people to turn their smartphone into a high-end camera.
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4 years ago
A platform that lets people deposit checks with a smartphone camera, without having to physically write a check.
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3 years ago
This startup wants to use machine learning to identify the different uses of a product and then provide recommendations based on that data. For example, a smartphone app may recommend different camera apps to users based on their photos.
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2 years ago
You can now create a garage door in minutes with the help of an app. Your garage door has a camera and connects to your phone via an app. You can use the app to see what’s going on in your garage, and if you get home and find that the door isn’t closed, you can open it from your phone.
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3 years ago
A content creation platform that allows users to create and share content using a live streaming camera. The startup is currently working on launching a campaign to get their product ready for the US launch.
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3 years ago
This is a new venture from the co-founder of the company that spent $8,000 on a round of venture funding to make a $400 smart phone. The company is building a home security camera that can use AI to alert its users of intruders. The founders were inspired by the startup that once owned their smart phone.
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3 years ago
A mirrorless camera and lens manufacturer that’s starting with a line of Sony-branded products that are designed to work with the company’s in-house SLR lens system.
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3 years ago
This startup will use a camera-phone to help customers accurately measure walls, ceilings, and space.
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3 years ago
A home security camera startup with a focus on the UK market. The startup aims to make it easy for customers to find and buy the best security camera for the price, then manage their security camera with a simple app.
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Believes it can create an “augmented reality” solution for doctors. The company is planning to use its own camera-based technology to help doctors use special goggles to see what’s happening in a patient’s body in real time.
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A startup that wants to add “biometric security” to inexpensive smartphone cameras, so the camera can be opened and the phone stolen by an attacker. The startup is working on the technology, which relies on an in-built fingerprint scanner using a touchscreen to unlock the phone.
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A startup that brings a “GIF-ified” version of the popular virtual reality game, Pokémon Go, to the real world. In the game players collect virtual creatures called “Pokemons” by moving around in the real world. The startup is building a mobile app that uses your phone’s GPS and camera to track your movements and turn them into Pokemons.
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Uploader is a service that helps people save, share, and create videos. It scans through your library looking for clips to help you create a video, or it can suggest clips you might want to use. You can also search for clips and save them or upload them to your library. The startup also helps people sync their camera roll to the service so you can always find those clips on the Uploader website.
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A mobile app that lets you use your smartphone’s GPS and camera to track item locations in real time.
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2 years ago
A video chat platform that takes advantage of the fact that most people have a phone with a camera and a few minutes to spare.
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3 years ago
The creators of an iOS photo app that let’s you adjust the cropping and brightness of a photo while it’s in-camera.
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3 years ago
A startup that wants to take the dullness out of the stock market by eliminating the need for brokers. The company is building an app that will allow you to trade stocks directly from your phone using your phone camera.
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2 years ago
This startup is building a platform that allows patients to consult with a doctor by video call and see the doctor via their smartphone camera.
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3 years ago
A platform that allows users to build their own personal security cameras, and also integrate with existing ones.
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3 years ago
A home security startup that uses a $15 camera and a $25 monthly subscription to give out a second-screen security camera experience to consumers.
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3 years ago
This startup is building a little robot with a camera to help monitor your home while it’s not occupied, then alert you if there’s a problem.
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3 years ago
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A company making a smart lens that takes photos using the phone’s camera and then automatically identifies people, objects and background information in the photo. The startup is now shipping the lens as a standalone product.
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3 years ago
A startup building software for managing and tracking data from devices like security systems and cameras.
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3 years ago
A mobile app that helps schools create and manage their own school photos, allowing them to use their own camera, filters, and style to create professional images.
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2 years ago
A new type of camera that uses the phone’s sensor to see the real world
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2 years ago
A startup that turns iPhones into home security tools like motion-sensing lights, a camera, and doorbells.
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2 years ago
A company that wants to build a frictionless way for consumers to get their own personal security cameras, giving customers the ability to make requests on the fly, and to purchase and pay for them without installing anything.
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A company that makes smart pens that can record everything you write and draw. The pen is an integrated camera, microphone, and speaker. A company press release described it as “the world’s first smart pen that enables you to capture the world around you.”
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2 years ago
A smartphone that makes it easier to do TV-style live streaming. It’s a miniature HD camera that you can mount on your phone, and a small HD screen for the video you shot.
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2 years ago
The company’s most recent product is a camera that focuses on medical professionals and helps them capture data. It also serves as a tool for health care professionals to take notes and monitor lab results.
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2 years ago
A hardware startup that sells a credit card sized device that connects to a smartphone’s camera, ostensibly allowing users to be paid in real time. It’s still in its early days, but the company has a pilot program in place with a few customers.
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2 years ago
A mobile payments app that allows users to pay using iPad cameras. A company based in Seattle, the app allows users to snap a photo of a barcode with their phone, and pay with the app.
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2 years ago
A startup that wants to be the Amazon for home security, selling a service that combines security cameras, sensors, and an AI assistant
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2 years ago
A startup that’s developing an app that seamlessly integrates with a person’s phone and security camera to help them see their home from anywhere
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2 years ago
A smart mirror that turns into a camera system, using a camera and its microphone to track movement in the room. If a person is in the room, it will ping them.
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2 years ago
A company that is building the next generation of virtual reality. The startup, which is based in San Francisco, is working on a new form of VR that uses a device that looks like a pair of glasses with a button on the side, but instead of a screen, there’s a camera and a microphone.
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2 years ago
A security system that enables people to use their existing security cameras as a security system
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2 years ago
A startup that helps retailers turn shoplifting into a profitable endeavor by creating a smart cart software solution that helps retailers identify shoplifters through cameras on the cart.
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2 years ago
A startup that sells a “slimmed down” version of the DJI Mavic Pro drone without the 4K camera.
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2 years ago
A 2D image recognition app that is using artificial intelligence to automatically identify images of objects from the users’ cameras.
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2 years ago
This startup is building a global tool for people to use to record video, music, and photos in a social setting without a big camera crew.
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2 years ago
Dock.io is building a dock for your phone that you can dock your phone to and it will charge while you are away. It also includes a camera, so you can take pictures while your phone is juiced up. The company launched last week with a crowdfunding campaign
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2 years ago
A device that allows people to convert any smartphone to a standalone camera and make it into a virtual, portable studio. Available on iOS.
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2 years ago
A startup that wants to use your phone’s camera to check for safety hazards on the road.
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2 years ago
Using portable cameras to help special needs students learn to read and write. The startup is currently working with a few dozen schools in the UK.
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2 years ago
A digital assistant for home security. FaceIt is a smart camera that can detect when doors and windows are opened and send alerts.
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2 years ago
A camera that takes 20 to 60 photos a second, allowing users to detect objects or people in the frame. It’s meant to be used to take selfies and capture action shots.
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2 years ago
A startup that lets you filter the photos taken with your phone’s camera by the amount of light they’re in, so you can choose to take only the photos that are easy to take in lower light.
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2 years ago
A voice controlled smart speaker that lets you control your home using your voice. The speaker has a built-in camera and a touchscreen, so you can see what’s happening in the room.
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2 years ago
A security camera company that aims to make connected cameras more affordable.
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5 years ago
A startup that sells a product where you can set your kids up with a set of flashcards, then the flash cards have a QR code on them and a camera sits in front of the flash card and when
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2 years ago
A tool for building and publishing Instagram stories that are then shared with other social media platforms. The tool turns a user’s camera feed into a story that they can share with other platforms.
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2 years ago
The startup is taking a low-tech approach to testing the efficacy of new drugs. The company consists of a series of cameras that sit outside a hospital, collecting images of patients and their symptoms, which it then turns into predictive analytics to help its clients look at things like the effectiveness of new drugs in the market.
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2 years ago
A company that makes a platform for software companies to build mobile apps. The company also wants to build a “product for the everyman”, a “one-click camera”.
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11 days ago
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A startup that uses AI to analyze warehouse security camera footage in real-time, predicting theft patterns and alerting staff before incidents occur.
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2 years ago
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ThermoTec has a product that makes it easy to collect and analyze thermal images from security cameras, which it says will be useful for everything from assessing damage to a building to identifying suspects.
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3 days ago
A B2B tool that uses computer vision to automate inventory audits for small grocery stores by analyzing phone camera scans of shelves.
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6 hours ago
An API for AR try-ons that integrates with e-commerce sites, letting users virtually test furniture or outfits using their phone's camera in real-time.
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5 years ago
Idea: A startup that makes a camera that’s meant to be used for augmented reality, where it’s meant to allow you to take pictures of things that will show up in AR.
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Smart pantry inventory app that scans groceries via phone camera, predicts expiration dates, and auto-generates shopping lists with recipe suggestions.
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5 days ago
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A B2B tool that automates compliance audits for small manufacturers by scanning factory floors with smartphone cameras and generating regulatory reports instantly.
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Virtual fitting rooms for eyeglasses using AR, partnering with opticians to let customers try on thousands of frames via smartphone camera.
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5 days ago
A startup delivering modular, upgradable phone components like batteries and cameras, letting users repair and customize their devices without buying new ones.
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5 days ago
Virtual reality software for remote mechanics, overlaying diagnostic guides and expert annotations on live camera feeds from car owners' phones.
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6 days ago
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Virtual reality software for remote furniture shopping, letting customers "place" items in their actual home via phone camera before buying.
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6 days ago
AI-powered wardrobe scanner for remote workers that suggests daily outfits based on weather, calendar events, and video call lighting to boost on-camera confidence.
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6 days ago
A startup that builds AI-powered virtual fitting rooms for e-commerce fashion retailers, using smartphone cameras to show real-time outfit try-ons with size and style recommendations.
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6 days ago
An AI-powered app for urban gardeners that scans soil and plants via smartphone camera to deliver hyper-localized care plans and connects users to community seed swaps.
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11 days ago
A startup that uses AI to automatically generate and manage personalized meal plans for busy families by scanning their fridge contents via smartphone camera and integrating with local grocery delivery.
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8 days ago
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A startup for renting specialized camera drones to real estate agents, bundled with AI-enhanced virtual tour editing software.
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11 days ago
A startup that uses AI to generate personalized workout plans by analyzing real-time form from phone camera footage during home exercises.
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10 days ago
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AI-powered wardrobe scanner for fashion resale, using phone cameras to instantly grade clothing condition, suggest prices, and match with buyers on marketplaces.
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8 days ago
A B2B tool for e-commerce brands to create interactive 3D product try-on experiences using smartphone cameras, reducing returns by simulating real-world fit.
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