We won’t go so far as to say that SE and LG are waiting for this here technology to go commercial — after all, we’re still years (at best) away from that — but considering that the ninth iteration of your favorite smartphone is likely destined to boast a 453 megapixel camera, we’re thrilled to see someone working to make those captures worth looking at. Over in Japan, Sammy is teasing a new MEMS shutter that measures just 2.2 millimeters in diameter and would essentially allow cameraphones to grab blur-free images even with ultra-high megapixel sensors. Feel free to dive into the read link if you’re into technobabble; otherwise, just be sure to pay attention in around a decade when this stuff actually has a bearing on your life.
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