Sony DSC-G3 Camera Has Wi-Fi and Linux
Outwardly Sony's DSC-G3 is a 10-megapixel camera with Wi-Fi, but inside lurks the Busybox Linux system.
At the Las Vegas Consumer Electronics Show Sony presented the new camera from its Cyber-shot product line. The DSC-G3 comes with a Zeiss lens with 4x zoom, a large 3.5" touch display and 4 GBytes of internal memory. Most interesting is the camera's software that includes, among other things, face and scene recognition, based on Busybox and Kernel 2.6.11 for the Access Linux Platform (ALP). The kernel code makefile reveals further:
VERSION = 2
PATCHLEVEL = 6
SUBLEVEL = 11
EXTRAVERSION := $(EXTRAVERSION)-alp
NAME=Woozy Beaver
ALP is successor to the Palm OS, for which there have been few devices produced up to now, but notably the Emblaze Edelweiss mobile phone.
The camera's additional WLAN module and integrated browser allow photos to go directly on the web or to be sent over e-mail, via a deal in the U.S. with AT&T. Unlike competitor products from Nikon or Kodak that have their own Wi-Fi functions, the Sony camera works with AT&T hotspots so that external access point software isn't necessary. The Sony webpage has a general overview of the camera's features.
Source code for the kernel, Busybox and other components are available for free download here. The DSC-G3 costs about $500 in the U.S.
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Remove proprietary software/drivers?
Can we make it completely free?
Awesome
Cody
http://www.ticket-vault.com
Re:Other cameras
As it's Linux based, maybe there will be such a programm in the near future.
Not only AT&A
"Enjoy the freedom to connect to any public hotspot including hundreds of premium hotels and airports, major quick-serve restaurants and select book stores. The built-in browser lets you acknowledge terms and conditions and enter codes often required for access, and even enter credit card information required for fee-based hotspots. You'll also receive complimentary2 Wi-Fi access at thousands of AT&T locations across the United States, including participating Starbucks®3 coffee shops."
What if you have no AT&T hotsport around?
Other Cameras