V. Barbarino Posted October 25 Report Share Posted October 25 Peeping Tom filter lets phones see through bikinisPublished: October 25, 2004, 9:28 AM PDTBy Jo BestSpecial to CNET News.com Print story E-mail story Your take A developer in Tokyo has created an add-on for Vodafone handsets that's meant to be used as a night filter to let people take pictures with their phones in the dark.Unfortunately, the night vision camera has an unexpected side effect, according to Japanese developer Yamada Denshi. In the right circumstances, it allows users to see a lot more than they bargained for.As well as taking snaps in the dark, the Yamada Denshi infrared filter apparently sees through people's clothes.The problem arises because the filter uses the distribution of heat to create its pictures. When attached to a high-end camera, the filter can see though certain kinds of clothing and is reportedly particularly effective on dark bikinis.The handset most often used with the filter--the V602-SH--is only available in Japan.A Vodafone spokeswoman confirmed that the Peeping Tom accessory isn't a problem outside of Japan. She added that because Yamada Denshi is a third-party supplier, Vodafone's control is limited. "They are not an approved third party," she said."We would never go to market with a phone with any kind of capacity to see people naked," she said.Camera phones have long prompted fears of voyeurism, leading several gyms to ban them to prevent people from using them to take inappropriate pictures.Voyeurism with camera phones became such a problem in South Korea that the government ruled that phones must make a noise when pictures are taken. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest klit Posted October 25 Report Share Posted October 25 Where do I buy this, lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest pod Posted October 25 Report Share Posted October 25 The same thing happened a few years ago when Sony first introduced their Nightshot digital video cameras. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kamikaze1414779018 Posted October 26 Report Share Posted October 26 The same thing happened a few years ago when Sony first introduced their Nightshot digital video cameras. I have a Sony with nightshot, I have to go back and look at my pictures. I wonder if I have anay nightshot pictures if CrazyC. ??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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