[HH] CES: FLIR ONE personal thermal imager

[Tom Metro]

The Boston Globe posted a 4 minute video highlighting some products seen
at CES for the home:

http://www.boston.com/lifestyle/house/2014/01/09/ces-home/9dw5XP3FUa7bWV88FdeJLN/video.html

It includes a digital door lock that can be unlocked via smartphone app
or NFC (or maybe RFID tags), an oven that can be controlled by your
phone, and a small (plastic looking) gun safe that can be unlocked with
a finger print reader or RFID tag.

But the interesting one was the FLIR ONE personal thermal imager:
http://www.flir.com/flirone/

It's a thermal IR imager implemented as case for an iPhone 5, so the
iPhone provides all the computing and display needs, while the IR
imaging electronics are in the snap-on case. According to their "fast
facts" document[1], they plan to sell it for $350, starting this Spring.
That's probably the least expensive thermal imager you can get.

The imager has a visualization temperature range of 0 to 100 degrees C
with 0.1 oC sensitivity, and VGA resolution. It supports blending the IR
imagery with visible, so you can overlay a heatmap on top of a
recognizable image. The case includes a 1400 mA/h battery to run the
imager, or provide a boost to the phone, when not needed for the imager.

Hardware add-ons is one place where the uniformity of the iPhone shines,
so no surprise they targeted that market, but the company says they will
create versions for "select Android models" later in the year.

 -Tom

1.
http://www.flir.com/flirone/press/asset/Discover/FLIR%20ONE_Fast%20FactsTech%20Specs_FINAL.pdf