A few links on imaging and computation:
I’ve concluded that the promise of RFID was eclipsed by another technology out there that’s poised to become more and more disruptive, not only to RFID, but to a host of technologies, and that’s the CCD.
from CCD by Joe Gregorio. Via BERG.
Cameras might allow a photographer to record a scene and then alter the lighting or shift the point of view, or even insert fictitious objects.
from Computational Photography, American Scientist
The camera as a device you carry has completely disappeared. Image sensors have become part of the literal fabric of everyday life.