Pixet

A camera that takes the photo when people laugh, incubated at MassChallenge.

Problem

The best photos happen when people laugh, and nobody is holding the camera then.

Status

Not solved: the technology wasn't there yet. Incubated at MassChallenge.

• Pixet - The camera that waits for the laugh

  (2013 - 2014)

  Takes the picture when it understands people are laughing and smiling, using audio and video sensors.

  • Incubated at MassChallenge in Boston
  • Hardware + software: audio, video and motion signals decide when to capture; a variable-autofocus camera with three degrees of freedom and a 360° field of view finds the best frame
  • Not solved: the on-device technology wasn't ready yet in 2014 (Crunchbase)
  • Its video-streaming technology was acquired by another startup in 2018
  • The app side became ifomo