I don't believe we give the same story to illustrate Stephan Petranek is a fancy pants. We do it to showcase a history of achievments and respect from his peers.A history to show he is notthing of a scammer but someone whos word should be taken with a little more respect in regards to technology. Went as far to say "I have ever come across or ever covered anything quite as revolutionary as blade optics."
He has viewed the Technology extensivley and this is his opinion, and I respect and believe his views of the future. I don't refute the month long down trend or where the SP sits. More what is to be expected from this company in the future.
The latest YouTube video was covered by JV public relations. Mr. Petranek stated what he believes this technology is capable of. I add his past achievements and encourage one to search all they can to decide if you view Stephan Petranek as a credible source. Mr. Petranek is a Nexoptics board member and has an extensive background in evaluating tech companies, as such he understands the internal workings of the technology being presented.
Therefore he can give his views of the future with greater insight than many of us. The video below is an exciting proposal of what is possible. The question you must ask is do you feel Stephan Petranek is a credible source when stating his beliefs of the technology. The best way to do that, would be to judge someone from their actions.
https://youtu.be/EYEWI-BAeD0
Mr. Petranek is a widely-recognized technology futurist and award-winning author, and is the former editor-in-chief of several respected scientific and financial publications. He is also the Co-Executive Producer of the National Geographic mini-series “MARS”, which is based on, and inspired by, his book, “How We’ll Live on Mars,” published by Simon and Shuster and the TED Conferences. Petranek’s critically acclaimed book was partly a result of extensive conversations and interviews with Elon Musk, CEO of Space-X, and senior management and leading scientists at NASA.
Petranek is the former editor-in-chief of the world’s largest scientific magazine, Discover, and was the senior editor for sciences at Life Magazine. Earlier in his career Petranek was the editor of The Washington Post’s magazine and editor-in-chief of The Miami Herald’s Sunday magazine. Mr. Petranek is also a recipient of the prestigious John Hancock Award for Business and Financial Writing, considered by many to be the Pulitzer of financial writing.
Nexoptics has produced a proof of concept. In doing so they shortened the length of a competing telescope by 10 times. This was achieved using flat lenses rather than curved resulting in the ability to have a much more compacted lens stack. The company claims to have done this using geometry and therefore can be scaled.
Nexoptics next focus will be the cell phone market, applying blade optics technology. Equidia was laughed at for ‘pumping’ the product, but the reality is, major companies would do well do integrate blade optics technology to their current range of products. This has not been proven yet, but the patents are in the process. Entering the cell phone market is the focus of the company’s next milestone.
If Blade Optics truly is as scalable as the company stated and they produce a product that surpasses current lens technology and enhances product design, I don’t think its far fetched or unperceivable to think that Apple and Samsung could be interested in such a technology. I can’t help but feel this is just the beginning. It is easy to get caught up in a technology that makes claims of a future such as Nex optics has, so one truly has to decide for themselves if they trust and/or believe in the company and what is being presented.
Camera’s in cell phone technology are getting better with each generation. Companies are seeking to improve their software with higher megapixels and better image processing while keeping the phone as thin and light as possible. As with the Iphone 7 they have done this while recognizing consumer desire for a camera that can capture high quality photos from greater distances. This realization comes with a barrier when trying to achieve such capabilities while maintaining the sleek phones we have all become accustomed to. The Iphone 7 achieved a greater zoom while maintaining a quality photo.
The one aspect that couldn’t be achieved was cramming the necessary components into the camera without it bulging from the frame of the phone. I believe if Nex optics can apply the technology they proved with their POC (shortening the length of comparable telescope by 10 times) they will be able to produce a much more compact camera using flat stacked lenses. This seems to be a major shortcoming with the leaders in the cell phone market at the moment.