An Infrared iPhone Case That Lets You See behind Walls.

The smartphone case business is beginning to move away from cheap quality producers into the territory of ‘useful accessory’.

FLIR system has done just that and invented An Infrared iPhone Case That Lets You See behind Walls.

FLIR Infrared iPhone Case That Lets You See behind Walls.

FLIR Systems, Inc. announced two new products at CES designed to plant thermal imaging into the hands of customers. The first is a new, consumer-level infrared thermal camera sensor, while the second is one is a Apple iPhone 5 and iPhone 5s case with both an infrared camera and a VGA one that’s believed to add depth and detail to the infrared images.

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Thermal cameras have a wide range of uses, including by law enforcement to look for criminals at night or when hiding in brush, as a night vision system by the military, and by environmental inspectors looking for heat leaks from faulty insulation, finding lost pets in the dark, looking for energy leaking from your house, or to watch for wildlife.

The device works by merging the heat signature information it gets from the infrared camera with the live camera image from the iPhone. This afterwards delivers a merged thermal heat image. The product is a negative-type image of with a variety of heat levels in an collection of different colours – bright red and white denoting the hottest.

FLIR iPhone case with infrared imaging

What is it used for? FLIR Systems give explanation that it will be helpful for investigating the position of pipes in walls, finding weak mark in your home’s insulation, finding hidden animals in bushes and finding leaks before they cause severe damage.

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The case has its own battery pack, which holds a two hour charge, and weighs about the same as the phone. It cost for about $350 and will be available in August. Users will be able to take time slide and panoramic thermal images, at the same time being able to edit and share what they’ve captured.

Source: FLIR