Google is reportedly buying light-field camera startup Lytro

Multiple sources tell TechCrunch that Google is acquiring Lytro, an imaging startup that specializes in light-field technology.
According to TechCrunch, one source says the deal is an “asset sale” and the company is being bought for no more than $40 million. Another source says the asking price is $25 million and that it had already been shopped around to other companies, including Facebook.
At stake are Lytro’s 59 patents related to light-field and digital imaging technologie