Later this month, and for the first time in the United States the RayModeler will be showcased at SIGGRAPH 2010 at the Los Angeles Convention Center July 25-29. Whether you are a developer, animator, gamer, educator and scientist or just interested in the latest 3D technology, head over to the Emerging Technologies section of the show and make sure to see the Sony display firsthand. Can you see how this kind of 3D technology will work in your life?
Sony RayModeler, a 360-Degree Autostereoscopic Display Prototype
Tuesday, July 27, 2010 0 commentsLater this month, and for the first time in the United States the RayModeler will be showcased at SIGGRAPH 2010 at the Los Angeles Convention Center July 25-29. Whether you are a developer, animator, gamer, educator and scientist or just interested in the latest 3D technology, head over to the Emerging Technologies section of the show and make sure to see the Sony display firsthand. Can you see how this kind of 3D technology will work in your life?
"Online Chess" - an excellent homemade project
Wednesday, July 14, 2010 0 commentsThe Internet Chess Table is a project for playing internet chess on a 3d board with real pieces.
For the display, a small DIY 20W-LED low-resolution (64x64px) LCD projector was developed. It is used for displaying the move of my opponent as well as to show me information about the game (e.g. time). Moreover, there is a move recognition system which gives me feedback of the recognized move on the display.
Move recognition works with an ultra cheap webcam (320x240px) which is also mounted inside the box.
Basically, this table could be interpretated as multi-touch surface. In the contrary to other systems which uses FTIR (frustrated total internal reflection) or DI (direct illumination), it depends on ambient light and the pieces are causing shadows on the surface which can be captured by the webcam. This further reduces the total costs, because no lightning is needed.
Display and Webcam are connected to the PC via USB and a self developed interface software is used for connecting everything together and for communication with freechess.org.
The video shows me playing a live 5min game on FICS ...
Unfortunately, Playing live blitz games on this Internet chess table gives me a disadvantage, because I have to play the moves of my opponent while my clock is ticking. That means, I have time disadvantage which could be severe in fast blitz games.
This Internet Chess Table playes on freechess.org with the nickname ictdev.
Swiftpoint - ultra-compact wireless mouse
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Apple advertises nice feature in the iPhone - FaceTime
Monday, July 12, 2010 0 commentsApple - iPhone 4 - TV Ad - Smile
Apple - iPhone 4 - TV Ad - Meet Her
Apple - iPhone 4 - TV Ad - Haircut
Apple - iPhone 4 - TV Ad - Big News
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Apple - iPhone 4 - TV Ad - Meet Her
Apple - iPhone 4 - TV Ad - Haircut
Apple - iPhone 4 - TV Ad - Big News
Robocup Soccer 2010 Germany / Germany (Final)
0 commentsAccelerated Version (5 cameras)
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iMu Vibration Speaker - turns any surface into speaker
Friday, July 9, 2010 0 commentsThe device use a vibration-based technology that will convert it into a speaker once put on flat and hard surface like table. Nothing really new, it comes with USB port and 3.5mm audio input.
The iMu is made with a unique composite, the Terfenol-D, put in an aluminums case, and a coil wrapped around. The ternefol will be capable to transmit electric signal into mechanical energy (vibrations).
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The iMu is made with a unique composite, the Terfenol-D, put in an aluminums case, and a coil wrapped around. The ternefol will be capable to transmit electric signal into mechanical energy (vibrations).
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Using Sound to Influence the Brain
0 commentsA doctor named Hideto Tomabechi uses subliminal sounds to create ringtones that promises to control the brain. For example, if you listen to a certain ringtone of his, it can increase your breast size (if you're a woman). If you listen to another ringtone of his, then it will encourage hair grow
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Monitor of 12 media player iPod touch
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The competition between Samsung Galaxy S and Google Nexus One ( video)
0 commentsQuake3 demo (Google: Kwaak3) running on my Android powered Samsung Galaxy S (GT-i9000). Can't display actual frame rate due to lack of hardware buttons so can't access the in-game console. I also don't have a Bluetooth keyboard and this video is just for a bit of fun. Phone had about ~85Mb free RAM at the time of playing.
Quake 3 Running on a Nexus One
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Quake 3 Running on a Nexus One
Draft Mouseless: mouse without a mouse
Wednesday, July 7, 2010 0 commentsMouseless - an invisible computer mouse
Mouseless is an invisible computer mouse. It provides the familiarity of interaction of a physical mouse without actually needing a real hardware mouse.
As the computer mouse has remained largely unchanged over the last decades, we have become increasingly proficient at operating the two-button mouse. Recently, various multitouch and gestural interaction technologies have been explored as means to implement alternative methods to interact with a computer. Despite these advances in computing hardware technologies, the two-button computer mouse has remained the predominant means to interact with a computer. The Mouseless invention removes the requirement of having a physical mouse altogether but still provides the intuitive interaction of a physical mouse that we are familiar with.
Mouseless consists of an Infrared (IR) laser beam and an Infrared camera. Both IR laser and IR camera are embedded in the computer. The laser beam module is modified with a line cap and placed such that it creates a plane of IR laser just above the surface the computer sits on. The user cups their hand, as if a physical mouse was present underneath, and the laser beam lights up the hand which is in contact with the surface. The IR camera detects those bright IR blobs using computer vision. The change in the position and arrangements of these blobs are interpreted as mouse cursor movement and mouse clicks. As the user moves their hand the cursor on screen moves accordingly. When the user taps their index finger, the size of the blob changes and the camera recognizes the intended mouse click.
For more visit, http://www.pranavmistry.com/projects/...
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Mouseless is an invisible computer mouse. It provides the familiarity of interaction of a physical mouse without actually needing a real hardware mouse.
As the computer mouse has remained largely unchanged over the last decades, we have become increasingly proficient at operating the two-button mouse. Recently, various multitouch and gestural interaction technologies have been explored as means to implement alternative methods to interact with a computer. Despite these advances in computing hardware technologies, the two-button computer mouse has remained the predominant means to interact with a computer. The Mouseless invention removes the requirement of having a physical mouse altogether but still provides the intuitive interaction of a physical mouse that we are familiar with.
Mouseless consists of an Infrared (IR) laser beam and an Infrared camera. Both IR laser and IR camera are embedded in the computer. The laser beam module is modified with a line cap and placed such that it creates a plane of IR laser just above the surface the computer sits on. The user cups their hand, as if a physical mouse was present underneath, and the laser beam lights up the hand which is in contact with the surface. The IR camera detects those bright IR blobs using computer vision. The change in the position and arrangements of these blobs are interpreted as mouse cursor movement and mouse clicks. As the user moves their hand the cursor on screen moves accordingly. When the user taps their index finger, the size of the blob changes and the camera recognizes the intended mouse click.
For more visit, http://www.pranavmistry.com/projects/...
Proximity-Based Peer-to-Peer Gaming
0 commentsA visual demonstration of proximity-based peer-to-peer gaming as shown during the super session "Enhancing User Experience in Mobile" at the Uplinq 2010 Conference.
iPad Pressure Demonstration
0 commentsThis is a technical demonstration of pressure sensitivity on an Apple iPad using a Pogo Sketch. The video shows how pen pressure can be used to change the width of a line. Palm rejection capabilities are also demonstrated. For more information, visit tenonedesign.com/blog.
Please Note: The small drawing lag in the video is an issue with our demo application code, and isn't a limitation of the iPad or the pressure-sensitive library. Hope you'll forgive us for cobbling this together in a hurry!
Waterproof case for SLR cameras
Tuesday, July 6, 2010 0 commentsProtect the camera from rain and dust. Transparent water -and dust-proof cover for the zipper almost weightless - about $ 22 .
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Cisco Cius
0 commentsThe innovative Cisco Cius is an ultra-portable, mobile collaboration business tablet that offers access to essential business applications and technologies.
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Sony Ericsson Xperia™ X10 mini pro
Thursday, July 1, 2010 0 commentsThe world’s smallest Android phone with QWERTY keypad, the Xperia X10 Mini Pro, is now launched. The Xperia X10 Mini Pro has the same features and hardware, as in Xperia X10 Mini. The only difference is the physical QWERTY keypad in Mini Pro.
The Xperia X10 Mini Pro has a 2.6″ capacitive touchscreen of QVGA resolution. The X10 Mini Pro has 2G and 3G network connectivity. Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g is also present. The Bluetooth version is 2.1 with A2DP support. The internal memory is of 128MB and the external microSD slot is expandable up to 16GB (2GB included).
The camera is of 5MP with LED flash. The video is recorded at VGA resolution @30fps. A 3.5mm slot is also present. The Android version is 1.6, which will be updated to Android 2.1 on Q3, 2010. The processor inside is Qualcomm MSM7227 with a clock speed of 600MHz. Stereo FM Radio with RDS support is also there. GPS with aGPS support is also there. The battery power is of 970mAh.
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The Xperia X10 Mini Pro has a 2.6″ capacitive touchscreen of QVGA resolution. The X10 Mini Pro has 2G and 3G network connectivity. Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g is also present. The Bluetooth version is 2.1 with A2DP support. The internal memory is of 128MB and the external microSD slot is expandable up to 16GB (2GB included).
The camera is of 5MP with LED flash. The video is recorded at VGA resolution @30fps. A 3.5mm slot is also present. The Android version is 1.6, which will be updated to Android 2.1 on Q3, 2010. The processor inside is Qualcomm MSM7227 with a clock speed of 600MHz. Stereo FM Radio with RDS support is also there. GPS with aGPS support is also there. The battery power is of 970mAh.
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