Rating Nintendo 3DS’ Baked-In Freebies
Nintendo 3DS arrives in the United States this Sunday bearing gifts. While the new glasses-free 3-D gaming platform doesn't include a packed-in game, the handheld does come with a variety of apps baked into its memory.
We've already reviewed the 3DS hardware elsewhere on Wired.com, but the volume of features, games and applications that come with the $250 gaming gadget is so great that we're taking a deeper dive into its capabilities.
Read all about them in the lengthy, entertaining article here.
3-D Models Created by a Cell Phone
Capturing an object in three dimensions needn't require the budget of Avatar. A new cell phone app developed by Microsoft researchers can be sufficient. The software uses overlapping snapshots to build a photo-realistic 3-D model that can be spun around and viewed from any angle.
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REETI, your small home robot with 3D vision
REETI is a small desktop robot with face motion capabilities and 3D vision. The online video demo is available on Youtube today. The manufacturer is Robopec (Toulon, France).Robopec is a young, innovative company specialized in robotics and advanced systems that is now testing the waters of home robots...
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muvee Device Solutions Group Releases 3D Video Editing Technology for Android
"Consumers who shoot and share video on their mobile phones expect instant gratification," said Terence Swee, CEO, muvee. "However, editing video has traditionally been a computationally expensive operation, given the large resolution and complex compression used. By going the way of 3D, this problem doubles. Using smart technologies like CODEN enable users to be able to quickly edit their 3D videos on device, bypassing the need to transfer to a PC."
See the full press release here
Single lens produces 3D microscopic images
[Philip Lelyveld comment: it sounds like the object must be much smaller than the lens, which makes this solution the same has having many camera positions on a small scale.]
A lens that enables microscopic objects to be seen from nine different angles at once to create a 3D image has been invented by engineers at the Ohio State University.
The new lens is the first single, stationary lens to create microscopic 3D images by itself.
Allen Yi, associate professor of integrated systems engineering at Ohio State, and postdoctoral researcher Lei Li, called the lens a proof of concept for manufacturers of microelectronics and medical devices, who currently use very complex machinery to view the tiny components that they assemble.
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Mercury In 3D Coming Soon
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3D images of the closest planet to the Sun
The MESSENGER mission will soon provide us with new images of Mercury: the Mercury Dual Imaging System (MDIS) stereo camera will be imaging almost the entire surface of Mercury in 3D. But we will have to wait for a short time for its first images, "the optics must be protected from the hot environment until the volatile elements that have accumulated on the spacecraft during its years in flight have evaporated," explains Jurgen Oberst from the DLR Institute of Planetary Research, also a member of the MESSENGER Science Team.
See the full story here: http://www.today3d.com/2011/03/mercury-in-3d-coming-soon.html
Samsung shows off 55-inch glasses-free 3D TV prototype
According toTech-On!, the 55-inch display is able to accomodate nine different viewpoints for glass-free 3D viewing, and it can be switched into a 2D mode at any time, which works by changing the optical refraction index of an LCD panel that sits on top of the main LCD that’s actually used to display images.
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Learn how to create stereo 3D games
With the movie industry already thoroughly entrenched in 3D films, the games industry is hot on Hollywood’s heels.
Blitz Games Studios proved that stereoscopic 3D games are possible on the Xbox 360 and PS3 when it released Invincible Tiger: The Legend of Han Tao in 2009.
From its experience, Blitz has compiled tips for the most important things to consider when making a game in stereoscopic 3D.
Read the story containing the tips here.
Researchers at the University of New South Wales have created the world’s first interactive 3D film — and it is sure to creep you out.
Researchers at Australia’s University of New South Wales have created a 3D movie, projected on a 360-degree screen,reports New Scientist. The film, entitled Scenario, is based on the story of Austrian woman Elisabeth Fritzl, who had been imprisoned by her father in a basement for 24 years, and was forced to have seven children with him. Uplifting, we know.
Read the full story with a video here.
Fraunhofer To Unveil Customizable Surgical Tools In Upcoming Trade Show
(Philip Lelyveld comment: this is relevant to 3D animation and consumer products.)
Surgical tools aren’t exactly the kind of topic that gets featured here at Geeky Gadgets. But the news from Fraunhofer, a high tech firm specializing in cutting edge manufacturing processes for various industries, shouldn’t be missed. Fraunhofer have developed laser technology that allows the doctors inside the operating room to create their own tools.
Think of a 3D printer but without the machinery, just a specifc amount of titanium powder that’s melted by laser then molded a layer at a time to fit the unique requirements of the surgical team.
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