Erotic Game Custom Maid 3D Gets Oculus Rift Support
[Philip Lelyveld comment: that didn't take long. The Rift isn't even on the market yet.]
Erotic games are not new to the Oculus Rift and some of you might have heard of Wicked Paradise, so technically this update to Custom Maid 3D will make it the second erotic game to support the Oculus Rift headset. While we have to play the game for ourselves, and with no plans to at the moment, we can’t really comment on what the experience is like, but assuming it was pleasurable before, we can only imagine the sensation will be kicked up a notch thanks to a more immersive gameplay.:
See the full story here: http://www.ubergizmo.com/2013/07/erotic-game-custom-maid-3d-gets-oculus-rift-support/
Sony unveils 3D head-mounted display for surgeons to peer inside you
Sony's 3D head-mounted displays have been asking for a place in your film-watching and gaming routines since 2011, but now their latest HMD is volunteering to act as the viewing end of medical endoscopes. Hirai and Co. have just unveiled what amounts to a retooled HMZ-T2, dubbed the HMM-3000MT, which helps surgeons peek inside a patient's body in 2D or 3D -- the latter of which is said to improve precision. By eliminating the need to keep tabs on an external screen, the electronics giant thinks doctors won't have to restrict their posture and movement.
Though the hardware carries the same 720p 0.7-inch OLED panels as its sibling, it's been tweaked for use in a standing position with beefed up support for balance and comfort.
See the full story here: http://www.engadget.com/2013/07/23/sony-surgical-3d-head-mounted-display/
3D printing: museums examine the future
The Science Museum and the Design Museum are to examine the explosion of creativity among innovators the 3D printing may lead to.
Read the full story here: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/news/10197370/3D-printing-museums-examine-the-future.html
Can holograms replace real K-pop stars?
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The theaters are expected to lower the company’s traveling costs for its artists who are frequently required to visit other countries for their fans’ demands as the company expects that the holographic theaters will allow the bands to perform live in different places simultaneously. Also, overseas fans can satisfy their eager for seeing their favorite hallyu stars in their nations if the theaters are set up there.
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See the full story here: http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/culture/2013/07/386_139321.html
Also see the follow-up story here: http://www.fastcolabs.com/3014670/weird-hologram-concerts-allow-k-pop-artists-to-transcend-space-time?partner=rss&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+fastcompany%2Fheadlines+%28Fast+Company%29&curator=MediaREDEF
Virgin Media expands 3D programming
A massive 50 hours of 3D content added.
No additional cost.
Jack the Giant Slayer available from July 22nd.
Wildlife, dance, scares and reality on its way.
Soon after Sky revealed that it is still fully supporting 3D, Virgin Media announce that on-demand customers can expect more 3D choice.
From July, around 50 hours of 3D content, including shows such as 3D Dive, Kalahari Meerkats and Monster Trucks will join Virgin Media’s On Demand line-up1.
See the full story here: http://www.3dfocus.co.uk/3d-news-2/3d-broadcasting/virgin-media-expands-3d-programming/13574
EBay Gets Into 3-D (Printing, That Is)
EBay announced Friday that it is getting into 3-D printing with a new iPhone app called eBay Exact that lets users customize jewelry and accessories that will then be 3-D printed and sent to them. Functionally, it’s not mind-blowing, yet it shows just how far 3-D printing has come in the past few years and gives a hint of where it could go next.
The app is pretty simple: Once you open it up, you see several items from 3-D printing companies MakerBot, Sculpteo, and Hot Pop Factory: mostly jewelry and iPhone cases, plus a few other items. You pick an item (I chose the Platonix necklace, available through Hot Pop Factory), and then modify a few features...
The 3D Printing Revolution You Have Not Heard About
From bones to guns, 3D printing’s route to mainstream consciousness (and media notoriety) has largely consisted of fantastic objects made using the technology.
Not many, however, have reported of a prosaic, medical object made using this technology. If you wear a hearing aid, chances that you are already part of the 3D printing revolution. This is because your hearing aid was, probably, 3D-printed.
According to Phil Reeves, author of a report on the 3D printing industry, there are more than 10,000,000 3D printed hearing aids in circulation worldwide.
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While it has streamlined production and introduced consistency into the manufacturing process at Starkey, 3D printing processes have also increased capital investment costs at Starkey. “The cost of the machinery and software is expensive,” says Fauks.
Depending on the build size and complexity, the cost of a hearing aid 3D printer can vary from anywhere between $20,000 to $150,000. “Those are ballpark figures on both ends,” says Franklin from EnvisionTec.
See the full story here: http://www.forbes.com/sites/rakeshsharma/2013/07/08/the-3d-printing-revolution-you-have-not-heard-about/
Horror of the First World War revealed in amazing collection of ‘3D’ stereoscopic images found in an attic after decades
A Toronto photography studio has stumbled across a stereoscopic camera, and its photographic slides, that captured scenes of World War I in 3D.
The photographs were taken in the trenches, streets, and battlefields of World War I.
The striking images, acquired using a handheld stereoscopic camera called the Verascope and were captured by soldiers in the French army.
When the camera was acquired it was still in pristine condition and included the original leather carrying case and glass slides.
Each slide is a piece of history in photographic form and show scenes from the trenches, streets, and battlefields of World War I.
See the full story here: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2357366/The-3D-Stereoscopic-images-World-War-One-Canadians-attic.html?ito=feeds-newsxml
BBC 3D programming ‘on hold’ indefinitely
The BBC is to suspend 3D programming for an indefinite period due to a "lack of public appetite" for the technology.
Kim Shillinglaw, the BBC's head of 3D, said it has "not taken off" with audiences who find it "quite hassly".
The BBC began a two-year 3D trial in 2011, broadcasting several shows and events in 3D, including the Olympic Games and Strictly Come Dancing.
A Doctor Who anniversary special in November will be among the final shows televised in 3D as part of the trial.
See the full story here: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-23195479
A Battery and a “Bionic” Ear: a Hint of 3-D Printing’s Promise
Lewis’s group has developed the materials and custom printer technology—including a nozzle that can print features as small as one micrometer—needed to print several different kinds of functional components besides batteries, including electrodes and antennas made from inks containing metallic nanoparticles, and optical structures made of photocurable resins. Now that she and her colleagues have built a palette of functional inks (her group holds eight patents) for digitally printing both 2-D and 3-D components, the next step is to try to make “integrated electronics,” says Lewis.