3D Overdose

This week’s InfoComm has unveiled Philips latest 20-inch LCD that is especially “designed to increase brand awareness and attention value of products at point-of-sale locations”.

The latest pair comes with a frame-mountable 20-3D2W01 (pictured above) and a more decorated 20-3D2W04 if you are looking for bezel and a stand.

It is certain that this new LCD version will target businesses rather then consumer applications but as WOWvx-equipped lineup will increase we can expect to sees some more versions like this.

But price and availability is not yet leaked.

Via: Engadget

Now, Volker Blanz and Thomas Vetter of the MPI for Biological Cybernetics in Germany have come up with a neat morphable model for 3-D faces. The concept is that the system creates a master face amongst a string of two hundred source faces and then the master face can be morphed accordingly. The system takes single 2D image of someone’s face and then covert the same into a perfect 3-D head model. They even applied the same technique to extrapolate a three-dimensional head model of DaVinci’s Mona Lisa and found that she was really beautiful.

Via: Wired

Whenever you want to have a 3D view of an upcoming flyover on your 2D GPS system, you usually tilt it.

But now 3D labs have developed a new interface that will provide you with 3D viewing on your GPS systems.

This system was showcased at the 3GSM and offers a real 3D experience as opposed to the traditional 2D experience on every other GPS system.

According to the company GPS systems will not be the only product that will benefit from this technology, and it will also be used in various portable media players as well.

Via: newlaunches

To observe close-ups of whirling winds and hurricanes Japanese researchers have developed avant-garde three-dimensional images by feeding stocks of data into computer to view via special goggles.

By wearing some special glasses equipped with sensors, scientists steps into a small cube-shaped room in Yokohama, near Tokyo where computer projects data via 3D images that appear across the room. Researchers can also watch images of spinning clouds if they punch some figures to closely analyze some powerful typhoon.

Tetsuya Sato, a professor who is directing the project at the state-run Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology asserted:

Thanks to this system, we can discover so much more new data - it’s like discovering diamonds!

This new innovation also enables researchers to visualize mysteries of deep cores of earth by forming an image of a flat miniature earth that glides across the walls and bounces into mid-air inside the room to facilitate researchers to view streams of zigzag color inside the earth core that signifies the velocity of the molten iron process.

Sato further said:

Earth simulators up until now used to only produce and stock digital data but we couldn’t fully understand natural phenomena just by looking at numbers

The innovation will be also offered to the general public once a year to closely examine the three-dimensional simulations of natural phenomena that also encompass earthquakes, tornadoes and tsunamis.

However, this new system will offer excellent weather forecasts but still it has some limitations to observe accurately, complicated phenomenon like global warming.

Via: dsc.discovery

Your viewing experience has just gone better with the new Phillips 20-inch 3D WoWvx displays. Not only this latest offering from Phillips is stylish and colorful but also rich in terms of features.

There is no need of any kind of special 3D glasses as you can view the three dimensional picture with the naked eye. Phillips 20-inch 3D WoWvx displays comes with two versions, one as a frame-mount for the wall (20-3D2W01) and the other one with a bezel and stand for a desktop (20-3D2W04).

Though, not much information has been given by the company as yet but there is already a buzz in the market for this product, so expect more information in the coming days.

Slipperybrick

The day is not far when emerging three-dimensional films will soon rule our cinema industry, says Jeffrey Katzenberg, chief executive of independent US studio DreamWorks Animation.

Though basic 3D technology is ruling our cinema industry from past many years and now according to Mr. Katzenberg three magical factors are uniting to bring it into the commercial mainstream, those are: increased power of computers which enables crisper images, digital cinemas and affordable 3D eye-wear.

Mr Katzenberg told Les Echos, the Financial Times’ French sister paper:

It’s the biggest technology advance since the arrival of colour 60 years ago

It is also unveiled that from 2009 onwards DreamWorks’ all the planned releases like Monsters Vs Aliens, How To Train Your Dragon, and Shrek 4 will be in 3D.

The release of all the films in 3D is based on the readiness of audience to pay some more amount to watch 3D films, and it will also help to stop films piracy because it is noteworthy that 3D films ‘cannot be pirated’.

Mr Katzenberg further added:

Viewers are willing to pay $5 more per ticket to watch these films,two-dimensional films would not disappear, but of the 500 films released each year, 15 per cent of them accounted for 75 per cent of cinema tickets sold,I believe two-thirds of these blockbusters would benefit from being 3D.

The cost of producing an animated feature film in 3D will also add some extra cost to producers that is estimated to rise from $12m-$15m for customary and $5m-$6m extra for action.

It will also raise some investment in cinemas technology and for all those who are set with digital projectors, the investment would be only $16,000- $17,000 more.

Via: Ft

Most of you who love watching birds would also love to have a gadget that can take some pictures while you are enjoying the view of nature.

Keeping the same requirement in mind a company named StereoVision has developed a pair of binoculars that come equipped with 3.2MP digital camera.

Still many of you who own high-end SLR’s will be wondering why to spend $1,999.25 for these binoculars. The reason is that this amazing device shoots 3D images.

Once you have taken the images you can either view them on glasses-free 3D monitor, or with more traditional 3D displays.

The VuCAM monitors are available on the company’s website. It also boasts of 8X zoom, 256MB internal memory and will also accept compact flash type memory cards.

Via: Ohgizmo

Toronto-based security equipment developer Bioscrypt Incorporation has developed a world’s first 3D face recognition camera that can be used to authenticate individuals accessing computer.

This approaching VisionAccess 3D DeskCam uses 40,000 identification points to check your identity. It scans your forehead, eye sockets and nose as an identification proof to allow users to access their computer.

This high-end camera uses infrared and visible light to perform face scans.

The 3D DeskCam is only three inches tall and can be easily connected to the PC or laptop via single USB interface.

No comments on price but the device will soon hit the shelves in the second half of 2007.

Via: Prblogging

To boost scanning process and to save scanning time the most modern product in 3D scanning called NextEngine Desktop Scanner has hit the market.

This latest and high-resolution device in 3D scanning has also emerged as grand news for consumer market.

This high-resolution 3D scanner comes in the shape of a sporty aluminum cereal box that enables users to scan near-match color inputs in tremendously quick scanning times.

After the completion of 90 seconds scanning time the device also facilitates users to save and edit professional projects in Solidworks or the projects can also be send to a commercial rendering application.
This ultra-modern and squashed device can also be used for home cinematic animations and 3D artworks and to get it from web where it is ready for sale to general public one has to shell only $2,495.

Via: Gearlog

Anyone who has got about $20,000 in his/her account can project floating holograms. Well, IO2 Technology has let loose its third-generation “mid-air display” that boasts superior brightness and resolution, along with the enhancements in image precision and permanence.

The device creates an awe-inspiring 3D display that seems to be hovering in the air with an impressive 1024×768 resolution.

The upgradations brought in the new M3 model are anticipated to make the projector more saleable and fit for purposes like teleconferencing and high-end displays.

Via: DailyTech