The Minoru 3D webcam is all set to be unveiled at CES. It is said to be the world’s first 3D webcam.
It has the ability to capture 3D pictures on a conventional computer screen with the help of the ‘anaglyph’ technique used in 3D classics such as Jaws 3D.
The Minoru has two USB webcams, spaced at the same distance apart as human eyes. It displays two separate images – one tinted red and the other blue – that are overlaid on one another. In order to view this superimposed 3D pictures, users need to make use of a colored glasses that feature two separate hued lenses, delivering impressive ‘visual stereo’ effect.
The Minoru 3D webcam offers output size of 320 x 240, 640 x 480, 352 x 288 and 704 x 576 pixels. It works at 30 frames per second.
Its features include compatibility with PC’s built-in microphone, USB 2.0 port and support for messaging programs such as Windows Live Messenger, Skype, AOL Instant Messenger, OoVoo and many more.
It can also be used as a conventional webcam by eliminating the 3D glasses.
It carries a price tag of £50 (approx. Rs. 3,490).
India has no plans as of now to either join the US-led joint strike fighter (JSF) programme or buy the F-35 'Lightning-II ' fifth-generation fighter aircraft (FGFA) when it finally becomes operational.
"We cannot have two types of FGFA. We have already launched preliminary work for our FGFA after inking the $295 million preliminary design contract (PDC) with Russia last month," said a top defence ministry official on Friday.
"I hope that we will be able to build a joint fifth-generation aircraft in the next five to six years. It is a time-consuming and complex project," said Alexander Fomin, first deputy head of the Federal Service for Military and Technical Cooperation.
The new aircraft will be most likely based on Russia's T-50 prototype fifth-generation fighter, which has already made two test flights and is expected to join the Russian Air Force in 2015.
India's Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL) was reported to be seeking a 25% share in design and development in the project.
Fomin said the fighter for the Indian Air Force could incorporate several integrated on-board systems developed by third parties.
"The integration is good because we will not have to invent a bicycle and can use the things that our neighbors already have, but it is also a difficult task because we will have to combine all the elements in a unified system," the official said.
The new fighter for the Indian Air Force is expected to feature a two-seat cockpit, advanced electronics and could be armed with BrahMos supersonic missiles.
Russia has been developing its fifth-generation fighter since the 1990s. The current prototype, known as the T-50, was designed by the Sukhoi design bureau and built at a plant in Komsomolsk-on-Amur, in Russia's Far East.
No-glasses 3D isn't really new, but it has plenty of limitations, like the fact that you either have to be within a certain viewing angle to see it, or it may not be entirely safe for kids. If only there was a way to get glasses-free 3D without forcing you to wear glasses. Hmm...
Enter this video, created by Jonathan Post, which shows an, um, entirely new way to do 3D without glasses. I'm not entirely sure how it actually works--or if it's even real--but this device causes your eyelids to blink very fast therefore doing the job of 3D shutter glasses.
After all, what's worse, looking silly wearing 3D glasses or looking silly blinking your eyes really quickly?
Apparently this only works with 120Hz screens, according to the YouTube video description. I'd love to know more about this device and how it works--assuming that it actually exists--but I wonder what the side-effects would be. I'd imagine that after a 2-hour movie that your eyes would feel pretty fatigued.
Is it real? Is it a hoax? We don't know either. Jonathan Post says that he hopes to present the device atCES 2012, so I guess we'll find out then!
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