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Off-Topic Discussion => General Discussion => Topic started by: Fineus on February 26, 2006, 07:17:04 pm
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I figured this would be of interest to you guys:
http://www.aist.go.jp/aist_e/latest_research/2006/20060210/20060210.html
The National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST, President: Hiroyuki Yoshikawa) and Keio University (President: Yuichiro Anzai), in collaboration with Burton Inc. (CEO: Hidei Kimura), have succeeded in the experimental fabrication of a device displaying "real 3D images" which consist of dot arrays in space where there is nothing but air.
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AKA Holographic Projections.
Very cool. I did a school project on these, once.
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Cool! They don't look unlike early TV Tests too, except in 3D :) It looks very promising :)
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'Help me Obi-wan Kenobi!'
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"Look what I can do!" :nervous:
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And remember, our current TV images are made of dots, so they only need to follow the same principle. eventually they should be able to put enough dots on one holo-image to duplicate an image.
...the problem, though, it that since we are dealing with light and not matter, none of the dots could be blocked by other dots, and you'd see right through to the other side.
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Whoop-dee-doo. They've succeeded in burning the air to make little glowing balls.
This idea is like 50 years old or some ****.
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The idea might be old, but till now I haven't seen it actually realised. I thought you of all people would be interested in technological advancements...
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Just wait until the porn industry gets their hands on it, then you'll see the tech level skyrocket.
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indeed, now imagine C&C with it.
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indeed, now imagine C&C with it.
C&C with porn?
Jack Thompson would have a field day.
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Just wait until the porn industry gets their hands on it, then you'll see the tech level skyrocket.
Read the article again. The light dots are small plasma balls.
porn + plasma holography + basic male instincts = ouch
We all know that someone would be stupid enough to try it....
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The idea might be old, but till now I haven't seen it actually realised. I thought you of all people would be interested in technological advancements...
Proper advancement, maybe.
This is basically just to show off. There's no real practical-use advancement.
And I'm pretty sure it'll burn a hole in your hand if you touch one of the balls. Not to mention the power requirements and low resolution mean it's currently good for little more than light shows.
If they can scale it up to do 1000ft-high light sculptures or make it colour, then I might be impressed.
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While in practice I agree, you have to admit it's a start...
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I'd be inclined to believe that the whole thing is enclosed, the photos are up close but in order to get a high enough concentration of phosphoresing gas into such a small area it would have to be encapsulated.
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Or toxic. But then the inside of lightbulbs are toxic, so I don't see why this would stop them.
At the very least, it'll make for some pretty new art.
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The idea might be old, but till now I haven't seen it actually realised. I thought you of all people would be interested in technological advancements...
Proper advancement, maybe.
This is basically just to show off. There's no real practical-use advancement.
And I'm pretty sure it'll burn a hole in your hand if you touch one of the balls. Not to mention the power requirements and low resolution mean it's currently good for little more than light shows.
If they can scale it up to do 1000ft-high light sculptures or make it colour, then I might be impressed.
well duh, its like the first computers! took up entire rooms but arnt even as powerful as todays digital watches! It does open up new resarch areas, though. or at least id imagine so.
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Just wait until the porn industry gets their hands on it, then you'll see the tech level skyrocket.
Considering that they are responsible for the appearance of the video and DVD markets it's not hard to believe that they could push this very quickly.
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I can see it now... Christmas tree lights, sans the actual tree! :p
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People do that now, they just use wires and bulbs instead. The main hospital in Copenhagen (Rigshospitalet, probably better known as Riget) is a culprit of that, in fact; from a distance it looks like they have a nicely kitted out christmas tree on their highest roof during December, but when you get closer you notice the actual tree is missing :p
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I'm not a fan of this technology, BTW.
As it seems like a dead-end to me, insofar as solid colour projections go.
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Just wait until the porn industry gets their hands on it, then you'll see the tech level skyrocket.
Considering that they are responsible for the appearance of the video and DVD markets it's not hard to believe that they could push this very quickly.
Yea, and the millions of video movie rentals had nothing to do with it :doubt:. Everyone says it was porn, but honestly, the only thing that it really helped with was the internet, imo.
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Just wait until the porn industry gets their hands on it, then you'll see the tech level skyrocket.
Considering that they are responsible for the appearance of the video and DVD markets it's not hard to believe that they could push this very quickly.
Yea, and the millions of video movie rentals had nothing to do with it :doubt:. Everyone says it was porn, but honestly, the only thing that it really helped with was the internet, imo.
Why would it help with the internet and not DVDs? I've porn not just credited with a key role in DVD but VHS adoption (over Betamax; VHS was cheaper to duplicate); during the early years of the latter the only video-selling places were porno shops. Reportedly one third of US pay-per-view income is from porn ($2bn), and nearly 70% of in-room charges at the 5 largest hotel chains come from such pay-per-view (whether or not that all star a permatanned German named Hans come to fix a busty lonely housewives' dishwasher is unknown). Don't forget that the 'millions of video rentals' sort of needed something to occur - shockingly enough, people had to buy videos and DVD players! (remember, you can't quote the figures of the market to explain it appearing in the first place).
Porn drives early adoption of this sort of technology, because people want to watch smut in private and are willing to pay for it. That's the leg-up for the market.
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I've porn not just credited with a key role in DVD but VHS adoption (over Betamax; VHS was cheaper to duplicate);
Freudian slip? ;)
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Yea, and the millions of video movie rentals had nothing to do with it :doubt:
Video rentals only took off once people actually had the players in their houses and needed an excuse other than porn for owning them.
As for DVDs how many other things can you name that use the multi-angle feature? That thing has made for porn written all over it. How many people do you really think are going to buy replays of football matches on DVD just so they can watch them from another angle? That's just the excuse they used when rubbing their hands together over how much money they'd make from selling the players to people in trenchcoats.
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I've porn not just credited with a key role in DVD but VHS adoption (over Betamax; VHS was cheaper to duplicate);
Freudian slip? ;)
Just call me Raoul the friendly windowcleaner.
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Just call me Raoul the friendly windowcleaner.
Haven't I seen you at Jackie Treehorn's place?
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Just call me Raoul the friendly windowcleaner.
Haven't I seen you at Jackie Treehorn's place?
You should have seen the smears! Honestly, I had to give my equipment a good hosing down after that one.
I think I've wandered into a Carry On script......
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"New technology is first used for science, then for porn, then everything else."
I can't remember where that quote comes from, but it's quite accurate.
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I've porn not just credited with a key role in DVD but VHS adoption (over Betamax; VHS was cheaper to duplicate);
Freudian slip? ;)
Just call me Raoul the friendly windowcleaner.
"Yoohoo, laides.... Look at Raoul bouncing up and down"
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Oh god, I've seen that commercial.
"Knock knock, who there ? .... Raoul there !"
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"Want to go back to hotel room and make a sandwich?"
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Thats pretty near, though i don't believe their any 3d object stuff, because all i see are little balls.
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Thats pretty near, though i don't believe their any 3d object stuff, because all i see are little balls.
Little balls? Well, I never!
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Indeed, don't mock the afflicted.
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I will not be impressed till i see this up close and personal... (http://www.st-v-sw.net/images/Wars/Special/Endorday/Endorday01.jpg)
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'Help me Obi-wan Kenobi!'
Took the words right out of my mouth. :p
What would happen if you put your hand in the image though?
Would it burn and catch on fire?
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I will not be impressed till i see this up close and personal... (http://www.st-v-sw.net/images/Wars/Special/Endorday/Endorday01.jpg)
nor I until I see
(http://www.cgfocus.com/phproot/profiles/emilesmith/Crew---Alliance-hologram_.jpg)