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Space navigator—a real 3D mouse

Although you might already have a 3D mouse, you will be surprised by this space navigator. It functions like a game stick. You could pan, zoom and rotate the cap to have a good controlling experience. In addition, it’s pressure sensing technology allow the controller cap to become a virtual extension of you. If you’re a 3D designer, this space navigator must be the best mouse for you. [Read the rest of this entry...]

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Drawing on Air

Scientists from Brown University have developed this air drawing system. By wearing the video mask, you could start to draw 3D picture in the air with a digital stylus and tracking device. [Read the rest of this entry...]

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3D elastic digital clock

This is actually a kinetic sculpture, showing the times as relief impression on stretchy fabric. [Read the rest of this entry...]

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Marie Louise lamp

This lamp is made from PMMA, and lighted by a fluorescent light. It is actually first cut into lamp-shaped piece and then assembled into a 3D one. [Read the rest of this entry...]

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3D stabilize robot

This robot from UC San Diego could be stable in any direction. Videos after the jump [Read the rest of this entry...]

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Make your photo moving

This program named MotionPortrait could transform a regular 2D picture into a 3D one and let it move at the same time. It’s magic, huh? Video after the jump [Read the rest of this entry...]

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3D display in the mid-air

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By heating up the oxygen and nitrogen molecules: up to 1,000 brilliant dots per second, this new display system which is developed by Japan’s boffins, could provide 3D animation in mid-air. [Read the rest of this entry...]

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Twister 3D display

Comprised of 50,000 LEDs, this display could be available while spinning at the speed of 1.6 times per second. Plus, using unique display technique, it could provide 3D image. You gonna feel like in a real word while watching this diplay. [Read the rest of this entry...]

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Fruit-picking robot from Vision Robotic

This is a 3D model of fruit-picking robot from vision Robotic. It could pick fruit without any handwork. This company expects to unveil prototype of it sometime next year. [Read the rest of this entry...]

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Touchable 3D Screen

On June 20, NTT unveiled a new 3D display system, which could let the user get physical touch feeling by using the special glove. [Read the rest of this entry...]

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Elevator for bike

Give your bikes a elevator, you can have extra space in 3D dimension for storage. [Read the rest of this entry...]

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3D display from SeeReal

Overcoming two significant challenge by it’s new “Tracked Viewing Window” technology, SeeReal, a German firm claimed that they have developed a technology capable of displaying 3D images on your screen.

The prototype will be unveiled at this week’s Society of International Display (SID) forum in California. It’s gotta be exiting. [Read the rest of this entry...]

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MagicMouse—control your computer in 3-dimension

Unlike traditional mouse, this MagicMouse let you operate your computer in 3-dimension. You can move the cursor just by the moving y our hand via the ring wearing on your finger. And the screen will zoom the images while moving the hand closer to it. It’s really magic. [Read the rest of this entry...]

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3D electronics

This is a new electronic component, which could fold into a pyramid after adding a drop of water. It’s developed by French researchers. [Read the rest of this entry...]

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Tactile 3D map

A team of researchers from Aristotle University of Thessaloniki in Greece have created a system that can convert video into tactile 3D map which could be a navigator of blind people. By touching the 3D space with special finger or wand, the visually impaired people could achieve the real condition of her/his destination. The system can also tell the street name to them using speech synthesis.

In this way, the blind will “read” the map as easily as the sighted people. [Read the rest of this entry...]

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