Toshiba has developed a 21-inch autostereoscopic high-definition display for use in next-generation 3D monitors that enables the user to enjoy three-dimensional images without the need for special glasses. It employs an integral imaging system (a ?light field? display) to reproduce a real object as a 3D image that can be viewed without glasses over a wide range of viewing angles. It also features a multi-parallax design that enables motion parallax, which cannot be achieved by systems using glasses. The multi-parallax approach results in images that change depending on the viewer?s position.
From the monthly archives:
April 2010
Consumer silicon solutions firm Marvell released Moby MED tablet designed to allow physicians to consult with patients remotely in real-time. It allows consumers to manage their own health histories, makes it possible to send and read high-resolution diagnostic imagery, and gives consumers access to online medical information.
The tablet platform features a built?in camera for live video conferencing and multiple simultaneous viewing screens allowing patients to have real-time consultation with a physician while examining an x-ray image, referencing an online medical encyclopedia and order a prescription from a nearby pharmacy.
It comes with Marvell ARMADA 600 series 1GHz processor, 1080p videos, HD webcam, power-efficient Wi-Fi/Bluetooth/FM/GPS connectivity, 3D graphics capability and support for multiple software standards including full Adobe Flash, Android and Windows Mobile.
Designed by Haroon Baig, a communication designer, the Twitwee Clock wirelessly connects to the internet and constantly checks for new status updates or search results from the Twitter API. New Tweets are displayed on the built-in display in near-realtime accompanied by the call of a mechanical cuckoo popping out of the clock. It can monitors any twitter stream or search, so it can inform the user about new tweets in his personal timeline. In exhibition context however it is configured to react on self-referenced tweets. If TwitweeClock is mentioned in any tweet, the tweet is displayed on the built in screen and the cuckoo mechanism is triggered.
The clock consists of a touch screen display with a controller board and a wifi dongle, that is distributed as an open source/ open hardware platform with a linux operating system by Chumby Industries. On the device there is a Flash Lite Player installed. A custom built widget for the Twitwee Clock connects to the Twitter API to receive new tweets.
LEICA V-LUX 20 has been announced. It?s a 12.1 megapixel camera with a 12x optical zoom lens and built-in GPS tagging (it is the first Leica to feature GPS tagging). It comes with the integrated LEICA DC-VARIO-ELMAR 4.1-49.2mm f/3.3-4.9 ASPH. zoom lens with a focal range of 25-300mm (35mm equivalent). New Leica features 1/2.33? CCD sensor, 3? TFT LCD, 460,800 pixels LCD display (100% field of view), mini HDMI output, 895 mAh battery (300 pictures according to CIPA standards) and enables 720p movie recording at 60 fps. V-LUX 20 will be available from May for $699.