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A robot learns how to tidy up after you

(Phys.org) -- Sooner than you think, we may have robots to tidy up our homes.

Electronics / Robotics

created May 22, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (5) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

OrcaM is new kid on block for 3-D data capture

(PhysOrg.com) -- Call it automated photograph station, seven-camera system, 3-D model showcase, or digital reconstruction tool. OrcaM is being described as all these things. Whatever the tag, the "OrcaM" name ...

Technology / Hi Tech & Innovation

created Jan 21, 2012 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (10) | comments 19 | with audio podcast report

Clever math could enable a high-quality 3-D camera for cellphones

When Microsoft’s Kinect -- a device that lets Xbox users control games with physical gestures -- hit the market, computer scientists immediately began hacking it. A black plastic bar about 11 inches wide ...

Technology / Engineering

created Jan 06, 2012 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (13) | comments 8 | with audio podcast

Reach out and touch 3D characters with RePro3D (w/ video)

(PhysOrg.com) -- Lonely gamers who have felt the pain of being separated by a screen from their favorite personalities now have a way to reach out and touch their game characters, and that new way is RePro3D. ...

Technology / Hi Tech & Innovation

created Sep 17, 2011 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (7) | comments 4 | with audio podcast report

World's smallest animation character shot with smartphone camera and microscope (w/ Video)

(PhysOrg.com) -- The title character in a 90-second film called "Dot" has broken the Guinness World Record for being the smallest stop-motion animation character in a film. The 9-mm-tall Dot (whose head is ...

Technology / Hi Tech & Innovation

created Sep 24, 2010 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (14) | comments 3 | with audio podcast report

Hollywood places biggest 3-D bet yet on 'Avatar'

(AP) -- When James Cameron directed his first 3-D film, "Terminator 2: 3-D," for Universal Studios theme parks more than a decade ago, the bulky camera equipment made some shots awkward or impossible.

Technology / Hi Tech & Innovation

created Jul 24, 2009 | popularity 3.5 / 5 (4) | comments 1

Sharp shows 3-D touchscreen displays for mobile devices

(AP) -- Sharp's latest 3-D displays deliver bright, clear imagery without the cumbersome glasses usually required for such technology. Now the bad news: They only work on a 3-inch (7.5-centimeter) screen held ...

Electronics / Hardware

created Apr 02, 2010 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (11) | comments 1

2-D photos spring to 3-D life

You’re interested in purchasing a car you’ve seen on the web. It’s the right make, model and vintage. It seems to be in great shape, and it’s just the right color. The price seems reasonable. So what’s ...

Technology / Software

created Jun 16, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Microsoft Kinect makes moves on computers

Microsoft on Thursday began letting software developers imbue computers with voice and motion-sensing technology from its Kinect controller for the Xbox 360 videogame console.

Technology / Software

created Jun 17, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Nintendo 3D videogame console to miss Christmas

(AP) -- Nintendo slashed its earnings forecast by more than half Wednesday after announcing that its 3DS game machine, packed with glasses-free 3-D technology, won't be ready to go on sale for Christmas.

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Sep 29, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Japan offers global 3-D telecasts in 2022 WC bid

High-tech Japan has promised to treat football fans worldwide to ultra-realistic live 3-D telecasts of World Cup matches should it win the right to host the 2022 edition.

Technology / Hi Tech & Innovation

created May 23, 2010 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (6) | comments 2

Experience Hubble's Universe in 3-D (w/ Video)

(PhysOrg.com) -- Take an exhilarating ride through the Orion Nebula, a vast star-making factory 1,500 light-years away. Swoop through Orion's giant canyon of gas and dust. Fly past behemoth stars whose brilliant ...

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Mar 19, 2010 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (15) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Fujifilm unveils 3D digital camera

Japan's Fujifilm unveiled Wednesday a compact digital camera that can be used to shoot three-dimensional (3D) photos and movies that can be viewed without special glasses.

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Jul 22, 2009 | popularity 3.8 / 5 (15) | comments 11

Sharp to sell 3-D TVs in Japan, US, Europe, China

(AP) -- Sharp is trying to play catch-up in 3-D TVs with powerful rivals Samsung and Panasonic with displays the Japanese electronics maker says are brighter and clearer.

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Apr 12, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 0

'Kinect' motion control for Xbox 360 makes magical debut

Microsoft's hotly-anticipated motion-sensing controllers for Xbox 360 videogame consoles made their debut before an invitation-only audience in a Los Angeles theater late Sunday.

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Jun 14, 2010 | popularity 3.8 / 5 (6) | comments 6