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     Anonymous Rating: N/A |
Protype to Debut at NVIDIA (www.nvidia.com) Oct. 25 in Santa Clara, California and Innovact in Reims, France, October 5-7 LONDON – Oct. 4 - 3Dsolar Ltd (www.3Dsolar.com) display devices are set to transform the way individuals experience multimedia content both at work and home. For the very first time, computer users will be able to view 3D objects hovering a few inches away from a screen that rotate 380 degrees -- without wearing glasses. The stand-out feature is the way users will be able to manipulate the virtual image directly with their hands as they would a real object. Because the images are created using a single 2Dview, content providers will not have to incorporate hundreds or thousands of separate images to create the 3Dsolar effect thus enabling them to re-focus on their core business and develop 3D images more rapidly. “3Dsolar is light years beyond holography and autostereoscopy in that designers can create images that are highly detailed in both color, design and animation,” said Patrick Levy Rosenthal, inventor of 3Dsolar. "3Dsolar technology is true innovation for businesses of all kinds," added Mr. Levy Rosenthal. "Imagine a 3Dsolar screen displaying selected store products 8 inches away from the actual retail store window and offering the passerby the possibility to interact with the virtual objects.” The 3Dsolar device can also project the Windows or MAC desktop image in the air and users click on icons. Its high resolution guarantees quality output with ideal contrast, brightness and color behavior, thus enabling accurate and precise visualization without straining the eyes. 3Dsolar devices in small scale production cost approximately USD $5,000. However, the company anticipates large scale production to reduce costs to approximately USD $1,500. 3DSolar Software Development Kit (SDK) is free of charge allowing CAD designers, animation creators, developers, and content providers to view and present their work on 3Dsolar. “A 3Dsolar prototype has been shown to experts, engineers, and potential customers; and we are proud to report that the initial response has been enthusiastic,” said Mr. Levy Rosenthal. “Additionally, on May 14, 2004, a 3Dsolar prototype was presented to the French Minister of Research, Mr. François d'Aubert and Former Minister of Finance, Mr. Arthuis both of whom were very impressed with the product.” Editor’s Note: Images and further information: http://www.3dsolar.com/3dsolar/press/3dsolar_press.pdf Contact: Patrick Levy Rosenthal 3DSolar Ltd support@audiotrack.org http://www.3Dsolar.com | ||
| stereoviewer Rating: N/A |
!!!? Can you please tell us more about this? I don´t really get how this technology produces an image? Does it work like a projektor? Do I use a regular CRT monitor with it? Can I use it for PC games? | ||
| Anonymous Rating: N/A |
it's a fake!!! | ||
| stereoviewer Rating: N/A |
I found several articles about it, so I don´t think it´s a fake... http://www.graphicsiq.com/news/1746-GraphicsIQ%20News%20Stories2.html http://www.spacedaily.com/news/3d-04f.html http://future.darrenoakey.info/2004/10/physorg-3dsolar-ltd-introduces.html | ||
| M.H. Rating: N/A |
There does not exist any serious scientific article describing the basic principles ... There is not availabe any detailed technical draving showing the princpile ... There is availabe no detailed technical specification (resolution e.t.c) So I do not thing the company is serious .... | ||
| stereoviewer Rating: N/A |
Hm, you might be right... but I hope not.  | ||
| M.H. Rating: N/A |
All realy serisus companies reports preliminary results on conferences like e.g. Stereo Dispaly & Application one in San Jose ... Nobody had ever heard abotu 3Dsolar on such sort of meetings ... I am afriad there is no chance they could be serisou, until they publish more technical details and not only on small dark photo of something strange ... | ||
| Scott Warren Rating: N/A |
Where'd they get the extra 20 degrees, hmm? ;) | ||
| Anonymous Rating: N/A |
well, I think 'projecting an image in the air, - even a flat 2d image - is physically not possible! only thing I would guess is: http://www.actuality-systems.com/ but this has to be inside a glassdome because of the fast screen-rotation inside a vacuum.. ..plus and these articles mentioned have the same speech!! so.. It's a fake!!! | ||
| Clyde Rating: N/A |
From initial reading of the website it smells like a Heliodisplay. http://www.io2technology.com/dojo/178/v.jsp ...if it is similiar, im guessing major patent issues will occur  On second thoughts it could be Just curved Mylar, hi-intensity projector with a camera gesture interface for "interacting" with graphics. http://www.blickfanggmbh.com/indexeng.html ***sigh!*** only time will tell.. all the best! Clyde | ||
| stereoviewer Rating: N/A |
Check out their forum, under "contact us". | ||
| clyde Rating: N/A |
LoL! and I didnt even check the forum about the helio display mentioned there Clyde | ||
| Clyde Rating: N/A |
The forum there on their site gives some clues.. for instance it says that the display cant be seen from around ..ie ..no wraparound 3d, you have to be Spot"ON" or headon to see the 3d.. So its likely its a hi-res Frensel display (www/waycool3d.com) and/or curved Mylar mirror. Well these are the technology im aware of, as for interaction, its simple these days to use Webcams with gesture control interface.. these range from low cost to hi-cost. Thats it for now Clyde ***hoping beyond hope tho, that this is a new breakthrough technology**** | ||
| Larry Elie Rating: N/A |
I used to do physical optics 25+ years ago. It's a long-working distance lens off a display into a dark field; a virtual as opposed to real image in terms of Physical Optics. Sort of like the Edmund Scientific toy (http://www.scientificsonline.com/product.asp_Q_pn_E_3072381) you may have seen that shows a coin floating about 2 inches above a platform. The trick is bright lights below, a mirror and a thick lens... the coin appear to float over the lens. I have seen these with a hand holding a dollar bill as well; as you reach for it, the bill appears to move. The 'display' will be small (8-10"?) and the angle of view is as you look into the face of the 'projector'. My guess is in a slightly reduced lighting room it could be 'outside' the display by several inches. To pull this off would require a very bright display off a prismatic face. The optics are unusual, but not unique. It would not be your main display. The reason Nvidia would be in on it is they have descent drivers at hand. | ||
| clyde Rating: N/A |
...and don't forget.. with a simple 2inch lcd panel, you could display all the nvidia, dvd, vcr. camera output you could care to display. (just substitute the hand+dollar bill. or cigarette pack or coin etc with a small lcd panel) Cheers Clyde ;) | ||
| PeterPan Rating: N/A |
Hehe.. or you build a much larger version of it, put something like this in there: http://www.actuality-systems.com/ (*the mirrors replace the vacuum glassdome around) ..well, and you get a real volumetric 3d effect without anything around;) only limitation.. the effect is limited by the little hole on top of this device... http://faraday.physics.uiowa.edu/images/6a20.35a.jpg | ||
| Anonymous Rating: N/A |
cool idea! |
