Archive for the '3D' Category

Amateur movie makers know that attempting to create 3D videos is quite expensive when it comes to high quality. However, if you're just looking to make a 3D video that will look fine on a traditional 3DTV, listen up. Vivitar has just come forth today to announce the ViviCam 790HD camcorder complete with the ability ...
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November 21st, 2011 | Posted in 3D | Comments Off

Just about every movie to hit the theaters as of late have come with a 3D version. While there have been 3D movies on the market for quite some time much of the hype spawned with James Cameron's Avatar which managed to be one of the highest grossing movies of all time.
Seeing how the big ...
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November 8th, 2011 | Posted in 3D | Comments Off

While it may seem a bit unconventional users have been utilizing Microsoft's Xbox 360 Kinect to create some amazing things. Not only have we seen 3D video and images from the technology but we've seen countless real world utilizations such as being able to manipulate a computer's user interface with nothing more than your hands.
Unfortunately ...
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November 1st, 2011 | Posted in 3D | Comments Off

I think that we are all looking forward to the day where we can take a picture of an object, and then run it through a 3D printer and hold it in our hands. This Autodesk Project Photofly project could bring this time among us.
Photofly works by taking about 40 photos of ...
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May 28th, 2011 | Posted in 3D, printer, Software | Comments Off

Some of you might remember when Peter Jackson has ordered RED EPIC cameras in order to do the long-awaited and debated 3D version of The Hobbit.
It looks like another famous movie director is starting to see Red, and I am not talking about going overbudget. However, if there is one director who ...
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April 25th, 2011 | Posted in 3D | Comments Off
Be Your Own Souvenir! from blablabLAB on Vimeo.
What you are seeing here is some sort of operation set up in Barcelona, Spain by DIY people at blablabLAB called Be Your Own Souvenir.
It is a very intriguing way of being your own souvenir by standing on a box and allowing three Kinects to scan ...
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April 7th, 2011 | Posted in 3D, printer | Comments Off
Some of you might remember our coverage of My3DNow yesterday, with its method of turning an iPhone into a 3D-like Viewmaster viewer. I suppose that there may soon be a demand to turn the ordinary 2D cameras into 3D cameras with video capability, and it may be as simple as adding on a special ...
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April 2nd, 2011 | Posted in 3D, Camera Phone, concept cameras | Comments Off
Some of you might be familiar with the Viewmaster, a toy that was able to render 3D images with a special viewer with two lenses and weird looking slide reels.
I don't know if they still make this toy, but Takara Tomy has the 3D Shot Cam. There is an iPhone app that ...
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April 1st, 2011 | Posted in 3D, Photo Apps | Comments Off
One of the biggest trends in the tech industry in general is 3D displays and/or cameras. Many different devices are coming forth to tout both 3D displays and cameras such as the Nintendo 3DS portable video game console which touts both.
According to a recent patent filed by Apple it seems that some of their offerings ...
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March 31st, 2011 | Posted in 3D | Comments Off

Some of you might remember when we covered how NASA wanted to put a 3D camera on their Mars Rover, and supervising this operation was none other than James Cameron, master director of 3D films like Avatar.
Sadly, this is not meant to be, at least for now. Apparently, installing a 3D camera ...
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March 29th, 2011 | Posted in 3D | Comments Off