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Press Releases It's a wrap! Another successful SD&A conference! News Highlights Fujifilm has released more details on their consumer 3D camera due out in September 2009. It's a point and shoot camera with an integrated autostereoscopic LCD display. I4U has more details and Stuff already has a review. Apparently Philips is pulling the plug on their 3D television products and the 3D Solutions division. FUJIFILM demonstrates 3D camera, 3D photo viewer, and 3D printing technology
A 3D Curve Sketching System For Tablets was posted on Slashdot months ago so it's not exactly breaking news, but many readers might have missed it. The videos are a great way to get a feel for the software's capability. This research project from the Dynamic Graphics Project of the University of Toronto is called ILoveSketch and a paper is available in addition to the videos. Unfortunately it doesn't look like you can download the software. While there are a number of software applications that create 3D models from digital photographs a new player is changing things up a bit by creating an internet service. Scanetica doesn't require any special equipment or software and for now at least it's free to use. The service can handle a wide range of subject sizes from satellite imagery to tiny fossils. Currently there's no automated way to stitch models together to create a seamless 360 degree view, but this feature is in development. We've previously posted about the free David software that turns a collection of inexpensive parts into a homebrew laser scanner. Today TechRadar has published a tutorial for getting everything up and running so if you need to create 3D models and haven't tried this yet it's worth another look. How to build a 3D scanner with a webcam and a hand-held laser I missed posting this before the Holidays, but it's not too late to check it out. Snowdin is a Winter theme'd site with a twist. The Flash animations and games are in 3D. If you have red/blue anaglyph glasses you and your kids will enjoy some 3D scenery and simple games. One game resembles Qbert. Continuing with the red/blue glasses theme we have the Minoru 3D Webcam. The Webcam has 2 cameras and when combined with red/blue glasses you can use it to talk to your friends and family in 3D. IEEE Spectrum has a video from CES 2009 and it's available for purchase at Amazon
Xbit Laboratories has a review of Zalman's Trimon ZM-M220W Stereo Monitor. It uses polarized glasses to achieve the stereo affect. If you're thinking about purchasing such a monitor check out the review. In June and July 2008 Computer Graphics World published an interesting two part series on Holograms. Part one focuses on the technology and companies behind 'Digital Holograms' and part two covers how artists are using these cutting edge technologies to create 'Dimensional Art'.
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