Isn't this thing going to need some type of headstrap for extended viewing? I'm surprised no one has mentioned this already.
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Hasbro to Launch $30 'My3D' Accessory for iPhone and iPod Touch
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And the count down to the first iPhone user run over in the street because he was staring into this instead of looking where he was going begins...
... and that's different from someone Texting how?
Not just for extended viewing. What if this apparatus was part of a headpiece that used the motion of your head(ie. looking side to side) to control the view on the screen, and a separate controller/joystick was attached via the port on the bottom of the phone. Sounds like a pretty neat immersive gaming environment.
I agree. I just bought a top of the line Panasonic. The only thing above my TV was the 3D version. There wasn't a 3D TV in the room that could persuade me to buy it. It is gimmicky, cumbersome, headache inducing and still without any meaningful content.
oh, and it's to expensive...
I could see pairing something like this (with a few straps to attach it to your head) with a handheld gun input device creating an amazing FPS shooter setup. Talk about being immersive. You could control the camera by moving your head (and thus the accelerometer) and control your walking and shooting with the gun. The problems of course is that the iPod is actually a little heavy for something like this and would tire your neck out pretty fast.Pfft at the 3D naysayers, gaming in 3D can be pretty special. Even using something as basic as Analglyph can look incredible in the right game. Minecraft for example.
I cant imagine this working for gaming though as you've blocked off all the controls by sticking it in a pair of binoculars.
I'm all for 3D progress, and I think it'll take the Nintendo 3DS to really get people to accept 3D finally. Within 5 years we'll have good 3DTVs that dont need glasses too I'd imagine.. I'm avoiding being a 3DTV early adopter for that reason but I'm still a bit jealous of the gaming potential. Just because something failed in the past due to limited tech doesn't mean it's an inherently bad idea.
The device Hasbro is making however really is only useful for viewing movies and slides and even then it looks like a real pain to use. Click to play the movie, slide the iPod into the goggles, miss the first few seconds of the movie, watch the movie, slide the goggles off, click to pause the movie and so on... There would have to be some type of buttons on the goggles paired with a dock connector on the goggles.
Having recently seen Resident Evil in Imax 3d, I don't believe 3d is dead quite yet.
3d shots of Milla Jovovich make it worth it
of course if you don't like it don't watch it!
3d shots of Milla Jovovich make it worth it
of course if you don't like it don't watch it!
I wonder
I was at the Compusa store and was looking at those 3D TVs, they suck. We need to make glasses that are comfortable enough to wear first. What would make a picture of something be viewed in 3D on the iPhone worth? I can here it now, "Look daddy, I'm in 3D." I rather buy them a Playstation 3 and xBox 360 before buying that thing.
I was at the Compusa store and was looking at those 3D TVs, they suck. We need to make glasses that are comfortable enough to wear first. What would make a picture of something be viewed in 3D on the iPhone worth? I can here it now, "Look daddy, I'm in 3D." I rather buy them a Playstation 3 and xBox 360 before buying that thing.
I can't stand 3D technology. Primarily because i'm one of the 12% of the population that can't distinguish 3D from 2D.
I love these comments - does your aversion to glasses make you stay inside when the suns out as well?
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I can already see whiplash lawsuits for the 3D gaming aspect, as I assume you'll have to move your head around to control the games.
It could well be the exact opposite, for those of us who wear glasses everyday it can be a real faff to watch 3D content.
Amazes me how many verbose naysayers there are. Gotta wonder how many of them defend other technology as "don't like it, don't buy it".
I like 3D movies. Reality is 3D, if some hadn't noticed, and moves are an attempt to replication the visual experience - all of it, please.
You don't like 3D, don't buy it. Some 10% of people can't see it period, seems another big percentage have enough trouble/sensitivity that reproduction degrades the experience. Fine; you have the option not to. Quit sniveling so much you'll shout down what another big percentage of the population does in fact enjoy.
I'd be buying a 3D TV if not for marketing mistaking making customers happy for easy riches; the price overhead should be marginal, not prohibitive. There is no technical reason for the prices charged (passive glasses should be the cheap norm, instead of prohibitively expensive shutters).
I like 3D movies. Reality is 3D, if some hadn't noticed, and moves are an attempt to replication the visual experience - all of it, please.
You don't like 3D, don't buy it. Some 10% of people can't see it period, seems another big percentage have enough trouble/sensitivity that reproduction degrades the experience. Fine; you have the option not to. Quit sniveling so much you'll shout down what another big percentage of the population does in fact enjoy.
I'd be buying a 3D TV if not for marketing mistaking making customers happy for easy riches; the price overhead should be marginal, not prohibitive. There is no technical reason for the prices charged (passive glasses should be the cheap norm, instead of prohibitively expensive shutters).
No no no. For those of you saying this is a view master or stereo scope, you've missed the point.
The iPod Touch and iPhone have gyroscopes.
This is full 360 degree 3D. You turn your head left, and the scene shifts as though you were actually there. You look up and you can see the birds circling above you, look down, and see the grass... (for example)
This is much better than a 3D television, or a Nintendo 3DS game system.
I remember when this type of head mounted virtual reality gear cost $30,000 and up. (with worse sensors, and laggy displays.)
I can't wait to see the apps for this!
The iPod Touch and iPhone have gyroscopes.
This is full 360 degree 3D. You turn your head left, and the scene shifts as though you were actually there. You look up and you can see the birds circling above you, look down, and see the grass... (for example)
This is much better than a 3D television, or a Nintendo 3DS game system.
I remember when this type of head mounted virtual reality gear cost $30,000 and up. (with worse sensors, and laggy displays.)
I can't wait to see the apps for this!
Wow... the porn industry could make a mint with this! LOL!
In reality... this could be really cool if it's done well. Even better than 3D movies since the old view masters and steroscopes mimic the eye and produce 3D based on two different images from different angles.
In reality... this could be really cool if it's done well. Even better than 3D movies since the old view masters and steroscopes mimic the eye and produce 3D based on two different images from different angles.
Except that I wear glasses which means this will in fact look like crap because I won't be able to view it properly.
This is my #1 complaint with the 3d technology right now, people with glasses are screwed.
how funny, and how am i suppose to hold that thing up to my eyes for any extended length of time?
the biggest problem with tech is that it takes the smartest tech thinkers of our species to develop it. however, the smartest tech thinkers arent really the people you want shaping how this tech interfaces with the rest of us. just look what they did with eyeglasses and scotch tape!
the biggest problem with tech is that it takes the smartest tech thinkers of our species to develop it. however, the smartest tech thinkers arent really the people you want shaping how this tech interfaces with the rest of us. just look what they did with eyeglasses and scotch tape!
Yeah, until the tech is there to render images in actual 3D space, I have little interest in 3D technology. The whole pop-up book effect is lame and seems almost unavoidable. Even Avatar suffered from this problem.
The only area where it interests me is video games. But I'll admit to never having tried it yet. However, there is some draw to a three-monitor, 3D set-up running Battlefield Bad Company 2.
This thing has some potential though, in combination with the accelerometer and gyroscope. Could be pretty cool with live 360 degree 3D scenes of nature and stuff.
The only area where it interests me is video games. But I'll admit to never having tried it yet. However, there is some draw to a three-monitor, 3D set-up running Battlefield Bad Company 2.
This thing has some potential though, in combination with the accelerometer and gyroscope. Could be pretty cool with live 360 degree 3D scenes of nature and stuff.