Computing

Sony’s Lenticular Screen Turns The Vaio S Into The 3D Vaio S

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I’m no great fan of 3D, but part of that comes down to the annoyance of wearing 3D glasses over my own specs. TechRadar reports that Sony’s latest 3D effort continues the trend towards glasses-free 3D, with a lenticular sheet that goes over the display screen of the Vaio S Series notebooks.


May 21, 2011
Science

This Brainwashing, Traffic-Directing Floor Organises Pedestrians Into Two Lines: Puking And Non-Puking

These lenticular lens floor tiles are designed to organise pedestrian traffic flow, forcing people to walk on one side of the thoroughfare. It’ll work, if only because people will need to step to the side to puke.


January 21, 2011
Entertainment

Want 3DTV On A Big Screen Without Glasses? You’re Going To Need (At Least) 2K Content…

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One of the most striking things about pounding the show floor at CES this year was that the future of 3DTV in the home is inevitably going to be without glasses. Prototypes from LG, Toshiba and Sony all showed that glasses-less 3D is a possibility, and in some cases, it can even look pretty good. But you’re going to need to boost the resolution.


December 12, 2008
Cars

Mercedes to Debut Splitview Command Display this Summer

Mercedes has announced plans to implement what they call a Splitview Command display in new S-Class models—a means for the passenger and driver to see different images on the same surface.