3D without the glasses
Well, the wrist-phones and the robots have already arrived and, lo and behold, the 3-D monitor is knocking at the door. It’s a flat-panel monitor from Sharp that looks like any other LCD screen until you hit a button and watch the image deepen into the screen.The monitor isn’t cheap and it isn’t very practical, but engineers, architects and other professionals who work with 3-D imaging may be able to justify its $1,499 price
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Google Digital Maps
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) – Google Inc. (GOOG) has bought digital map maker Keyhole Corp., extending the search engine leader’s bid to fend off rivals with a toolbox that can catalog almost anything in the world.Keyhole uses 3-D technology to provide faraway or close-up views of a region, neighborhood or specific address. The images, which rely on shots taken from satellites and airplanes, can be tilted into different positions.
Why do I feel like we should start keeping an eye on Google?
both via 7d
