Pixar-inspired IR Lamp
More potentially useful new technology has been covered by New Scientist’s reporters at the SIGGRAPH computer graphics and animation conference in Los Angeles. In my post last week, I highlighted a multitouch 3D table, and this week it’s a zooming Pixar inspired table lamp. The lamp recognizes its position over the table and zooms into whatever content is below it, using infrared receivers and a small projector, much like PlaceMatters touch technology.
New Scientists also has video of a computer that recognizes its location over a map and provides a 3D image of that area. This could be extremely useful in public settings where users might want to see a 3D version of proposed alternative scenarios. It is also likely to be cheaper and easier to create than the 3D touch table!
