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‘electronic hacks’

Big Bad Simulation Hack for 3D Augmenting Reality on the iPhone

20 Oct, 2009 by Josh Mings in TECH
3D Human CAD Models

I know, you see it there… on the screen, but then you look on the table… and it’s not there, IT’S NOT THERE. Ya know why, huh? huh? Because it’s Augmented Reality (AR), and your neural pathways are about to be re-myelinated with 3D augmented goodness.

ISMAR 2009 (International Symposium on Mixed and Augmented Reality) is happening this week in beautiful Orlando, Florida. It’s where anyone and everyone involved in redefining what we visualize in real space is talking about or demoing what’s next in AR.

There are mucho applications for this in product development. Not suprisingly, one of them inolves analysing 3D geometry… via an iPhone. Here’s just one demo you’ll see being shown this week and a link to much, much more.

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Flesh-Eating Robots. That’s Not Scary At All.

30 Jun, 2009 by Josh Mings in TECH

I’m not saying that one day robots will eat and digest you for energy, but I am saying. Especially given the state of two minds that are creating carnivorous robots that run on the juices extracted from various pests and their materials.

This one grabs flies, mice or other small creatures, scrapes them into a microbial fuel cell vat of bacteria that breaks down the biological material into pure robot-loving energy. No word on if the vat removes the fibrous material or if it’s dishwasher safe.

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