Tangible Display Makes 3D Touchable 112
moon_monkey writes "Researchers in Japan have developed a display that makes 3D objects solid enough to grasp. The system, created by engineers at Japan's NTT, combines a 3D display with a haptic glove, making 3D items that look real but also feel solid to touch. Two cameras are used to image an object, to make the 3D image. A computer also uses this to render a solid representation. It could be used to inspect products remotely, or even to shake hands with someone on the other side of the world, the researchers say."
Did somebody say McDonald's? (Score:4, Funny)
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How long until this is in the home? (Score:4, Interesting)
Re:How long until this is in the home? (Score:5, Funny)
Knowing the pr0n industry, and guys in general - 5 years, tops.
Then we'll be reading stories about people who die of starvation because they were so caught up in their cybersex world, that they forgot to eat, sleep, etc., and just died.
And there will be clinics for cybersextoy addicts.
And law suits.
The big question for slashdotters, of course, is "Will it run linux?" This will be the first time they prefer Windows, because it can be depended to "go down on them" on a regular basis.
And no, I don't want to imagine a Boewulf Cluster of them - it would be a REAL cluster-f*ck!
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Re:How long until this is in the home? (Score:5, Funny)
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Additionally, the cheap home model will probably not be as good as an expensive commercial models.
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Has to be said... (Score:5, Insightful)
My interest would be to explore new human/computer interactions (not like that sickos). The 2d nature of monitor systems is only slightly less annoying with the new 3d super gee whiz flying through space multiple workspace navigation systems.
A haptic glove with sensitive feedback mechanisms and a graphical interface that allows organization of workspaces/workspace elements in an untethered 3d environment is something I have always wanted. Add in some good voice recognition and a chair designed so you can rest your arms while still retaining full range of motion with the gloved hand.
It would be the interface of my dreams.
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While 3d workspaces certainly would have their applications (medicine for instance), IMO for the average individual 3d would be merely re-creating the physical workspace that the 2d interface replaced. The 2d space is useful because it is an abstraction/simplification of the work that was previously done in 3d.
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I mean, really, as far as talking to people goes, the telephone is enough. It's the ultimate evolution in long distance communication taken as a basic concept.
But.
Videoconferencing is just so much nicer, you can see the smiles or the anger of the person on the other side, f
You couldn't handle it. (Score:2)
YESSSSSSSSS!!!! (Score:1, Funny)
Back to the Future (Score:3, Funny)
Wait (Score:2, Insightful)
Processing easy, not lying hard (Score:3, Insightful)
This article is B.S., though. This isn't a "tactile display", it's just a 3D display, much like we've had for decades, with a force feedback glove attached.
Tits? (Score:4, Funny)
Wake me when there's tits and we'll talk.
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all they could say was that "it feels like... a bag of sand"
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Safety First! (Score:1)
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Old news (Score:4, Interesting)
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Seems to be the case with a lot of things these days. People want to make the early adopters pay for the privilege of being first, that's fine, but you actually have to give away units to third party developers too, or you'll never get a killer app.
Non-pr0n applications (Score:5, Interesting)
So, I'm the 14th person to comment, so I'm 14 people too late to point out the pr0n application. So here's a few nifty, but not dirty, uses:
Shoot, I'm sorry, I'm too excited about the pr0n application. Will these gloves be waterproof for easy cleaning?
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Porn-hungry Slashdotters need to get their minds out of the gutter and start thinking about things other than porn. Even though I don't have much to say on TFA, I feel it necessary to balance out the discussion by contributing a comment that does not even mention porn. Not even once!
- RG>
How about... (Score:2)
Imagine wielding a "REAL" sword and having it slice through "REAL" flesh. Or... or... Damn it all, just forget what I just said. Sex is far better.
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Besides, the Wii came out. I think a multipurpose instrument you wave around, being simpiler to deal with in a program, will be far better.
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First this, then the holodeck... (Score:2)
Hey, I can make porn jokes about this story too... (Score:1)
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I've had a Logitech Force feedback for years. (Score:1)
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real cybersex (Score:1)
Oblig (Score:1)
Does it work this time? (Score:3, Interesting)
This idea goes back a long way. I think it was first tried in the 1970s, using the input end of a remote manipulator arm intended for handling radioactive material. It's been done dozens of times since then. The problem is doing it well.
We have enough compute power now to get the lag down to a few milliseconds, which was a big problem ten years ago. Then it's mostly a mechanical design problem. Most of the devices so far were too clunky. Is this one better?
Yes! (Score:3, Funny)
Reminds me of... (Score:1)
Misleading subject and a question (Score:1)
"... Makes 3D Touchable"
"...makes 3D objects solid enough to grasp."
And yet:
"... also feel solid to touch."
How exactly is feeling solid to the touch, i.e. having the illusion of being solid, that same as actually being solid, as both the title and first sentence rather clearly state? Sheesh.
Regardless, I'm kinda curious... given that it only creates the illusion of solidity, if as suggested one were to shake hands virtually using the device, what would happen if one were to do a Schw
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If I'm spanking a cyberbooty i kinda want my hand to sting a bit ya know? and yet i don't want to have a 30lbs glove on it.
besides pr0n.. there are endless uses for this technology
Finally... (Score:3, Funny)
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<[SA]HatfulOfHollow> i'm going to become rich and famous after i invent a device that allows you to stab people in the face over the internet
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VRML! (Score:2, Funny)
Hail the 3-touchable-red-cubes!
serious applications? (Score:1)
NTT engineer Shiro Ozawa, who developed the system, envisages various applications. "You would be able to take the hand, or gently pat the head, of your beloved grandchild who lives far away from you," he says.
My god, how stupid is that? Can't they come up with some serious applications?
No, probably not. The usefulness of this kind of tech is actually quite low. First all, they don't specify what kind of 3D display they use, but from the picture it looks like they using a simple LCD, and presumably shutter glasses. Makes sense, because it's the cheapest 3D solution, but not ideal 3D display technology. It means for example, if you move your head, the 3D image will deform and the tactile feedback will no longer c
gently?! pshhh (Score:1)
Let's be realistic -- beat the crap out of him!
Calling Something Other Than What It Is..... (Score:1)
How can it be a 'tangible 3D display" if you have to wear a special glove connected to a computer and a 2D monitor?
A DISPLAY is a device for VISUALLY interpreting something. A TANGIBLE DISPLAY is something that displays information that can be manipulated BY the hand directly, not manipulated by the hand THROUGH another data input system.
A real tangible display would be something that can display images or data 3-dimensionally, and would allow the displayed data or image
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BullS**t (Score:1)
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Non-Pr0n use (Score:1)
I'm sure p0rn apps will come out first, though.
all you can think of is porn? (Score:2)
Fantastic! No more sweaty hands!
I don't see the new technology (Score:2, Informative)
The Cyberglove is a tight glove with flexion sensors to register finger position and thumb rotation. That would also lead me to believe that
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Compare the picture in the article [newscientisttech.com] to the Cyberforce at the Immersion website. [immersion.com]
NOT the display - closer to force-feedback (Score:2)
Just clearing things up for people there - cuz its only the very top of TFA, and I'm sick of shitty headlines hyping old news just to generate page views on
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Forget force-feed gloves... what the world REALLY needs is a good force-feed condom!
3d modeling. (Score:4, Interesting)
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Can we all agree what "display" means? (Score:1)
Here Comes a New Porn Industry (Score:1)
3D Porn.... you just _knew_ it was coming, didn't ya???
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Well, it won't really be film will it? More like Boobievision.
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"In America, all 3D objects are solid enough to grasp.
Darn, I'd hate to be flying in your fog!
BTW, how's breathing that 2D air thing going?
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That is SO INSIGHTFUL! I'm REELING at the POSSIBILITIES!
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And more importantly perhaps, what does this have to do with tanglble 3D displays?
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