A Japanese startup is betting that its "touchable" 3D technology will have a vast array of applications, potentially allowing smartphone shoppers to evaluate the fabric of clothes they want to buy online and gamers to feel virtual objects. Founded in 2014 as a technology transfer ...
The arched stone-built hall in Jerusalem venerated by Christians as the site of Jesus' Last Supper has been digitally re-created by archaeologists using laser scanners and advanced photography. The Cenacle, a popular site for pilgrims near Jerusalem's walled Old City, has ancient, worn surfaces and ...
Sony bumps ups 3D camera sensor output as smartphone-makers show interest
Sony Corp., the biggest maker of camera chips used in smartphones, is boosting production of next-generation 3D sensors after garnering interest from customers including Apple Inc. The chips will power front- and rear-facing 3D cameras of models from several smartphone-makers in 2019, with Sony kicking ...
A 19-year-old Nagoya university student who had already been arrested for alleged production of explosives and a 3D printed gun was served a fresh arrest warrant Thursday over stimulant drug possession, police said. The male student, whose name is being withheld because he is a ...
Pyongyang provides state-of-the-art tech for training future teachers
North Korea has recently started to introduce state-of-the-art technology for the training of future schoolteachers in a possible world first. At the newly remodeled Pyongyang Teacher Training College, the mostly female students study how to educate kindergartners and primary school children with the aid of ...
Company's artists turn children's drawings into one-of-a-kind toys
A business founded by a Tokyo university student is turning children's drawings into one-of-a-kind toys, with some parents willing to pay more than ¥10,000 for the custom-made items. "It's exactly the same as I drew in the picture," Masaki Gono, 6, of Komae, said after ...
3-D imaging technology helps bring the past to life
Imagine standing in the middle of Angkor Thom in Cambodia, located next to Angkor Wat, the largest religious monument in the world, and seeing the ancient capital come to life in its entirety in front of you in three dimensions — the way it ...
Freeware has animators dancing to the Hatsune Miku beat
If you search for the acronym MMD on Niconico or YouTube — the two most popular video-sharing sites in Japan — the resulting list will have over 100,000 anime videos, most of which have 3-D anime-style girl characters singing and dancing to electronic J-pop ...
Valentine’s Day is big business in Japan. We’ve seen a lot of confectionery one-upmanship, but nothing quite like FabCafe’s jibunsei chocolates (self-styled chocolates). A chocolate replica of your own face might look more kimoi (creepy) than oishii (delicious), but for the 15 people who participated ...
Glasses-free 3D bursting into focus soon
More eye-popping 3D products are set to hit the shelves of Japan soon, and look Ma, no silly glasses!
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Polls conclude that older men, 3D TV's and non-smoking women are hot.
