| Today's Top Stories | | #1 | Sony head-mounted 3D video display gives surgeons an inside view | | | by David Szondy, Gizmag | | | Sony has ventured into the operating theater for its latest head-mounted display. Unveiled last week in Tokyo, the "head-mount image processing unit" gives surgeons virtual X-ray vision by means of an endoscope feeding images to a pair of head-mounted monitors. More»
Why This Matters: Healthcare is one of the most exciting frontiers for AV because it's role is literally life-saving. –Cynthia Wisehart |
| | #2 | Printing in gel takes 3D printing freeform, and enables an undo function | | | via Randall Marsh, Gizmag | | | The additive layer process of conventional 3D printers means they are usually limited to bottom up fabrication on three axes. The Mataerial printer managed to defy gravity by using a quick-solidifying print material, but now the LA-based NSTRMNT team led by Brian Harms, a Masters student at the Southern California Institute of Architecture, has created a 3D printing process called suspended disposition that gets around gravity by printing objects within a gel. More»
Why This Matters: Someone predicted this at InfoComm—that 3D printing would become interesting when it wasn't constrained by gravity. –Cynthia Wisehart
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| | #3 | Printed poster lets you play the drums (video) | | | via InAVate | | | A British firm has given a new lease of life to paper by combining traditional print with conventional electronics to create a touch-based interactive poster. Novalia, which is raising funds to put the technology into production, has created a prototype that lets users play seven different drums on the poster by touching them. Users can also play them wirelessly through their iOS device by connecting an iPad or iPhone. More»
Why This Matters: It looks fun. –Cynthia Wisehart |
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