Opponents of 3D Technology may now sit back and enjoy 3D movies in 2D Format again, even when they're at a 3D Cinema, thanks to the De-3D Glasses! The glasses work by undoing the 3D effect that is created on movie screens. In the 3D screening of a movie, two slightly overlapping images are shown. One reaches each eye thanks to those lovely 3D glasses everyone in the theater wears, creating an artificial three dimensional effect. The De-3D Glasses grab only the right-side image, Read more [...]

We present the Throwable Panoramic Ball Camera which captures a full spherical panorama when thrown into the air. At the peak of its flight, which is determined using an accelerometer, a full panoramic image is captured by 36 mobile phone camera modules. [Via @Johl; Images courtesy of Jonas Pfeil, CC] Pfeil describes how his invention works on his website: Our camera uses 36 fixed-focus 2 megapixel mobile phone camera modules. The camera modules are mounted in a robust, 3D-printed, Read more [...]