3D Products
(version September 16, 2007)
Here we focus mainly on handy hardware to help in working in 3D.
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At $9.00 a pair or thereabouts these may not do much on a sunny day, but you'll want to keep them with you for that occasional 3D movie that jumps out before you. Buy several pairs for your geeky glasses-wearing friends as well. No one should ever be with a pair. (Did we say that right?) Many online stores are carrying these. Shop around for best shipping charges. 3D films should be shared, and now you have the tools to make it easier on fiends who wear glasses.
The reason for including a link to this article is that it points out some of the real de sing challenges in having a working 3D mouse. These have been addressed by some manufacturers and some of the products are also covered here. But have you ever thought about what might be going when designing and using a 3D mouse? What complexities do you need to consider in the usage of such mouse? This is clearly not just a remake of the old mouse that you are currently used to working with. How do you tell the mouse pointer to step deeper into the scene, and then step back to the foreground without changing anything else about your existing position? In many respects this 3D mouse pictured here is reminiscent of the first computer mouse that came from Xerox PARC which we also picture below.
Top view of Xerox PARC mouse (1980). (See image to the right.)
