iPoint 3D brings gesture-based inputs to 3D displays

Just in case you've been parked out under a local stone for the past six months and change, we figured it prudent to let you know that the 3D bandwagon has totally regained momentum. So much momentum, in fact, that the brilliant minds over at Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft have decided to bust out a 3D innovation that actually makes us eager to sink our minds into the elusive third dimension. The iPoint 3D, which we're hoping to get up close and personal with at CeBIT next week, is a technology that enables Earthlings to interact with a 3D display via simple gestures -- all without touching the panel and without those style-smashing 3D glasses. The gurus even go so far as to compare their creation to something you'd see in a science fiction flick, with the heart of it involving a recognition device (usually suspended above the user) and a pair of inbuilt cameras. There's no mention of just how crazy expensive this would be if it were ready for the commercial realm, but we'll try to snag an estimated MSRP for ya next week.

[Via Physorg]

[(Unverified) Posted Feb 22nd 2009 2:23PM]

I guess in the future, making people look like a complete tool won't be limited to playing just the Wii. So what happens when I sneeze? Do I go from watching my DVR to my 360?

[(Unverified) Posted Feb 22nd 2009 6:00PM]

A month or so back when Toshiba introduced a similar tech it was slammed here by DM, but apparently this version by someone else is just fine, talk about one eyed.

[(Unverified) Posted Feb 23rd 2009 1:56AM]

i really want to know how they do this in real time.

[(Unverified) Posted Feb 23rd 2009 3:38AM]

Never mind the car chassis, how about her's!!