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> The device contains a projector that beams an image up onto a screen, which in turn vibrates up and down at a rapid speed. The rapid vibration allows the image to appear as though it’s a 3D asset.

http://www.extremetech.com/gaming/174772-voxiebox-a-real-lif...

I don't see how this technology can really scale very well. The plane that you project on has to move through the entire depth, so if you wanted something that was deeper than the 4-5 cm in the demo video you'd have to really increase the speed, or you would start to lose the persistence-of-vision effect that makes it work.

Edit: I found this video of a TEDx talk the team did, it's pretty interesting. Their original prototype projected onto a sweet potato. http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=Tdta2...

According to this video Ken Silverman (of BUILD engine fame) is on board, which is pretty huge.

parent evan_ 12 years ago

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