How To See In 3D On Your iPhone 94
waderoush writes "Some of the coolest media technologies predate the Web and the PC — in fact, they predate the 20th century. My column in Xconomy explores the world of 19th-century stereoscopes and stereo views, which are the all-but-forgotten forerunners to anaglyphic 3D, VR goggles, and other modern stereo vision systems. As it turns out, it's pretty easy to 'free-view' vintage stereo images on an iPhone or other small screen, getting the full 3-D effect without any other viewing aids. The article has instructions for accessing a collection of old stereo images using the new Seadragon Mobile iPhone app from Microsoft Live Labs." The stereoscope, that killer technology of the last century but one, was invented in 1859 by Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr., who gave it away and never made a dime off it. If you don't have an iPhone and want to get the feel of free viewing on a computer monitor, start here at Roush's Flickr photostream.
Re:You're turning my iPhone into a (Score:2, Insightful)
He's basically pointed out that stereographs can be viewed without equipment by "looking through" them, and stereographs are images, and images can be digitised, and digitized images can be displayed on most modern electronics, and the iPhone is one of these. Whoot.
I HAVE NO DEPTH PERCEPTION!!! (Score:2, Insightful)
Idle (Score:1, Insightful)
FFS! shouldn't this shit be in the idle section of slashdot?
What has the iPhone got to do with this? (Score:5, Insightful)
What an extremely crappy article. The title makes you expect a nifty program for the iPhone to watch 3D images, and it turns out you can view these images in a not-too-good way on any screen and even on paper! You need an iPhone because of its high resolution screen?! Apple fanboi I say.
Re:What has the iPhone got to do with this? (Score:3, Insightful)
It's because to Apple fanbois, there is no "Phone". There is only the iPhone. There is also no mp3 player. Only the iPod.
Same as there is no porn. Only the iGod Steve Jobs to jack off to.
Where's the story? (Score:1, Insightful)
These have been around for years. I've even made my own both with photos and 3D software. And what does this have to do with an iPhone? All you need is a device that can display an image. Also, some of those images might be the wrong way around for cross-eyed viewing, which I think is easier than parallel viewing. Don't get me wrong, I love stereo imaging, but this story is just crap.
forgotten? are you kidding? (Score:3, Insightful)
Anybody who is serious about working with 3D data learns to view 3D images by crossing their eyes. And, no, you don't need an iPhone to do it.