Casio is showing off a crazy 2D to 3D conversion service at CES that turns ordinary photographs into three-dimensional sculptures. The service takes a photograph, calculates depth using some fancy technology, and then prints out the result using a proprietary 3D printer. The examples they’re showing off aren’t too flattering though — the dog and cat sample photos were turned into sculptures that l...
Redditor Honestly_ snapped this pic of a tiny baby sleeping peacefully atop a giant, plush Totoro from the Studio Ghibli masterpiece My Neighbor Totoro . Dawwww.
I hope he appreciates this when he's older... (i.imgur.com)
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Wired.com has a new photo policy: "Beginning today, we’re releasing all Wired.com staff-produced photos under a Creative Commons (CC BY-NC) license and making them available in high-res format on a newly launched public Flickr stream ." They've commemorated the event by releasing 50 of their archival images under the same terms, including this fab Jim Merithew shot from The Toy and Action Figure ...
Go easy on the gas, Speed Racer, because Cordon is on its way. Developed by Simicon, this new speed sensor promises to take highway surveillance to new heights of precision. Unlike most photo radar systems, which track only one violator at a time, Simicon's device can simultaneously identify and follow up to 32 vehicles across four lanes. Whenever a car enters its range, the Cordon will automatica...
Naponta több mint 10 000 utast szállít a világ leghosszabb egysínű vasútrendszere. Tokió nemzetközi repülőterét köti össze a belvárossal. In: Vszevolod Ovcsinnyikov: A cseresznyefa ága, Kossuth Könyvkiadó, 1974.
Tokyo monorail connecting the international airport and the downtown.
The Apollo 11 astronauts, Neil A. Armstrong, Edwin E. Aldrin, Jr., and Michael Collins in Mexico City. The GIANTSTEP-APOLLO 11 Presidential Goodwill Tour emphasized the willingness of the United States to share its space knowledge. The tour carried the Apollo 11 astronauts and their wives to 24 countries and 27 cities in 45 days. Photo: NASA.
Behind one of the glass faces of Big Ben, in the clock tower at the Palace of Westminster, London, c1920.
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Editorial for a fashion retailer by Igor Oussenko.