Geek Space

Uncanny valley

2011-11-10T12:52:00.000+05:30

The uncanny valley is a hypothesis in the field of robotics and 3D computer animation,which holds that when human replicas look and act almost, but not perfectly, like actual human beings, it causes a response of revulsion among human observers. The "valley" in question is a dip in a proposed graph of the positivity of human reaction as a function of a robot's human likeness. (Wiki)

Heres another creepy jap humanoid video showing human like emotions :

YouTube - 2D Videos To 3D

2011-09-22T23:22:00.002+05:30

YouTube Can Convert 2D Videos To 3D

Currently introduced in the beta stage, this tool does not require the user to set up two cameras to record content and then combine it into a 3D video. Rather, all the user has to do is to upload any 2D video as usual and the tool takes care of the rest. Once the user has uploaded a video on YouTube, the user can convert the video to 3D at the click of a button. This feature can be found by selecting "Edit Info" and then "3D Video". You can then choose the 3D format to convert the video into and save the changes while the conversion takes place on YouTube's servers. Once you convert the video to 3D, the 2D video will still remain available in addition to the 3D version, which can be selected by pressing the 3D button on the status bar and selecting the preferred 3D viewing mode. The results are often surprisingly good. You still require 3D glasses and a compatible display device to view the video in 3D.

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NFS - The Run

2011-07-07T02:58:00.000+05:30

Cannot wait for it !! :D

Beware Of Fake Google+ Invites

2011-07-06T21:31:00.000+05:30

Beware Of Fake Google+ Invites

Spammers find yet another way x( sending out bogus Google+ invitations that in reality point to online pharmacies.

Slow motion video of water @ 7000 fps !!!!

2011-07-04T03:42:00.000+05:30

The recording is done by a camera called Photron SA-5 @ 7000 frames per second !!!!!.
Co-produced by Romain Glé and Thomas Séon, this music video titled ‘High Hopes’ is totally awesome.

The camera

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2011-07-02T21:53:00.000+05:30

DigInfo TV - Pic3D Film Makes Any LCD Display 3D

Amazing addon and even glasses free

If Hummer wasn't big enough :P

2011-07-01T14:27:00.000+05:30

Sony Launches New Projector Handycam

2011-07-01T11:44:00.000+05:30

Sony Launches New Projector Handycam

Nice Combination :D

The beauty of this high-contrast projector is that you are spared the additional expenses of a separate projector, and also the messy wiring involved. It also features Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround Sound and clear phase stereo speakers, claiming to produce "true-to-life" sound, thus enriching the viewing experience.