Why is HN spammed with looking glass auto stereoscopic (NOT holographic) spam since 2 weeks? Am I the only one annoyed by this?
Looking Glass Portrait – Holographic Display
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#32I got one during the crowd funding campaign and received it a few months ago.
Played with it for an hour or two. It now sits unplugged on my desk. It’s too distracting to be always on, and too limited to turn on occasionally. I’m just not sure what to do with this thing.
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#33I got one during the crowd funding campaign and received it a few months ago. Played with it for an hour or two. It now sits unplugged on my desk. It’s too distracting to be always on, and too limited to turn on occasionally. I’m just not sure what to do with this thing.
I think you're supposed to ~~look into the future~~.
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#34What is holographic about this? Can it display images at multiple depths?
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#36Was a backer and just got one and I am pretty impressed. It works as an external monitor so it seems quite easy to use. You plug in a USB-C (for power) and an HDMI and you are ready to go ... worked as a display for my linux and mac machine. Tried some unity demos and they worked like a charm. Will update you on how easy the programming is.
Super impressed. If you have some questions, ask I might able to try things tomorrow. Also ideas for projects welcome ...
we have some EDA and heartrate wristbands, so I first thought about displaying a pumping heart in sync with mine.
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#37Is this a hoax or for real?
It's real. Linus Tech Tips did a video about it yesterday: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qTrfMHaI3Dk
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#38I got one during the crowd funding campaign and received it a few months ago. Played with it for an hour or two. It now sits unplugged on my desk. It’s too distracting to be always on, and too limited to turn on occasionally. I’m just not sure what to do with this thing.
I get where you're coming from. Having said that my in-laws have an electronic photo frame that requires an actual monthly subscription (for mobile connectivity) which they have switched on permanently and seem to enjoy - we can send them new photos online. So I guess some people would love a 3D version of that.
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#39Earlier quoted context omitted.
There's no mention anywhere on their product page that you'll need to pay additional fees to convert 2d images to 3d to display them, or that you can perform this service yourself with a bit less convenience (which I'd be perfectly happy with).
They make the types of things that can be displayed on it pretty clear on their “Use Cases” page, IMO. I would not expect a 2D image to inherently show up on a 3D display; otherwise, what would the point be? Maybe your mindset is more indicative of the general population, but I do think most people understand that 3D holograms and 2D photos are different and would not expect a photo to suddenly have 3D properties on…
I don't have the expectation that putting 2D photos onto a 3D would magically work. I expect to need to convert them (it's a bit much to assume that I would think otherwise).
I don't expect to have to buy credits to convert them. There's no mention that I need to, until you get to the extras page when you go to purchase. That changes the entire set of assumptions I had (from "I can play with this and use it to explore whatever I find interesting", to "I have to pay to use it in a way they dictate").
Since then I've found that you probably don't need to do that. But that's not the impression that 'extra' gives. They don't mention anywhere that you don't need the credits to do the conversion.
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#40Earlier quoted context omitted.
There's no mention anywhere on their product page that you'll need to pay additional fees to convert 2d images to 3d to display them, or that you can perform this service yourself with a bit less convenience (which I'd be perfectly happy with).
Why would they mention things they don't sell on the product page? Do you expect Photoshop to mention "oh you could use something cheaper made by someone else"?
I don't expect them to mention that?