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Comments on: Novo Minoru - the world's first 3D webcam

So Youtube is going to be filled with 3D dongs? 

Posted Tuesday 30th December 2008 09:09 GMT

Unhappy

'tis truly the end of days

Your score is buggered 

Posted Tuesday 30th December 2008 09:40 GMT

Surely better than 0% though?

If you both have to wear glasses 

Posted Tuesday 30th December 2008 10:01 GMT

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Then surely theres no point.

You would just be looking another person in grey scale with 3d glasses on.

Pfft 

Posted Tuesday 30th December 2008 10:48 GMT

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I was expecting a bit more than 70s tech here. For something more interesting, look at Sharp. Their 3D LCD screens don't need stupid glasses. I have seen one of these for myself and the results are quite impressive. Admittedly, not everyone can afford one but it still makes this look like a gimmick.

@AC 

Posted Tuesday 30th December 2008 11:14 GMT

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"So Youtube is going to be filled with 3D dongs?"

Errr it already is!

You forgot a rating 

Posted Tuesday 30th December 2008 11:16 GMT

0%? Shurely not.

It gets worse 

Posted Tuesday 30th December 2008 12:28 GMT

Coat

The alt text for the 0% only says %. What next? ° or / or o? Help, now even my finge s a e dis pp

Maths 

Posted Tuesday 30th December 2008 15:10 GMT

Thanks for taking the time to explain that 500 is 10x50.

Sexy internet chit chat ? 

Posted Tuesday 30th December 2008 15:14 GMT

Well.. it does look a little like a 'prostate massager' (no. no links you google it yourself, try adding the keyword 'nexus', LOL) with johnny 5's head on top !!

I think they may be mistranslating 'minoru' 

Posted Tuesday 30th December 2008 16:40 GMT

Boffin

Big ol' disclaimer - while I'm somewhat handy with Japanese and actively studying, I'm no expert yet. With that said, I thought that translation was fishy, and a quick bounce off the wwwjdic confirms my thought - the word 'minoru' is a verb meaning 'to bear fruit' or 'to ripen'. Though 'mi' is the root of 'see', there aren't any common compound words I could quickly find that start with 'mi' and imply reality. Reality would probably be best translated as 'genjitsu' or 'jijitsu'. I will have to check another (perhaps more thorough) dictionary, though - it's possible that it's a more obscure translation that wouldn't be in the wwwjdic. Have to wait until I get home tonight, though.

Anyone with a better handle on the language, please correct me if I'm missing something!

balgh 

Posted Wednesday 31st December 2008 10:16 GMT

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this is shit just use holographic display.now thats cool

Oh dear... 

Posted Friday 2nd January 2009 21:00 GMT

Alien

I seem to remember an episode Star Trek: The Next Generation in which the crew is chased by flying killbots that bear a striking resemblance to that thing.

It got really bad, they had to detatch the saucer and everything.

It is kind of cute 

Posted Monday 5th January 2009 16:16 GMT

... or it was until I read g e's comment anyway! - but I'm not sure it's worth £50, I tend to multitask whenever I'm online and I can't imagine being able to do anything else on a machine while wearing 3D glasses which puts me off..

Like Alzain I think I'll be opting for holographic display and other effects for my existing webcam rather than splashing out on this.

I, for one... 

Posted Friday 9th January 2009 09:36 GMT

Alien

welcome our new minoru overlords.

Johnny 5... 

Posted Friday 9th January 2009 13:34 GMT

...is that you?