Tablet with 2 cameras for 3D mode

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in Future Apple Hardware edited January 2014
Why not be the first to have 3D video conferencing or to capture the position of your hand to manipulate a 3D OS interface with 3D gestures.



They buy so match of those cameras for the iPhone,iPod Nano, Macbook and iMac that it is a cheap component for them. Set the two in different angle and it just works. :-)

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  • Reply 1 of 5
    irelandireland Posts: 17,798member
    3D conferencing is pants. 3D is pants.



    Forget about this fancy crap and worry about making this device fast, light, thin, powerful and practical.
  • Reply 2 of 5
    carniphagecarniphage Posts: 1,984member
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by Spartacus View Post


    Why not be the first to have 3D video conferencing or to capture the position of your hand to manipulate a 3D OS interface with 3D gestures.



    They buy so match of those cameras for the iPhone,iPod Nano, Macbook and iMac that it is a cheap component for them. Set the two in different angle and it just works. :-)



    If you watch video conferencing in the movies,( or in Apple demonstrations) it looks great.



    Because the callee looks directly out of the screen and makes eye contact.



    In real-life, callers look at the eyes of the callee (on the monitor) - and do not look directly into the camera. Which results into a disappointing lack of eye-contact. This is not an easy-to-solve problem. Without fancy mirrors, it is impossible to have a screen and a camera in the same place.



    Two cameras - one either side of the screen - could create two images which could be morphed into an single image. The apparent camera position could be the centre of the screen - and this would give an ideal video chat setup!



    But I don't expect that we will see this in the Tablet.



    C.
  • Reply 3 of 5
    mr. kmr. k Posts: 115member
    ^^







    Why not see something like this in a tablet?
  • Reply 4 of 5
    irelandireland Posts: 17,798member
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by Mr. K View Post


    Why not see something like this in a tablet?



    Because it's completely unnecessary.
  • Reply 5 of 5
    dfilerdfiler Posts: 3,420member
    Pffft, i'm holding out for smellovision-conferancing.
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