The pop-up book picks up magical dimensions

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Magic Book uses image processing software in a process called augmented reality, allowing them to see images in books in three dimensions. The technology was developed by researchers at three institutions. The developers are doctoral student Mark Billinghurst at the University of Washington, Dr. Ivan Poupyrev at ATR Labs in Kyoto, and Dr. Hirokazu Kato at Hiroshima City University. The software has been tried in applications such as corporate training, games, museum shows and visualization of geographic data.

Graphics Software Pkgs (Micro), Product information, Three dimensional displays, Graphics software, Books, 3D technology, Computer graphics, Three-dimensional graphics, Three dimensional graphics, E-books

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Keeping an eye on drivers to keep their eyes on the road; a gaze-tracking safety system for the car could become the ultimate backseat driver

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Australian robotics researcher Dr. Alex Zelinsky and the Volvo Technological Development Corp. have developed a new monitoring system to track the gaze of an automobile drivers to make sure they keep their eyes on the road. The software-based system does not use infrared light to track where the driver is looking. Instead, the Seeing Machines system uses image processing software to interpret data from the two video cameras mounted on the dashboard.

Australia, Sweden, Motor vehicle parts and accessories, Auto Parts ex Rebuilt NEC, All Other Motor Vehicle Parts Manufacturing, Energy Mgmt Software Pkgs (Micro), Safety and security measures, Automobile equipment and supplies industry, Product development, Automotive parts industry, Equipment and supplies, Software development/engineering, Software engineering, Automotive parts, Motor vehicle drivers, Automobile driving, Motor vehicle driving, Tracking systems, Tracking systems (Navigation), Image processing, Image processing equipment industry, Automobile drivers, Traffic safety, Image processing software, Seeing Machines, Volvo Technological Development Corp.

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After decades of frustration, the picture tube slims down

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Dr. Andrew R. Knox and John Stuart Beeteson, both of I.B.M., have developed a thin cathode-ray tube only one inch thick. The device uses a magnetic field from a permanent magnet full of miniscule holes to make the electrons travel in parallel lines, instead of in a fanned-out formation. The powerful magnetic field in the holes makes the electrons coming from the cathode plate spiral and focus into slender beams which then accelerate out, each beam hitting a single pixel on the outer, phosphor-covered glass plate. The new technology is far simpler than that of the field emission display currently used for flat panel displays. Commercialization will take some time, but the device has the potential to be mass produced at a low price.

Electron Tube Manufacturing, Electron tubes, Porcelain electrical supplies, Porcelain Electrical Supply Manufacturing, Television Picture Tubes, Ceramic Permanent Magnets, Television equipment industry, Color monitors, Cathode ray tubes, Color monitor, Ferrite devices, Ceramic magnets, Permanent magnets, Know, Andrew R., Beeteson, John Stuart

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