I unbox and take a first look at the Droid Bionic Lapdock. This is a really great idea where you use you Droid Bionic and plug it into a laptop dock and it becomes a simple computer. Check out the video for all the details.
The concept of this Apple patent is fairly simple. The idea is that when you are looking at your monitor it will be more realistic to move your head around and look into the display, just like you would do out a window. The whole idea is based on using your computer either hands free or with minimal input. You can essentially just look around as though your monitor was one big window.
The other idea that goes along with this display is using layers and the movement of your head to open, close or move around layers. At this point the technology is only a patent for an idea as far as anyone knows, but with the recent interest in 3D picking up and motion controls such as Project Natal, you can bet Apple is cooking up something.
For example, the electronic device may define visual properties of different surfaces of the displayed object (e.g., reflection and refraction characteristics), and apply the visual properties to the portions of the detected image mapped on each surface. Using this approach, surfaces with low reflectivity (e.g., plastic surfaces) may not reflect the environment, but may reflect light, while surfaces with high reflectivity (e.g., polished metal or chrome) may reflect both the environment (e.g., the user’s face as detected by the camera) and light. To further enhance the user’s experience, the detected environment may be reflected differently along curved surfaces of a displayed object (e.g., as if the user were actually moving around the displayed object and seeing his reflection based on his position and the portion of the object reflecting the image).
To get a better idea of how this might work you have to check out the video below. The only difference is that Apple’s patent does not specify wearing anything to track movement, such as glasses.
New for JVC is this beautiful Dolby Virtual Surround XS-SR3 sound dock for your iPod or iPhone. The new dock allows you to position the device of your choice in vertical or horizontal mode so you can enjoy your music or video. For the full press release, read on:
WAYNE, NJ, December 16, 2009 – A new JVC iPod® speaker system features a unique wraparound design, Dolby Virtual Surround, and a dock that like most docks holds an iPod vertically for music listening, but also can cradle it horizontally – ideal for widescreen viewing of video.
The new JVC XS-SR3 surround dock is a sleek, glossy black speaker tube with a curved design that allows the iPod to nestle between the speakers. The iPod holder rotates for viewing video in widescreen mode and comes with four clips to hold selected iPod models. The speakers’ powerful neodymium magnets ensure clean, crisp sound, while Dolby Virtual Surround creates the illusion of a wider sound field when viewing video content. Power output is five watts and the system features two audio inputs, one analog and one digital optical. A remote control is included.
In addition to its function as an iPod speaker dock, the XS-SR3 can also be used as computer speaker system.
The JVC XS-SR3 is available this month for $149.95.
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