BiDi Screen from MIT Media Lab (Bidirectional Screen)

A Thin, Depth-Sensing LCD for 3D Interaction

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Matthew Hirsch, Douglas Lanman, Henry Holtzman, Ramesh Raskar, MIT Media Lab

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The BiDi Screen is an example of a new type of I/O device that possesses the ability to both capture images and display them. This thin, bidirectional screen extends the latest trend in LCD devices, which has seen the incorporation of photo-diodes into every display pixel. Using a novel optical masking technique developed at the Media Lab, the BiDi Screen can capture lightfield-like quantities, unlocking a wide array of applications from 3-D gesture interaction with CE devices, to seamless video communication.

http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2009/gestural-computing.html

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• Matthew Hirsch
• Douglas Lanman
• Henry Holtzman
• Ramesh Raskar
• MIT Media Lab

[a051834f]

this would be great technology for navigate in TOKYO city

[EmancipatedSquirrel]

this reminds me of George Orwell's 1984, soon TV's would be able to peer into our rooms. then again kinect could do that already

[MrDeaw0]

I burned my potatoe down T_T

[kwstas1995]

Why the fuck is lady gagas bad romance on 4th place of suggested videos? I don't get it!!!

[Awildatrimblex]

ehbin mega aufgewirbelt und ungezogen heute wer mag mit mir schreibn und so

[Shinkada]

Viewpoint-independent 3D display is far more important than fiddling around with silly scifi ways to control your TV. I hope this tech is put to the use it should be. =/

[Shinkada]

@kickit246 Actually a simplified version of the screen has already been applied by Range Rover. Their luxury line has a screen that is one image from the passenger's seat and a different one from the driver's.

Usually when technology gets heard of once when it's a prototype and never again, it's due to cost, inefficiency, or critical flaws (see: flying cars). This isn't the case with this.

[Shinkada]

@Gustav0M Too late. Some companies have already started using the same kind of technology as medical EEGs to bind commands to thought processes, and thus control things with thoughts.

[KeepingModern]

This would be great technology for GPS in cars.

[annjibabii]

looking for some fun if you know what i mean just msg meh