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Video about Apple 3D head-tracking patent

The user interface for interacting with 3D objects on a computer screen is still unfolding. I like this one. Houston Neal sent me this fascinating video:

Apple 3D Head-Tracking for Manufacturing

There’s been a lot of buzz in the Apple blogosphere over a patent for 3D head-tracking. Apple recently filed for a technology that allows users to move an object (on a computer screen) by simply moving their head or body. There’s no need for a mouse or keyboard any more; just look behind an image and it will rotate with you. To help visualize this, Software Advice put together a video of how this could be used in 3D modeling: 





To see his full post, click here.



Posted on Friday, January 15, 2010 at 08:45PM by Registered CommenterJoel | CommentsPost a Comment

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