Friday, May 27, 2011

Pioneer shows a screen that floated images

Pioneer has introduced its screen Floating Vision (vision floating in French, Ed) which gives the illusion that the image that displays floating in the air, according Diginfo. tv. The Japanese presented his system at the Embedded Systems Expo. It uses an LCD panel placed behind a "3D optical," said a representative translated by our colleagues in the video below.

Pioneer has also added infrared sensors to detect the user's hands, which allows you to interact with the image. The goal is to create the illusion of a diorama. The manufacturer presents this as an alternative to stereoscopic 3D displays. There is no need glasses, and Pioneer says the pitch is higher.

This technology also has the advantage of being visible to all without causing headaches and does not modify the video stream. The disadvantages are nevertheless important and explain why the Floating Vision is currently limited to shows and niche markets. Plus the screen is bigger and optics will be large and expensive.

We deduce that this is the reason why presentations were made on small screens. In addition, images of several demonstrations were dark, probably because part of the luminosity is absorbed by the optics. Pioneer is already selling the EV-01, which projects the balloon in the video below.

It can connect to a computer via a USB port. It is intended for professionals in advertising and design. For the record, this model is the result of the prototype of the same name presented for the first time in 2009. Pioneer is advancing rapidly and it would not be surprising to learn of the signing of a partnership with an automaker in a year or two.

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