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Peephole Displays

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the now-isn't-that-clever dept.

benh57 writes "A student at Berkeley has come up with a novel approach for navigating small handheld displays. In effect the display is a "peephole" into a much larger information area. You see different parts of the display by moving the handheld around - no more tiny scrollbars. Check out the DiVX movies to see it in action. It even works in 3D!"

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  1. Name.. by grub · · Score: 5, Funny


    Being that it's similar to looking through a small hole to see a large interior I think they should call it The Speculum

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    1. Re:Name.. by gosand · · Score: 4, Funny
      Being that it's similar to looking through a small hole to see a large interior I think they should call it The Speculum

      Or goatse

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  2. And the lawsuits are already being filed... by Motherfucking+Shit · · Score: 5, Funny
    A student at Berkeley has come up with a novel approach for navigating small handheld displays. In effect the display is a "peephole" into a much larger information area.
    In other news, the X10 corporation, makers of stealthy spy cameras and ubiquitous web adverts, announced today that they are filing a patent infringement lawsuit against an unnamed Berkeley student. Said the CEO, "peepholes are our market and this is a clear case of infringement!"
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  3. Game Controllers by Devil+Ducky · · Score: 4, Funny

    I''ve been using a similar style for years. I can't even play a game without moving the controller wildly about while playing a game.

    There's no convincing me that moving the controller to the right doesn't help the car turn faster in GT3. Or that shaking it up and down while holding the X button so hard my fingers change colors doesn't help it with acceleration on the straight away.

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    1. Re:Game Controllers by Dan+B. · · Score: 3, Funny

      I have a mate who tries to 'see' around the corner of his display when playing any RTS.

      It used to crack us all up watching his head bob up/down/left/right when playing Warcraft II. He used to always wonder why we were laughing, as though some mage would be about to cast a blizzard on his unsuspecting horde of Ogres.

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  4. This is all great and everything, but.... by L.+VeGas · · Score: 3, Funny

    After I get all excited doing this, where can I ... ahem ... insert myself?

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  5. I wouldn't know by IWantMoreSpamPlease · · Score: 3, Funny

    I can't get a peep out of their server...

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  6. Re:Nice concept by The+Fun+Guy · · Score: 4, Funny

    "...touch sensitive sides...stroke the side...I enjoy the peephole"

    They say that porn drives technological innovation in information distribution technologies. This gives a whole new meaning to the term "peep show".

    I can't imagine I'm going to get first post on this.

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  7. Would make for a good game by DrSkwid · · Score: 4, Funny

    Gaffer/duct tape a nice colour ipaq on your face an
    et violá : virtual reality

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  8. Okay... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

    So we're going to be viewing everything on roll-up monitors that we have to shake around to find things on, all while tapping incessantly on a projection keyboard. Sounds like we're all going to be jerking around like idiots.

    I think I'll wait.

  9. Karate(TM) by karlandtanya · · Score: 5, Funny
    You could use the gyros (or whatever they use) in this device to detect orientation.

    And you could use GPS to detect precision.

    Then you could use a very fast wireless link to connect to a collection of high resolution earth images.

    So, if you held the device in front of you and looked at it, you could see exactly what you'd see if your hand was empty.

    PHBs should be able to buy this "empty-hand" device for $2500.00 in two years; the rest of will get it for $99.99 at Wal-Mart in five.

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  10. Re:Nice concept by Elwood+P+Dowd · · Score: 4, Funny

    They could require the use of an earbud headphone. And the POV could be relative to the headphone. Then you could put a button on the PDA that recenters the display if things get out of whack. Seems like that would perfectly deal with the jitter issue. Like you say, you'd need fast updates on the screen.

    Of course, I don't want a PDA until they can draw on my iris with lasers. I want a 50" display that fits in the palm of my hand, and can be used to permanently blind my enemy in tactical combat.

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  11. Re:Nice concept by srmalloy · · Score: 3, Funny
    Nice concept, but I wouldn't want to use it in a bus or such. It real life it would crave some sort of gyro to detect movement. Imagine a bus rounding a corner and the text compensating by scrolling. At least it would serve as amusement to the fellow busriders.

    With a gyroscope/accelerometer arrangement to detect movement, you could set it up so that you clear the screen by turning it over and shaking it.