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Sony Develops TVs That Zoom in for True Close-ups
prakslash writes "Sony has unveiled version 2 of its 'Digital Reality Creation' technology that allows viewers to pan around a TV image and then zoom in. Unlike the current TVs that simply scale the image, Sony's technology does 'true' zooming by digitally enhancing the signal to communicate gloss, depth and texture.
digitally enhancing the signal to communicate gloss, depth and texture
Ya know, I was going to make the obvious joke, then I realized that what I'm thinking about, I actually *don't* want to zoom in on. Some things are best left to the imagination, lest you see the reality (and the bumps and blisters and pimples). Ewww.
So, umh, this would be cool for zooming in on puppies and stuff. Yeah.
If only this was around for a certain Australian beauty queens strut down the catwalk last week. *sigh* Pan Baby!
Wow and I thought FCC regulations were the only thing to come out of Janet Jackson's boobies. It goes to show that pornography still provides the incentive for innovation for all major developing technologies. It's actually a little known fact that the people offering the incentives for new space elevator technology are only doing so in hopes of losing their virginity in it one day.
Glad we'll finally be able to clear that Kennedy thing up.
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This truly is the best of all possible worlds.
Dude, don't you watch any of those crime dramas? Digital zoom is the greatest thing since sliced bread. With digital zoom and special software you can enhance a single pixel into the killers face!
It operates via voice commands and goes CLICK-CLICK-CLICK when it's zooming?
You're right; the image in the article should be captioned "scientist demonstrates zooming by enhancing zebra ass, finds fleas". Astounding! Quick, somebody get me $1000, I need a Sony HDTV or my perception of the world will crumble.
Hmmm, I'll have to try that one with my girlfriend when she catches me watching the pr0n...
...but honey! They just digitally enhanced the signal to communicate gloss, depth and texture...i'm just evaluating this in the name of technology! Honest!
It's not zoom, it's digital enhancement. Which is what zoom is. But this is different. Yeah, right.
More marketing BS.
Remember Deckard's Sony photo machine?
It's like that?
That pixel! I want to look at THAT PIXEL!
When you zoom in, I wonder if it makes that cool DIT-DIT-DI-DI-di-di-di-di-di- sound effect?
That's disgusting, shes like a hundred.
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With digital zoom and special software you can enhance a single pixel into the killers face!
I can see the "CSI" episode now...
Ditzy cop: "Here's that footage you wanted enhanced sir, I ran it through our SomethingAwful lab guys!"
Police Chief: "Put out an APB on this Admiral Ackbah character..."
etc...etc...etc...
Digital zoom is the greatest thing since sliced bread D'you know what I've never understood? What's so great about sliced bread? People always say stuff like 'She thinks she's the greatest thing since sliced bread...' You can't seriously tell me that when sliced bread first came out, everyone gasped, stopped what they were doing and exclaimed "Bread you don't have to slice for yourself?! This'll save so much time, minutes even!!"
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Never mind the zoom in, I'd rather have a zoom out.
Like, for example, when they show a nude girl only from the neck upwards.
Actually, yes... people did think it was great. Have you ever tried to slice a fresh loaf of bread?
Stupid sexy Flanders.
You like your women with one D cup?
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