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How To See In 3D On Your iPhone
waderoush writes "Some of the coolest media technologies predate the Web and the PC — in fact, they predate the 20th century. My column in Xconomy explores the world of 19th-century stereoscopes and stereo views, which are the all-but-forgotten forerunners to anaglyphic 3D, VR goggles, and other modern stereo vision systems. As it turns out, it's pretty easy to 'free-view' vintage stereo images on an iPhone or other small screen, getting the full 3-D effect without any other viewing aids. The article has instructions for accessing a collection of old stereo images using the new Seadragon Mobile iPhone app from Microsoft Live Labs." The stereoscope, that killer technology of the last century but one, was invented in 1859 by Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr., who gave it away and never made a dime off it. If you don't have an iPhone and want to get the feel of free viewing on a computer monitor, start here at Roush's Flickr photostream.
Show me some titties!
I have a view-master that I use to look at all the old photos of dinosaurs and other documentary images such as popeye and three little pigs.
Show me some 3D titties!
... because everyone knows pirates have only one eye, you ignorant clod!
Trying to get my poor eyes to split-focus on those makes my eyes feel like they haven't felt since my first goatse click.
And Please, God, let there NOT be a 3D goatse in cyberland somewhere.
Table-ized A.I.
actually, being able to cross your eyes and still focus can be really annoying, mostly because, at least for me, it can be tough to get them to UNCROSS after a few minutes of viewing pictures like these, and then i tend to go around with one eye shut until my brain-eye connection resets and my eyes start to behave in a rational way again.
I've decided to Diversify my Holdings. I've divided my cash between my left and right pockets, instead of all in one.