Just wated clarify on someting from my original post:
Kind of hard to believe that Wired would be duped by something like this.
... can be taken two different ways. What I meant to imply is that I don't think Wired is easily duped, hence they probably saw the real deal at Comdex (as opposed to what looks like a mock-up), not that they were duped.
I just figured I'd clear that up before I get more flames. (Thanks, Accipiter)
If you go to Dimensional Media's (http://www.3dmedia.com) and follow the links to the Visualizing page, you can actually see a "demo" of the M360 in streaming video.
Funny thing is, it looks like somebody took a Volkswagen Passat toy and mounted it on a motor shaft. If you pause the video about 1/8 of the way through the movie, you can see the support holding the "hologram" up.
Also, look at the car about 3/5 of the way through the video when then spokesman is supposed to be waving his hands through the car. He is actually casting a shadow on the car, which again leads one to believe there's something funny going on here.
Kind of hard to believe that Wired would be duped by something like this. It's possible that video might be an old mock-up, but it still makes you wonder.
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Just wated clarify on someting from my original post:
Kind of hard to believe that Wired would be duped by something like this.
I just figured I'd clear that up before I get more flames. (Thanks, Accipiter)
If you go to Dimensional Media's (http://www.3dmedia.com) and follow the links to the Visualizing page, you can actually see a "demo" of the M360 in streaming video. Funny thing is, it looks like somebody took a Volkswagen Passat toy and mounted it on a motor shaft. If you pause the video about 1/8 of the way through the movie, you can see the support holding the "hologram" up. Also, look at the car about 3/5 of the way through the video when then spokesman is supposed to be waving his hands through the car. He is actually casting a shadow on the car, which again leads one to believe there's something funny going on here. Kind of hard to believe that Wired would be duped by something like this. It's possible that video might be an old mock-up, but it still makes you wonder.