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HaptoClone Creates Reflections That Have Haptic Feedback: Ghost with a Shell

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Researchers from The University of Tokyo’s Shinoda – Makino Lab have created a mind-blowing device that clones both images and low amounts of haptic feedback. In other words, it creates reflections that you can “touch” and can “touch” you back.

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Invented by Yasutoshi Makino, Yoshikazu Furuyama and Hiroyuki Shinoda, HaptoClone has a pair of panels filled with microscopic mirrors. These panels are arranged in such a way that an object placed on the left side will be reflected on the right, and vice-versa. For example, in the image above the ball and the hand are actually on the right, but they appear to come out on the left.

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The display on each side is surrounded by ultrasonic transducers. With the help of a Kinect sensor, the transducers create force fields that replicate the sensation and location of touch input. For instance, in the image up top, if you “poke” the ball’s reflection (the one on the left), your hand will be reflected on the right display. That reflection will appear to make contact with the real ball and move it accordingly. In reality, the Kinect detected your hand’s position relative to the clone ball, and then ultrasonic waves made the real ball move. It’s just that all of that happened in real time.

HaptoClone does have limitations, the main one being the transducers’ weak output – about 100mN per square centimeter. It’s enough to replicate the feeling of a high five but not a punch. Also, HaptoClone doesn’t mimic the real object’s other parameters such as texture and temperature. Nonetheless, it provides a unique and extremely immersive experience. Imagine if video chat applications had this level of haptic feedback. Head to Shinoda – Makino Lab’s website for more on HaptoClone.

[via Reddit]

3D Floors Bring the Beach (and Vertigo) Indoors

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When you think about over the top buildings, houses, and cars, one of the places that comes to mind is certainly Dubai. There is so much oil money in that country that people can afford to do just about anything you can dream up. A new product has turned up from a company in Dubai and it is pretty awesome.

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I’m not sure I would want Imperial Interiors’ 3D epoxy floors in my entire house but they would make for an awesome theme bedroom for kids or a game room. The floors show different beach and water scenes with impressive depth. Some have animals, and others are Landscapes.

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My favorite is the first image with the waterfalls. The room where the 3D floors extend to the walls with Jaws coming after you is pretty cool as well. I would constantly step wrong on these floors and break my neck.

[via Nerd Approved]

Save on This Awesome 3D-Illusion Lighting Sculpture

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Looking for a cool piece of art for your space? This nifty ambient light makes a great conversation piece, thanks to a laser-engraved acrylic layer that makes it look as if a 3D object is floating in space.

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Each lamp is made by Blue Pine Studio, and illuminated with a color-changing LED, which can be set to one of 16 different colors, or one of four color-changing sequences using the included remote control.

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Choose from one of three different designs: Buckeye Butterfly, Crystal Ball, or my favorite, Octopus. Each lamp measures 5.5″L x 5.5″W x 6″H and sits on a handsome wood base.

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We’ve got the Blue Pine Studio 3D-Illusion Lighting Sculpture on sale in the Technabob Shop now for just $79.99, a savings of 33% off the MSRP.

 

Optical Illusion Warped Placemat: You’re Eating All of That?!

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Japanese product design studio A.P. Works has an idea for a placemat that will make it seem like your food and dinnerware are warping spacetime itself, because the placemats’ lines curve right where the spoon, fork and plate should be.

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It would be a lot cooler if the placemats actually curved around objects placed on them. Still, it’s amazing how a simple trick can be so convincing.

[via A.P. Works via Daily of the Day]

Tokyoflash Kisai Maze Wood Watch Helps You Burn Some Time

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While everyone else is talking about, waiting for or hating on the Apple Watch, Tokyoflash just keeps on keeping on. The watchmaker’s latest release is the Kisai Maze Wood, a wooden version of the Kisai Maze. In Maze mode, the watch displays the time as gaps in a maze. It’s not that hard to figure out, but it’ll still get quizzical looks.

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Maze mode also gives you has an optional animation, in which a block runs around the display as if looking for the way out. The watch also has a Digital mode, aka Why Did You Even Buy a Kisai mode, that just plain displays the time.

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The Kisai Maze Wood comes in three color schemes. There’s one with a green LCD and a dark sandalwood frame, one with a red LCD and a maple wood frame and one with a silver LCD and a dark sandalwood frame.

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Find your way to Tokyoflash’s online store and pre-order the Kisai Maze Wood for $99 (USD). This price is only valid for a limited time – until Friday September 12th at 11am Japan time, after which it will jump up to the regular retail price.

Impressive Anamorphic Illusions – Looks Can Be Deceiving

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Looks can be deceiving, sometimes things are just not what you think from a certain point of view, but we will let you be the judge of that. Check out this photo and think “Is the Rubik’s Cube real? the tape? or the shoe?”

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Super Mario Spiral Clock: Down the 16-Bit Hole

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Every time is Super Mario time with this spiral clock featuring characters and icons from Nintendo’s timeless platformer. You might find it hard to tell the time on this clock because of its pseudo-asymmetrical look. That’s all I see when I look at this thing.

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Warp-pipe to Etsy and pay $25 (USD) to get the clock. Seller BackStreet Crafts also sells other geeky clocks and spiral clocks.

[via it8bit]


Mix Up Cosmic Cocktails with Gin, Tonic, and a Black Light

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I love the occasional cocktail or two, but I’ve always had to keep it at a minimum. I’ve got my reasons, with the main one being the fact that I turn beet red once I consume even a drop (okay, several drops) of alcohol-laced fluids into my system.

But I doubt I’d be able to contain myself if I came across this cosmic concoction.

As some people claim, the above is a result of Photoshop and a bit of tweaking. But you really can mix up your own glowing cocktails, with the right recipe and  a black light.

Maybe you can even achieve something similar the otherworldly looking mix in the image if you mix it slowly and shine the black light while you do. This is called the Aurora Jungle-Juice cocktail, and once everything settles down, you’ll end up with something that looks like this:

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It’s basically a mix of either gin or vodka, tonic water, and Rose’s Mojito Passion or Pink Lemonade concentrate. Then add in some ice, bring your black light, and voila! Awesomeness.

You can check out the recipe here.

[via Incredible Things]