Actually, there's only one problem with that, at least from what I can tell: even if you were to use a turntable from a record player or a Lazy Susan or something, I'm thinking that even the turntable would become part of the object. If you look closely, they guy's hand gets modeled at one point; it gets edited out by the program, but traces of it are still there on the finished model.
Now, if you had a lightbox and a turntable made of a circle of perfectly clear matte glass or plastic or something, THAT might work…
I wish that there was a download for this on the Cambridge site. :(
Probably due to semi-dyslexia and being somewhat of a Star Trek geek, I ended up misreading "Archos" as "Archons" — did that happen to anyone else, or just me?
That would technically be ~3.9-4.0 Terahertz, or THz.
I probably wouldn't have it for another decade or so, though — the computer I'm using right now is running Windows XP on 384MB (yes, MEGAbytes) of RAM, with a measly 700MHz AMD Duron processor, and I'm too poor to upgrade to anything better yet. :(
I can SORTA read music — I'm attempting to learn, anyway. Currently, however, the keyboard I play is in a storage building seventy-seven miles away. Usually, I just play by ear anyway. :/ Is there anything wrong with that?
Aaand back on topic: BAH! Learning through memorizing which key to strike and how long to hold it down is okay, but it's honestly not the best way to learn. I should know — I know several songs, all of which come from video games, and I only know them because I hooked my keyboard up to my PC and used the light-up keys on it to learn. XP It's certainly not the WORST way, but seriously — this apparatus is merely the next-generation 'light-up key' system: instead of just lighting up the key you need to press, however, it forcefully drags your fingers — hand(s) and all — to the correct spot on the keyboard/piano you're playing.
Depending on the price, however, it might not be too bad of an alternative to piano lessons — it looks like you can use the software to import sheet music or MIDIs or something and play those, so hey — at least the kid (or whoever is using the device) would be able to learn whatever song he/she wanted.
P.S.: if anyone here plans on getting/actually gets this, I want them to record a video of them playing the NES Silver Surfer in-game tune. AND upload it to YouTube. :)
P.P.S.: am I the only one who finds the voiceover-woman's voice extremely annoying in that vid?
Cambridge's ProFORMA does 3D scanning with any stationary webcam
Nov 23rd 2009 7:06PM (Engadget)With web-cams?
Cambridge's ProFORMA does 3D scanning with any stationary webcam
Nov 23rd 2009 7:03PM (Engadget)Hurray for comment mis-firing. >.< I think I actually liked the OLD comments system BETTER.
Sorry, Basroil, this was meant for one of the (Unverified)s above you.
Cambridge's ProFORMA does 3D scanning with any stationary webcam
Nov 23rd 2009 7:00PM (Engadget)Actually, there's only one problem with that, at least from what I can tell: even if you were to use a turntable from a record player or a Lazy Susan or something, I'm thinking that even the turntable would become part of the object. If you look closely, they guy's hand gets modeled at one point; it gets edited out by the program, but traces of it are still there on the finished model.
Now, if you had a lightbox and a turntable made of a circle of perfectly clear matte glass or plastic or something, THAT might work…
I wish that there was a download for this on the Cambridge site. :(
Cambridge's ProFORMA does 3D scanning with any stationary webcam
Nov 23rd 2009 6:48PM (Engadget)I agree with the 'hell no', but only in regards to Barbie.
Someone's forgetting Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and Bucky O'Hare! :D *
Yamaha's 1mm-thick prototype speaker is made from cloth, highly directional (video)
Oct 10th 2009 6:35AM (Engadget)Is it weird that when I read that, I automatically thought of SETEC Astronomy from Sneakers? .>
On-topic: this would make for some AWESOME surround sound. Literally: panel your walls and ceiling with it, and presto!
The bad part about that would be, playing horror-genre video games — well, let's just say you wouldn't play them with the lights off ever again…
Archos store is down, you know what that means?
Sep 15th 2009 3:02PM (Engadget)UC Berkeley researchers tout world's smallest semiconductor laser
Sep 1st 2009 9:31PM (Engadget)UC Berkeley researchers tout world's smallest semiconductor laser
Sep 1st 2009 9:30PM (Engadget)I probably wouldn't have it for another decade or so, though — the computer I'm using right now is running Windows XP on 384MB (yes, MEGAbytes) of RAM, with a measly 700MHz AMD Duron processor, and I'm too poor to upgrade to anything better yet. :(
Video: Concert Hands teaches you to play piano, whether you want it to or not
Aug 20th 2009 9:08PM (Engadget)Aaand back on topic: BAH! Learning through memorizing which key to strike and how long to hold it down is okay, but it's honestly not the best way to learn. I should know — I know several songs, all of which come from video games, and I only know them because I hooked my keyboard up to my PC and used the light-up keys on it to learn. XP
It's certainly not the WORST way, but seriously — this apparatus is merely the next-generation 'light-up key' system: instead of just lighting up the key you need to press, however, it forcefully drags your fingers — hand(s) and all — to the correct spot on the keyboard/piano you're playing.
Depending on the price, however, it might not be too bad of an alternative to piano lessons — it looks like you can use the software to import sheet music or MIDIs or something and play those, so hey — at least the kid (or whoever is using the device) would be able to learn whatever song he/she wanted.
P.S.: if anyone here plans on getting/actually gets this, I want them to record a video of them playing the NES Silver Surfer in-game tune. AND upload it to YouTube. :)
P.P.S.: am I the only one who finds the voiceover-woman's voice extremely annoying in that vid?
Creepy, laughter-tracking PS3 patent has us rethinking Sony's whole PlayStation Eye strategy
Aug 16th 2009 3:44PM (Engadget)