This could be one of the best 3-D hacks around. Simsalabim's Cyberscope transforms an ordinary computer monitor into a 3-D display. A black, hood- like device that attaches to the monitor with Velcro, Cyberscope contains mirrors and optics that reflect a stereo-image pair from the PC screen onto your eyes. Your eyes and brain converge the images into a single, sharp 3-D scene. Since it uses front-surface mirrors, the Cyberscope supports full color, isn't haunted by ghost images, and offers a wide view. It works with any standard VGA monitor - any size, no adjustments necessary, no extra processing required to coordinate the left-right image data synchronization. The monitor's resolution determines the 3-D image resolution.
The Cyberscope's design supports comfortable viewing. Included with the Cyberscope is sample software for presenting stereo image pairs: a Pong- like game, "Cyberball," and a rudimentary 3-D drawing tool, "Cyberdraw." Cyberscope Pro offers high-precision optics for extra crisp images. If you want to use your own software with it, Simsalabim provides C++ or Pascal source code examples. For an encore, let's ask Simsalabim (Swedish for "abracadabra") to conjure up some software that automatically converts existing graphics files into the Cyberscope's stereo image pair.
Cyberscope: US$139. Cyberscope Pro: US$179. Simsalabim Systems: (800) 338 6329, +1 (510) 528 2021. (pilling@argon.berkeley.edu)
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