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How To See In 3D On Your iPhone 94

Posted by kdawson from the old-tech-made-new dept.
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.

Comment Re:totally different organizations (Score 2, Informative) 108

by audentis (#21618413) Attached to: IT Pro Admits Stealing 8.4M Consumer Records
That's because they are one of the largest financial services companies in the US. Anyone you deal with that has "Fidelity" as part of their company's name is probably a subsidiary.

While you are correct in many respects--that Fidelity Investments (FMR Corp.) has a lot of subsidiaries--this company, Fidelity National Information Systems, is NOT one of them. They are not connected in any way.

FMR Corp. is privately owned, whereas FNIS (NYSE:FIS) is publicly traded and a member of the S&P 500.

I used to work for Fidelity Investments, and even for me it was often confusing which companies were ours. But this is a clear-cut case of different companies. Just want to make sure that gets out there before people start worrying about their 401Ks.

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