Besides resolutions, what can potentially be the next best thing for Home Theater Enthusiasts. What technology will take the consumer to the next leap into the future of display.
Spherical screens could be one of them.
What you see is a Digital Globe being exhibited in the main hall at Cape Town's Science Center in South Africa.
This sounds interesting...what do you guys think?
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/01/08/science/digital-globes-a-new-way-to-view-the-world.html?pagewanted=1&_r=1&partner=rss&
Spherical screens could be one of them.
What you see is a Digital Globe being exhibited in the main hall at Cape Town's Science Center in South Africa.
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As the name suggests, a digital globe is a spherically shaped display screen. Like the old-school globes once common in classrooms, digital globes vary in size, but a typical model is about 24 inches across.
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Until recently, cost and technical limitations have largely confined these modern spheres to institutional settings like science centers. But as technology improves and prices fall, it’s growing more likely that a digital orb will someday arrive in a classroom or boardroom — even a living room — near you.
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Beyond those, the biggest obstacle is cost: around $43,000 for a 24-inch diameter HyperGlobe from iGlobe of Franklin, N.H.; $40,000 for a 32-inch OmniGlobe from ARC Science of Loveland, Colo., or $21,000 for a 24-inch Magic Planet from the market leader, Global Imagination of Santa Clara, Calif.
These prices, though, are falling. Mike Foody, the C.E.O. of Global Imagination, says that he hopes to have education-discounted prices down to $2,500 within a year or two. If he succeeds, that would be within the price point of other high-tech classroom equipment, like interactive whiteboards.
These prices, though, are falling. Mike Foody, the C.E.O. of Global Imagination, says that he hopes to have education-discounted prices down to $2,500 within a year or two. If he succeeds, that would be within the price point of other high-tech classroom equipment, like interactive whiteboards.
This sounds interesting...what do you guys think?
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/01/08/science/digital-globes-a-new-way-to-view-the-world.html?pagewanted=1&_r=1&partner=rss&
