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3D movies have become increasingly popular as moviegoers have been swarming to movie theaters to place plastic 3D glasses over their peepers to instantly feel like they’re right in the middle of a film. But providing only a 3D experience in films is so late 2000s as a cinema chain in Japan will soon be introducing a 4D movie theater experience.

Japanese cinema chain Korona World will be opening the country’s first full-body, immersive 4D movie theater on April 26. The theaters will be equipped with 4DX technology which adds motion, humidity, aromas, strobes, bubbles and additional effects while its customers are watching a film. Each seat will be able to move in sync with the action on the movie screen, even going as far as to provide jolts to the customer during intense action scenes. (more…)

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3D gaming headset and Kickstarter success the Oculus Rift has only just been put together and begun shipping out to backers, but that hasn’t stopped iFixit from tearing it down as soon as it arrived. The headset exceeded its crowd-funding goal within a matter of hours but takes less than ten minutes to break down into its constituent parts, the teardown site discovered, rating it – in beta form, at least – a healthy nine out of ten for repairability.

Contributing to that score is the use of standard Philips screws (rather than weird, tamper-proof variants) and, where things aren’t screwed-together, standard clips instead. The LCD mounting, which is courtesy of some sticky foam pads, also gets praised for its ease of reassembly.

In fact, the only downside that’s observed is the Kapton tape – which is thermally resilient – and which Oculus uses in the development kit to hold some of the wires together. That “should probably be replaced with new tape” if you dismantle your kit, iFixit suggests.

Of course, things could change between the developer kit and the final retail product, and only time will tell whether Oculus makes the consumer Rift version as straightforward to tinker with. That’s not expected for a while yet – the company hasn’t said exactly when – though Oculus has indicated that physical design will evolve between the two, for at least the sake of “comfort.”

Oculus Rift dev kit teardown earns tinkering praise is written by Chris Davies & originally posted on SlashGear.
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3D printing seems to be all the rage these days, but what about 3D scanning? Imagine scanning a particular piece of jewelry that you love, only to have a 3D printer work out the scan into reality using material that are all a-glitter, of course, so that you have a cheap imitation of the real deal. Well, those who have watched Jackie Chan’s CZ12 would have certainly wondered whether such cool 3D scanning gloves actually exist in real life. Perhaps not, but what we do know is this, scientists have managed to come up with a 3D scanner that is capable of laser scan objects in 3D glory from a distance of half a mile away, now how about that?

This is made possible courtesy of a laser camera that was developed by physicists over at Heriot Watt University in Edinburgh, UK. The laser beams will bounce off the target, and the time required for their return journey is measured in such a precise manner that it can detect millimeter depth changes despite being 0.62 miles away. The researchers have faith that the eventual 3D scanning range would hit 10 miles away with additional research, and perhaps miniaturize the entire shebang to a fully portable form factor before the World Cup happens in Qatar.

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If you’re into 3D printable stuff, or into remote-control cars, then the OpenRC Project is for you. A gentleman in Sweden named Daniel Norée is sharing his progress on a 3D-printed Truggy, as well as sharing the recipe with the OpenRC Project group that he created. A truggy is an off-road vehicle, in case you weren’t sure.

The cost of 3D printers is dropping both for at-home use and enterprise, so it’s a very real possibility that consumers all over the world could soon have these devices in their living rooms. Crazier things have happened. We’ve seen 3D-printed iPhone docks, violins, pottery and even a robotic hand for a child.

If you can print out your very own customized remote-control car with one, count me in. While not all of the parts are printable, such as the wheels, for really die-hard remote control car fans, those are parts that they probably have sitting around in the garage already.

Here’s a video that Norée uploaded today that shows some of the schematics behind the parts, and the actual 3D-printing process using one of those fancy MakerBot Replicators:

The project has come a long way in the past few months; here’s a video of an earlier model breaking down:

I want one.

While this isn’t the only 3D-printed remote-control car out there, the advantage here is that you can follow the progress of the project on Google+ and join the discussion. If you’re ready to print one out, go here.

LG Electronics Japan is releasing a wireless sound bar system “NB4530A”, a wireless connection and 3D sound compliant blu-ray disk player “NB4530A” and a compact model “BP125″ soon.

NB4530A
NB4530A can connect to an accompanying woofer or LG TV wirelessly. It’s only 35mm thin and you can hang it on a wall as well. Built-in 3D sound processor gives you a rich and realistic sound experience when you watch a 3D movie.

Expected price: ¥45,000
Release date: mid-May
Size: main unit 1038 × 35.4 × 75mm, woofer 221 × 351.5 × 281mm
Weight: main unit 2.4kg, woofer 7.3kg

BP630
3D sound compliant Blu-Ray player, BP630′s “Private Sound Mode” is a useful function especially when you cannot play loud sounds, such as late night. Equipped with Miracast – download a dedicated application to your smart phone, and then you can listen to the sounds that BP630 is producing with your smart phone. Equipped with an HDMI terminal.

Expected price: ¥13,000
Release date: mid-May
Size: 430 × 43.5 × 208.5mm
Weight: 1.5kg

BP125
BP125 is only 270cm across so you can place it at a narrow place. Equipped with an HDMI terminal.

Expected price: ¥10,000
Release date: mid-April
Size: 270 × 39 × 198mm
Weight: 1.1kg