Amazon are apparently making a phone. With some kind of 3d thing going on. Involving 4 cameras on the front, working out where you are.
This doesn't actually make anything 3d.
What would be very cool is an invisible phone. This is entirely possible. It just requires the phone's display to show what's behind it - I.e. the view as seen by the camera on the back. This isn't terribly effective (despite the (dis) appearance of the Aston Martin "Vanish") unless the viewer, screen, and background are nicely aligned. But with the addition of eye tracking, a much more realistic "invisibility" effect can be produced by compensating for the change in viewing angles.
I really hope amazon have thought of that. I will find out in about 10 days.
(The point of an invisible phone is mainly just because it looks cool. But also you can then have text and graphics apparently floating in mid-air. Augmented reality that can actually be useful, like Google Glass.)
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Sorry to post here, but I didn't know how else to contact you. I live in Marsh Baldon, and have been collecting for the refugees in Calais who are living in deplorable circumstances. I have become aware that the many refugees on Lesvos (who include large numbers of women and children) are in as bad, if not worse conditions. At present almost all the assistance they have been getting, has been down to the goodwill of a few volunteers, and winter is coming. I was wondering if you might make a collection for them after your service. I am attaching several links which might be of interest, including a Guardian article about the conditions in Calais, and the charities dealing with Lesvos and Calais. I would be so grateful.
Many thanks,
Sue Shaw
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/oct/02/calais-refugee-camp-conditions-diabolical-report-jungle-bacteria-hygiene
http://www.calaidipedia.co.uk/
https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/help-for-refugees-on-lesvos-greece#/story