An amazing new piece of software has been developed in Japan that is capable of automatically taking a 2D image of a face, such as a digital photo and turning it into a moving 3D image. It has a range of different potential applications from online avatars, to animation to retail. Have a look at some of the impressive videos at the link below.
http://www.pinktentacle.com/2007/08/motion-portrait-instant-3d-animation-from-photos/
GREEN PC WITH OPEN SOURCE SOFTWARE GOES ON SALE
The Zonbu is a new ‘green’ PC that has recently been released in the US. The PC runs on the open source Linux operating system, and features flash memory rather then a hard-drive. Files are stored remotely on the Zonbu servers so they can be accessed anywhere and will be safe if the PC gets corrupted or damaged. The PC is also Eco friendly, using just 10 Watts as opposed to a standard PC which uses 200 Watts. Check out the review on Gizmondo.
http://gizmodo.com/gadgets/zonbu/99-zonbu-linux-pc-on-sale-today-279478.php
Internationally acclaimed food and material science expert Professor
Peter Lillford has been awarded a Visiting Fellowship with the Food
Futures Flagship to design healthier and tastier foods.
Professor Lillford holds the position of Visiting Professor for the
Public Awareness of Science at the University of York in the United
Kingdom. His work with the Flagship will focus on understanding the
structure and properties of foods and how to design foods with specific
health benefits.
“The challenge is to understand how popular foods deliver their taste
and health benefits, and how these can be maintained while modifying the
nutrients,” Professor Lillford says.
“Using new formulations and processes, we can redesign high energy
foods, such as bakery, meat and dairy products, to have a lower calorie
content yet the same consumer appeal and the desired textures, tastes
and flavours.
“This also provides the opportunity to reformulate foods and ingredients
to deliver controlled release of nutrients into the digestive tract and
avoid, for example, an unnecessarily high loading of fat and
carbohydrate, which can stress the digestive system.”
The development of food formulations and processes for controlled
calorie release foods provides the Australian food manufacturing
industry with opportunities to make a positive contribution to public
health, slowing the increasing incidence of diet related disease and
obesity, while still remaining competitive in providing the convenience
and pleasure of eating, which we all take for granted.
CSIRO
Media Assistance:
Sylvia Bell, Food Futures Flagship: 02 9490 8006; 0437 896 522;
sylvia.bell@csiro.au
Kim Farrant, 81 mins, Australia, 2006, Betacam. Courtesy: Madman Entertainment
Naked on the Inside
Recently nominated for Best Documentary at the 2007 Dendy Awards, Kim Farrant’s fresh and unnerving feature poses the simple but audacious question ‘beyond our clothes and skin, who are we?’
Undertaking a response through the stories of six brave individuals from around the globe who shed their armour, reveal their bodies and share their secrets in an extraordinary experiment, Naked on the Inside is ultimately a meditation on the soul.
Bold, heartfelt, and quite unlike anything you’ve seen before.
Join director Kim Farrant for a Q&A after the screening.
dates Sat 25 Aug 2007, 4pm
ACMI – Australian Center for Moving Image, Melbourne
admission All tickets $8
Thursday, August 16, 2007 5:30 PM
Horse Bazaar
397 Little Lonsdale St Melbourne 3000
directions:(Yahoo! Maps, Google Maps)
Proudly sponsored by Adobe.
3D Twitter visualisation by Lightmaker Melbourne. Bring along your twitter enabled phones and follow @MTUB to partake in the twittering fun.
See @CathyE for drink tokens and a name tag at the door
Homepage
http://twitter.com/mtub
http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/234867/