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Archive for August 24th, 2006

3D TV Without the Glasses: WOWvx

Posted by Xeno on August 24, 2006

Awesome. Can’t wait to see it.

Philips 3D displays using WOWvx technology takes the immersive experience one step further, delivering stunning out-of-screen 3D effects without the need for special glasses or filters.

?Philips 3D displays based on Philips WOWvx technology is just the latest in a series of innovations,? said Jos Swillens, CEO of Philips 3D Solutions. ?3D-TV is the next frontier for those in the professional display market seeking differentiation to gain a competitive edge, and for consumers seeking the next level in the immersive entertainment experience. Our 3D displays meet that demand for innovation and performance. Best of all, we have accomplished this without the need for special headgear, and with the ability for multiple people to enjoy the same 3D experience at the same time. SID attendees will enjoy a demo of this innovative 3D experience using a selection of animation, gaming, and stereoscopic video content.? - philips

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Boiled bones show Aztecs butchered, ate invaders

Posted by Xeno on August 24, 2006

Here’s a disgusting story of human inhumanity. Only about 500 years ago, when the invading Spanish forces of 1520 were captured by aztecs.jpgAztecs, evidence shows that the Aztecs held a group of prisoners and ate them, a few per day, over the course of six months.

“On hearing of the massacre, Cortes renamed [Zultepec as] the town Tecuaque — meaning “where people were eaten” in the indigenous Nahuatl language — and sent an army to wipe out its people. ” - yahoo

We are evolving. Sure, we still hold other humans prisoners today (over 2 million in the US alone), slavery is at an all time high world wide ( 17,500 men, women and children per year enter the US as slaves. Also see: EBay halts auction of Vietnamese girls ), and humans still torture and kill our own kind. But now, in these modern civilized times, we’ve pretty much dropped the large scale cannibalism! Hurray!

In another million years or so, we might be able to apply for the Galactic Federation. If you wonder why the Aliens haven’t contacted us yet, just take a look around. As a species we are, as yet, unworthy. There is hope, of course. The great mass of people is evolving. I know this to be a fact because we will soon have really cool 3-D TV.

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