Fall 2011 Fall Vol.2011 2 Issue 3
UNLVirtual
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UNIVERSAL NEWSLETTER FOR VIRTUAL & DIGITAL MEDIA
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Who is Hank Greenspun? Hank Greenspun was a fiery and tenacious public advocate who founded and published the Las Vegas Sun daily newspaper. He used the power of the press to fight corruption and demagoguery and to champion the welfare of the poor and disenfranchised. His legacy lives on at the Hank Greenspun School of Journalism and Media Studies.
No Keyboard? No Problem! Sony’s 3D Head Mounted Display
Celluon Magic Cube
Laser Keyboard for Your iPad By Zeenath Haniff
What is one physical element missing from iPads and iPhones? Why a keyboard, of course! Solve that problem with the newest virtual device—introducing the cube laser virtual keyboard. The pint-sized cube projects a laser image of a full-sized keyboard on a flat
surface. Using a wireless Bluetooth connection, the QWERTY keyboard even simulates the clicking sounds of a keyboard. In addition, users can use their finger as a mouse and the device also has a handwriting recognition ability. Visit celluon.com.
Sony Heads into Virtual Reality Contact Info UNLV College of Urban Affairs Virtual & Digital Media 4505 Maryland Pkwy Box 455007 Las Vegas, Nevada 89154-5007 Lawrence Mullen, Ph.D. Director Phone: 702-895-4491 Email: lawrence.mullen@ unlv.edu Zeenath Haniff Research Assistant Phone 702-895-0035 Email: haniffz@ unlv.nevada.edu
By Zeenath Haniff
First introduced at CES 2011, Sony debuted a prototype for an HMZ device— a head mounted display for stereoscopic 3D viewing.
This device uses Sony’s OLED screen to project clear images of high quality and superior color. Visit store.sony.com.
Its first release is anticipated to hit Japan mid-November for roughly $800.00 USD. The HMZ Personal 3D Viewer has builtin headphones and two independent panels for each eye to provide close to full peripheral vision. The HMz device is to be compatible with Sony Playstation 3 or a Blu-ray 3D player.
Sony’s HMZ Personal 3D Viewer
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