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Plugging right in to that eerie "they're watching me" feeling you're supposed to get from normal portrait paintings, Opto-Isolator is an artwork that takes the sensation into the scary, robotic 21st Century. Its realistic-looking eyeball actually responds to an onlooker's gaze with a bunch of human-like movements, including coy side-glances and blinks. If the gallery doesn't creep you out enough, the video certainly will. UPDATED.
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Opto-Isolator: An Arty Eye That Really Does Follow You Around the Room
Plugging right in to that eerie "they're watching me" feeling you're supposed to get from normal portrait paintings, Opto-Isolator is an artwork that takes the sensation into the scary, robotic 21st Century. Its realistic-looking eyeball actually responds to an onlooker's gaze with a bunch of human-like movements, including coy side-glances and blinks. If the gallery doesn't creep you out enough, the video certainly will. UPDATED.
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PlayStation Eye Coming Cyclopsian For $39
We already knew the PlayStation Eye webcam was coming bundled with the Eye of Judgement card game, but you'll be able to buy it solo for $39 on October 23 as well. It's got a four-microphone array to let you do AV chat, which is one more thing you can add to your list of "Things I Do with the PS3 Other than Gaming". [PlayStation Blog]
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Oki Japan Bring Iris Scanning to Existing Cellphones
Oki Japan has developed software that brings iris recognition security to existing cellphones. Before now, biometric security has meant either hugely expensive military systems or cheap, novelty peripherals. This new development is part of a growing number of practical and affordable solutions. The software can be used to add another layer of security on any device that has a camera of at least 1 megapixel and is claimed to only give one false positive for every 100,000 scans. [Digital World Tokyo]
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The PlayStation Eye
If you're at all curious about how the PlayStation Eye works, Penny Arcade's got you covered. Har har. Now if you really want to know how it works, check out this interview with the creator to get an insight into their decision making and see what improvements they've made over the EyeToy. More »
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PlayStation EyeToy's Improvements in Detail
If you're at all interested in the PlayStation Eye, the EyeToy for the PS3 generation, take a gander at this interview with its father, Richard Marks. Along with releasing four—yes, four—albums since 2000, Richard's added many new features to PlayStation's camera. More »
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