Nick Sears: Presenting the Orb

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Inventor Nick Sears demos the first generation of the Orb, a rotating persistence-of-vision display that creates glowing 3D images. A short, cool tale of invention.
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Nick Sears: Presenting the Orb

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omfg!
omfg!
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???? 你同意什么哈？很郁闷！ ......
???? 你同意什么哈？很郁闷！说的明白点行不？
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agreed
agreed
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if you're into ...
if you're into ballplay yeah
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ah it seems there ...
ah it seems there is a low quality video of the Perspecta Spatial 3D on youtube:

watch?v=8KaQmn2VTzs
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thank you Rolex.
thank you Rolex.
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Audiences are ...
Audiences are indeed "sold" to advertisers. That's how broadcasters make their money.

Even though we as the audience are being bought, sold and traded as commodities - we don't see any of that money. We get "paid" in watchable content.
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google the " ...
google the "Perspecta Spatial 3D" to see a proper polished version of this display technique.
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I feel like I've ...
I feel like I've just had pillow talk with Rolex.
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Good thing to have ...
Good thing to have at a rave
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Why didn't I think ...
Why didn't I think of that!
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es un buen vido ...
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Awesome ^_^
Awesome ^_^
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that's a good idea!
that's a good idea!
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