http://www.engadget.com/2005/08/23/the-bitfall-aquadisplay/ Engadget Comments for The Bitfall aquadisplay http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2005/08/23/the-bitfall-aquadisplay/http://www.engadget.com/2005/08/23/the-bitfall-aquadisplay/Dec 19th 2005 1:05AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/08/23/the-bitfall-aquadisplay/http://www.engadget.com/2005/08/23/the-bitfall-aquadisplay/http://sphericalrobots.universalsuperjet.de/bitfall/bitfall_webdings.MOV
http://sphericalrobots.universalsuperjet.de/bitfall/bitfall_klein2.mov
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Sorry, mom.]]>Dec 19th 2005 1:05AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/08/23/the-bitfall-aquadisplay/http://www.engadget.com/2005/08/23/the-bitfall-aquadisplay/
ebmorse - Yeah, I gues that's why it's called Bitfall. Bit's are just ones and zeros right? I think im right...

Anyway, why get Bitfall, when you can get BitTorrent! I mean, what would you rather have, a few falling bits, or a whole Torrent of them? :D]]>Dec 19th 2005 1:05AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/08/23/the-bitfall-aquadisplay/http://www.engadget.com/2005/08/23/the-bitfall-aquadisplay/Dec 19th 2005 1:05AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/08/23/the-bitfall-aquadisplay/http://www.engadget.com/2005/08/23/the-bitfall-aquadisplay/Dec 19th 2005 1:05AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/08/23/the-bitfall-aquadisplay/http://www.engadget.com/2005/08/23/the-bitfall-aquadisplay/Dec 19th 2005 1:05AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/08/23/the-bitfall-aquadisplay/http://www.engadget.com/2005/08/23/the-bitfall-aquadisplay/Dec 19th 2005 1:05AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/08/23/the-bitfall-aquadisplay/http://www.engadget.com/2005/08/23/the-bitfall-aquadisplay/Dec 19th 2005 1:05AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/08/23/the-bitfall-aquadisplay/http://www.engadget.com/2005/08/23/the-bitfall-aquadisplay/
That effect is done the same way that a screen printer does a gradient, or how a jpeg with a gradient looks when converted to a bitmap. It's just a matter of bigger spaces.]]>Dec 19th 2005 1:05AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/08/23/the-bitfall-aquadisplay/http://www.engadget.com/2005/08/23/the-bitfall-aquadisplay/
Actually, using a drawing technique known as Stippling, binary colors can be used to create the appearance of gradation, it all depends on the resolution of the output device. If the DPI (Drops Per Inch) is high enough, the image above is possible. Of course, the if the drops are too fine, they will just form larger droplets. The definition of stippling can be found at Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stippling. A great example of the art form can be found at Noli Novak's site: http://www.nolinovak.com, recently brought to my attention by thedesginblog (yes, another one of those Weblogs Network blogs).]]>Dec 19th 2005 1:05AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/08/23/the-bitfall-aquadisplay/http://www.engadget.com/2005/08/23/the-bitfall-aquadisplay/
im gonna wait for the high def version]]>Dec 19th 2005 1:05AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/08/23/the-bitfall-aquadisplay/http://www.engadget.com/2005/08/23/the-bitfall-aquadisplay/Dec 19th 2005 1:05AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/08/23/the-bitfall-aquadisplay/http://www.engadget.com/2005/08/23/the-bitfall-aquadisplay/Dec 19th 2005 1:05AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/08/23/the-bitfall-aquadisplay/http://www.engadget.com/2005/08/23/the-bitfall-aquadisplay/Dec 19th 2005 1:05AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/08/23/the-bitfall-aquadisplay/http://www.engadget.com/2005/08/23/the-bitfall-aquadisplay/Dec 19th 2005 1:05AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/08/23/the-bitfall-aquadisplay/http://www.engadget.com/2005/08/23/the-bitfall-aquadisplay/they dont space them selve or change afterwards, they are just "dropped" with different time intervals.
or considure the diference sequence og zeros ???
maby diferent sizes etc.

dont se any problem in generating this "image".
it wil however hit the floor and a new one will need to be made. as has been said before.
this will only work with a continius movie.

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picture is "same place"
but the faling of the water is relatively slow
compared to the speed needed to make something appere still with strobes??

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You are right, it is not worth getting into because I think you are correct in thinking the image above is more then a bit optimistic in showing the capability of this device. I will believe it when I see it.

But...

This is not a static image, it is a falling image, so controlling spacing between drops in not only possible, it is in fact the way the this device draws the image.

As for the drops being smaller/larger, that would technically be possible, but would add a lot of complexity.

The image is not clear enough to really see what is going on. To me, that is another indication that this thing will not fly, at least not as well as the image makes it out.

But you can still look at the pretty art: http://www.nolinovak.com . The coma got added to the link in my last post, so it does not, this one does though.]]>Dec 19th 2005 1:05AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/08/23/the-bitfall-aquadisplay/http://www.engadget.com/2005/08/23/the-bitfall-aquadisplay/
But how long will it take for some 'artist' to think it a good idea to put blood in it instead of water and use it to 'draw' a crucifix in a bottle of urine?]]>Dec 19th 2005 1:05AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/08/23/the-bitfall-aquadisplay/http://www.engadget.com/2005/08/23/the-bitfall-aquadisplay/Dec 19th 2005 1:05AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/08/23/the-bitfall-aquadisplay/http://www.engadget.com/2005/08/23/the-bitfall-aquadisplay/
A more interesting thing would be a big sheet of water with a projector projecting onto it... now that would impress me.]]>Dec 19th 2005 1:05AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/08/23/the-bitfall-aquadisplay/http://www.engadget.com/2005/08/23/the-bitfall-aquadisplay/
awesome.]]>Dec 19th 2005 1:05AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/08/23/the-bitfall-aquadisplay/http://www.engadget.com/2005/08/23/the-bitfall-aquadisplay/Dec 19th 2005 1:05AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/08/23/the-bitfall-aquadisplay/http://www.engadget.com/2005/08/23/the-bitfall-aquadisplay/Dec 19th 2005 1:05AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/08/23/the-bitfall-aquadisplay/http://www.engadget.com/2005/08/23/the-bitfall-aquadisplay/Dec 19th 2005 1:05AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/08/23/the-bitfall-aquadisplay/http://www.engadget.com/2005/08/23/the-bitfall-aquadisplay/
Also underwhelmed by the fact I was forced to install iTunes just to get Quicktime.]]>Dec 19th 2005 1:05AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/08/23/the-bitfall-aquadisplay/http://www.engadget.com/2005/08/23/the-bitfall-aquadisplay/Dec 19th 2005 1:05AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/08/23/the-bitfall-aquadisplay/http://www.engadget.com/2005/08/23/the-bitfall-aquadisplay/
Still, I think it looks nice. And I agree with #24, make a 2-D grid of these and you'd be able to drop 3-D water droplet shapes. Get some sin-wave oscillations in there and you've got some nice twirly water snakes things.]]>Dec 19th 2005 1:05AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/08/23/the-bitfall-aquadisplay/http://www.engadget.com/2005/08/23/the-bitfall-aquadisplay/
I was actually looking at building one.]]>Dec 19th 2005 1:05AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/08/23/the-bitfall-aquadisplay/http://www.engadget.com/2005/08/23/the-bitfall-aquadisplay/]]>Dec 19th 2005 1:05AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/08/23/the-bitfall-aquadisplay/http://www.engadget.com/2005/08/23/the-bitfall-aquadisplay/Dec 19th 2005 1:05AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/08/23/the-bitfall-aquadisplay/http://www.engadget.com/2005/08/23/the-bitfall-aquadisplay/Dec 19th 2005 1:05AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/08/23/the-bitfall-aquadisplay/http://www.engadget.com/2005/08/23/the-bitfall-aquadisplay/
WinQuickTime 6.5 with iTunes for Win 2000/XP
Or
WinQuickTime 6.5 for Win 98/ME

Apple.com
http://www.apple.com/quicktime/download/win.html]]>Dec 19th 2005 1:05AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/08/23/the-bitfall-aquadisplay/http://www.engadget.com/2005/08/23/the-bitfall-aquadisplay/Dec 19th 2005 1:05AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/08/23/the-bitfall-aquadisplay/http://www.engadget.com/2005/08/23/the-bitfall-aquadisplay/
Way sweet.]]>Dec 19th 2005 1:05AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/08/23/the-bitfall-aquadisplay/http://www.engadget.com/2005/08/23/the-bitfall-aquadisplay/There's some office building in Europe (sorry can't get more specific) that has a huge multi-story atrium. They have a 3d version of this. (Ie 128x128 falling droplets).
I think I saw it on the discrovery channel about Skyscrapers or somesuch]]>Dec 19th 2005 1:05AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/08/23/the-bitfall-aquadisplay/http://www.engadget.com/2005/08/23/the-bitfall-aquadisplay/Dec 19th 2005 1:05AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/08/23/the-bitfall-aquadisplay/http://www.engadget.com/2005/08/23/the-bitfall-aquadisplay/
2. pressurize the water so that it takes 1/30th of a second for a drop to get from the top to the bottom.

this makes the display run at 30fps, enough for TV.]]>Dec 19th 2005 1:05AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/08/23/the-bitfall-aquadisplay/http://www.engadget.com/2005/08/23/the-bitfall-aquadisplay/Dec 19th 2005 1:05AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/08/23/the-bitfall-aquadisplay/http://www.engadget.com/2005/08/23/the-bitfall-aquadisplay/
This is just an oversized inkjet printhead. But it's very cool. Alas, I haven't seen the videos yet. Only the stills. The vids are offline due to heavy demand.]]>Dec 19th 2005 1:05AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/08/23/the-bitfall-aquadisplay/http://www.engadget.com/2005/08/23/the-bitfall-aquadisplay/
www.pevnickdesign.com

The effect is similar, but they do produce a three dimensional display.

If anyone has more info on the large atrium project from Discovery Channel mentioned in Brad Kent's post above, I'd love to hear it.


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