Thursday, April 28, 2011

2-D Glasses: Watch 3-D Movies Without The 3-D

Many people complain of headache and uneasiness when watching 3-D movies.

If you are one of them, Hank Green an inventor has a special pair of glasses for you.

Mr Green hit upon the novel idea that one could easily convert 3-D video into 2-D by simply blocking light from one of the two overlapping images.

When his wife confessed that she gets headaches when watching 3D movies, the happy-to-help Mr Green repurposed the 3D glasses by swapping polarising filters and created the world’s first 2D glasses.

Mr Green’ 2-D glasses look like 3-D glasses, only they have the same polarization in each lens, which effectively strips away the 3-D and leaves a 2-D image for you to enjoy without developing a headache. You can buy a pair of these glasses for $8.




Posted by Latest Tech News at 10:44 AM
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51 comments:

  1. crispykazzaApril 28, 2011 at 10:58 AM

    This sounds brilliant. I'll have to buy a pair.

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  2. Andy StockdaleApril 28, 2011 at 11:35 AM

    hahaha what a legend! never wouldve thought of that! following..

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  3. Clint MullinsApril 28, 2011 at 2:17 PM

    This is great! 3D needs to be better than it is to be so commercial.

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  4. AnonimessApril 28, 2011 at 2:47 PM

    liked the diagram, didnt know thats how they turned it 3D. Cool.

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  5. psychpostApril 28, 2011 at 7:38 PM

    genius!

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  6. GameArtifactsApril 28, 2011 at 9:32 PM

    im skeptical as to how much better it can be

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  7. DaveApril 28, 2011 at 9:45 PM

    Mr Green seems like a pretty cool guy, i can kind of see how it works

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  8. RonaldApril 28, 2011 at 10:24 PM

    wow I gotta get my self a pair, thanks Mr. Green!!!

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  9. 13-c-a-t-sApril 28, 2011 at 11:58 PM

    you can do the same thing by getting two pairs of 3D glasses and swapping lenses so that one pair has two lefts and the other has two rights.

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  10. A.IsperiaxApril 29, 2011 at 1:09 AM

    I like these alot. very nice invention, definitely requires a patent.

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  11. ChandelierCheeksBroApril 29, 2011 at 1:30 AM

    That's a pretty cool idea, I really need to look into getting some! Definitely following, you have a great blog!

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  12. Dr ShankumsApril 29, 2011 at 1:36 AM

    I'm gonna wait until we are actually in the TV shows.

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  13. dromboApril 29, 2011 at 3:15 AM

    No, no, no, we were supposed to buy new TVs, not some cheap glasses. Anyway, will my head ache if watch 2h movie?

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  14. LaserDollarsApril 29, 2011 at 4:22 AM

    I'm going to go buy some 1D glasses.

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  15. Fine Fitness FoodsApril 29, 2011 at 5:26 AM

    Still never seen a 3D movie. :'(

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  16. Daniel SmothermanApril 29, 2011 at 5:40 AM

    Very interesting

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  17. FrogoeApril 29, 2011 at 5:57 AM

    Seems like a bit of a step backwards, but still useful!

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  18. cgalliumApril 29, 2011 at 6:02 AM

    2-D -> 3-D -> 2-D

    This makes sense.

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  19. Toby LollApril 29, 2011 at 8:22 AM

    Isnt he from the Vlog Brothers

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  20. asddsa00April 29, 2011 at 8:29 AM

    Awesome!!

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  21. DoroApril 29, 2011 at 9:16 AM

    Hmm.. sounds interesting. Everyone wants 3D right now, but ppl are fighting for 2D... I'm waiting for future inventions of 3D.

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  22. 3 Dimensional RobotApril 29, 2011 at 9:49 AM

    Brilliant!

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  23. BobomillerApril 29, 2011 at 10:05 AM

    cool but why pay for a 3d movie if your watching it 2d anyways

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  24. LichApril 29, 2011 at 11:47 AM

    I have to get those!

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  25. The Awesome AlienApril 29, 2011 at 12:41 PM

    affordable cant argue with that

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  26. MagazinciApril 29, 2011 at 2:16 PM

    enteresante.

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  27. KetomasterApril 29, 2011 at 7:37 PM

    One step forward, two steps back. So to speak.

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  28. Nom de PlumeApril 30, 2011 at 4:05 PM

    I prefer to usethe 0D glasses I got with Frank Zappa's Baby Snakes DVD :D

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  29. DaftApril 30, 2011 at 7:36 PM

    Cool stuff

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  30. LeshaApril 30, 2011 at 8:08 PM

    seriously??? This is just epic! Guys make money literally of air! You buy a tv with 3D, you buy BlueRay 3D movies, you don't like that so you BUY anti-3D glasses to watch it in 2D again...

    What next? Anti Home-theater system which makes stereo back from 5.1? Anti Lossles which scrubs the sound back to mp3 quality? Anti HD which makes your video back to TV-res? Anti-nVidia which puts your Crysis 2 back to 16 colors 320x240?

    I Lol'd.

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  31. AnonymousApril 30, 2011 at 8:52 PM

    THIS IS A LIE! it just trick your eyes isnt it :)

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  32. Born_DisturbedApril 30, 2011 at 9:03 PM

    Wow good on him, bet that scored him some brownie points with the wife!

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  33. LunarchyApril 30, 2011 at 9:30 PM

    Some of my friends get really bad headaches watching 3d, so this could make for a really elegant solution instead of having them just gtfo. +Follow

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  34. PsiconApril 30, 2011 at 9:57 PM

    i nedd one of these!

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  35. PackScootApril 30, 2011 at 10:00 PM

    When can us 'normal' people get some of these? wait.. when can i even afford a 3D screen :(

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  36. TMHMay 1, 2011 at 3:26 AM

    Lol great idea, I hope the whole 3d saga of movies/tv doesn't stick though

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  37. AnonymousMay 1, 2011 at 5:39 AM

    It makes me wonder how long till we have 3d (star wars style holographs I suppose) that does not require glasses?

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  38. Alt GrMay 1, 2011 at 8:29 AM

    This is brilliant... and romantic... all at the same time.

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  39. Joel HallMay 1, 2011 at 11:26 AM

    That's amazing, really considering getting a pair.
    I hate the 3D effect on films....

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  40. wastrelMay 1, 2011 at 4:38 PM

    outstanding stuff

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  41. Itsa MeMay 1, 2011 at 5:54 PM

    Very good! I have heard so many complaints about people who say 3-D gives them a headache, so it will be a welcome change for there to be a 2-D option as well.

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  42. Penguin TamerMay 1, 2011 at 9:44 PM

    I find it hilarious that people are making money developing things to undo what the movie industry has spent millions developing.

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  43. VenomForMassesMay 2, 2011 at 4:13 PM

    Why not just go and watch a movie on normal screen, lol. In any case, kewl info here!

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  44. OneMindMay 2, 2011 at 6:46 PM

    this makes no sense, cant you just watch it in 2d then

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  45. AnonymousMay 3, 2011 at 12:51 AM

    It's a nice idea, but it's like thinking the Goldberg way...
    why not just buy the normal 2D version of the movie, instead of paying an extra 2 bucks to watch a 3D movie... only to have to put these glasses on?

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  46. UnknownMay 3, 2011 at 12:59 AM

    Wow really interesting. Good to know!

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  47. RustyMay 4, 2011 at 11:40 AM

    I want 3D.. but... NOT IN 3D. lol. interesting though.

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  48. LundraMay 6, 2011 at 6:51 AM

    Badass!

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  49. R.CMay 10, 2011 at 4:29 AM

    Huh, my mom would actually be interested with this! How cool!

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  50. Kristof UnpronounceableMay 30, 2011 at 6:51 PM

    Wow that is really cool cant' wait to try.

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  51. kelvinJune 14, 2011 at 12:07 PM

    wow that was rocking .... thank you... http://www.themovie.ws

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