Toshiba's ridiculous virtual reality helmet


by Erik Oct 21, 2006 fileunderFound in Electronics



What the hell are they thinking? And why would she need a monitor in front of her?

This shot is of Toshiba's experimental dome-shaped viewing screen. The helmet allows the viewer to have a full 360 view on the 40 cm dome. Besides looking absolutely ridiculous, how practical is this? In the age of nano, this thing is huge!

For your consideration, Marvin the Paranoid Android:


-- via the Daily Mail
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1.  avatar Amanie said:

Why can I not stop laughing every time I look at that picture?
Oct 21, 2006 11:55pm
2.  avatar Raheel said:

it only looks big because the girl is like 5 years old
Oct 22, 2006 11:41pm
3.  avatar Erik said:

You're telling me that this monstrosity isn't that big? Haha, it's big, even if she is only 5.
Oct 22, 2006 11:49pm
4.  avatar silence omo7 said:

Is she playing a video game or preparing to weld the joystick to the television? Big fan of Marvin btw.
Oct 23, 2006 8:40pm
5.  avatar dakalvia said:

thank you so much...i love this picture...it totally captures my vision of the future as I pictured in to be in the year 2000. MILLENIUM!!!!!!
Feb 14, 2007 11:15am
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