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One giant step for home entertainment?
dailymail ^ | Oct. 16, 2006

Posted on 10/16/2006 7:25:25 AM PDT by Risha

One giant step for home entertainment? Last updated at 10:48am on 16th October 2006

Is this the way we will all be 'enjoying' our television programmes and computer games in the future?

In this astonishing photo, a model is wearing a new gadget, from electronics manufacturer Toshiba, that enables the wearer to experience a full 360-degree view on a 40 centimetre dome-shaped screen.

But, looking more like the helmet from Neil Armstrong's space suit than the next must-have gizmo, this three kilo full-faced helmet might make it a little tricky to relax with a drink in front of the football...


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1 posted on 10/16/2006 7:25:25 AM PDT by Risha
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2 posted on 10/16/2006 7:25:38 AM PDT by Risha
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Oddly, I find myself attracted to her.


3 posted on 10/16/2006 7:26:46 AM PDT by Glenn (Annoy a BushBot...Think for yourself.)
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Ought to be enough EM radiation to scramble eggs inside that hat.


4 posted on 10/16/2006 7:27:30 AM PDT by Rb ver. 2.0
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To: Risha

Hail, Lord Helmet!


5 posted on 10/16/2006 7:28:10 AM PDT by CollegeRepublican
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6 posted on 10/16/2006 7:28:21 AM PDT by RightFighter
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To: Glenn

That's the funniest damn thing I've read lately. Probably because I had the same thought.


7 posted on 10/16/2006 7:28:39 AM PDT by Lee'sGhost (Crom!)
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To: Glenn

It looks like some kind of prop from a Woody Allen movie, every kid fitted with one at birth.


8 posted on 10/16/2006 7:28:58 AM PDT by Rb ver. 2.0
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Would have been interesting to watch the University of Miami fight wearing one of those.


9 posted on 10/16/2006 7:29:01 AM PDT by mainepatsfan
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The user has a TV on her head watching a TV...hmmm.

Note to self...if this catches on ... invest in companies dealing with Chiropractic medicine...

10 posted on 10/16/2006 7:29:04 AM PDT by frogjerk (REUTERS: We give smoke and mirrors a bad name)
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11 posted on 10/16/2006 7:29:30 AM PDT by RightFighter
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A chiropractor's dream come true!


12 posted on 10/16/2006 7:30:02 AM PDT by Mister Da (The mark of a wise man is not what he knows, but what he knows he doesn't know!)
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To: Risha

LOL!

Sort of cumbersome...


13 posted on 10/16/2006 7:32:15 AM PDT by No Blue States
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I'm laughing to myself just thinking about a family all sitting down to watch TV with those things on their heads.

Hilarious!!

14 posted on 10/16/2006 7:33:34 AM PDT by Risha
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Good grief...it looks like someone dropped a TV on her head!


15 posted on 10/16/2006 7:33:41 AM PDT by Delbert
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Also Available In Stereo
16 posted on 10/16/2006 7:34:26 AM PDT by Westlander (Unleash the Neutron Bomb)
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To: CollegeRepublican
"I bet she gives great helmet."


17 posted on 10/16/2006 7:35:03 AM PDT by Bloody Sam Roberts (I can't complain...but sometimes I still do.)
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To: Risha

She's the one eye love!


18 posted on 10/16/2006 7:37:00 AM PDT by IamConservative (A mans true character is revealed in what he does when no one is watching.)
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In an amazing development in the year 2240, someone has discovered that kids playing with other kids creates a more real environment than even the most technologically advanced games.


19 posted on 10/16/2006 7:38:58 AM PDT by Always Right
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This is undoubtedly the Mark 1 model. If there is sufficient interest. The next generation will be one tenth the weight and more minimally sized. Plasma glasses are on the right track also, but they need a technological upgrade.
20 posted on 10/16/2006 7:39:41 AM PDT by Truth29
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