Microsoft HoloLabs

[localzuk]

I forsee a court case in the future...

[X-13]

This can't be true, surely?

 

Head of rival company claims competing product causes permanent injury.

 

Seems legit.

 

Le EDIT: was going to add "with 0 proof" but I hadn't read the article...

 

The next line literally starts "Without going into details".

 

That's some fine journalism, right there.

Edited February 25, 2015 by X-13

[sonofsanta]

"I can't tell you why, but I promise you, $competitor will BREAK YOUR BRAIN. Just trust me. Honestly, I'm completely unbiased here. I can't tell you why, it just will, alright."

 

Completely buying it.

[peterp]

It has long been known that certain visual inputs can cause semi-permanent changes in brain function/perception.

McCollough effect - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

As to whether this could be considered brain damage is debatable.

Whether use of these types of devices would have a similar effect is also debatable. They have the potential to, but there is no evidence.

This is just marketing hyperbole.

[Garacesh]

[..]stereoscopic 3D technology which is the current mainstream method for inducing the 3D effect in movie theaters and current 3D devices

To be fair, 3d films really hurt my eyes, and I haven't been the first to say so.

 

Not saying that Google are right, it's anecdotal, but if that's the case with Hololens I wouldn't be able to use it for anything over 30 minutes.

[X-13]

To be fair, 3d films really hurt my eyes, and I haven't been the first to say so.

 

Isn't that just because you're focusing on 2 different things at the same time?

 

You're not used to it.

[sted]

To be fair, 3d films really hurt my eyes, and I haven't been the first to say so.

 

Not saying that Google are right, it's anecdotal, but if that's the case with Hololens I wouldn't be able to use it for anything over 30 minutes.

 

my eyes are fine but depending on how its done (toy story 3 3d at the cinema gave me a 8 hour headache yet i can watch stuff on my laptop (active glasses) or tv passive glasses for an hour or so without any ill effects after that its annoying but nothing like as bad as the cinema

[Patrick]

Since when did Google have a neurology department...

[Garacesh]

By now I just assume Google has everything.. It's just if they're willing to tell us about it or not..

[nathan]

Department probably means a single person.

[Arthur]

Since when did Google have a neurology department.

Google have a life sciences team.

 

Google X is making nanoparticles that go inside your body and find cancer

[X-13]

Google have a life sciences team.

 

Google X is making nanoparticles that go inside your body and find cancer

 

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