Andreas Bernauer's personal blog

Johnny Lee strikes again. After using the Wii remote to create a low cost multi-touch whiteboard he uses the Wii remote to implement head tracking and 3D virtual reality. He coupled the Wii remote with a PC and a monitor which displays the 3D world. Thanks to the 3D processors in our brain (and the normal processors in Lees computer), we get an impressive illusion of three dimensionality with objects sticking out of the TV. You can even look into a football stadium as if you look through a window: lean to the right and you see more of the field, lean to the left and you see more of the audience.

However, it works only for a single person (and I guess you need a pretty big TV screen such as the one Lee owns to enjoy this 3D experience. ) Great work!

Scientists found 8 million years old trees near Bukkabrany, Hungary. A Hungarian news site reports further:

The find is unique, in that the trees have not fossilised and have retained their original wood structure. The trees could provide clues about the climate of pre-historic times.

Let's see what they discover. I would really like to know if the all-reported climate change is something unique or has been happening all time long without any human intervention.

Update: The German news site Spiegel-online is reporting this story, too and has also some more pictures.

I found a series of movies on YouTube showing amazing natural camouflage.

This octopus is really invisible until it decides to show itself:

You can find out more on octopus on Wild Chronicles from National Geographics or Discovery Channel shown on YouTube.