and i like the x-ray, fMRI ideas too. you could even add a pregnancy sonar, and a "supernatural viewer". with each one you could include subtle button pushes that the user might push in order to bring up different images. ex. pushing the trackball down: xray - show broken bone pregnancy sonar - show baby/dont show baby (in order to "prove" that it works) "supernatural viewer" - show image of spirit/ghost/grudge girl
sorry, a lot of ideas. i still like the sonar one the most, since it seems like that would fool the most people On Oct 13, 6:31 am, blindfold <[email protected]> wrote: > > He isn't wanting to make real sonar since it can't be done with the > > hardware available. > > Well, one can make sound and record sound at the same time, so in > principle it should be possible, somewhat. > > You could be right though that he only wants to fake things, which > tends to be much easier... then one may also create an x-ray app that > after a flash superimposes a translucent skull or fMRI scan on a close- > up facial shot to scare/impress the victim. > > On Oct 13, 3:22 pm, lbcoder <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > He isn't wanting to make real sonar since it can't be done with the > > hardware available. He just wants to fake it (i.e. to TRICK i-phonies) > > by emitting a high frequency noise (submarine ping) immediately before > > capturing a PICTURE (using the camera) of whatever is there and then > > performing some mathematical transformations on the image to make it > > look hollywood-sonar-ish. > > > That should make a great party-app. > > > BTW: That would be ecHolocation. Ecolocation (aside from not being a > > word at all) would have to have something to do with locating > > ecological items, like forests, fish, and beavers. > > > On Oct 13, 5:25 am, blindfold <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > I suggest you first try to create a simple sonar obstacle detector > > > (distance detector), because spatial (i.e. lateral) resolution with > > > the phone's loudspeaker will be miserable (audible sound so high > > > diffraction, and no built-in cone for better audio directionality). If > > > successful, you move from there. Just doing the real-time analysis of > > > streaming recorded sound for possible echoes and their delays is > > > already tricky, ensuring that any variable delay artifacts are not > > > larger than the distance variations that you hope to detect (3 ms = 1 > > > meter at speed of sound, or 0.5 meter uncertainty if thinking of the > > > return path). > > > > Good luck! > > > > The vOICe for Androidhttp://www.seeingwithsound.com/android.htm > > > > On Oct 13, 10:38 am, mjrtom <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > so i know that you most probably need some expensive equipment in > > > > order to make a sonar, or anything that would imitate ecolocation. but > > > > since we dont have that, and wont be getting it anytime soon, why not > > > > create an application that would fake sonar. > > > > > basically have the phone emit sonar bleeps, or bat-like clicks, and > > > > then use the camera to record whatever is happening. but display it > > > > the way daredevil sees.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EpOcO08dHvoat > > > > 0:28. (i know it's a bad movie, but thats the only example i cant > > > > think of right now). > > > > > so when people want to show off their new app, they can say: > > > > G1 DUDE: "look, my phone has sonar!" > > > > *bleep (image shows up in black and white/green/blue, and then fades > > > > away)* *bleep (image shows up in black and white/green/blue, and then > > > > fades away)* > > > > G1 DUDE'S FRIENDS: "whoa man you are so rad, i want to be just like > > > > you." --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Discuss" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-discuss?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
