bigmac3011
Jul 14, 12, 10:57 am
Body scanners used to help people buy clothing: http://http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-virtual-dressing-room-20120714,0,5568345.story
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bigmac3011
Jul 14, 12, 10:58 am
http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-virtual-dressing-room-20120714,0,5568345.story
nachtnebel
Jul 14, 12, 1:16 pm
http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-virtual-dressing-room-20120714,0,5568345.story
Clever, in a diabolical sort of way. You've just left tons of highly private information, including what your nude body looks like, with your local clothier. A civilization this stupid doesn't deserve to continue.
Clever, in a diabolical sort of way. You've just left tons of highly private information, including what your nude body looks like, with your local clothier. A civilization this stupid doesn't deserve to continue.
goalie
Jul 14, 12, 4:08 pm
I opt out
Schmurrr
Jul 14, 12, 4:13 pm
The now-defunct Museum of Questionable Medical Devices had in its collection an x-ray box for shoe fittings. It leaked radiation all over the place. Hence, "questionable."
Frosty1
Jul 14, 12, 4:15 pm
The now-defunct Museum of Questionable Medical Devices had in its collection an x-ray box for shoe fittings. It leaked radiation all over the place. Hence, "questionable."
I remember those they were at the local Sears store and we use to look at our feet in side our shoes all the time. This was back in the 1950's
I remember those they were at the local Sears store and we use to look at our feet in side our shoes all the time. This was back in the 1950's
bceaglejoe
Jul 14, 12, 5:17 pm
I opt out
+1
No big deal with a measuring tape at the local haberdasher...
+1
No big deal with a measuring tape at the local haberdasher...
Combat Medic
Jul 14, 12, 5:29 pm
As I recall, this was the original use for the nude-o-scopes. They weren't selling enough of them so they brought in Chertoff and now here we are.
Majuki
Jul 14, 12, 8:12 pm
Using body scanners to try on clothing reminds me of the shoe-fitting fluoroscopes that supposedly offered the best possible fit. The Me-Ality (http://www.me-ality.com/about) machine is definitely nothing more than a MMW scanner, and, from the article, it sounds like retailers can't wait to save the scan data to start doing analytics.
However, there seem to be a few competing devices here. One of the other productions mentioned, Swivel, seems to be a passive device that uses cameras to take a picture of the frame then detect differences that allow you to virtually try on clothing. It's similar to the filters that allow you to choose a custom background image during a video chat. Here is the company's demo video (http://www.facecake.com/swivel/).
I just think they made a bad design choice for their demo booth. :D
However, there seem to be a few competing devices here. One of the other productions mentioned, Swivel, seems to be a passive device that uses cameras to take a picture of the frame then detect differences that allow you to virtually try on clothing. It's similar to the filters that allow you to choose a custom background image during a video chat. Here is the company's demo video (http://www.facecake.com/swivel/).
I just think they made a bad design choice for their demo booth. :D