Lenticular

Gifpop allows users to print short animated GIF cards

Good Thinking

Gifpop uses lenticular printing to print any animated GIF

Animated GIFs are not a new piece of technology, having been introduced in 1987. Lenticular printing is a technology even older, as it starter all the way back in the 1940s. What happens when you take these two technologies and merge them? You get Gifpop.

Wafer thin and flexible - Wysips film technology allows light to pass through a semi-cylindrical lens onto thin strips of photovoltaic cells below, while also allowing the surface underneath to show through

Environment

Wysips technology can turn any surface into a PV power plant

Wysips technology allows light to pass through a semi-cylindrical lens onto thin strips of photovoltaic cells below, while also allowing the surface underneath to show through.

The 12-inch 12GL1 (left) and 20-inch 20GL1 (right) glasses-less 3D TVs from Toshiba

Home Entertainment

Put down your glasses – Toshiba to release glasses-less 3D TVs this year

Toshiba is the first to release a 3D TV that works without having to don dedicated eyewear – however there are a few limitations.

Photography

Fujifilm W3: world's first compact camera capable of shooting 3D high definition video

Fujifilm has unveiled a successor to its W1 3D compact camera, the Finepix REAL 3D W3.

3D posters that provide a unique visual perspective for each viewing position could be clamoring for your attention within the coming year (Image: RealEyes)

Science

3D posters without glasses sure to demand attention

Researchers have updated lenticular printing technology to enable large-scale 3D posters that can be viewed without glasses.