Studio Ghibli characters come alive in video tribute to creator Hayao Miyazaki

Studio Ghibli founder and creator of various animated movies Hayao Miyazaki announced his retirement from full-length filmmaking a few years ago. Vimeo member dono created a moving video tribute to the Anime master's best loved work, his quirky yet iconic characters and all the stories that defined many fans' childhoods. It's a great video, and it is going to make you want to rewatch many of Miyazaki's beloved movies once more.

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Trust in traditional media falls to an all-time low

As the popularity of the internet and social media websites continues to grow, the same cannot be said of traditional media channels. According to research carried out for the World Economic Forum in Davos, the public’s trust in established, traditional media outlets has never been as low as it is now. Canada, Columbia, Ireland and Australia were found to be the countries that have lost the most faith in the status quo and more people in these countries are turning to the internet and other sources for news about the latest issues that affect them.

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The best tablets for college students

It wasn’t too long ago that most students wanted a new laptop to take to college.  And while we still recommend that they do, a lot of students are now asking for tablets instead.  The reason for this is that many tablets can be linked up with a keyboard to act as a sort of 2 in 1 device.  They can be loaded up with digital textbooks and can be easily carried around.  Whether you are studying for an MBA or a masters degree in history from Norwich University, we’re sure that you will love the tablets we’ve picked out below.

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HoloLamp doesn’t need headsets to project 3D objects onto your desk

HoloLamp is looking to change how we interact with augmented reality, taking away one of its biggest hurdles: the need for AR glasses/headsets. Not to be confused with Microsoft’s Hololens headset, the HoloLamp, which has been co-founded by Alan Jay (who also co-founded IMDb) and Guillaume Chican (an expert in applied math). Chican was the one who first developed HoloLamp.

What it does is it projects 3D objects into a table without the need for the viewer to use glasses or headsets. It uses an age-old art technique that helps create the illusion of 3D even if the image projected is actually just 2D. A camera system inside the HoloLamp tracks your perspective and with it being connected to a PC, it’ll continue to adjust your point of view so even if you walk around the room, the image will continue to look like it’s in 3D. One of its big limitations is it can only work with one viewer at a time, meaning if there are other people viewing the 3D projection, it’ll just be a 2D object to them. It’s something their team has to work on to make HoloLamp a truly useful product. HoloLamp will be hitting Kickstarter by March, and if having something like this interests you, then you can pre-order at that time.

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