[Philip Lelyveld comment: the video shows that rotating the physical object rotates the pseudo-3D image.]

[DigInfo]

Using an optical illusion method called mirror anamorphosis and the iPad’s multi-touch capability, a research group at Ochanomizu Women’s University is developing an all-round display for the iPad.

“We noticed that anamorphosis can be used to project data onto a 3D object, by placing a 3D object on 2D data. And we’ve developed an interactive system called Anamorphicons.” …

“Looking at objects in an online shopping catalog through 360 degrees can already be done with Flash. But that’s 2D, so I think it can be hard to truly get a feel of the item. Now, we can project information onto 3D objects, and let users manipulate them by hand in a tangible fashion. So we think this system could be used to make shopping sites more user-friendly.”

See the full story with video  here: http://www.diginfo.tv/2011/10/28/11-0221-r-en.php