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I'm confused, so the whole article is literally just the smartphone holder? Or did they manage to use multiple cameras to create that "Telewindow" effect? If
by bserge 6y ago
I'm confused, so the whole article is literally just the smartphone holder?
Or did they manage to use multiple cameras to create that "Telewindow" effect?
If it's just the holder, you can make the same thing with a small sheet of metal (something decently pliable, like aluminum), a small rubber hammer, two pliers and maybe a screwdriver (for shaping). Oh, and two hands with a thumb and at least two other fingers each.
Use some sandpaper to smooth it out and maybe paint it. It actually looks nicer than that 3D printed part heh. The only "special" thing about it is the shape.
- curiousgal 6y agoI use two flat double wire plastic ties that come with sliced bread bags[0]. I shape them as an S and rest the phone on top of them. 0.https://www.andfel.com/includes/work/image_cache/28295ac2c260a1f93679c2788baa6d8d.thumb.png https://www.andfel.com/includes/work/image_cache/28295ac2c26...
- bserge 6y agoOh, wow that's much simpler. Very ingenious, I like this kind of DIY :D Now that I think about it, I can't believe I didn't consider simple copper wire... Guess I wanted something that will look great and last long, but I never used the thing anyway.
- jethro_tell 6y agoI use 2 pieces of electrical wire, bent around the phone, bent into a hook, then two legs down the back.
- politelemon 6y ago> Or did they manage to use multiple cameras to create that "Telewindow" effect? You are right to be confused. The 'how we got there' section seems to be tangential at best to the rest of the content and can safely be ignored. It may have been added in as an acknowledgment to their sponsors on the past project perhaps.
- mbreese 6y agoI think is establishes them as a group that has actually been thinking about this problem for a while. It’s a bit funny to compare what they thought they needed (the Telewindow) to what worked in practice. Necessity, etc...
- bserge 6y agoI see, they started with a very complicated idea, and ended up with something simple that works well enough. Kind of like my own "make it out of a sheet of metal" idea, and then someone replied they did it with wire... It honestly did not cross my mind at the time, or any time, until I read that today. Weird how brains work :D