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Virtual Mirror Makes Trying on Clothes a Snap
pcworld.com — Imagine trying on the latest fashions without having to undo a single button. That's the idea behind the virtual mirror developed by researchers at the Fraunhofer Institute for Telecommunications and on display at the IFA electronics show in Berlin.
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- MacBookForMe, on 08/31/2008, -5/+3That's something for me...a Virtual Mirror...a kind of a virtual designer clothes shopping revolution (if one could not afford to spend $thousands for a piece, one could at least dream and enjoy in its own virtual reality :)
p.s.
the reality will be even more credit card debt, because temptation is going to be even stronger- p3ngwin, on 09/01/2008, -0/+5already been done,
and using Sony and Toshiba's CELL BE chips *2 years* ago no less.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hyPhq6kJ2U0
so Fraunhofer managed to do this year what has been done 2 years ago with game console cpu's ! - toomuchfreetime, on 09/01/2008, -0/+2Basically it's like the mirror used in the first minute of this unaired pilot:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TbrHFQTtjvg - Giga, on 09/02/2008, -0/+1"Imagine trying on the latest fashions without having to undo a single button...
...They stand in front of the display wearing a green T-shirt..."
How do I wear the green T-shirt in front of the screen if I'm already wearing a jacket that has buttons? It doesn't sound like it would eliminate the need to undo buttons at all.- p3ngwin, on 09/02/2008, -0/+2it has nothing to do with green , watch videos i posted in my comment above.
- p3ngwin, on 09/02/2008, -0/+2it has nothing to do with green , watch videos i posted in my comment above.
- p3ngwin, on 09/01/2008, -0/+5already been done,
- xsecretfiles, on 09/01/2008, -0/+25You know, it will be awesome if the machine will yell back at you "You are too fat to fit on that, you fat ass"
- IanPR, on 09/01/2008, -0/+24Or... you can spend the extra 5 minutes and just try things on.
- flakjammit, on 09/01/2008, -0/+7For guys, yes - this application is useless, but I don't think this was designed for the menfolk.
- IanPR, on 09/01/2008, -0/+3Point taken.
- mariecordona, on 09/01/2008, -1/+7I think it's useless for women too.
In case any of you guys are wondering why women take so long to buy clothing, it's because there is no standardization in womens clothing. Men can go pick out a pair of 34x34's and know that it's going to fit without trying it on. Women on the other hand have no guarantee that a size 2 at the Gap is the same as a size 2 at Old Navy. In fact, they're quite different because clothing manufacturers know that most women want to be thinner than they actually are and will pay top dollar for and article of clothing that has a smaller size. More expensive stores sell larger clothes with smaller sizes. We know this doesn't make us thinner, but it's a marketing scheme that works well because it makes us feel like we're fitting into clothes that we wouldn't normally without serious dieting. I have jeans that range from size 2 all the way up to a size 7 and they all look about the same on me. Consequently, I can't walk into a store and say with any confidence that a particular pair of pants will fit me until I get into the dressing room and try them on. I generally go into the dressing room with 2 or 3 sizes of each item just to make sure. It's a hassle to say the least and makes the whole shopping experience a chore. Maybe I'm not the typical woman.
I think the only value that this tool has is to coordinate colors to decide if something will match. Beyond that, it's pretty useless. Garanimals has a better method than this.- stellamaris, on 09/01/2008, -0/+3I agree with you, it's very frustrating to be a different size in different stores. Even though Old Navy and Gap are owned by the same company, they are selling vastly different images to different target markets.
Old Navy seems to make clothes for skinny girls and then blow the proportions out of whack for the larger sizes. Something can look so good on the model, but when you try on a Large, the arm holes are huge, for some reason, or they think your boobs should be either 34Bs or 40DDDs. Old Navy puts "boob sacks" in a lot of their dresses and clothes, making it impossible to wear a bra with their clothes. Old Navy was a safe haven for me as a chubby teenager (when I wore clothes too big for me), because I could find relatively cheap, in-style clothes. But now that I've lost weight and am a normal size, I want clothes that actually fit me. Old Navy clothes rarely fit me anymore.
Gap clothes are just too ***** expensive. I can't pay $20 for a black t-shirt. My mother raised me better than that. Gap clothes have always been boring to me anyway, it seems like the same stuff is in there all the time.
My whole point is, that trying clothes on is part of the fun (and frustration) of shopping for women. It's got to make me look fantastic and be reasonable priced. Trying on clothes helps me figure out what does and does not look good on me, and as styles change, so does the fit of clothing. I don't think the shopping experience will ever change (har har). - pault107, on 09/01/2008, -1/+4Being a woman sounds complicated.
- franksands, on 09/02/2008, -0/+2I live in Brazil, and inhere, men's clothes has no standard either. A large t-shirt in Gap is not the same size as a large in another store.
- stellamaris, on 09/01/2008, -0/+3I agree with you, it's very frustrating to be a different size in different stores. Even though Old Navy and Gap are owned by the same company, they are selling vastly different images to different target markets.
- spaceshipsix, on 09/01/2008, -0/+2I try things on to see if they fit. How they look is criteria #2.
- flakjammit, on 09/01/2008, -0/+7For guys, yes - this application is useless, but I don't think this was designed for the menfolk.
- imspacevanman, on 09/01/2008, -5/+2This seems like technology that should have been new in the 80s. Not impressed.
- mablung, on 09/01/2008, -0/+10"hey you don't have to try on the outfit! Just follow me to the corner here and put on this green jumpsuit."
- fhernand, on 09/01/2008, -1/+7dugg.. although you would have to put on that green t-shirt, so technically you would have to unbutton your shirt. Except where there are no buttons to unbutton, as for example on a tank-top worn by a voluptious woman. In which case I would be more than happy to man the undressing procedure.
- offthewagon, on 09/01/2008, -1/+7First thing that jumped to mind was The Adventures of Pluto Nash, when Eddie Murphey stood infront of a mirror which reflected how he'd look after plastic surgery.
Then I thought about the scene in Miss Congeniality where they use the computer program to show what the actors would look like in various outfits.
Then I thought about the computer program that Alicia Silverstone used in Clueless to coordinate her outfits without trying them on.
Then I thought about how many ***** movies I've seen. And worse, that I seem to like them.- econofast, on 09/02/2008, -0/+2I don't think even Eddie Murphy has seen Pluto Nash.
- indiekiduk, on 09/01/2008, -1/+3or everyone just wears green constantly
- swordedge, on 09/01/2008, -0/+5does the virtual mirror virtually crack when you really really should not wear that?
- elendryst, on 09/01/2008, -0/+2No computer software can ever tell you how clothes will really look on you. Sorry.
- chrisinsocalif, on 09/01/2008, -2/+2Are we so lazy we cant try on clothes anymore? No wonder we are so fat in America.
- JudgeMonkey, on 09/01/2008, -0/+2Why say America? it's a German research organization. Need I mention a certain Augustus Gloop who visited a certain chocolate factory? And the internet has had evidence for a long time of portly people in other nations: http://www.matthewfrancis.com/files/fatasiankid/fa ...
- neocreo, on 09/01/2008, -0/+3Excellent... so will the darned thing tell you if the clothes are comfortable as well? good idea for hair styles, but clothes... nah. Will not be a hit.
- franksands, on 09/02/2008, -0/+2I hadn't thought about that side. But it happened to me a few times, a piece of clothe would look very good, but once tried, I could not imagine wearing that for more than 10 seconds.
- vurdillac, on 09/02/2008, -0/+1It probably wouldn't work for hairstyles either. Most hair stylists can tell you horror stories of clients bringing in pictures of some celebrity and insisting on a hair style that wouldn't work. Face shapes and hair textures vary greatly from person to person, so superimposing a style on your image wouldn't be a great indicator of whether it would actually work on your head.
- datagod, on 09/01/2008, -0/+3We are so lazy, all I wanted was to see pictures, not read the article. No pictures? No digg for you!
- sonofashoe, on 09/01/2008, -0/+2I already know I'll look stupid in a polka dot shirt. We try on clothes to see how they fit, and this contraption doesn't claim to do that. If it does I still wouldn't believe it.
- h3xZ, on 09/01/2008, -0/+2But how will we get our dressing room hidden cam videos now?!
- Jomskylark, on 09/01/2008, -0/+2Oh snap! It's a Mirrors trap!
- tbpsparow, on 09/01/2008, -1/+2I think Wall*E hit our future right on the head....
- Quilik, on 09/01/2008, -0/+2Dugg forFuturama reality... 1077... anyone?
- calon9, on 09/01/2008, -0/+2What if we don't like how that green tshirt fits? Are there different cuts, styles and brands we can try on?
- JudgeMonkey, on 09/01/2008, -0/+3Maybe first you could try on virtual green t-shirts.
- cebbs, on 09/01/2008, -0/+2That would save you soo much time at the store
- MyDigitalSin, on 09/01/2008, -0/+3i agree with a lot of people on here, we try on clothes for two reasons: one perhaps most importantly, to see how things fit and two, to see if they look good.
the virtual mirror will only well with reason number 2.
anther reason not to use this mirror as the end all decision maker is the feeling of the cloth. texture and how it feels on the body is a deal maker/breaker for many people. - mentor972, on 09/01/2008, -0/+2Pics or it's not real.
- Dustin00, on 09/01/2008, -0/+3I went clothes shopping yesterday and realized why I hate it:
Looking at the tags to figure out what the care instructions are.
I don't want anything that requires dry cleaning or ironing. I don't want to spend that much time on my clothes or damage the environment.
This is curiously interesting, but not that helpful. - RadiatedAnt, on 09/01/2008, -0/+2this is as useful as the garden work simulator.
- offwhite, on 09/01/2008, -0/+8no pics, buried
- bunkka, on 09/01/2008, -0/+4I love clothes and fashion, however I would never use a virtual mirror. Sure you get a slight sense of what it might look like and how it may or may not compliment your body type. The big test actually comes when you try it on, and whether or not it fits correctly.
you might as well hold the clothes up in front of a mirror, the resolution will be much more pleasing. - 4321234, on 09/01/2008, -0/+2Virtual Mirrors. Is there anything they CAN'T do?
- metalgel, on 09/01/2008, -0/+5doesnt matter, women would still take for-*****-ever. all this means is they can try on even more *****.
- theBOZman, on 09/01/2008, -0/+2Ok, I do look good in that skirt, but I wish the mirror would let me try on man clothes now.
- theadvinci, on 09/03/2008, -0/+2And I thought grown people can dress themselves without any help.
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