Now you can put your own omni dome theater right at your home! You don’t need to visit the science center to see one. Called the TOOB, the device provides the same basic experience sans the screen size. “Created by Alexander McDonnell, the TOOB consists of a half-dome movie screen that’s large enough for a couple of people to sit in front of, as well as a specially shaped mirror that reflects the image from a projector onto the dome’s surface.”

The home version measures 3 ft x 6 ft and the size of the reflector is 18 inches. Overall it is priced at $1440. Well it doesn’t come cheap but hey… there’s a lot of movie geeks out there who would surely love to have one!

[source: ohgizmo.com]

Thursday, August 27, 2009 TOOB Immersive Omni-Directional Personal Dome Screens By Andrew Liszewski Great news! You no longer have to go to an expo/world’s fair/amusement park/science center to experience one of those omni dome theaters. The TOOB provides the same basic experience, though on a considerably smaller scale. Created by Alexander McDonnell, the TOOB consists of a half-dome movie screen that’s large enough for a couple of people to sit in front of, as well as a specially shaped mirror that reflects the image from a projector onto the dome’s surface. And since it’s powered by a regular home theater projector (instead of proprietary hardware) you can use it with any video source like a DVD player or a gaming console. According to Cool Hunting, the home version of the TOOB, which measures 3-feet by 6-feet with an 18-inch reflector, sells for $1,440, but the hardware can be rented and is also available in a considerably larger 8-foot by 16-foot inflatable version for use outdoors. [ TOOB ] VIA [ Cool Hunting ] Related Tags: Displays Buzz up! |  Permalink |  Comments Add New Comment Logged in as Logout from DISQUS Logged in as using Facebook Connect (Logout) Required: Please log into Disqus or connect with Facebook or sign in with Twitter or sign in using OpenID to comment on OhGizmo!. Use Media ▼ 1 Comment   Sort by Popular now Best Rating Newest first Oldest first Community Page Subscribe by email waynetip 19 hours ago I think this would be great tool for business advertising…especially travel and adventure. Like Report Reply More ▼ Use Media ▼ Required: Login or  Connect or  Sign-in or  OpenID blog comments powered by Disqus