According to the company, the CE4100, which was formerly codenamed “Sodaville,” is the first 45nm-manufactured consumer electronics SoC based on Intel architecture, supports Internet and broadcast applications on one chip, and has the processing power and audio/video components needed to run rich media applications, such as 3D graphics. Read More at: ITVT: Intel Unveils 45nm [...]

Panasonic has unveiled a prototype 50-inch television and companion glasses that together give the viewer the illusion of three dimensions. The TV is being unveiled less than a month after Panasonic said it plans to commercialize 3D home entertainment products next year. The system works by quickly switching between left and right frames of the [...]

Panasonic’s unveiling of a 50-inch plasma TV that displays 3D images got me thinking: Is 3D the killer app that will make Blu-ray players popular in the home? Panasonic’s prototype HDTV, along with another 3D set from Sony, won’t be available until sometime next year. Like most cutting-edge consumer tech gear, 3D TV will initially be targeted [...]

In Sci-Fi films, there’s one thing you never see people use: a mouse and keyboard. In our 21st century world, technology is supposed to have advanced to where all you need to do is talk to a computer for it to respond. Well, reality may now be catching up with fantasy as a Tokyo University research team [...]

It’s one thing to be working on getting 3DTV into our homes but it’s another challenge altogether for the production companies to figure out what works in this new medium and what doesn’t. Some of the genres speak for themselves but with tests already under way many of the results have been surprising to say [...]

As 3-D versions of movies continue to attract an audience, it’s inevitable that film studios and consumer electronics companies want to duplicate the success at home. The time is at hand, with Sony and Panasonic recently announcing a new advanced generation of 3-D TV products that should be available within the next year in the [...]

Disney has announced that Tron: Legacy, the sequel to the 1982 classic, will be coming in IMAX 3D to a screen near you at the end of next year. 17 December 2010 has been earmarked as the Friday of choice which will see the film going head to head with Warner Bros. Pictures’ Yogi Bear [...]

At the recent 3D entertainment summit in Los Angeles, DreamWorks Animation boss Jeffrey Katzenberg said that while “it will be a number of years before you get to deep penetration, we still will see a robust market that will begin to emerge in 2010″. Read More at: HDTV org: A fledgling 3D TV market will [...]

The three-dimensional (3D) content business is growing very quickly indeed, as more and more theaters announce support for 3D imagery. Some films in the US have grossed Yen30 billion. Standardization efforts have started up, primarily in the US, to accelerate this trend, and in 2010 audio-visual (AV) equipment such as televisions will also begin to [...]

3D TV is still very much in its infancy and you can tell that by the content on YouTube that is 3D enabled. Still, we’ve watched a lot of “interesting videos” [read crap - Ed] so you don’t have to. The result? 10 great anaglyph 3D videos (that’s the ones you have to watch with [...]

Turning a flat image into one that pops out of the surface is all about depth perception. In order to appreciate depth, your brain needs to see two different angles of the same image just as we get with our binocular, two-eyed, vision. So, the main principle of 3D imaging is to send one angle [...]

LOS GATOS, CALIF.: Silicon Valley start-up HDI has unveiled its laser, hi-def 3DTV. The company demonstrated its prototype for reporters in the Bay Area last week. The TV is said to refresh at 1080 Hz, more than twice rate of the latest high-end sets for far smoother images. HDI chief technology officer Edmund Sandberg said [...]

Going to see a 3D movie is about to get a bit more fashionable if a recent report from Variety is to be believed. Although there’s no doubt the necessary donning of eyewear is held up as one valid reason as to why 3D’s adoption has not been bigger/better/faster it seems the fact that the [...]

That’s all great, but the most notable element of the two-disc DVD and the three-disc Blu-ray is the groundbreaking feature we first heard about back in July, the Starship Enterprise hologram. Yes, this home entertainment novelty has become a reality. Using a webcam, you’ll be able to generate a 3D interactive hologram allowing you to tour the [...]

A standard way of displaying 3D content on a TV screen has yet to emerge, with manufacturers currently developing 3D-capable sets using a handful of different technologies. For broadcasters, such as Sky, this creates a problem. Transmitting one programme in a handful of different 3D formats just to ensure that it displays correctly according to [...]

The Government of Dubai, Department of Tourism and Commerce Marketing (DTCM) is taking part in an 3D advertising campaign in London’s St Pancras Station between 15-28 September with 36 hours of footage of Dubai shown across screens displayed in the station concourse. The campaign uses a Philips 3DTV which uses a “lenticular” lens – similar [...]

Video Interview. BSkyB has said its proposals to launch a 3D television service in 2010 do not circumvent the various industry initiatives to develop a common standard for the format. In a Broadband TV News/Videonet interview Brian Lenz, director, product design & TV product development, BSkyB, said it was not the issue that many in the [...]

Is 3D TV really going to happen? Yes, and sooner than you think. Three-dimensional screens – such as Samsung’s PS50A476 plasma – are already on sale in the UK, and this Christmas will see the launch of a 3D projector from Optoma, slated to cost around £1,000. Sony, Toshiba, Philips and Panasonic will all go [...]

At CES in 2008 and 2009, NVIDIA was showing off some sweet 3D gaming tech in its booth. In 2008, I spent some time playing Need for Speed Pro Street in glorious 3D in the NVIDIA booth and the experience was easily one of the best driving game experiences I have had. 3D is coming [...]

“DO YOU LIKE CGI?  DO YOU LIKE 3D? WHAT ABOUT ZOMBIES? DO YOU LOVE ZOMBIES?”the overly-excited man screams.  I’m no moron; I own just about every Pixar film ever made, and who doesn’t like 3D or zombies? 3D is the cat’s meow, the prince’s new pajamas, the new friggin’ red! Then just as I’m about to [...]

Get ready for TV listings that jump into your lap. Nagravision this week showed off the first example of a set-top guide created specifically for 3-D stereoscopic viewing. While it’s likely to be years before cable or other TV operators offer 3-D television services and programming on a broad scale, the set-top middleware vendor is [...]

UNIVERSAL CITY, Calif. — Consumers may love new 3D content, but they sure don’t want to pay much more to watch it at home. That’s according to consumer research presented by In-Stat Digital Sept. 18 at the 3D Entertainment Summit, which featured studio and consumer electronic company executives, research firms and 3D technology experts. Michelle [...]

Sony and Panasonic say they will release home 3-D television systems in 2010; Mitsubishi and JVC are reported to be working on similar products. “TV finally becomes real” in three dimensions, said Robert Perry, an executive vice president at Panasonic. “You’re in it. It’s the next frontier.” Perry compared the 3-D transition to the switch [...]

Is 3D tech likely to prove too expensive for primetime TV? That’s one of the hot topics at IBC, the broadcast industry’s content creation Expo in Amsterdam. Programme makers are warning that they may not be able to invest heavily in 3D unless costs can be covered. Talking at an IBC session on the technology, [...]

Active shutter 3D technology once again did not fail to impress, though large format action content like the Beijing Olympics Opening Ceremony and action sports footage was far more impressive than the movie trailer. The benefit of a picture where everything, regardless of distance from the camera, is in focus is one of the biggest [...]

A Philips business partner has demoed one of the electronics giant’s 3D screens. Unlike most 3D TVs, this one can display HD content without the need for polarising or active shutter glasses. The set lacks an official name and its full specifications are a closely guarded secret. However, a spokeswoman at the Fraunhofer Institute for [...]

Cable TV providers will begin 3D TV broadcasting test for the first time in Korea in March of next year at the earliest. TV revolution that will follow black and white, color and HD TV will begin soon. According to the government and related industry on September 9, KCC was confirmed to discuss test broadcasting [...]

46-Inch Large, 1-1/2 inches (39mm) Thin Display Provides Rich Visual Experience Atlanta, GA , September 10, 2009 – JVC Professional Products, division of JVC U.S.A. introdu ces its flicker-free 46-inch 3D LCD monitor at CEDIA Expo. The monitor, already popular with major Hollywood studios will now be available to the custom installation market for cutting-edge [...]

We just got a real eyeful of 3D, courtesy of Panasonic’s upcoming 1080p plasma and Blu-ray 3D setup. The system uses synced shutters, and was easily some of the best “consumer” 3D we’ve seen — almost on par with a theater experience, other than the fact that the screen was a whole lot smaller, at [...]

If you haven’t noticed, 3D is going to be big in 2010. Not at Philips though, at least not yet. Instead of charging in to the market like Sony, Philips is willing to hedge its bets and wait on consumer demand. Consumers, of course, are waiting for content. And hey, maybe everybody’s wrong and quad-HD [...]

Just in case there was any doubt since the task force was announced in May, the Blu-ray Disc Association is still hard at work on a standard to bring home 3D movies the way they were meant to be seen. Ahead of IFA, the group squeezed off an announcement, mentioning its decision of minimum specs including requiring [...]

cientists in Japan have built a computer capable of generating holographic images from three-dimensional models composed of up to a million points. But don’t expect holographic messages from alluring princesses any time soon: the machine can only render million-point holograms at a single frame every second. Drop the complexity of the image to 100,000 points [...]

Top of the range is the VX2268wm, a 22-inch desktop monitor with 1680×1050-pixel resolution, 20,000:1 dynamic contrast ratio, 2W stereo speakers offering SRS WOW fake surround sound and 300cd/m2 brightness. The screen has a 2ms response time, making it suitable for high-speed gaming. 3D gaming comes into play with the new NVIDIA GeForce 3D Visionstereoscopic active [...]

ESPN is working on virtual set technology that allows anchors or players in distant locations to appear as holograms on-screen. The cable sports giant plans to start using the technology on-air in the spring. Read More at; BC: ESPN Shows Hologram Technology

THE FINAL DESTINATION raises the stakes by being the first in the series to be released in stereoscopic 3D. Entity FX was hired to complete the climactic end sequence of the movie, creating a number of completely synthetic shots with fully CG characters linked up in stereo space (left eye and right eye) with real [...]

The Final Destination is now the fourth film and has attempted to bring new life to the franchise with crazy Rube Goldberg-esque kills (*booming echo-y voice*) in 3D-D -D-D!And to a certain extent, it works. The 3D effects are extremely well executed and look great giving new punch to what may have otherwise been lackluster maimings. Unfortunately, [...]

3D technology looks set to hit the home consumer market next year, with Sonyon Wednesday announcing plans to sell 3D televisions globally by the end of 2010. Sony’s decision to throw its weight behind the technology will be an important boost for the 3D industry, which has so far focused mainly on cinemas. British Sky Broadcasting has [...]