We sometimes get amusing press releases here at CNET, and while the one we just received from Panasonic doesn’t take the cake, it certainly elicited a chuckle or two. Next week–March 10 to be exact–Panasonic has an event planned at a Best Buy store here in Manhattan. Company execs will proudly cut the ribbon on [...]

Astral Media’s The Movie Network is programming its first-ever 3D TV content. Its network premieres of Disney’s Hannah Montana and Miley Cyrus: The Best of Both Worlds 3D on Saturday, October 17 and Jonas Brothers: The 3D Concert Experience on Saturday, October 24 will be aired in 3-D. While some 3D content can be see with out [...]

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 [...]

To project the image, the process is reversed. Half the laser light is reflected off the interference pattern, and then recombined with the a beam that has not been modified. The combined beam is then projected towards the viewer using a lens system. Viewers perceive the 3D object rather than the interference pattern. So, computing [...]

To view television in 3D, users will also be required to wear polarising 3D glasses similar to the type used in popular 3D cinemas. “3D is a genuinely ‘seeing is believing’ experience, making TV come to life as never before,” says Brian Sullivan, Managing Director of Sky’s Customer Group. “Just like the launch of digital, [...]

NEW ORLEANS — Your HDTV might be getting 3D broadcasts in just a few years, says the top engineer at Sony Electronics Inc. It could happen in as little as two or three years, driven in large part by popularity of stereoscopic movies, said Peter Lude, senior vice president for systems engineering. Japan has a [...]

Researchers at the University of Tokyo have this week demonstrated at SIGGRAPH09 a holographic system capable of both interaction and touch feedback. The video above shows a system utilizing the Nintendo Wii Remote, an airborne ultrasound display, and holographic unit, to produce Touchable Holography. The demonstration includes a holographic ball which can be moved by pushing it [...]