LG’s theater 3D TV begins shipping
It's a new day in the world of 3D home media, as LG is beginning to ship its first line of 3D TVs that use the same kind of technology as that used in movie theaters across the country. (Philip Lelyveld comment: this is a passive polarized display, but they are branding it as "theatre 3D.")
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Australian filmmaker uncovers Nazi propaganda films shot in 3D
Australian director Philippe Mora has found two Nazi propaganda films shot in 3D while searching through Germany’s Federal Archives.
The two black-and-white movies were made in 1936 and referred to as “raum film”, or “space film”. They each run for half an hour.
“The quality of the films is fantastic. The Nazis were obsessed with recording everything and every single image was controlled — it was all part of how they gained control of the country and its people.”
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LG PARTNERS WITH YOUTUBE TO BRING 3D TO THE WORLD OF USER-GENERATED CONTENT
Consumer electronics giant, LG Electronics, said Monday that it is partnering with YouTube to "provide a unique 3D mobile experience to users": according to the company, its new Android-powered Optimus 3D smartphone will enable users not only to capture 3D videos and view them without glasses, but also to upload them to YouTube.
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Seven reasons why video games will grow in 2011
About 59 percent of the U.S. population now plays games, compared to about 70 percent that read a book, 86 percent that watch movies and 93 percent who listen to music.
6. Stereoscopic 3D gaming arrives with Nintendo’s 3DS. Nintendo’s new handheld system arrives with glasses-free 3D in March.
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Panasonic 2011 TV prices leaked
Here's the answer to the question, how much does a 3D TV cost: between $1000-$4200 for plasma.
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Puppy Bowl Preview – 3D, Kiss Cam and More
For those with 3-D TVs,...it's being filmed in 3-D
In what's become an annual awww-producing tradition, this year's Puppy Bowl has a few new tricks up its sleeve. From chicken cheerleaders to the Kiss Cam to watching the whole thing in 3-D, Animal Planet's Puppy Bowl VII just might make you forget about the Packers-Steelers game altogether!
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NICT Shows 200-Inch Naked-Eye 3D Display
3D overkill: If you thought Toshiba’s 20-inch naked-eye 3D TV is cool, think again: Japan’sNICT (National Institute of Information and Communications Technology) has developed a projector system [JP] that makes it possible to produce 200-inch 3D pictures that can be viewed without having to wear 3D glasses.
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Bringing 3D to the operating room
... Khoshabe and his colleagues are part of the Video Processing Laboratory (VPL), which is run by electrical engineering professor Truong Nguyen from the UC San Diego Jacobs School of Engineering. The researchers, who are also part of the UC San Diego division of the California Institute for Telecommunications and Information Technology (Calit2), are working to bring three-dimensional video feeds into the operating room by leveraging the use of autostereoscopic displays. Their hope is that one day surgeons will not only be able to perform minimally invasive surgeries in 3D, they will be able to do so without having to wear potentially cumbersome 3D glasses.
..."we are pitching 3D laparoscopic surgery as a supplement. It’s a way for surgeons to enhance their abilities, and it’s also a way for interns and everyone else in the room to learn from what they are doing by watching the video feed.”...
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Blu-rays of many Oscar noms already scheduled
More than half of the biggest movies nominated for Academy Awards are already on Blu-ray, including “The Social Network,” “Toy Story 3” (not in 3D yet), “Inception,” “Winter’s Bone,” and “The Kids are Alright,” with several others arriving soon after Oscar winners are announced on Feb. 27.
Among the other five movies nominated for Best Picture, Fox announced this week the March 1 release of “127 Hours,” and “The King’s Speech” is expected from Anchor Bay on April 19.
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History of 3D Gaming
With the PS3 able to play games in 3D and Nintendo about to launch a 3D handheld, it's easy to get carried away with the "latest big thing" in gaming. And forget we had 3D games the 1980s.
Yes, long before Sony added 3D capabilities to the PS3 and Nintendo unveiled the 3DS, several companies made pioneering efforts in the field of 3D gaming. And while nearly all of them proved to be failures, the lessons learned from their departure and the technology they employed nevertheless played their part in paving the way towards a future that - whether we like it or not - seems destined to involve 3D technology, at least for the foreseeable future.
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