Japanese Scientists Create Touchable Holograms
The technology consists of software that uses ultrasonic waves to create pressure on the hand of a user touching the projected hologram.
See the full story here: http://paranormalutopia.com/2012/09/japanese-scientists-create-touchable-holograms912/
NBC Sports Chief Prefers HD To 3D TV
Add NBC Sports Chairman Mark Lazarus to the list of executives casting doubt on the future of 3D TV. Lazarus believes the sports TV industry might jump over it to a degree and shift focus to the emerging ultra-HD format.
Sony and LG are among the manufacturers moving to launch sets with ultra-HD or 4K capabilities, meaning programming can be seen with four times the picture quality of HD.
As for 3D, Lazarus said there is a future, but “I just don’t know how bright it is.” NBC did offer Olympics coverage in the format, but Lazarus said the company will not be a pacesetter.
Read the full story here: http://www.mediapost.com/publications/article/182485/nbc-sports-chief-prefers-hd-to-3d-tv.html
Could ancient Egyptians hold the key to 3D printed ceramics?
The researchers believe that it possible to create a contemporary 3D printable, once-fired, self-glazing, non-plastic ceramic material that exhibits the characteristics and quality of Egyptian Faience.
Faience was first used in the 5th Millennium BC and was the first glazed ceramic material invented by man.
See the full story here: http://phys.org/news/2012-09-ancient-egyptians-key-3d-ceramics.html
3D @ IBC 2012
IBC 2012 is held in Amsterdam (The Netherlands) on September 6-11, 2012. IBC 2012 is the premier annual conference and exhibition for professionals engaged in the creation, management and delivery of electronic media and entertainment content worldwide. Thanks to 3DRoundabout that published a handy special IBC 3D supplement, you will find the whole coverage of stereoscopic 3D products and technology at IBC 2012 in a single pdf document.
See the full magazine here: http://3droundabout.com/3d-ibc-2012
Monty Python Returns in 3D!
Monty Python is back... mostly... with A Liar's Autobiography: The Untrue Story of Monty Python's Graham Chapman, a new 3D animated film tha reunites John Cleese, Michael Palin, Terry Jones, Terry Gilliam and the late Graham Chapman, who recorded his part in the adaptation of his autobiography as an audio book before his death in 1989. What Eric Idle was doing when all this was going on is uncertain. He was not part of the original announcement in 2011, but producers had said they were "working on him."
See the full story here: http://www.craveonline.com/film/articles/195377-monty-python-returns-in-3d
MADAM BUTTERFLY SHOWN WITH AURO 3D SOUND AND REALD 3D IN CANADA
Barco (Kortrijk, Belgium) announces that its Auro 11.1 sound system will play a starring role in select showings of “Madam Butterfly 3D”. Barco’s Auro 11.1 will provide an exceptionally immersive 3D audio experience for several upcoming screenings of the film at the Landmark Xtreme Cinema in West Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada.
Screenings are scheduled on September 5, 9 and 10, 2012, and tickets are now on-sale.
Madam Butterfly is shown in glorious AURO 3D sound format.
Madam Butterfly 3D
"Madam Butterfly 3D” marks the second co-production between London’s Royal Opera House and RealD, provider of the world’s most widely used 3D cinema projection technology. In the summer of 2010, the companies successfully launched their first collaboration, the 3D feature “Carmen in 3D” at cinemas around the world.
For ”Madam Butterfly 3D”, RealD and Barco collaborated to combine ultra-bright, high-resolution 3D images with 3D audio to deliver an even more captivating experience for the Canadian debut at West Kelowna. This collaboration marks another highlight in the short, yet successful history of Auro 11.1, which is experiencing rapid global adoption.
Running time : 2 hours 13 minutes.
See the full post here: http://www.stereoscopynews.com/hotnews/3d-technology/3d-sound/2650-madam-butterfly-shown-with-auro-3d-sound-in-canada.html
3D SERIES TRIES TO GET KICKSTARTER FUNDING
Sawdust Productions, an international consortium of three Los Angeles and Montreal-based production companies, has announced the launch of “SAWDUST,” the first 3D television series to be shot in 3D and 2D. The pilot for the half-hour episodic drama, set within the world of a depression-era, 1930s circus, is being funded through the crowd-sourcing platform Kickstarter.
See the full story here: http://www.3dtv.com/news/3D-series-tries-to-get-Kickstarter-funding
3D Lenticular Cards, A New Printing Service By NY’s 4OVER4.COM
3D lenticular business cards make use of brilliant 3D effects to create multi-dimensional, visual and very trendy business cards - 4OVER4.COM 3D lenticular business cards feature a flip or motion 3D effect. Popular flip effects are used to show 2 or 3 unique images in turn. Typical motion effects show a simple video action sequence or product demonstration on the business card.
See the full story here: http://www.virtual-strategy.com/2012/09/05/3d-lenticular-cards-new-printing-service-nys-4over4com
Cirque du Soleil 3D fantasy film to open Tokyo fest
"Cirque du Soleil: Worlds Away," a 3D fantasy film executive-produced by "Avatar" director James Cameron, will open the Tokyo International Film Festival on October 20, organizers said on Wednesday.
Written and directed by Andrew Adamson, who helmed the first two "Chronicles of Narnia" movies, Worlds Away follows a young couple that becomes separated and must journey through dreamlike worlds of Cirque du Soleil to find each other.
The film, which makes its world premiere at the Tokyo festival screening out of competition, incorporates performances shot in 3D from actual shows by the circus-arts entertainers.
See the full story here: http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/09/05/entertainment-us-tokyo-idUSBRE8840N720120905