Put Yourself In A Titanic Scene With New Blu-ray Promotion
The upcoming Titanic promotion has already begun, so fans will simply need to log in to their Facebook accounts and head over to the Titanicpage to join in the fun. After submitting a photo, fans will get to choose one of three iconic moments from the movie, picking to be a part of the “I’m the King of the World,” “I’ll Never Let Go,” or “I’m Flying Jack” scenes. The app will then insert the fan photo into the moment from the film. To make the whole thing a little more fun, the photos will then be streamed in Times Square at 44th & Broadway on September 8-10.
See the full story here: http://www.cinemablend.com/new/Put-Yourself-Titanic-Scene-With-Blu-ray-Promotion-32701.html
Sony quietly drops new HMZ-T2 Personal 3D viewer at IFA
[Philip Lelyveld comment: that's 'drops' as in shows.]
Read the full story here: http://www.engadget.com/2012/08/29/sony-quietly-drops-new-hmz-t2-personal-3d-viewer-at-ifa/
3-D Printing Revolution Stymied For Now by High Prices
Three-D printers have the potential to spark a revolution of creativity and self-sufficiency.
A price tag alone can delay a revolution.
Two reasons caused regular computer printers to catch on—a development that took more than thirty years: The cost went down far enough that most could afford to buy one and printing shops opened up for those who couldn’t. The same changes are already starting to occur in the world of 3-D printing.
Read the full story here: http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=3d-printing-revolution-stymied-high-prices
A Simple Example of the Disruption 3-D Printing Could Cause
It's also pretty clear that for investors who want to take part in 3-D printing's potential, there are big opportunities. Currently, two stalwarts are splitting the market: 3-D Systems (NYSE:DDD ) and Stratasys (Nasdaq: SSYS ) .
Read the full story here: http://www.fool.com/investing/general/2012/08/28/a-simple-example-of-the-disruption-3-d-printing-co.aspx
Is 3D Systems Great or What?
For every stock out there screaming "buy me," others simply give us a nudge and a nod.
3D Systems is poised to break through the $1,000 price barrier with its printers, a monumental achievement for the industry. It was at that price point that Hewlett-Packard (NYS: HPQ) was able to acquire massive market share for its inkjets.
See the full story here: http://www.dailyfinance.com/2012/08/27/is-3d-systems-great-or-what/
Meteor Entertainment Exec Mark Long Explains The 3D Virtual Reality Of Oculus Rift And HAWKEN
Meteor Entertainment, the new game publisher that’s bringing Adhesive Games’ free-to-play Mech shooter HAWKEN to gamers this December, is committed to supporting the new Oculus Rift virtual reality headset. The new device, which will launch its development kits this December in the same window of HAWKEN’s 12/12/12 release, promises to bring full stereoscopic 3D gameplay with a huge field of vision—110 degrees diagonally—and overcome the latency problems that have plagued previous VR gaming headsets, where movement in the game lags movement of the head.
Oculus recently launched a Kickstarter campaign to speed the distribution of early development kits to game developers around the world. The link to that campaign is here. The company was founded by veterans of RedOctane, developers of the acclaimed Guitar Hero series, Scaleform, a top user interface software in gaming, and Gaikai, the cloud gaming company.
See the full story here: http://www.forbes.com/sites/johngaudiosi/2012/08/27/meteor-entertainment-exec-mark-long-explains-the-virtual-reality-of-oculus-rift-and-hawken/
3D Printing Is A Game Changer: [Sponsored Post]
Hugh Evans is a vice president at T. Rowe Price Associates. He is the lead portfolio manager of the Distribution Management Service, and serves on the Investment Advisory Committee of the Small-Cap Value Fund and Small-Cap Stock Fund.
From my vantage point, 3D printing is right up there as one of the most exciting innovations I've seen in the 20 years I've been around here. I think it's going to change the way goods are manufactured across many industries.
See his full sponsored story here: http://www.popsci.com/sponsored-article-t-rowe-price
LG shrinks its latest Cinema 3D TV
If your bedroom doesn't have enough space to accommodate a 32-inch TV, LG may just have the solution for you. While the company's new 27-inch TM2792 personal smart TV may be petite, it features many bells and whistles found on it larger counterparts. Besides a smart TV platform with an app store and a full Internet browser, this model also supports the latest LG Magic Remote with a scroll wheel and motion-sensing capabilities.
Another major highlight is native 3D-compatibility using lightweight and inexpensive passive 3D glasses, enabling LG to deliver bright and flicker-free 3D visuals unlike most active shutter 3D TVs.
Read the full post here: http://asia.cnet.com/lg-shrinks-its-latest-cinema-3d-tv-62218452.htm
Will Dolby 3D Deliver on the Promise of Glasses-Free 3D?
Back at NAB in April, the company unveiled Dolby 3D, a suite of technologies (developed in partnership with Royal Philips Electronics) designed to offer full HD 3D content to all 3D-capable devices, including glasses-free 3D displays.
According to the original press release, the goal of Dolby 3D is to "improve the 3D viewing experience on displays of all sizes, including smartphones, tablets, PCs, and televisions. Dolby 3D is a complete system designed to work throughout the chain to deliver clear glasses-free 3D content that operates over existing distribution systems." Dolby 3D will provide tools to content creators, content distributors and display manufacturers to improve the 3D viewing experience at home and on mobile devices. You can get the full rundown on Dolby 3D on the company's website.
Read the full story here: http://hometheaterreview.com/will-dolby-3d-deliver-on-the-promise-of-glasses-free-3d/
Holography in ‘Pictures From the Moon’ at New Museum
The show is skewed instead toward well-known artists who used holography and toward works made well after its heyday. But there is no question that holograms aptly demonstrate the quasi-mystical relationship humans have with technology — and photography in particular, which has often been harnessed to represent the supernatural. (Holograms are not unlike 19th-century ghost photography and ectoplasm experiments, and there’s also a wax-museum chilliness to them that conjures a long history of photographing the dead.)
“Pictures From the Moon: Artists’ Holograms 1969-2008” continues through Sept. 30 at the New Museum, 235 Bowery, at Prince Street, Lower East Side; (212) 219-1222,newmuseum.org.
Read the full story here: http://www.nytimes.com/2012/08/24/arts/design/holography-in-pictures-from-the-moon-at-new-museum.html