3D Systems Launches Cubify Invent
[Philip Lelyveld comment - 3D Systems is trying hard to dominate the 3D printer space. They are publicly traded, and are in competition with a number of start-ups and hacker initiatives. Their P/E ratio is incredibly high!]
3D Systems Corporation announced today the immediate availability of Cubify(R) Invent(TM), the first 3D design tool developed specifically with 3D printing in mind, empowering users to turn their ideas into reality for just $49. From the 3D content-to-print innovator and leader, simply download a free trial of Cubify Invent and start creating and making today.
SWIPE Telecom Introduces India’s First 3D Tablet
California-headquartered SWIPE Telecom, a technology start-up backed by Mantra Venture and incubated on the foundations of innovation, today announced the launch of a slew of cutting-edge Tablet PCs for the Indian market addressing latent as well as pent up demand for Tablet PCs in urban, semi-urban and rural India.
SWIPE Telecom today introduced India's first 3D Tablet PC called 3D LIFE. The vastly innovative 3D LIFE was launched by Bollywood heartthrob Malaika Arora Khan.
Read the full story here: http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/swipe-telecom-introduces-indias-first-3d-tablet-163672106.html
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OLD RUSSIAN 3D FILMS UNEARTHED
Some enthusiasts in Russia have unearthed a treasure trove of old film and are beginning it to show it selected cinemas. Russian 3D was different from the early films in France and the US. It was called Stereo Cinema and was created by Soviet inventor Semyon Ivanov. Viewers didn’t have to wear any glasses, but depth was created with a fine wire mesh.
Russians Nikolay Mayorov and Nikolay Kotovosky have restored some of these films from the 1940s and early 1950s. They turned them into digital files and recently exhibited them on a special program at the Moscow International Film Festival.
See the full story here: http://www.3dtv.com/news/Old-Russian-3D-films-unearthed
Global 3D Printing Market to Reach US$2.99 Billion by 2018
GIA announces the release of a comprehensive global report on 3D Printing markets. The global market for 3D Printing is projected to reach US$2.99 billion by the year 2018, driven by the advent of newer technologies, approaches, and applications. Expanding use of the technology in manufacturing final products, declining cost of printers, and increasing use of 3D printing technology in newer areas bodes well for market growth.
Read the full press release, with links to other reports, here: http://www.virtual-strategy.com/2012/07/20/global-3d-printing-market-reach-us299-billion-2018-according-new-report-global-industry-a
The Fascinating World of Holograms
The Jeweled Net: Views of Contemporary Holography, a fascinating new show currently on view at the MIT Museum in Cambridge, embraces the intersection of art and science. The exhibit, featuring more than 20 holograms from around the world as well as several from the museum’s collection, was created in conjunction with the 9th International Symposium on Display Holography, held at MIT last month.
It’s no accident that this show is at the MIT Museum; it owns the largest and most comprehensivecollection of holograms in the world.
...viewers can learn about advances made in the field in the 1980s, when the MIT Spatial Imaging Group pioneered digital-age technological achievements in image-processing techniques, holographic printing, and new hologram formats.
See the full story here: http://www.bu.edu/today/2012/the-fascinating-world-of-holograms/
University of Nevada Unveils 3D Printers
The DeLaMare Science and Engineering Library will offer the service along with scanning to all students. The public can use the service as well.
See the full story here: http://www.ktvn.com/story/19069137/university-of-nevada-unveils-3d-printers
3D TV take-up is sluggish but a 3D iPad will change everything: James Cameron
“For tablets and laptops, it’s a very straightforward engineering problem to do it, to have good displays without glasses, and I think the next breakthrough will be something like an iPad that has glasses-free 3D display, and then you’re going to see an avalanche of 3D production.
“We’re a few years away from a screen that size,” Cameron said, pointing at Samsung’s Series 8 LED TVs, one of the finalists, “that can be viewed without glasses, and I think that when you put the glasses on it has to be something special: if you’re sitting down to watch a movie that you love, that you own on a 3D Blu-ray, or you’re sitting down to watch a major sporting event.
“It’s working very well in that area, it just hasn’t broken through beyond that yet.”
See the full story here: http://www.current.com.au/2012/07/20/article/3D-TV-take-up-is-sluggish-but-a-3D-iPad-will-change-everything-James-Cameron/PLIGENSUXX.html
Is it time to buy a 3D TV? [update]
Conclusion
On the one hand, most of the latest active shutter and passive 3D TVs can offer reasonably good 3D visuals and a comfortable viewing experience. And on the other hand, there is still a noticeable premium for 3D TVs, while 3D content will be limited till 3D broadcasts are readily available. Hence, even if you purchased an expensive 3D TV, chances are, you will be using it to watch more 2D programs than 3D.
However, if you are an enthusiast or videophile, buying a 3D TV is a no-brainer since all TV brands have stopped launching high-end 2D panels, reserving most bells and whistles exclusively for 3D models. For example, the last 2D-only LED-backlit TV was launched back in 2009.
Read the full story here: http://asia.cnet.com/is-it-time-to-buy-a-3d-tv-update-62209040.htm