Panasonic announced at NAB 2010 that it is joining a consumer-oriented 3D project at the Entertainment Technology Centera @ USC, which is part of USC’s School of Cinematic Arts. The goal of the ETC 3D Project is to continually evaluate everything related to 3D in an effort to provide insights to content providers and, in the end, hopefully make 3D better for the consumers.
More details about the 3D Project and Panasonic’s involvement can be found in the press release below. [click to continue…]
At NAB 2010, Level 3 announced a number of collaborative efforts to move forward in providing on-demand and live streaming of 3D content to both PCs and 3D TVs.
ESPN announced yesterday, January 5, 2010, that it will launch a 3-D network this year and feature at least 85 sporting events over the course of the network’s first year.
The first live 3D event will be the 2010 FIFA World Cup match between South Africa and Mexico on June 11, 2010. Other 3D broadcast events will be:
As if we needed more confirmation that 3D is growing as a viable entertainment product, the 3D Entertainment Summit doubled in size this year. In attentence were major players like Sony, RealD, Dreamworks, Panasonic and IMAX.
You can get more details about some the latest developments from these players in the press release below. [click to continue…]
In Alioscopy’s latest move, they’ve developed a template-based User Generated Content platform that allows users to drag and drop content for no-glasses 3D creations in real-time.
The Fuji REAL 3D W1 is a 3D digital camera and is part of the larger Fuji FinePix REAL 3D System. Fuji is touting the breakthrough of its REAL 3D System and highlighting the ability to view 3D images without the need for clunky 3D glasses.
Along with the REAL 3D W1, which offers twin 10-megapixel sensors, Fuji is releasing a companion REAL 3D V1 viewer, which is essentially an 8? digital photo frame. Finally, Fuji has developed a 3D Print service, which allows you to print your 3D images.
The Fuji FinePix REAL 3D System will be available September 2009.
These awesome new short-throw projectors from ViewSonic can produce bright 50″ images at a distance as short as 3-feet away. “The projectors are compatible with the two leading stereoscopic 3D technologies from Texas Instruments (DLP Link) and NVIDIA (3D-Vision) allowing educators and gamers to interact with amazing 3D content. Gamers in 2D mode can also take advantage of the blazing fast 120Hz refresh rate to eliminate shadowing and distortion of screen images.”
They start in the $850 range. The above video demonstrates the short-throw advantage of an older ViewSonic projector model. More details on the new projectors in the press release below. [click to continue…]
The Blu-ray Disc Association (whose website sucks) has announced a task force to work on the integration of Blu-ray and 3D technology for some serious 3D TV enjoyment. Fortunately for us, Blu-ray’s tech development appears to be more adept than their wesite development, which means we will be seeing in 3D 1080p sooner rather than later.
“The format has been widely embraced by consumers, and the 1080p picture quality and overall experience have become the standards against which all other high-definition delivery platforms are measured. Blu-ray Disc’s capacity, flexibility and incomparable picture quality coupled with the activities of the BDA’s 3D task force sets the stage for a 3D home entertainment specification that establishes another industry standard and enables an in-home 3D consumer experience unmatched by any other delivery mechanism,” said the BDA in the statement.
RealD has been packing the news lately with their partnership with Legoland’s 3D experience last week. Now, RealD is moving even closer to the consumer environment with a single-product 3D solution called RealD LP. To be sure though, we’re still in the professional and commercial arena now.
It’s coming though. You know it’s coming. Next, we’ll all be begging for smellivision to go with our 3D TV’s. See the full release on the RealD LP 3D setup below. [click to continue…]
