Archive for May, 2011

Report: Q1 LCD 3DTV Panel Shipments Up 104%

| May 31, 2011 | 0 Comments

Consumer electronics manufacturers increased shipments of LCD and LED 3DTV panels (used in 3DTVs) by about 1.9 million units in the first quarter – up 104% from in the fourth quarter, according to a new report. Santa Clara, Calif. …Read more »

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'Kung Fu Panda 2' Kicks Up Anti-3D Sentiment On Wall Street

| May 31, 2011 | 0 Comments

Shares of 3D technology company RealD were down 12% in mid-day trading to $27 — amounting to a 23% decline over the last two weeks. Even with the drop, RealD shares are up nearly 40% from this time last year. Investors appear to be more disenchanted …Read more »

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Intel's Slim Bid to Revive the Notebook

| May 31, 2011 | 0 Comments

The company plans to improve the energy efficiency of its Core processors and leverage a previously announced 3D chip technology in the first half of 2012. This silicon will power a class of notebooks called Ultrabooks, which Intel expects to account …Read more »

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Nvidia £60 wired 3D Vision glasses promise affordable 3D gaming for all

| May 31, 2011 | 0 Comments

by Nick Marshall The second biggest obstacle preventing the wide-spread adoption of 3D gaming, other than the actual displays, is without a doubt wireless 3D glasses. In a move to shift the 3D gaming paradigm, Nvidia has come up with a clever plan to …Read more »

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ViewSonic shows off new 3D displays at Computex

| May 31, 2011 | 0 Comments

Interested in getting a 3D display? Then ViewSonic might have something worth waiting a little while for as the company was showing off two new 3D displays at Computex. On has a built in IR emitter for Nvidia's 3D Vision technology and the other one …Read more »

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3D tech helps make teaching more effective

| May 31, 2011 | 0 Comments

Ottawa is one of several Canadian cities where colleges are taking technology originally developed for the military and shifting it into their classrooms. It involves the latest in 3D tech and makes teaching more effective. Inside a classroom at the …Read more »

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Picking a Domain Name

| May 31, 2011 | 0 Comments

For example, a domain with the words "3D" and "TV" may be trending upwards because of a recent spike in search traffic for 3D products due to all the 3D movies and 3D TV's entering the market. If your business surrounds 3D TV's or 3D movies, …Read more »

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3DFusion and Cirque du Soleil Introduce the First "Perfect Picture" Glasses

| May 31, 2011 | 0 Comments

Showcased at the Mirage Hotel, 3DFusion introduces their 52", glasses-free 3DTV display, featuring the Cirque du Soleil, "LOVE" performance, currently on stage at the Mirage Hotel in Las Vegas. "The Mirage Hotel 'LOVE' 3D display is the first of many …Read more »

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Computex 2011: Nvidia Shows Off Wired 3D Glasses [Nvidia's 3D Vision Glasses

| May 31, 2011 | 0 Comments

Seeing the commercials around 3D televisions raises one very good point. Many 3D glasses usable with 3D televisions, active shutter in particular, require the glasses to be powered up. And if you don't have juice on your glasses, you may well lose 3D …TFTS (blog)

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ViewSonic shows off new 3D displays at Computex

| May 31, 2011 | 0 Comments

For those of you like yours truly that wear spectacles, this technology allows for clip-on 3D glasses which is also a boon, although we don't know if ViewSonic will offer a choice here once the display goes into retail. The V3D231 is of course also a …Read more »

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