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It looks like the race for glasses-free 3D is turning into a space race. Producers worldwide are soldiering along, propting regular 3D devices now and then, yet always concentrating on the main point: 3D images without the need for glasses.Up until now, several producers have already annonced they have the technology to make 3D images without viewing glasses, however none of their producs has yet to hit the market. Amongst them,the most impor...

We all know RealD to be the real culprits behind the boom in 3D cinema attendance. If it weren’t for their technology that enables the use of inexpensive, normal-looking glasses in cinemas for 3D viewing, Avatar would still be something you’d watch either as a geek, or at home.As we mentioned earlier, there are three technologies that use glasses for 3D viewing. The first is the funny-looking red-and-blue cardboard glasses, that...

It is official! Lucasfilm Ltd. announced this week that all Star Wars movies will be converted from traditional 2D in 3D. As we have previously mentioned, it is pretty costly to turn a 2D movie into a 3D – theatrically-wise, TriDef technology (the one used in laptops to transform 2D images in 3D) does not really cut it; instead, the director overlooks each image on the 2D format to be transferred into 3D.Depending on what is going on i...

Say you have $1,599 burning a hole in your pocket, and you want to spoil yourself with a 3D laptop. Toshiba wheeled out the Satellite A665 3D edition, complete with active shutter 3D glasses and a 3D emitter.For your almost $1,600, you get a 15.6 inch LED display at 120Hz, an i7 Intel Core processor,4 GB RAM, 640 GB HDD and the GeForce GTS 350M GPU (1GB DDR3) graphics accelerator.In terms of software, you get the Windows 7 Home Premium, t...

The LG is announcing its first 3D laptop today. While not the first, cheapest or most imaginative laptop on the market today, the Xnote A510 is still something to look at: it has one of the most impressing configurations available today. The 15.6 inch Full HD LED display is providing 3D goodness through the help of an i7 intel Core processor and a 1GB NVIDIA GeForce GT 425M graphics card.The laptop uses the active 3D shutter glasses (included...

Gamers, rejoyce! Benq is thinking of you and prepping its line-up for the 3D future. Last week’s official statement announces the launch of the XL2410T gaming 3D monitor by Benq. It’s a 23 inch LED display running at 120 Hz and you can pair it with active shutter glasses to game on in 3D.Benq say they have worked with ZOWIE gaming gear to tweak their monitor for gaming perfection. Moreover, their collaboration with professional ...

Acer continues its tradition with providing users with low-priced alternatives to the current market trends. The latest addition to the wide range of laptops that Acer provides is a 3D laptop that will sell for $999, the Acer Aspire AS5745DG. The cheapest 3D laptops today are priced at over $1,500, which means this thousand dollar Acer laptop might prove a big success.The Acer Aspire AS5745DG uses an NVIDIA graphics card and active shutter gl...

Mitsubishi announced at CEDIA 2010, Atlanta this week the official lauch of two new digital projectors, one of them supporting 3D. Mitsubishi’s main goal was to get two low-priced home-theater projectors on the market.The HC 4000 is trumpeted by the producers to be especially good value. It has a Texas Instruments 1080p DLP chip, the DarkChip 3 with BrilliantColor and can provide up to 1,300 lumens at 750:1 contrast ratio. Watching 2.3...

We have previously discussed the various 3DTV channels to be provided in the next year or so by TV network giants such as ESPN and SKY TV. Now, sources claim HBO is also jumping on the bandwagon of high-def 3D cable.HBO is planning an on-demand 3D TV service and it will be launched early next year. While there has been no official confirmation of the 3D channel, an HBO person acknowledged that such a project is in the works.The channel wi...

After a quiet time in the projector market segment, Sony introduces its first 3D digital projector. The official launch took place at the IFA conference in Berlin previously this month. The projector is part of the high-end Elevated Standard brand and is called the VPL-VW90ES.The Sony projector is a full-option piece of hardware: it allows full HD 3D viewing at 1080p, the SXRD 240Hz Panel provides a seamless image with virtually no distortion...