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Ten years ago, Peter Jackson proved nay-sayers wrong and turned J.R.R. Tolkien's novels into film, a task that was deemed impossible until then. He's now returning to the fantasy world with two films based on the original novel “The Hobbit.”The first trailer for the first film, “The Hobbit... |
21 December 2011
05:12 GMT |
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Even before James Cameron came out the most successful 3D film in history (so far), “Avatar,” there'd been a lot of talk about whether the 3D frenzy was something that would last. A new infographic from Sortable will answer whatever questions you might have on the topic.Michael Bay, for instance, was... |
20 December 2011
08:25 GMT |
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In case you didn't know, there's a new vampire movie coming out sometime in 2012. Directed by Dario Argento, “Dracula 3D” is a retelling of Bram Stoker's novel – in 3D, of course.
The first teaser trailer is now out (most likely leaked) and reaction to it online ranges from utter di... |
16 December 2011
07:51 GMT |
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Early screenings of “Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance” have led to disastrous reviews saying it has a worse plot and character definition than the original film. One thing the new trailer can promise: excellent special FX and 3D.
A new official trailer for the sequel to Nic Cage's “Ghost Ride... |
16 December 2011
04:33 GMT |
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The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim was released for almost a month now and, even we spent quite a long time talking about it in our gamer diary series as well as other special articles about it, we just remembered that the game even has support for Nvidia’s 3D Vision technology.As such, after trying out Batman: Arkham... |
9 December 2011
23:11 GMT |
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Scientists with the Giessen University, Yale University, and the Max Planck Institute for Biological Cybernetics (MPI-BC), in Tübingen, recently took a closer look at how the brain creates the illusion that we are living in a three-dimensional world, and managed to clear some of this mystery.
Experts do know t... |
8 December 2011
06:46 GMT |
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There are 3D TVs and there are high-end 3D TVs, and then there are things like Toshiba's REGZA 55X3, which have no qualms about blowing all competition out of the water.
Certainly, the TV itself is not news on its own, not after it was announced two months ago (back in October).
The reason it is getting atten... |
7 December 2011
10:14 GMT |
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Glasses-free 3D panels aren't many, and they are actually rather limited, but people who don't expect there to be more than one person in front of the monitor still buy them.
This time, it is LG that launched a display of this sort, one DX2500 which features parallax 3D technology.
For those who don'... |
1 December 2011
18:41 GMT |
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Acer may have launched a special, new 3D monitor, but that is definitely not the only 3D item that the company made public. In fact, the company devoted an entirely different press release just to make it known that the H9500BD projector was locked and loaded as well. It should already be up for sale too, in Nort... |
29 November 2011
18:41 GMT |
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Hearing of 2D content being converted into 3D isn't new, but learning that there are monitors that do it definitely is.The new display that Acer created, and which bears the name of HR274H, claims to accomplish just that.Normally, converting 2D content into 3D requires specialized software and is something that... |
29 November 2011
11:03 GMT |
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Here’s one piece of news that failed to gain traction recently. It appears that Apple has been fooling around with 3D capabilities on prototype iPad tablets to release a version that offered 3D as a selling point. The company, however, scrapped it because it wasn’t convincing enough.A rather old report fr... |
28 November 2011
08:33 GMT |
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Normally, one would need a 3D TV to actually watch 3D media, but Marvel claims to be able to allow any HDTV to render images into side-by-side 3D. Basically, the box is meant as a 'stepping stone' of sorts, placed between a Blu-ray player and the TV itself. It turns 2D into anaglyph 3D, which is synchro... |
24 November 2011
12:21 GMT |
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It so happens that DRAM products aren't the only ones suffering from oversupply, as DisplaySearch discovered that 3D LCD TVs are in a similar bind, though perhaps not as tight.
3D LCD HDTVs may have been among the candidates for the most convenient holiday purchases, if they'd been closer to the mainstrea... |
23 November 2011
04:52 GMT |
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VIZIO decided to break apart from the fold and, instead of developing some new, expensive 3D TV that needs special glasses, made a whole series of sets that work with passive glasses like the ones used at cinemas.The M-Series Theater 3D TVs that VIZIO just formally launched are free of the great pitfall of modern 3D... |
17 November 2011
10:53 GMT |
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James Cameron spent over a year and $20 million (€14.8 million) on converting “Titanic” to 3D. The new version comes out in theaters in April 2012, and the fans are now treated with a first trailer. For those who saw the movie way back when, it brings nothing new in terms of story or approach: we sti... |
17 November 2011
07:14 GMT |
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HP covered the Ultrabook, the lightweight and the mainstream laptop segments already, but it didn't forget about the high-end market, preparing a couple of Envy 17 models as well.
The Envy 17 and 17 3D, as the two are called, were actually launched alongside the Envy 15, which we already covered here, along wi... |
16 November 2011
16:41 GMT |
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Q4 has brought a nice breakthrough in the world of PC BIOS: the eye-candy UEFI version, a very neat 3D GUI which seems to fill the gap between the unexperienced user and the – until now – rather abstract, and even scary BIOS screen.The new 3D BIOS from Gigabyte can run in two modes: the 3D and the Advance... |
16 November 2011
07:25 GMT |
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With 3D apparently gaining traction, Panasonic Corporation, Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd and Sony Corporation, along with X6D Limited (XPAND 3D), decided to pool their resources.Their goal is to standardize 3D active shutter glasses for consumers instead of allowing the current situation to perpetuate.For those unawa... |
13 November 2011
05:31 GMT |
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Kate Beckinsale is finally suiting up in the latex catsuit that made her the dream girl of millions of men (and women) from around the world. Here is the extended, official trailer for “Underworld: Awakening.”The film will be out in January 2012 and, as fans must know, it took years to convince Beckinsale... |
10 November 2011
06:45 GMT |
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The world is turning into one of wireless connectivity, so IOGEAR decided this was a good time for the Wireless 3D Digital Kit (GW3DHDKIT) to make its appearance.
Composed of a transmitter and receiver, it can link to two HDMI devices at once and stream their content to even displays from other rooms.
Housed in a ... |
9 November 2011
16:51 GMT |
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HP has definitely not been slacking off in the 3D department, as the photon technology has just received some attention. The Photon technology is not exactly something HP spent a lot of time speaking about, not so far at least. Nonetheless, it is quite possible that it will see more and more attention in the near... |
7 November 2011
10:07 GMT |
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One would think that it would still be a while before humans reach the stage where they stay mostly inert and interact with things via robotic proxies, but a team of Japanese researchers apparently aren't willing to wait too long. Anyone wondering what had become of the technology of virtual reality helmets mi... |
7 November 2011
08:56 GMT |
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Some may have noticed, a while ago, that HP was preparing a FPR-enabled monitor with passive 3D support and, sure enough, the item is now up for order.
Back at the end of last month (October, 2011), we mentioned how HP had mostly finished developing the 2311gt monitor.
Now, this very panel has started to ship, for... |
7 November 2011
08:32 GMT |
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If anyone wants to shoot photos in 3D, they can definitely do it with the new photo and video camera that Panasonic unveiled as part of the Lumix series.
The Lumix 3D1, as the newcomer is called, wouldn't give the impression that it is all that hardcore at first glance, until the presence of two lenses instead... |
7 November 2011
03:20 GMT |
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“Titanic” fans, James Cameron has excellent news for you: he's almost done converting the 1997 masterpiece to 3D. On Friday, Cameron screened 18 full minutes from the 3D version of the film for an audience in Los Angeles.Word that Cameron was going to start working on “Titanic” to give it... |
1 November 2011
06:01 GMT |
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Apple has reportedly snagged yet another mapping company, this time one that does it in 3D. Its technology is currently used by Nokia but, apparently, it won’t be for much longer.After acquiring Placebase and Poly9, both mapping companies, Apple bought C3 Technologies.According to reports, the purchase occurred... |
31 October 2011
07:04 GMT |
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HP did say it wasn't leaving the PC business after all, and there are few better ways to show this than by releasing a new system, in this case an all-in-one, almost immediately after that announcement.
The TouchSmart620 3D Edition personal computer is an all-in-one system whose actual specifications haven... |
31 October 2011
05:13 GMT |
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While getting over all the strangeness of late, HP has prepared, among other things, a new 3D display that, unlike most Full HD panels, works just fine with 3D passive glasses.
The new 23-inch, TN panel monitor that HP created should find quite a few adopters among the ranks of those who want 3D but don't exac... |
31 October 2011
04:39 GMT |
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Glasses are still the one big 'problem' that many people have with 3D and, since glasses-free panel research is still not quite there yet, Nokia and Vuzix went for the next best thing. Nokia and Vuzix want to remove the main problem of 3D glasses, namely the unflattering looks. In seeking to make them ae... |
25 October 2011
18:01 GMT |
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Since audiences have received with lots of interest previous releases inspired from Greek mythology, movie studios jumped at the chance of making more. Check out a fresh batch of movie stills from the upcoming “Immortals.” Starring many well known names, albeit some of them are still to prove themselves t... |
22 October 2011
06:42 GMT |
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Sony has just posted a massive FAQ article about the upcoming PlayStation-branded 3D Display, which is now scheduled to be released on November 13, this year, in North America at least, and sometime later in Europe.Sony is backing up 3D gaming with its PlayStation 3 console supporting such technology while the Bravia... |
20 October 2011
14:21 GMT |
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It appears that TVs and monitors aren't the only consumer panels that exist, or will exist, on the IT market, as soon as November 13, 2011 comes around at least.
Sony is known for many things, like its display range, consumer electronics, its game consoles and getting hacked.
Apparently, someone really has it... |
20 October 2011
07:33 GMT |
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The “Texas Chainsaw Massacre” series has seen lots of installments, some of them more successful than others with fans. The latest, which doesn’t drop until next Halloween, promises to be the best so far, after the original.Fans have constantly been saying that the “Massacre” franchise n... |
19 October 2011
09:21 GMT |
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3D displays are getting more widespread, thanks to to companies like Leowe, whose research and development efforts took them in the direction of ever improving display solutions.Not many TV programs are in 3D nowadays, but that doesn't mean that companies can't make TVs that can convert them into that form... |
18 October 2011
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Not willing to go to much time without some new product release, ViewSonic stepped forward to launch a new 3D panel with full HD support and a high contrast ratio. The new display that ViewSonic released was sent to North America and is bundled with a pair of polarized 3D glasses. It goes by the name of V3D231 an... |
17 October 2011
07:26 GMT |
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NVIDIA decided it was a good time to move its 3D platform forward, so it revealed both new hardware and software for people who want 3D Vision. NVIDIA's 3D Vision platform is a package made up of software and glasses for when users want to see a movie or play a game in 3D. As it happens, the Santa Clara, Cal... |
15 October 2011
05:18 GMT |
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When Mictosoft launched its Kinect technology, it was advertised as a new sort of game controller based on scanning human motions, but it has since crossed over into other territories, in this case that of gesture-controlled virtual realities.
When Microsoft's Kinect came out, it was official that technology... |
8 October 2011
04:40 GMT |
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The digital experience offered through Adobe’s platform just got richer with the latest versions of Flash Player and AIR. With the new releases developers should be able to deliver great quality cinematics in both browsers and applications.The key element for the improvement is the new model for 2D and 3D rende... |
4 October 2011
03:32 GMT |
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Film studios usually provide free glasses to people that attend 3D films, but Sony decided it isn't worth it to fill this bill anymore, so it began notifying theaters that it will stop doing so in May, 2012.
'Free' glasses are what any moviegoer can expect to receive and use for the duration of any... |
3 October 2011
04:07 GMT |
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Hitachi announced a new 3D technology, one that involves a projector generating a 3D image overlayed on top of a real world object, to enable perspective.
Granted, the company did not use the most fortuitous of images in its demonstration, since one can easily consider an unhatched baby chick to be a somewhat dist... |
1 October 2011
06:03 GMT |
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Corel has updated its video player to a new version, sporting support for the coolest tricks as far as video rendering is concerned.The latest version has 3D written all over it. If you have a 3D-capable display and a pair of 3D glasses compatible with the 3D display, you can use WinDVD Pro 11 to render the 3D video.... |
28 September 2011
17:31 GMT |
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3D, though it flourished, faced with much controversy over the past year, more than it did when it was a minor niche, but it has finally won over consumers, according to the latest research on the subject.If one were to ask anyone on the street what they thought of 3D TVs, chances are they would get a very favorabl... |
23 September 2011
10:55 GMT |
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YouTube is introducing several new tools for its eager users, specifically, those who upload videos. The site is now debuting a 2D to 3D video converter tool which magically creates 3D videos from your boring old clips. Another change is that the site is now allowing verified users to upload videos longer than 15 min... |
22 September 2011
06:01 GMT |
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In October, the fifth “Resident Evil” film, called “Retribution,” will go into production. Milla Jovovich has been training since February to reprise her role as Alice in the action-packed zombie saga – and she’s also recently opened up a bit more about what fans are to expect from... |
20 September 2011
05:58 GMT |
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The projector market just saw a couple of new additions on the part of InFocus, a company that decided it was high time a certain product line, named IN5300, grew somewhat.
The projector market has definitely been seeing new members lately, like the Portable PLED-W500 from ViewSonic and the NEC PH1000U.
Now, InF... |
16 September 2011
10:58 GMT |
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The recent movement on Acer's part has mostly been focused on the PC market, with ultrabooks getting a special mention, but the company has not forgotten about its other business outlets, like monitors. The display industry has reached the point where saying it is varied would be a massive understatement. Of ... |
14 September 2011
07:39 GMT |
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Besides confirming quite a lot of games for its 3DS console, Nintendo also detailed some big hardware and software changes that will be arriving for the portable device before the end of the year, including the recently revealed circlepad cradle, a new color option called Misty Pink and the addition of 3D video recor... |
13 September 2011
14:21 GMT |
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3D gaming is still in its infancy, according to Sony, as the company, which is a heavy supporter of the technology with its PlayStation 3 console and Bravia 3DTV sets, believes studios working on such titles are barely scratching the surface of what's possible with the new tech.Sony has been a big proponent of g... |
13 September 2011
03:54 GMT |
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Sony really made an impression during this year's IFA trade show, but it looks like it isn't done yet, what with a certain, fairly unusual invention finally heading to US stores.Sony is a company with a stake in most of the IT industry's major branches, and this was made more than clear during the IFA... |
8 September 2011
09:27 GMT |
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So many things have been shown at this year's IFA trade show, especially on the display market, that the new 3D monitor that LG put on display might be one of, if not the most normal of them all.One of the things on display at LG's booth in Berlin, Germany, is the Cinema 3D D237IPS.We actually have two fel... |
5 September 2011
11:15 GMT |
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