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VOD: Bud Light says, “3D is inappropriate.”
Jan 31st
Here’s the real reason why 3DTV is not taking off in the home, BudLight has done a ton of market research and found a really big flaw. Thus they don’t support the medium and now the Super Bowl won’t be in 3D as a result.
Glasses-Free 3D, that you definitely don’t want.
Jan 15th
3D is one of the hottest topics in the electronics industry today, for the time being mainstream 3DTV’s require glasses, either active or passive. The Holy Grail of 3D though is to go sans glasses (AKA Glasses-Free, Autostereoscopic, etc.). Well this is definitely a form of glasses-free 3D, however it might make people think you’re winking at that 3D image of Megan Fox a little too much.
CES: Death of Active 3D and the rise of 2nd Gen. 3D (Passive)
Jan 7th
Crowd @ CES viewing LG's new Cinema 3D technology
Something is very very clear at CES this year, Active 3DTV is sooooooo last year. Passive 3D is the new hotness and Glasses-Free 3DTV is somewhere in the future (though not soon).
I’m sorry to say, but if you’re one of those early 3DTV adopters that bought an Active 3DTV from Panasonic, Samsung, Sony, etc. etc. that technology is a thing of the past.
If you like going to movies, watching tv, even playing games on the computer, Passive 3D is clearly what you want….
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Special Edition Tron Legacy 3D Glasses, by Oakley
Oct 20th
Oakley announced today the first glass in their upcoming 3D Eyewear collection, the ”TRON” Limited Edition 3D Gascan. I loved TRON as a kid, I can’t wait for TRON Legacy to be in theaters this December, and now I can see the movie with the best 3D Glasses on the market. Can it get any better?
Apparently Oakley created an all new lens technology for their entry into the 3D market, it’s called HDO-3D. According to Oakley, HDO-3D lenses are “a collection of proprietary lens innovations that have achieved the first optically correct 3D eyewear on Earth.” These technologies essentially “virtually eliminate” something called ghosting. By this I presume they are referring to the annoying affect I’ve witnessed on Active 3DTV’s where my right eye can see a bit of the left eyes image and vice-versa. If so, I really excited, because that “ghosting” affect is really annoying and apparently Oakley’s 3D Glasses fix that!
Click through to read the full press release, an additional image, pricing, and availability. More >
Harry Potter and the Deathly Shallow (NOT 3D)
Oct 10th
Harry Potter is getting older and for the 7th Harry Potter movie, he’s a bit shallow. It’s sad really, I was really hoping Harry and crew would have some depth to create a truly compelling movie. What am I talking about here? If you weren’t aware the 7th movie, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hollows – Part 1, was going to be released in 3D. Warner Brothers this past week announced that they will be scrapping the November 19th release of “Harry Potter and The Deathly Hollows – Part 1″ in 3D, instead it will only be released in 2D. Apparently they won’t have completed the 2D-to-3D conversion by the November release date.
It’s also rumored that they will be changing the title to “Harry Potter and the Deathly Shallow, in 2D.” Click through to find out what went wrong.
Oakley to create 3D Eyewear, on Sale this Holiday
Sep 18th
Oakley announced on Wednesday that they have developed a 3D Optics platform known as HDO-3D. Their 3D Glasses will be the first with optically corrected 3D Lenses. Other websites seem to have interpreted this as meaning that Oakley will be making Prescription 3D eyewear. If this were true why wouldn’t they have just said so? I don’t think that is what they announced, I think they were announcing that their HDO-3D lenses have something similar to normal Oakley lenses.
Standard Oakley Sunglasses have lenses that have been optically corrected. This means that the light passing through the lenses isn’t being distorted, allowing the wearer to see clearly and accurately. If this is true, I’m excited to get my hands on a pair of their 3D glasses. I’m not a fan of those cheap disposable glasses (see below) that they hand out at the theaters, and if you have read this article from Better Housekeeping you wouldn’t want to even touch them.
Anyway, the official press release is available below the fold. Click through and check it out.
Marchon to buy Microvision 3D Division and start new 3D Eyewear line.
Jul 14th
Marchon, one of the largest eyewear manufacturers in the world, yesterday announced that they have agreed to purchased Microvision Opticals 3D division. On top of the acquisition they have entered into an agreement to mark their eyewear as RealD Certified with RealD. The new line of eyewear will be called Marchon3D and will be sold through standard CE channels, cinemas, and online. Marchon also announced that they will be releasing premium branded eyewear through professional eyecare specialists.
This is good news for the 3D market! With the real eyewear companies getting into the mix, we’ll start to see eyewear worth wearing. We’ll miss those contaminated throw-aways that they give you at the theater or clunky active glasses that they sell with the current 3DTV’s on the market.
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VOD: Tron Legacy Trailer!
Mar 8th
Disney has just released the Tron Legacy trailer. I loved the original Tron when I was a kid, and December 17th can’t get here soon enough. Oh and if I hadn’t mentioned it before, this movie is being released in 3D.
Check out the official Tron Legacy website.
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Vizio’s XVT, now in the 3rd Dimension & the Ultrawide 58" XVTPro580CD
Jan 5th
Vizio today announced at CES a bevy of new products that will be released this year.
First up is a hot topic, 3D. Vizio’s XVT Line will be upgraded with 3D, but I don’t know about you but 65″ seems a bit small, no? That’s why Vizio will be introducing their new top-of-the-line XVT Behemoth this August in a Svelt 72″ variety.
But wait, there’s more. If you act now not only will you get 72″ of your wall painted a nice gloss black, you’ll also get, Internet Apps, and WirelessHD! What would you expect this to all cost? $7000? No. $5000? No. This CES Special will be available for the low price of $3499.
As if that announcement wasn’t big enough, Vizio will also be introducing the beauty you see above-left, the ultra-widescreen 58″ 21:9 aspect ratio, XVTPro580CD.
Click on through to check out the full press release and fill that tech spec void you’re feeling deep down inside.
Samsung & RealD Partner on 3D Technology for the Home
Jan 4th
3D is on step closer to the home. If you’re like me I’m sure you have seen Avatar, it’s amazing. The one thing that I was concerned with though was, “how will I be able to watch this kickass 3D movie at home when it comes out on Blu-Ray?” Well the answer to that question just surfaced. RealD and Samsung are partnering on 3DTV’s. In case you don’t know RealD is the largest 3D Player in the Theater space. If you’ve went to see Avatar in 3D, not at IMAX, you probably saw it in RealD format. Anyway click through to check out the press release.
