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  • Sony pushes 3D technology all the way Saturday, August 28, 2010 @ 6:16PMIt has become the most hyped format in the history of home entertainment, fuelled by the box office success of 3D films such as Avatar and Alice in Wonderland. And now 3D could be coming to a sitting-room near you, provided you have some serious cash to splash, of course.
  • Building a Modern View-Master Tuesday, August 24, 2010 @ 3:14PMThe decades-old toy gets a digital makeover Stereoscopy - Liquid crystal display - Picture frame - View-Master - Keychain
  • Roxio Creator 2011 Adds 3D Tuesday, August 24, 2010 @ 11:10AMThe refreshed all-in-one media software suite offers tools to create, edit, and share 3D photos and video. Stereoscopy - DVD - Roxio - Windows - Shareware
  • Fujifilm W3 becomes first compact cam with 3D HD movies Monday, August 16, 2010 @ 11:56PMFujifilm kicked off its pre-Photokina run with a FinePix Real 3D camera it claims as a world first. The W3 is the fist compact camera to shoot 3D movies at 720p through a new imaging chip that can handle the workload. Also new is a 3D-capable mini HDMI 1.4 output that can show the results as they were originally shot on a supporting 3D TV.... Fujifilm - Fujifilm FinePix - Point-and-shoot camera ...
  • Rocker Brian May focuses on 3-D photography Thursday, July 29, 2010 @ 3:45PMRock star, astrophysicist and animal rights activist Brian May has revealed a new obsession - stereo photographs.
  • Subatomic sunscreen: How light particles can repair UV-damaged DNA Sunday, July 25, 2010 @ 12:19PMThe life-giving sun can be quite rough on genetic material. Most organisms, including plants and many animals, are equipped with a special enzyme in their cells that is quick to repair DNA damage wrought by the sun's ultraviolet (UV) rays . Humans, however, have less effective repair strategies and as a result are prone to painful sunburns and deadly skin cancer . [More]
  • A picture of the past Friday, July 16, 2010 @ 8:26PM70-year-old aerial photographs guide the restoration of a forest
  • Research and Markets: Learn Professional Secrets of Digital Compositing with the Detailed Guide "Professional Digital ... Friday, July 16, 2010 @ 12:45PMDUBLIN----Research and Markets has announced the addition of John Wiley and Sons Ltd's new book "Professional Digital Compositing: Essential Tools and Techniques" to their offering.
  • Loreo 3D Lens-In-A-Cap turns your SLR into a bug-eyed stereoscopy machine Thursday, July 8, 2010 @ 8:17AMYou want 3D , huh? Well, do you want it bad enough to endure perpetual Johnny Five jokes? Because this 3D Lens-In-A-Cap not only looks like the beloved robot from the 1980s movie, it also seems to be using technology from the same era. The aperture can be opened up to a maximum value of F11, meaning your light intake will be, erm... frugal, while the minimum focusing range is a distant 1.5 ...
  • Transforming Animation Education for the Conceptual Age Monday, June 28, 2010 @ 5:39PMI am delighted to be joining AWN and very grateful to Ron and Dan and for giving me the opportunity to express my opinions and observations about animation education and training. I anticipate this blog will spark some very lively debate.
  • MelroseMAC Launches “Melrose Video Professionals” Monday, June 28, 2010 @ 7:07AMIndustry Veteran Joel Epps Heads New Division Focused On Studio-Level Workflow Solutions & Service. Computer systems integration company MelroseMAC is launching a specialized new division, dubbed Melrose Video Professionals (MVP), providing systems integration services for all broadcast-related disciplines. (PRWeb Jun 28, 2010) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases ...
  • MelroseMAC Launches “Melrose Video Professionals” Monday, June 28, 2010 @ 5:00AMIndustry Veteran Joel Epps Heads New Division Focused On Studio-Level Workflow Solutions & Service. Computer systems integration company MelroseMAC is launching a specialized new division, dubbed Melrose Video Professionals (MVP), providing systems integration services for all broadcast-related disciplines.
  • Hands On: Nintendo 3DS Demos, From 'Star Fox' to 'Zelda' Monday, June 21, 2010 @ 3:49PMA first look at promising new games demonstrates the transformative possibilities of the upcoming 3-D handheld device.
  • 3D TV hamstrung by aesthetic, technical and medical barriers Monday, June 21, 2010 @ 4:04AMAfter decades of being a gimmick confined to midnight movies, 3-D has finally hit the big time, with a slew of 3-D-enhanced films streaming out of Hollywood.
  • The facts about 3-D TV: Is it really ready? Saturday, June 19, 2010 @ 3:54AMAfter decades of being a gimmick confined to midnight movies, 3-D has finally hit the big time, with a slew of 3-D-enhanced films streaming out of Hollywood. And it's not just an IMAX theater spectacle; it's coming to living rooms and computer displays near you.
  • The Facts About 3-D TV: Is It Really Ready? Friday, June 18, 2010 @ 8:06AMVendors are pushing expensive 3-D displays, but the technology may not be as ready as they claim. Television - Technology - Business - Hardware - Nintendo
  • IMPRESSIONS: Nintendo 3DS Tuesday, June 15, 2010 @ 1:56PMA brief first look at the 3D handheld.
  • Stellar Cast Of Gurus to Speak At CGOverdrive 2010 Thursday, June 10, 2010 @ 6:55PMSingapore, June 11, 2010 - (ACN Newswire) - The fifth edition of CGOverdrive will feature an exceptional spread of seminar tracks to better cater to the learning and development needs of an expanding range of CG specialists and students in the region. The increase in demand for more specialised knowledge is a clear reflection of the continued growth and coming-of-age of the Computer Graphics ...
  • Stellar Cast Of Gurus to Speak At CGOverdrive 2010 Thursday, June 10, 2010 @ 6:43PMThe fifth edition of CGOverdrive will feature an exceptional spread of seminar tracks to better cater to the learning and development needs of an expanding range of CG specialists and students in the region. The increase in demand for more specialised knowledge is a clear reflection of the continued growth and coming-of-age of the Computer Graphics industry in this region. read more
  • 3D For PlayStation 3 Games (But Not Blu-ray) Dropping Tomorrow Wednesday, June 9, 2010 @ 3:07PMSony says its 3D update for the PlayStation 3, which allows users to view select games and Blu-ray movies in stereoscopic 3D with special glasses and TVs, will debut tomorrow. PlayStation 3 - Blu-ray Disc - Stereoscopy - Games - Video Games
  • 3D Film Factory Ramps Up Stereoscopic 3D Production Friday, June 4, 2010 @ 2:00AMThe leading manufacturer of affordable 3D camera systems is now offering complete live-action, stereoscopic 3D production & filmmaking services.
  • New Products › LCD panel for 3D glasses Sunday, May 23, 2010 @ 5:31PMToshiba Mobile Display Co has developed an OCB (Optically Compensated Bend) liquid crystal display panel for 3D glasses suitable for watching 3D television, enjoying 3D…
  • Toshiba Develops Optically Compensated Bend Liquid Crystal Panel for 3D Glasses Tuesday, May 18, 2010 @ 2:32PMToshiba Mobile Display has developed an OCB (Optically Compensated Bend) liquid crystal display panel for 3D glasses suitable for watching 3D television, enjoying 3D movies, or playing 3D games.
  • Toshiba's latest use for OCB LCDs: 3D glasses Tuesday, May 18, 2010 @ 5:56AMEven after years of demos , we're not aware of Toshiba Mobile Display's OCB (Optically Compensated Bend) LCD panels actually making their way into shipping products, so here's hoping these large-bezeled 3D glasses on display at SID 2010 will be the ones to break through. Sure, the last time we saw OCB it was supposed to show us the way towards no-glasses-needed autostereoscopic screens but that ...
  • Toshiba Mobile Display develops OCB LCD panel for 3D glasses Tuesday, May 18, 2010 @ 4:50AMToshiba Mobile Display has developed an OCB (optically compensated bend) LCD panel for 3D glasses for watching 3D television, enjoying 3D movies, or playing 3D games.
  • AM Doha Time Sunday, May 2, 2010 @ 5:29PMA group of Germany-based companies is in Qatar to showcase their latest technologies on three-dimensional production and presentation.
  • Why 3-D Gaming's Future Is Still Blurry Friday, April 30, 2010 @ 4:20PMHollywood wants videogame publishers to get on board and help them sell 3-D. But are expensive glasses and new TVs really what gamers need right now?
  • Opinion: 3-D TV can't make your kids sick. . . can it? Tuesday, April 20, 2010 @ 1:23PMIn almost all cases, factors that influence eye strain, nausea or headache in 3-D viewing are neither 3-D displays nor 3-D glasses. But they are [related to] content creation, post-production and mastering processes used in 3-D video production. Here's a three-step plan to prevent 3-D disaster. Headache - Nausea - Television - Post-production - Stereoscopy
  • No, your eyes aren't deceiving you – 3D really is a con Monday, April 12, 2010 @ 4:28PMAvatar has seen Hollywood re-embrace the format, but it's all about gimmickry, not creative film-making Like it or loathe it, 3D is everywhere, the 21st century equivalent of the snood. Last week, Sky launched its new 3D channel by screening Chelsea's victory at Old Trafford in a "revolutionary" format designed to bring the excitement of the Premier League right into your local. All the major ...
  • New blog: Mike Sragow Gets Reel Tuesday, April 6, 2010 @ 10:32AMIntroducing a hot-buttered blog from the Baltimore Sun film critic
  • VOTW: 3D Music Video Doesn't Require Glasses Wednesday, March 31, 2010 @ 12:02PMWhat does 3D without glasses look like, anyway? Music video - Music - Arts - Video - Shopping
  • 3D without the glasses: introducing pCubee (w/ Video) Wednesday, March 31, 2010 @ 6:01AM(PhysOrg.com) -- After a wave of 3D movies such as Alice in Wonderland and Avatar, and a number of television manufacturers producing 3D TVs this year, there is growing interest in a three-dimensional viewing experience. The usual 3D technology uses a stereoscopic principle in which a slightly different image is presented to each eye, thanks to the special glasses the viewer has to wear. Now a ...
  • A 3D Music Video, No Glasses Required [3D] Tuesday, March 30, 2010 @ 11:35PM# 3d It's always refreshing to find 3D that doesn't require glasses to work. And doubly in such a fun setting: a music video for " Doubtful Comforts ," by Blue Roses , that uses " wiggle stereoscopy " to jump out of your screen. More »
  • Letters: Legalising drugs Tuesday, March 30, 2010 @ 6:22PMThe tragedy about the decision to ban mephedrone is that is has been based on the widely held misconception that the only choice lies between a legal "free for all" and a "ban". This simplistic approach overlooks that fact that there is a range of legalising options that could give optimum control without the crippling side-effects of illegal supply, criminalisation and devastation of poorer ...
  • 3-D Tabletop Display Gets Rid of the Glasses Thursday, March 25, 2010 @ 6:30PMA cube-shaped display called pCubee brings the 3-D effect to users without the need for pesky glasses. You can just pick up the cube and play with it, and see the contents in 3-D.
  • Film vs Digital or: Why we need to innovate Thursday, March 25, 2010 @ 1:41PMMy previous post about our ARRI and RED camera test has seen a lot of reactions (thank you all for enganging in the discussion - that's exactly why I'm doing this). Obviously, my line about death of film does not please everyone. And I didn't expect it any other way.
  • Zecotek Differentiates Its 3D2D Real-Time Display System From Existing Commercial 3D Products and Calls for Consumer ... Thursday, March 25, 2010 @ 8:43AMSINGAPORE, SINGAPORE--(Marketwire - March 25, 2010) - Zecotek Photonics Inc. (TSX VENTURE:ZMS)(FRANKFURT:W1I), a developer of leading-edge photonics technologies for medical, industrial and scientific markets, today announced that its Real-Time 3D2D Display System featuring patented 3D display technology should not be confused or identified with the recently introduced stereoscopic 3D ...
  • : In Theory: Nintendo 3DS Tuesday, March 23, 2010 @ 7:29AMDigital Foundry on what to expect and why it's not a new Virtual Boy. Nintendo has just announced its new 3DS handheld, set to debut at E3 in June, featuring "games which can be enjoyed in 3D without the need for special glasses". Bearing in mind what has been leaked about the console, and what we know about its innards, what can we expect from this new piece of kit? This isn't the company's ...
  • Michael Jackson's Revived 'Captain EO' Is Still Wired, Slightly Tired Monday, March 22, 2010 @ 6:38PMThe 3-D space opera from the '80s still delivers an entertaining jolt of Disneyland fun. But some aspects of the 17-minute short film are decidedly non-epic.
  • TV/FILM: Michael Jackson's Revived Captain Eo is Still Wired, Slightly Tired Monday, March 22, 2010 @ 4:42PMANAHEIM, California Michael Jackson's 3-D short film Captain EO is playing again at Disneyland, and the 24-year-old space opera still holds up. Mostly. Representing the height of 1986 movie technology, Captain EO was a lavish collaboration between Disney and George Lucas Industrial Light and Magic studio. Directed by Francis Ford Coppola and starring Jackson at the zenith of his career, the 17 ...
  • 3D TV To Showcase At CeBit 2010 Sunday, February 28, 2010 @ 7:04PMby Staff Writers Hannover, Germany (SPX) Mar 01, 2010 This is the year in which 3D cinema and 3D TV will make the breakthrough. At CeBIT in Hannover, Fraunhofer researchers are presenting technologies and standards that are hastening the progress.
  • I.E. Effects Enters Falcon’s Treehouse for 3-D for Storm Friday, February 26, 2010 @ 10:48AMCulver City, CA: February 25, 2010 … I.E. Effects delivered 3D reality for “Traveling in the Storm,” an immersive entertainment experience developed by Falcon’s Treehouse for OCT Shanghai’s Happy Valley. In this innovative ride participants assume the role of storm chasers.
  • Fast-paced and a bit disorienting Sunday, February 21, 2010 @ 11:19PMThe consumer electronics industry is seeing its future through a pair of stereo 3-D glasses. Electronics - Stereoscopy - Business - Consumer Goods and Services - Electronics and Electrical
  • FMX 2010 Lines Up For May 4-7, 2010 Wednesday, February 10, 2010 @ 2:56PMStuttgart, Germany - Three months before the event, the leading European conference on digital entertainment and visualization presents a first glimpse on a top notch program: 3D stereo, hybrid imagery and virtual humans are only some of the FMX 2010 hot topics.
  • Fast-paced and a bit disorienting Sunday, February 7, 2010 @ 11:25PMThe consumer electronics industry is seeing its future through a pair of stereo 3-D glasses. Electronics - Stereoscopy - Business - Consumer Goods and Services - Electronics and Electrical
  • Queen Guitarist Brian May: Want 3-D? "Avatar" Has Nothing On Victorian Stereoscopics Thursday, January 28, 2010 @ 11:14AMThis may be the year that the third-dimension finally takes hold. The earnings for Avatar exceed $1.8 billion, and 3-D TVs were all the rage at CES this year. Earlier this month ESPN announced plans for a 3-D channel to debut with the first World Cup match (Mexico versus South Africa) on June 11. Also this month Discovery, IMAX and Sony are collaborating on a 24-hour 3-D network , and Hewlett ...
  • 3D Films Can Make You Paranoid Monday, January 25, 2010 @ 8:59AMA passion for 3D films can be very bad for your eyes. Movie–goers should not watch 3D films more than three or four times a week, whereas such films are not recommended at all to some people for medical reasons, Russian oculists believe.
  • 3-D Gaming Is Waiting for Its Avatar Friday, January 22, 2010 @ 10:41PMWith manufacturers rolling out 3-D television sets, the promise of videogames that transport players into deeply immersive 3-D worlds is inching closer to reality. Emphasis on the
  • 3-D Gaming Is Waiting for Its 'Avatar' Friday, January 22, 2010 @ 6:25PMPricey television sets and uncomfortable glasses aside, designers will need to reinvent videogames from the ground up to truly take advantage of the immersive experience promised by 3-D technology.
  • World standards body maps out 3D TV generations Thursday, January 14, 2010 @ 8:13AMFrom stereoscopy to holography Standards setter the International Telecommuncations Union (ITU) has established a far-reaching roadmap for 3D TV technology, though it admits it will take at least 20 years for its more advanced notions to be realised.…