3D

Asus G51J Nvidia 3D Vision notebook announced

Asus has announced the launch of the world's first Nvidia 3D Vision notebook, the G51J, that offers a 3D experience on the small screen with the help of special glasses.

A niche offering to say the least, it's notable for offering a 120Hz 3D Vision-capable...

3DTV shipments to reach 46 million in 3 years

In 3 year's time the 3DTV market will see shipments of up to 46 million 3D-capable flatscreen televisions, suggests market research from US-based GigaOM Pro, stating that despite the market being in its infancy today, by 2013 the technology will be widespread in consumer's...

Sainsbury's now offering free glasses for Channel 4's 3D week

While here at Pocket-lint we had our very own 3D week a little way back, Channel 4's 3D week is fast approaching on 16 November and the broadcaster's promotional partner Sainsbury's is now in full swing distributing the required glasses.

The supermarket chain...

VIDEO: John Mayer offers augmented reality music vid

American artist John Mayer has launched an augmented reality music video to accompany the song Heartbreak Warfare.

As with similar PC-based augmented reality offerings fans hold an image - either as a print-out or on a mobile phone screen - up to a webcam...

PHOTOS: Samsung SCH-B710 3D Mobile

Here's a few sneaky shots of the Samsung SCH-B710 which we managed to grab when DDD was showing off its Yabazam 3D content store. It may look like a regular handset and when the flip is closed, it is - but turn the screen sideways and it turns into a 3D display.

At...

DDD reveals Yabazam 3D content store

DDD, the company behind forthcoming 3D laptops from the likes of Acer, Dell, HP and Sony, has told Pocket-lint that it'll soon be launching a content store for digital downloads of 3D movies and video. It'll be called "Yabazam", and should be open for business at the...

10 things you never knew about 3D

It's been an excellent week of 3D here at Pocket-lint for us and we hope you've thoroughly enjoyed it too. If you've only just found it, then do take a look under our 3DTV tag for everything we've written from interviews, reviews, videos and demos to histories, top 10s,...

Vuzix launches Wrap 230, 280 Widescreen and 920

Vuzix has announced the European release of its "Wrap" sunglasses-style video eyewear. As previously reported on Pocket-lint, the US is getting the Wrap 310, but over here we're getting the Wrap 230, Wrap 280 Widescreen and Wrap 920.

Vuzix claims that they're...

Nvidia: 3D Gaming is "right here, right now"

Nvidia is arguably at the forefront of 3D gaming - its 3D Vision kit is one of the few solutions available to people who want to experience a litle more depth in their games. We asked the company's PR Manager, Ben Berraondo, a few questions to try and find out a little more...

Is Stereoscopic 3D gaming ready?

Amidst all this talk of 3D televisions and 3D movies, it's easy to forget one art-form that's been 3D since 1981 - Gaming. The Sinclair ZX81 had what many regard to be the first 3D game - 3D Monster Maze, which placed the player in a maze with a T-Rex, the objective being...

34 of the coolest 3D glasses

3D just isn't going to happen in any convenient way without the glasses, so it's time to embrace the specs. Whether it's the red/cyan anaglyph type, the colourless polarised filters or even the chunky LCD shutters, there's a variation on the norm for everyone.

60-inch projectors to compete with 40-inch LCDs next year

Despite the movie-theatre-in-your-front-room promise of DLP projectors, home cinema has been dominated by LCD TVs ever since the CRT lost its grip. But if 3D TV becomes the cry of the people from next year on, the current leading tech is going to have a problem on its hands....

Will 3D save the cinema?

It was the introduction of television in the early 50s that first saw the rise of 3D at the cinema. Box office numbers had rapidly dwindled with small screen entertainment in everyone's home until filmmakers found a way to offer audiences something they couldn't experience...

The good and bad of 3D TV

It's one thing to be working on getting 3DTV into our homes but it's another challenge altogether for the production companies to figure out what works in this new medium and what doesn't. Some of the genres speak for themselves but with tests already under way many of the...

10 films that should be remade in 3D

The cinema might be being filled with new 3D movies, but what if we could go back in time and film everything in 3D? What movies would you want to watch again with a pair of polarized stereoscopic glasses? We asked Greg Passmore, president of PassmoreLab, to give us the...

Will 3D change the cinema experience?

3D will change the cinema experience forever.

There was a time when cinema was exciting, when going to the movie theatre was an event, as big as the real theatre even. We were dazzled, we were in awe, we were amazed.

Why shouldn't we have been?...

VIDEO: Layar's 3D augmented reality brings Pac-man to real life

Developer Layar has announced the addition of 3D capabilities to its augmented reality browser platform.

"The addition of 3D enables Layar developers to create more realistic and immersive augmented reality experiences for mobile devices", says the company.

2D to 3D: Classic masterpieces to get 3D makeover

"This is just the tip of the iceberg. We are seeing a massive shift right now to 3D".

Words from a rather excited Steve Glum, head of branding and distribution at Passmorelab in San Diego, the world's largest 3D content provider.

With the world...

Consumers don't want to pay more for 3D...

Consumers aren't ready to pay extra to watch 3D movies at the cinema or in the home even though that's what movie studios have planned, new research shows.

The survey conducted by In-Stat Digital shows that 64% of consumers surveyed in the US expressed at least...

Quick Guide to IMAX

What is IMAX?The IMAX system was first introduced to find a way to project films to a bigger size than ever before without losing any of the quality. Instead of 35mm, it uses 70mm film with 15 perforations per frame and it requires special IMAX film cameras that can feed...

Five ways to enjoy 3D right now

Just because the broadcasters and TV manufacturers insist on spending years around board-room tables deciding how they're going to deliver 3D to our homes, it doesn't mean that we have to wait to get our fix of stereoscopic images. So, while their coffee gets cold and digestives...

Tron: Legacy coming in IMAX 3D on 17 December 2010

Disney has announced that Tron: Legacy, the sequel to the 1982 classic, will be coming in IMAX 3D to a screen near you at the end of next year.

17 December 2010 has been earmarked as the Friday of choice which will see the film going head to head with Warner...

How to make your own 3D glasses

There are an array of 3DTV technologies and you won't be able to make glasses that work with all of them, well not unless you are McGuyver. The easiest and cheapest way to get yourself set up in 3D land, so you can view what the industry calls the "anaglyph method", is to...

Obama goes 3D

US president Obama has told David Letterman on David Letterman’s “Late Show” that he has recently seen "Up" in 3D.

In the first interview with a serving president and a talk show host, Obama showed a picture of himself and the first lady wearing 3D glasses,...

Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs in 3D tops US box office

Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs, the latest 3D movie to grace the cinema, has shot straight to the top of the US box office, showing consumers have an urge to see 3D movies at the cinema.

The movie, which opened over the weekend, accounted for 50% of the...