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3D

Panasonic BT-3DL2550: 25.5-inch 3D IPS Monitor, $9900

2010.02.16

If money grew in your backyard, pay attention to this 3D monitor: the BT-3DL2550 from Panasonic is a 25.5-inch IPS (In-Plane Switching) TFT LCD monitor that does 3D. The pixel format is 1920×1200 (16:10 aspect ratio) and works its 3D magic via a Xpol polarizing filter so you’ll be wearing some passive polarizing glasses. Connectivity [...]

2010 Olympic Winter Games in 3D

2010.02.12

Panasonic opened its Olympic Pavilion, featuring two 103-inch 1080p 3D theaters at LiveCity Yaletown, the site of the 2010 Olympic Winter Games. Panasonic’s Olympic Pavilion will be opened from Feb. 12th through the 28th, 11am to 11pm, and showcase the opening ceremony, and highlights of the 2010 Winter Games. It’s also free. Source: Akihabara News

Samsung C7000 Series 3D LCD TV

2010.02.12

The C7000 Series 3D LCD TV from Samsung sports an edge-lit LED backlight, a 1.1-inch profile and comes in three sizes: 40-, 46-, and 55-inch. There are many features: 1920×1080 pixel format, 240Hz Clear Motion Technology, 2D-to-3D conversion, Samsung Apps, Internet@TV, Skype, AllShare DLNA media streaming, etc. The C7000 Series is compatible with the newly [...]

3D PlayStation 3

2010.02.10

The PS3 is scheduled to receive a firmware update to enable 3D this summer. With a 3D-capable LCD TV or monitor I can imagine how crazy fun it might be to play 3D games in 1080p. Of course, I’ll need to be wearing some dorky glasses, even at night. Source: Pocket-lint via Engadget

Sony BDP-S470

2010.02.10

The BDP-S470 from Sony is a 3D-capable Blu-ray player that can handle DVD, CD, SACD and feature BRAVIA Internet Video, USB, 1080p DVD up-scaling, and TrueHD/DTS-HD Master Audio decoding. Technically, the BDP-S470 will require a firmware update later this summer to be able to playback 3D Blu-ray disks. The price is a palatable US$200 and [...]

Acer GD235HZ: 23.6-inch 3D LCD Monitor

2010.02.01

The only thing 3D about the GD235HZ LCD monitor from Acer is that the frequency is doubled from 60Hz to 120Hz. The 23.6-inch monitor works with NVIDIA’s 3D Vision active-shutter system (that’s $200 extra). The pixel format on the GD235HZ is 1920 x 1080, as expected. The price is a very hefty $399. Since any [...]

Avatar: 100 Terabytes of RAM

2010.01.21

Avatar was absolutely fantastic. Weta Digital, the New Zealand company that created the digital effects for Avatar, stated that the film’s detailed animations required computing horsepower, storage capabilities like no other project. Paul Ryan, Weta Digital’s CTO:
King Kong used 100 terabytes of storage. For Avatar, we have 100 terabytes of RAM.
That would be 100 terabytes of [...]

BumpTop for Mac: Silly 3D

2010.01.20

John Gruber at Daring Fireball had this to say about BumpTop for Mac, available now for US$29:
… I don’t just want better file management for my desktop. I want better file management everywhere. BumpTop is a Finder alternative that only handles one folder: ~/Desktop/. And the 3D stuff, with a weird perspective on “walls”, just [...]

CES 2010: Toshiba CELL TV

2010.01.13

POWER: Toshiba’s CELL TV blurs the line between TV and computer with unheard amounts of computing power integrated into an LCD TV. The top end XZ900 Series makes use of the company’s KIRA2 Super Local Dimming LED Display sporting a brightness of 1000 cd/m2, 512 controllable zones (5x that of previous local dimming models), and [...]

CES 2010: Panasonic 152-inch Plasma TV

2010.01.08

Are you a real sports fan? The 152-inch plasma TV from Panasonic is, in a word, huge! Add a 4K2K pixel format and 3D and this 152-inch monster is the ultimate TV. I’m sure Shaq has already put the down payment on one. Source: Engadget


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