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Apple patents 3D display with holographic images and Kinect-like gesturing

Rue Liu, Sep 13th 2011 Discuss [4]

Apple has just been granted 13 new patents today by the USPTO, with one of them involving an advanced 3D display and imaging system. This particular patent involves holographic images and Kinect-like gesturing in a 3D space that makes the recent iPhone 5 concept with the holographic keyboard seem not too far off. Read The Full Story

3DFusion shows off glasses-free 3D TV around the country

Shane McGlaun, Sep 13th 2011 Discuss [7]

The first time we heard about the glasses-free 3DTV that 3DFusion was working on was back in 2009 at CES. It has taken a long time, but it seems that glasses-free TV is ready to hit the consumer market now. 3DFusion has announced that it is the first to market with stereoscopic broadcast quality 3D TV that needs no glasses and the company has installed a demo station for the first time to show off its hardware. Read The Full Story

Sharp announces 3D Aquos SH8298U Android phone with dual 8MP cameras

Rue Liu, Sep 9th 2011 Discuss [2]

Sharp has announced today a new 3D-capable Android smartphone, called the Aquos SH8298U. It features a display that supports glasses-free 3D and has dual cameras on the back of 8-megapixels each for you to capture both 3D stills and videos. It also comes in some fun colors, in either white or red. Read The Full Story

Nintendo 3DS sales up 260% in US post price slash

Chris Davies, Sep 9th 2011 Discuss [0]

Nintendo has confirmed buoyant sales of the 3DS after the glasses-free 3D handheld saw a significant price slash back on August 12. According to NPD Group's figures, US sales of the Nintendo 3DS surged by over 260-percent following the reduction, in comparison to the previous 19 day period: that amounts to around 185,000 of the portable consoles. Read The Full Story

Sony HMZ-T1 3D headset priced and dated for US

Chris Davies, Sep 8th 2011 Discuss [0]

Sony has confirmed US availability and pricing for its unusual HMZ-T1 Personal 3D Viewer headset, announced for the Japanese market last month. The wearable display - which pairs two 1280 x 720 OLED displays to create a virtual 2D or 3D 150-inch screen watched from 12 feet away - will land in the US in November, priced at $799. Read The Full Story

Sony VPL-VW1000ES Full 4K projector targets your lounge

Chris Davies, Sep 8th 2011 Discuss [1]

Sony has outed its latest projector, the VPL-VW1000ES, and with it a push to get Full 4K resolution video into the home. The company's latest flagship, the VPL-VW1000ES runs at a whopping 4096 x 2160 resolution and at 2,000 ANSI lumens, making it four times the resolution and almost twice as bright as Sony's previous 1080p home projectors, as well as capable of a 200-inch image. Read The Full Story

Sony 3D display and 3D glasses for PS3 to hit Japan in November

Shane McGlaun, Sep 6th 2011 Discuss [0]

We have already talked a bit about why you should buy the Sony PS3 3D display and 3D glasses a while back. Sony Japan has announced that the display and the 3D glasses will be shipping soon in Japan. The official pricing for the products has also been unveiled for Japan. The 3D display comes bundled with one pair of glasses and the HDMI cable you need to connect to your PS3 console. The HDMI cable is 2-meters long. Read The Full Story

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IFA 2011 Wrap-Up

Chris Davies, Sep 5th 2011 Discuss [2]

IFA 2011 has come and gone, and there’s been no shortage of shiny new tech to play with. With the iPad still dominating consumer and industry mindshare, tablets unsurprisingly were a focus points for many, but there were big screens to marvel at in other segments, too. We won’t see many of the new toys hit store shelves for months, but that’s not going to stop us from lusting in advance. Head on past the cut for all the best devices from the show!

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Toshiba Camileo 3D camcorder hands-on

Chris Davies, Sep 3rd 2011 Discuss [2]

Toshiba may have made the most noise about its new Camileo Clip, X200 and X400 camcorders for IFA 2011, but the company slipped another rare beast into its booth. The Calimeo 3D model packs double the lenses into its palm-friendly chassis, recording Full HD 1920 x 1080 footage and allowing users to preview the 3D effect with a glasses-free autostereoscopic LCD display.

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LG PZ850T Pentouch TV combines 3D and drawing on one screen

Shane McGlaun, Sep 2nd 2011 Discuss [1]

LG is pretty big in the TV market today and has a full line of TVs in all price ranges and just about every category. The company has debuted an interesting new TV that will be offered in 50-inch or 60-inch sizes. The model number for the sets is P850 and they are known as the Pentouch TVs. The TVs are 3D and come with a pair of pens. Read The Full Story

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Vuzix STAR 1200 augmented reality headset hands-on [Video]

Chris Davies, Sep 1st 2011 Discuss [3]

Vuzix has demonstrated its latest augmented reality (AR) glasses for the first time, the Vuzix STAR 1200 (See-Through Augmented Reality), intended to drive development of personal head-up displays. Shown to SlashGear at ShowStoppers during IFA 2011 today, the STAR headset is a development of the WRAP 920AR we tested all the way back at CES 2010; however, the STAR system uses a pair of transparent 852 x 480 displays that allow you to see the real world with computer graphics overlaid on top.

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Samsung Smart TV Update includes YouTube 3D Video App

Chris Burns, Sep 1st 2011 Discuss [2]

The Samsung updates are flowing like wine here in Berlin, as Samsung's Unpacked event this week has revealed a large overflowing cup of new features for their Smart TV platform, the most interesting of which may be the fact that the next update will come with instant connectivity to YouTube's library of 3D videos through the newly updated YouTube on TV application for Smart TV. You'll be able to stream YouTube 3D videos at will, this adding countless bits of content to your relatively small set of already available 3D videos. Will this be enough for you to want a 3D television in the future? Read The Full Story