Today Informa Telecoms and Media said that 3D is still a novelty and is a few years away from becoming main-stream. We agree, there just isn’t enough 3D content around to tempt cash-strapped consumers. But where 3D has a chance to shine isn’t so much film or documentary, but sport. Everybody knows the UK loves [...]
Whilst it’s certain that 3D TV will become mainstream one day it’s nothing but a novelty now. 2010 was undoubtedly the year of 3D with companies likes Sky, LG and Virgin throwing their weight behind the technology. Sky in particular did some stunning work with 3D, offering Champions League football in the third dimension as [...]
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3D’s not exactly mainstream yet, I’m one of the many still stuck in the stone-age who hasn’t even forked out for HD yet. But those of us who want 3D, want the best but the problem is, a conventional 3D TV and a couple of pairs of cheap 3D glasses isn’t going to give you [...]
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Sony’s Live Production head honcho Malcolm Robinson believes that BBC is technically capable of broadcasting Wimbledon finals in 3D over its HD channel. Sony has been entrusted with the responsibility of shooting Wimbledon in 3D format. However, this time over, only the last three days of the championship will be recorded in three dimensional glory. [...]
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We all knew that when 3D started grabbing headlines last year that it wasn’t just going to be just James Cameron who would take a fancy to the technology. Like anything else that can be used to spice up the old smut, the porn industry is of course taking its slice of the action. Penthouse [...]
Posted in 3D TV, Android, LG, News, Tablet Devices
Apple iPad has started a tablet craze, which is showing no signs of abating. So this year, apart from iPad 2, we are expecting a massive wave of Android tablets to hit the market. The latest entrant is LG G-Slate Android Honeycomb tablet. T-Mobile has released the full specs of the tablet for us to [...]
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Sky has come out with some raw figures for its 3D TV service platform. The company has said that 70,000 homes have subscribed for its 3D service. The figure sounds good, but pales in comparison to the fact that sky has over 3 million subscribers for its HD service alone. However, the company is certainly [...]
Posted in 3D TV, Audio, CES, Events, Home Entertainment, LG, News
LG are looking to really stand out at CES 2011 on January 6th, and it’s not just smartphones that they will be showing off at the huge Las Vegas tech event. LG have teased a series of 3D Audio Video devices which consists of two home theatre systems – the HX996TS (a Real 3D Sound [...]
