Looks like the future as seen by numerous sci-fi films is about to become a reality. Japanese researchers at the National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology ( NIAIST) have developed a system through which you can not only see 3D images but you can then manipulate anyway you like. Theoretically it will be just like handling a 3D object in real space. So yes, other than motions sensors it also devices for haptic feedback.
The personal computer industry is moving fast in order to step up the move to the next generation of computers. These are the PC’s that will be equipped at the development stage with 3D capabilities, touchscreens and will be made into designer models that will appeal to the modern aesthetic sensibilities of people. And it seems like MSI is currently leading the pack.
Fujifilm announced out of Tokyo today a new 3D camera called the Finepix Real 3D W3. It has a 3.5 inch LCD with a 16:9 aspect ratio. It can record 3D videos at 720p and then connect directly to 3D-ready HDTV’s through HDMI 1.4. Just like other 3D cameras, it uses two separate lenses and then merges the two perspectives into a 3D-ready image.
Eight months after it took the Box Offices everywhere by storm and smashed all records of earning by earning about $3 billion worldwide, Avatar is going in for another record. It is going to rereleased soon for an end of summer come back to theaters all over the US. This is going to be the shortest time gap between the release and rerelease of a film ever.
Gaming regulars aside, even casual Playstation owners will have a hard time to ignoring the fact that Sony has two new tricks up its Playstation sleeve. One is the Playstation 3D and the other is the Playstation Move, with the latter being obviously Sony’s answer to the Wii from Nintendo which took the casual gamers by a storm. But 3D is also coming to the gaming world in a big way and quite a few implementations of it are quite well done in the gaming world. And judging from the reviews all around, that seems to include the Sony Playstation 3D as well.
3D graphics in our browser has been a long term target for various developers, Google being one of the better known ones for creating a demo of it last year. Recently, AMD became the latest company to take a step in the direction of realizing this target and releasing drivers for the WebGL standard that is made to drive the web 3D graphics revolution. WebGL is essentially the online equivalent of the OpenGL standard that is used by hardware manufacturers. continue reading…
As it turns out, the Nintendo leak reported earlier was spot on. Nintendo finally unveiled their latest handheld gaming device at E3 and it is a nice piece of work. Dual touchscreens and the best part is this — 3D viewing without glasses. So the nightmare I had about looking like a dork in public wearing 3D glasses, is not going to come true after all. Nintendo is mimicking the home theatre industry actually and going all out on 3D. Indeed, both of them have the same reason to do so — sagging sales.
The Wedge Lens in action
Yes, the holy grail of 3D footage viewing — viewing without the glasses. We love 3D, yes we do. But we hate them glasses, oh how we hate them. So here’s a solution from the Microsoft [NASDAQ:MSFT] Applied Sciences Group — beaming two separate images to two each eye. Although this approach has been tried before, this solution from the Microsoft ASG is slightly different.
Mockup done by Kotaku
Looks like we have a leak on our hands. Nintendo has apparently been planning to release a 3D handheld gaming console that will take over from the Nintendo DS. This gaming machine is going to be called — 3DS. Clearly, they didn’t have to go through too many brainstorming sessions to come up with the name.
Samsung recently showed off their A800 3D projector and the capabilities seem pretty impressive. This projector is capable of projecting a 3D image with the help of Active 3D technology and still maintain a high resolution with good color quality. Even though it has not been released and hence lacks a third-party opinions, it definitely seems like a projector that will win the hearts of quite a few 3D fans.
