GameStock Launch Nintendo 3DS Website in the UK
(PRWEB) August 26, 2010
Once in a while a new gadget comes along that blows the competition out of the water. For over two decades videogames have been in 3D geometry, but now for the first time ever videogames are coming out in 3D stereoscopic projection – through a clever 3.5″ LCD screen situated on the upper clam-shell part of the console. Beneath a second LCD screen is touch sensitive akin to the DS series. This new computer called the Nintendo 3DS is able to display 3D effects without needing 3D glasses. In terms of computer power, its CPU may not be more powerful than a Wii.
Besides the mega three-dimensional games (coming soon) it’s able to play, the 3DS also boasts a 3D camera for taking 3D photographs and video recording!
3DS closely resembles the DSi although the consoles’ control system now includes a left analogue joystick – a handy thumb controller adjacent to the familiar D-Pad. The technology uses similar gaming I/O to the Apple iPhone; for the Nintendo 3DS sports sensors: an accelerometer, and a gyroscope to give 3DS games force-feedback effects.
Talking of games, this new console favourably uses tangible game cartridge media which historically means the games can actually be collected, or thereafter bartered with when it’s time to trade in or buy pre-owned. As envisaged Nintendo has produced a cracking line-up of titles coming to 3DS, including remakes of the best selling games everyone will want to keep: Thus far here’s a few remakes coming to 3DS: Animal Crossing, Metal Gear Solid, Mario Kart and Paper Mario: and a few completely new games too: FIFA Soccer 3D, Kid Icarus – Uprising, Nintendogs & Cats 3D and Resident Evil: Revelations, to name just a few titles the gaming world is getting excited about.
Furthermore the 3DS is intelligent being backwards compatible with Nintendo DS & DSi games… best of all this Nintendo is pioneering a new method of peer-to-peer gaming AI.
With so much excitement and interest in 3D gaming, GameStock has launched a new games console website just for the Nintendo 3DS. For more details visit www.nintendo3dsconsole.co.uk to compare 3DS console: prices, games, package deals and read interesting news on all things mega about 3DS. After all this is a new hardware series. The Nintendo DSi XL was a significant step in the DS evolution, now be prepared for the next dimension.
3DS console colours yet to be confirmed have been seen in Black, Blue and Red. UK release dates and pre-order price will be announced in September 2010.
Pre-order Nintendo 3ds prices
Contact:
Andy – IT Director
Game Stock LTD
+44 7748278792
http://www.gamestock.co.uk/
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Philips 3D LED TV launch in Barcelona 2010 (recordere.dk)
From the PHILIPS 2010 product launch in Barcelona. The new LED 3D LCD-TV in the series 8000, 9000 and Cinema 21:9
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This is a more in depth review on the samsung UN46C8000 highlighting some of its great features and giving you a chance to see the tv in action before you buy one! Best TV and picture i could find on a TV and believe me folks i did the research! in 2010 you wont find a better TV! I purchased my set from Abes of Maine. TV was here in 8 days delivered by Icat, a company specializing in delivering ONLY television sets so i knew it would be delivered safely! Thanks ABES!
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BluFocus Transitions into 3D at Full Force with the Launch of 3D-Focus Laboratory
BluFocus Inc., an advanced testing and certification facility specializing in the assurance of quality media products and solutions, announced today the launch of their 3D-Focus Laboratory which will concentrate on the success of the 3D technology by providing services in the areas of 3D testing, certification, consulting/advisement and also offer a THX Certified High Performance 3D demonstration/testing environment for device manufacturers, content owners and producers to use as needed during their production process.
BluFocus’ 3D-Focus Lab will also be an advocate for informative collaboration amongst technology experts and will hold a webinar sponsored by MESA, THX and 3D@Home Consortium, on March 4, 2010 at 11am PST called “3D-Focus Part 1: 3D for Blu-ray” which will be an introduction to the 3D Technology in the areas of Encoding, Authoring, Equipment, Accessories and more. The goal is to promote collaboration and awareness of key companies within 3D so content owners, producers and developers know who they can go to for assistance. It also aims to provide a forum for attendees to ask questions and learn more. For more information on the “3D-Focus Part 1: 3D for Blu-ray” Webinar program visit http://www.blufocus.com/3D-Focus
“The purpose of our 3D-Focus Lab is to assist those interested in the 3D technology so they have a knowledge base on how to get into the area and feel they have a partner beside them to help test and provide support as needed,” says Juan Reyes, Chief Technology Officer of BluFocus. “BluFocus is comprised of a team with over a decade of experience in development and testing and we pride ourselves in being at the forefront of new technologies entering into the Home Entertainment arena. With our strategic partners such as THX and others, we will have a premiere 3D environment that will provide much more than just testing services, it will include support and solutions as well.”
The BluFocus and THX 3D-Focus Lab will work with their partners and clients to test, certify and create processes and workflows that are beneficial to all parties involved in the production of 3D content to ensure that the end product is of quality for the end-user to fully enjoy.
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3-D Underwater Graphics Firm Hires International Marketing Consultant for Development and Launch
Wabash, IN (PRWEB) April 28, 2006
3-D Underwater Graphics, Inc. (3-D UG) President Jeff Kaehr announced that his firm has hired Duquesa Marketing, Inc., Altamonte Springs, FL to serve as managing consultants for the final development and international sales launch of 3-D UG. 3-D UG owns the technology and patents for a unique, proprietary system for enabling any swimming pool or spa to be fitted with customized art or affinity logo’s and viewed utilizing 3-D glasses.
“Since I was a kid going to 3-D movies I have been a fan of 3-D,” said Mr. Kaehr. “I have spent several years securing patents, doing R&D and creating poster art for placement underwater and using 3-D to enhance the viewing experience. Kids and adults have had a ball with this new use of 3-D. I interviewed a number of firms and chose Duquesa Marketing after one phone call and one meeting, they really understood the concept and the worldwide potential.”
“Any swimming pool is a potential host for 3-D UG,” Said Nancy Ficke, General Manager for Duquesa Marketing. “Hotels, cruise ships and health clubs will have an opportunity to brand and decorate their pools with 3-D UG. Every home pool will be able to add series of artful poster like theme sets, coral reef life, fish collages, pirate ships, the list is endlesss”.
“3-D is cool, and Jeff has discovered a really wonderful fresh application for the technology,” said Geoff Ficke, President of Duquesa Marketing. “In addition to a corporate program and art designs for home pool use, we anticipate a huge opportunity in NCAA, NFL, NASCAR and other affinity logos. A really inexpensive, colorful way to dress up any home pool.”
It is anticipated the 3-D UG posters will be ready for market placement in the fall of 2006.
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Panasonic VT20 3D TV UK launch – Which? first look
www.which.co.uk We went along to the UK launch of the Panasonic VT20 3D TVs to get a hands onlook at the new TV and see it in action. Get our full report and all the latest 3D TV reviews at our website
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Here’s an update on the first 3D TVs in Consumer Reports’ test labs. A closer look at a 50-inch plasma, the Panasonic VT-20, and two 46-inch LCD sets from Samsung. Stay tuned for more 3D TV tests and visit our web site for buying advice on hundreds of products: www.consumerreports.org
TRIDELITY Display Solutions To Launch World’s First Autostereoscopic 3D Display With An Integrated PC At The Digital Signage Expo East in Philadelphia
Jersey City, NJ (PRWEB) September 16, 2008
TRIDELITY Display Solutions CEO Norbert Haas announced today that the company will launch the world’s first Autostereoscopic 3D Display with an integrated PC at the Digital Signage Expo East in Philadelphia this week.
“We are very excited to bring this amazing new 3D technology to the United States,” said Haas. “Autostereoscopic technology will revolutionize people’s digital viewing experience, delivering 3D imaging without the need for any special glasses.”
TRIDELITY’s revolutionary 3D technology was developed in Germany and will now be available to the U.S. marketplace. TRIDELITY will offer its full line of displays that deliver 3D imaging without the need for special glasses, allowing viewers a comfortable uninterrupted 3D viewing experience.
“The applications for this revolutionary product are endless,” said Haas. “Whether it’s using it for show stopping digital advertising, taking your PC gaming experience to a new level, or utilizing it as a precise visualization tool for scientific or design research, TRIDELITY’s autostereoscopic 3D displays will truly elevate your view and enable the viewer to jump into the next dimension.”
All the TRIDELITY Displays provide a realistic 3D effect without any glasses, use multiple views to provide a true 3D experience and provide the highest resolution per view in the industry. TRIDELITY’s autostereoscopic 3D displays cater to any industry that needs to present a powerful message to a user, but specifically focuses on these segments: Digital Advertising & Digital Signage, Media & Entertainment, Design Visualization, and Scientific Visualization.
The TRIDELITY portfolio includes seven 3D displays ranging from 19 to 57 inch, as well as software toolkits for 3D content creation, conversion of 2D media assets to 3D, and content management for networks of 3D displays providing an end-to-end 3D solution. In addition TRIDELITY offers the first ever 3D display with an integrated PC for on the 42 inch model creating the perfect self-contained 3D station for a wide variety of applications.
Rapid impact and differentiation is the key to reaching a target audience. For the Advertising and Digital Signage community, getting that Stopping power is more crucial and challenging then ever. The 3D TRIDELITY displays are the answer to that challenge. With exceptional 3D depth, industry leading resolution and unprecedented viewing comfort, these displays present the ultimate eye catcher and offer a quantum leap in delivering messages to the consumers.
TRIDELITY will showcase the World’s first autostereoscopic 3D display with integrated PC at the Digital Signage Expo East on Sept 17 – 18, 2008 in Philadelphia, in Booth 235.
ABOUT TRIDELITY
TRIDELITY Display Solutions GmbH is a pioneering, dynamic company based in St. Georgen, Germany and Jersey City, NJ that specializes in the development, manufacturing and distribution of market-ready autostereoscopic 3D displays.
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Sky to Make TV History with the Launch of 3D TV
Isleworth, Middlesex (PRWEB) February 3, 2010
Sky has announced that it will launch Sky 3D, Europe’s first dedicated 3D TV channel, this April. As part of the final preparations for this ground-breaking launch, Sky will preview the new service with a world first on Sunday 31 January 2010, becoming the first TV company anywhere to broadcast a live 3D TV sports event to a public audience. The Premier League clash between Arsenal and Manchester United will be filmed in 3D and broadcast over the Sky platform to selected pubs around the UK and Ireland, with their customers becoming the first audiences anywhere in the world to experience live Premier League in 3D.
To support this landmark broadcast, the nine pubs – located in London, Manchester, Cardiff, Edinburgh and Dublin – have been kitted out specially with some of the first ’3D Ready’ TV sets to reach the UK and Ireland. As 3D TVs become more widely available, Sky will roll out its 3D channel to hundreds of pubs from April, allowing football fans across the country the opportunity to experience a live Premier League match in 3D each week.
Once 3D TVs begin to reach the consumer market later this year, Sky will then make Sky 3D available to all Sky+HD (http://www.sky.com/shop/supertelly/ ) customers, giving millions of people the opportunity to watch a wide range of content in 3D, including movies, sport, documentaries, entertainment, and the arts.
Sky 3D works with all existing Sky+HD boxes and will initially be introduced at no extra cost for customers who subscribe to Sky’s top TV package and the Sky HD pack. Sky 3D will also be compatible with all 3D Ready TVs coming to the UK and Ireland this year, including all models from Sony, Samsung, LG and Panasonic.
To make the 3D (http://www.sky.com/shop/3d/home/ ) preview a reality, Sky Sports will produce two edits of its live coverage of Sunday’s game at the Emirates Stadium, one for its HD channel feed and another dedicated to 3D. Eight specially engineered 3D camera rigs will house sixteen of Sky’s high definition cameras, to provide comprehensive stereoscopic coverage from all angles. The 3D broadcast will be supported by Sky’s dedicated 3D production team and purpose built 3D outside broadcast truck, which will enable live mixing between camera positions, slow motion replays and the use of innovative 3D graphics. There will also be a dedicated commentary team to support the 3D edit.
Jeremy Darroch, Sky’s chief executive, said: “3D is without doubt one of the most talked-about developments in television for many years. Sky has always innovated to bring customers the best possible viewing experience, so we fully intend to take the lead in bringing the spectacle of 3D to the UK and Ireland.”
About Sky (http://www.sky.com/ )
Sky is the UK’s leading entertainment and communications company, operating the most comprehensive multi-channel television service. More than 9.7 million homes enjoy the entertainment, movies, news and sports channels. In delivering entertainment through the TV, PC and mobile, customers have more control and flexibility over what, how and when they watch. Over 2 million enjoy the picture and sound quality of Sky+HD which offers 37 dedicated HD channels.
Sky+HD customers can record at the touch of a button, record two channels while watching a third previously recorded programme, automatically record new episodes of a favourite series, pause and rewind live TV and remote record. Customers can also watch Sky Anytime – a selection of the weeks best TV available on demand offering up to 90 hours of HD programming. HD ready TV with Sky+HD is Supertelly (http://www.sky.com/shop/supertelly/ ).
For further media information regarding Sky or this release please contact:
Victoria Etaghene
Sky Consumer PR Executive
British Sky Broadcasting Ltd
Grant Way
Isleworth
Middlesex
TW7 5QD
0207 705 3000
www.sky.com
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3D TV to Launch in US by DirecTV in 2010
Satellite cable provider DirecTV has a new satellite in the air, and according to HD Guru, one of the 200 new HD stations to be broadcast from it includes the first U.S. HDTV channel in 3D.
There are still some technical hurdles to clear before you’re watching zany sitcom antics flying toward you, but the trend is clear. The satellite begins full operation in March, and existing DirecTV set-top boxes will simply need a firmware upgrade to support the 3D programming. Unfortunately, you’ll still need to pick up a 3D-capable HDTV to play it back, and that’s where the market lag will play a role in determining how fast 3D will penetrate.
Although 3D content has a long history stretching all the way back to 1922 — when the first public 3D movie was displayed — a number of optics and display challenges, as well as market realities, relegated 3D to a periodic novelty for decades. With the vast majority of the technical hurdles now solved and 3D displays making steady inroads at seminal trade shows like CES over the past couple of years, 2010 is poised to be 3D’s breakout year. The emergence of a string of blockbusters like Avatar, Alice in Wonderland and more rounds out 3D’s emergence — or re-emergence — on the big screen. Soon, consumers will come to expect the same experience in their home theater as well.
Sony, Samsung, Mitsubishi, LG and other manufacturers will be showing off 3D displays at CES 2010 next week. They’ll be hoping the stars will align properly to make 2010 3D’s breakout year, and DirectTV’s news is a timely piece of that puzzle. Are you excited about 3D’s inroads to the home, or is your pocketbook still weary from the last cycle of high definition upgrades?
Sony Launches 3D TV in India
Sony India has introduced 3D TV in India. This is based on new LED technology, the new range of TVs is also compatible with Internet and the company has exclusive tie-ups with some of the content providers like Youtube to provide videos and clips.
The 3D TVs are supposed to hit the market by June 10 where Japan will be the first to lay hands on it. The first 3-D TV model that comes from Sony’s brainhouse will sport a huge 46-inch screen and will be tagged at $3,875.
The pricing for India is not announced yet.
Sony Will Launch 3D TV in Japan in June 2010
Japan will be one of the first countries to have Sony’s 3D product lineup. Although several new 3D TV models will be launched there this summer, we are unsure how well sales will be. Considering the additional cost of 3D technology, are Japanese 3D fans going to rush out to buy one?
A 46-inch 3D screen will cost around 350,000 yen ($3,898; £2,608), 52% more expensive than a regular Sony flatscreen television.
Sony hopes to “liberate 3D from the confines of movie theatres,” says senior vice-president Yoshihisa Ishida.
The success of 3D films like Avatar, which won three Oscars on Sunday, has boosted hopes that 3D television could take off.
Widespread Launches Announced
Panasonic will begin selling 3D televisions in the US from Wednesday, in co-operation with electronics store Best Buy.
Samsung and LG are already selling 3D televisions and expect to launch their products in the UK and Europe over the next couple of months.
Included with the Sony television will be two pairs of special glasses and a camera sensor that will adjust sound and picture quality depending on where you sit.
The glasses cost around 12,000 yen each time you need an extra set.
They operate on an “active shutter principle” and present slightly different images to each eye, which Sony claims will provide realistic depth and crisp pictures.
ESPN, the sports network owned by Walt Disney, plans to launch a 3D sports channel this summer.
Early adopters might also be motivated by playing computer games – many of which are inherently three dimensional.
‘Barriers to growth’
But in a downturn will consumers pay for fancy features like 3D?
“I’m not very optimistic about 3D TV as it is today, I see more negatives than positives,” says Fernando Elizalde, from research firm Gartner.
“The biggest barriers to growth in 3D TV are the lack of content, the inconvenience of wearing glasses and that millions of consumers have only just upgraded to high-definition sets.”
“Sony has one advantage: it has arms that make TV sets, produce content and make filming equipment.”
Sony Betting Big on 3D TV
Sony has ambitious growth forecasts for 3D set sales.
It wants to sell 25 million liquid crystal display (LCD) televisions in the financial year April 2010 to March 2011, and hopes 10% of these will be 3D.
They will be hoping for a rush of orders before Japan’s analogue TV signal is turned off in July 2011.
Sony is betting big on 3D. Its president, Sir Howard Stringer, calls it “the next great consumer experience”.
The firm has implemented a programme of restructuring, cutting costs, reducing the number of manufacturing sites from 57 in December 2008 to 45 by May 2010.
Nevertheless in February, Sony said it expected to make a net loss of 70bn yen in the financial year ending March 2010. In the previous financial year it made a loss of of 98.9bn yen.
