Sony, IMAX, and Discovery to Launch Industry's Second 3D-TV Network

Sony Corp. of America, Discovery Communications and IMAX Corp have signed a letter of intent to join together to launch a U.S. Television Network devoted entirely to 3D starting in 2012.

""We are delighted to be partnering with Discovery and IMAX, two premier companies also dedicated to leadership in 3D, in this groundbreaking new venture. It is clear to us that consumers will always migrate to a better and richer entertainment experience, and together we are determined to be the leader in providing that around the world."," said Howard Stringer, chairman, chief executive and president of Sony.

Read the full article from PC Magazine here:

http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2357685,00.asp

ESPN to Unveil 3D Industry's First 3D Network in 2010

ESPN 3D will show at least 85 live sporting events in 3D starting in June 2010.

"This is a turning point for 3-D," Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) CEO Gary Shapiro told USA Today.

Read the full article from ESPN Sports here:

http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/news/story?id=4796555

TV Manufacturers are hoping consumers will embrace 3D-enabled sets in 2010

LATimes has this story about the bet by TV makers that 2010 will be the year for consumers/viewers to embrace 3D technology and purchase 3D-enabled TVs.

The 3D we are talking about here is known as stereoscopic 3d which is 3D that requires you to wear special 3D glasses to see the 3D effect.

Read the full article here: http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-3dtv3-2010jan03,0,6084257.story

New Technology Review from SIGGRAPH 2009

This year's SIGGRAPH 2009 in New Orleans has some very exciting new technologies on display. This article goes over the top five new technologies (as chosen by Technology Review), which include Touchable Holography, Augmented Reality, Hyper-Realistic Virtual Reality, 3D Teleconferencing, and Scratchable Input.

Read the full article here.

How to Create 3D Text and Place it in Photoshop

Here's a turorial on how to create 3D text and put in in a picture:

How to Create 3D Text

Google Announces Chrome Operating System to be available mid-2010.

Google Announces Chrome OS (Operating System) to be available mid-2010. They are targeting netbooks with this new operating system, which could take considerable market share away from Microsoft. The Chrome OS will be much more secure than Windows could ever dream of and it's tightly woven into the internet super-machine...

Slashdot article here: http://tech.slashdot.org/story/09/07/08/0953238/Google-Announces-Chrome-OS-For-Release-Mid-2010?art_pos=2

Our Senior Technical Director

Ben Hale is our Senior Technical Director and Head of the Autostereoscopic Video Production Department.

He maintains the blog Autostereoscopic Video Production

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