Sony Europe announce a new line of high speed HDMI cables, which offer lengths up to 10m as well as full compatibility with the latest features including 3D, HDMI Ethernet Channel (HEC), Audio Return Channel (ARC) and more.
Panasonic Corporation, Royal Philips Electronics, Sony Corporation and TDK Corporation announced that they will be honored with the 62nd annual Technology & Engineering Emmy Award for their contributions to the development of Blu-ray Disc (BD).
Yamaha Electronics Corporation announced its new BD-A1000 Blu-ray Disc (BD) player. According to the statement, the BD-A1000 ($699.95) is 3D-ready as well as Control4 certified and features content playback from NetFlix, Blockbuster and YouTube Internet video streaming.
Consumer Reports announced it evaluated fourteen models of 3D HDTVs and found that plasma TVs are better at displaying 3D images than LCD sets, primarily because they exhibit less ghosting. According to the statement, three plasma models from Panasonic offered the best 3D picture quality and the least ghosting of all the sets tested. The …
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Verizon Communications Inc. announced that over the next two months its FiOS TV customers will have a chance to see ten 3D feature films on demand.
RealD Inc. announced that its management will participate in two upcoming investor conferences.
ISee3D Inc. announced that it is working on a prototype of a consumer camcorder that captures 3D in real time with a single lens.
Best Buy announced that it will open new Magnolia Design Centers this week in the San Francisco Best Buy store on Harrison St. and in the Mission Valley Best Buy location. According to the statement, new Magnolia Design Centers in Roseville and San Carlos stores also opened their doors for business in recent weeks.
The Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI) announced its new FlexUPD and i2/3DW visual display technologies. According to the statement, FlexUPD allows for the commercialization of paper-thin, low-cost flexible flat screens for electronic products and i2/3DW enables 2D and 3D information to be simultaneously displayed on the same screen.
The NPD Group announced that 42% of consumers it surveyed are interested in watching 3D movies at home but only 11% intend to purchase a 3D television.
The International 3D Society (I3DS) announced that a survey it commissioned suggests most adults have yet to see a contemporary 3D movie, which represents a large and untapped opportunity for the film and consumer electronics industries.