Executives Extol Virtues of 3D
Panasonic Corporation announced that executives speaking at Paul Kagan’s 3D Media Markets conference discussed the importance of 3D as a new form of entertainment and its application to various industries.
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Technicolor Develops Blu-ray 3D Interactive Menus and Games
Technicolor announced that it has developed and now offers new Blu-ray 3D Java interactive tools and authoring services.
Panasonic Powers 3D Student Film Festival
Panasonic Consumer Electronics Company and Campus MovieFest (CMF) announced the launch of a national 3D student film festival.
Sony Optiarc Launches 12x Blu-ray Burners
Sony Optiarc America announced its latest half-height (HH) internal 12x Blu-ray Disc (BD) recorders, the BWU-500S retail branded model and the BD-5300S OEM version.
Panasonic Named I3DS Worldwide Educational Partner
The International 3D Society (I3DS) announced that Panasonic Corporation will assume Co-chair of the organization’s worldwide education committee and become its official technology partner.
Panasonic, Philips, Sony and TDK Honored for Blu-ray
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 Launches BD-A1000 Blu-ray 3D Player
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.
Panasonic Plasma HDTVs Best for 3D Viewing
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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The 3D TV Purchasing Conundrum
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.
ArcSoft and AMD Prep TotalMedia Theatre 5
ArcSoft, Inc. announced that it is working with AMD on OpenCL technology and to ensure that ArcSoft’s forthcoming TotalMedia Theatre 5 will be compatible with AMD’s Radeon HD 6800 series graphics cards.
Diamond Launches Radeon HD 6870 and HD 6850
Diamond Multimedia announced its new Diamond AMD Radeon HD 6870 and HD 6850 graphics cards, which support Microsoft DirectX 11 as well as AMD Eyefinity and HD3D technologies.