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Buffalo unveils portable 3D Blu-ray drive

Thursday, 02 September 2010 04:34 Richard McLeish

Buffalo's new 3D Blu-ray external drive is sleek and compact.

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Buffalo Japan announced on Wednesday that it will make available the BG3D-PI6U2-BK, a compact, portable, external optical drive for 3D Blu-ray playback. Users simply plug the device into a USB port via Windows XP, Vista and 7 to view 3D Blu-ray movies or other 3D content. Naturally consumers will need a 3D-enabled PC or display to view the content.

According to the specs, the portable drive measures 5.39 x 5.78 x 0.78-inches and weighs 340g. The Blu-ray drive writes data on BD-R/RDL6 discs at 6x, and on BD-RE/RE DL discs at 2x. The drive will cost around $354 and is expected to hit Japanese stores within the month.

So far a North American release has not been announced, however Buffalo devices typically come to the States after a Japanese release.

Recently Buffalo made the larger MediaStation 12x external USB 3.0 Blue-ray writer available to consumers in the States. Deemed as the fastest external drive on the market, the optical drive measures 6.3 x 2.0 x 8.7-inches and is capable of writing speeds of up to 12x for BD-R (SL/DL), 2x for BD-RE (SL/DL), 16x for DVD-R/+R, and more. The drive also comes bundled with software that supports 3D Blu-ray.

Expect to hear more about the thinner BG3D-PI6U2-BK optical drive next month.

http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/3DTV-Blu-ray-USB3-Bluray,news-34175.html?

source: tomshardware.co.uk

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With an electronics show in the air, the flavour of the week has definately been product releases. And manufacturer Buffalo has gotten in on the act with a new portable 3D Blu-ray external drive, which has been turning heads.

Buffalo Japan announced on Wednesday that it will go into mass production of the BG3D-PI6U2-BK, a compact, portable, external optical drive for 3D Blu-ray playback. The drive plugs in via USB to offer viewing of 3D Blu-ray movies or other 3D content.

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IFA 2010: Sony reveals 3D laptop, due 2011

Thursday, 02 September 2010 04:23 Richard McLeish

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Sony's 3D Vaio laptop is due to ship in the spring of 2011.

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BERLIN--In 2011, Sony plans to join the small set of companies that offers laptops that can display 3D video and games at 1080p resolution.

The company showed off prototypes of a forthcoming Vaio laptop at the IFA electronics show here Wednesday, models that come with a "3D" button and active-shutter glasses to separate what the right and left eyes see.

"3D Vaios will debut next spring," Howard Stringer, Sony's chief executive, said in a press conference touting 3D technology and Sony's commitment to it. Sony also touted other 3D products and content at the show.

The protoypes shown at IFA use "frame-sequential" technology that rapidly cycles the full screen between left-eye and right-eye views, with blank screens in between each to reduce the "crosstalk" that can reduce 3D image quality.

That means the laptop must be able to display video at 240 frames per second to keep up with a 3D rate of 60 frames per second. Sony wouldn't reveal whose graphics chip is used in the system. Sony's also cautioned that the ultimate products may be different from the prototypes it showed.

The 3D Vaio comes with a 3D button to set it for use in 3D mode. Otherwise, it behaves like a normal laptop with 1,920x1080-pixel resolution.

(Credit: Stephen Shankland/CNET)

IFA, like electronics shows before it, has become a showcase for 3D technology. Many people are indifferent or even hostile about the technology so far, or at least unwilling to pay the necessary premium, but it's also making steady inroads across the electronics and computing industry.

Sony also announced at IFA that some existing Blu-ray players and PlayStation 3 will be retrofitted with new firmware making them 3D-capable. Among 3D game titles Stringer showed were Tumble, the Sly Trilogy, Mortal Kombat, Virtual Tennis 4, Killzone 3, Super Stardust HD, The Fight, Motor Storm Apocalypse, and MLB baseball.

For those who want a really big screen experience, Sony announced a 3D video projector, the WV-90. It will use the same active-shutter system as Sony's Bravia TVs, meaning that the required glasses will work across the line.

The entire press conference was displayed live on a large screen above the stage. Sony opted to use Real D's 3D technology, which today is found in many movie cinemas. Panasonic, which also tooted its 3D horn at IFA, opted instead to use an array of 54 of its own plasma TV screens. Sony, it should be noted, also sells digital cinema projectors and high-end 3D cameras, including some used to shoot the movie Avatar.

Sony, unlike some of its competitors, is a content company. Here, the company plans to tackle 3D aggressively, too.

Sony's prototype Vaio laptop with 1080p 3D display is designed to show 3D movies or games.

(Credit: Stephen Shankland/CNET)

Sony also plans to launch its own 3D TV channel, Stringer said, with content to include natural history, children's programming, science, and motion pictures, Stringer said. And Sony Pictures plans several 3D movies soon: "Resident Evil Afterlife," "The Green Hornet," another "Spider-Man" sequel, and another "Men in Black" sequel.

"Being shot in 3D doesn't automatically guarantee success," Stringer said. "What counts is how well you tell a story. A hit is a still a hit is still a hit--except in 3D it's a bigger hit."

And then there are the staples. Sony plans to release by the end of 2010 a Blu-ray disk of highlights of the World Cup soccer tournament, Stringer said.

source: news.cnet.com

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Sony unveiled their plans to manufacture a 3D-enabled laptop at IFA this week, in their popular Vaio series, joining the ranks of Acer, Asus, Lenovo, MSI and Toshiba.

The company showed off prototypes of a forthcoming Vaio laptop models that come with a "3D" button and active-shutter glasses.

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Samsung hangs on to 3D glasses

Wednesday, 01 September 2010 11:31 Richard McLeish

Samsung Says You Should Hate Glasses-Free 3D TV

"Buy our 3D glasses instead"

Sep 1 2010, 5:40am CDT | by Jordan Cressman

Samsung, the runaway market share leader in stereoscopic 3D TV sales, says the world just isn't ready for glasses-free 3D and should instead buy its television sets that require users to wear glasses.

The electronics firm, which owns a reported 88% of 3D TV sales right now, said that we're still a long, long way from being able to develop a sustainable use of 3D technology that doesn't use 3D glasses.

The technology, known as autostereoscopic 3D, has been around for years but is now making huge waves among mainstream consumers due to its inclusion in devices like Nintendo's upcoming 3DS handheld. It's also being used in 3D digital photo frames as well as in the LCD displays of 3D digital cameras.

Companies like Toshiba and Sony are already planning on getting autostereoscopic 3D sets to the market, but Samsung says it's too early. The company is reportedly working on the technology as well, but it's too much in its infancy.

"You have to watch it virtually motionless," said Samsung John Revie in a PC World interview. He's referring to the fact that autostereoscopic displays require the viewer to look at the display from a perfect head-on position otherwise the 3D effect will be lost. The larger the display, the bigger of a problem this becomes. That's why it's not such a big deal for the handheld devices it's being rolled out to. But a 40 - 50 inch TV would be a completely different story.

For now, Samsung is happy earning high margins on boths its 3D TV sets and its proprietary 3D glasses as well, which sell for $150 per pair.

source: i4u.com

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Samsung, the market share leader in 3D TV sales, unsurprisingly enough has publicly stated that the world isn't ready for glasses-free 3D, and that people should, of course, buy TV sets such as their own that require glasses for 3D effect.

Amidst the recent hype around the series of glasses-free 3D tablets that have emerged from various sources, the Korean electronics firm, which owns a reported 88% of 3D TV sales right now, said that the glasses-free technology is not ready for mass consumption.

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IFA 2010: 3D nav system unveiled

Wednesday, 01 September 2010 16:05 Al "3D Guy" Caudullo

Windows Phone 7: LG E900 packs super-fast Snapdragon and 3D smarts?

Windows Phone 7 rumours are getting pretty heated with more news on the LG E900 which we caught on video just last week. It seems LG’s Windows Phone 7 launch phone will come with a 1.3GHz Snapdragon processor under the hood giving it a serious speed advantage over its rivals including the iPhone 4…

Video clips from the Polish Android fanatics at Android.com.pl show the LG E900 powering Windows Phone 7 with a next-gen 1.3GHz Snapdragon processor. That’s a noticeable jump compared to the current generation of smartphone contenders which almost universally pack a 1Ghz chip.

As well as the perky 1.3Ghz processor, the Snapdragon chipset crams 2D graphics acceleration, 3D graphics, Wi-Fi, integrated GPS, HD video recording and playback and Bluetooth onto the board.

If the LG E900 does arrive with the 1.3GHz Snapdragon chipset inside, it’ll give Windows Phone 7 a genuinely speedy showcase but that supremacy may not last for long. Earlier this month we saw benchmarks for the HTC Glacier which seems to be rocking a 1.5Ghz dual core Snapdragon chip.

You can see the Windows Phone 7 and LG E900 in action again in the video below. Despite the blurrycam shooting style, it definitely looks impressive. After our hands on with the LG Windows Phone 7 prototype, we’re excited to get a look at the finished article.

Take a gander at the latest leaked LG Windows Phone 7 video yourself and let us know what you think. Are you warming to Windows Phone 7? Or are you planning to stick with a rival OS?

source: electricpig.co.uk

http://electricpig.co.uk/2010/08/31/windows-phone-7-lg-e900-packs-super-fast-snapdragon-and-3d-smarts/?

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Sygic Aura, developer of voice-guided navigation systems, has rolled out a 3D nagivation device - the Wayteq x990 Navigator - this week at IFA 2010 in Berlin, the first of its kind on a WinCE personal navigation device (PND).

The device is said to contain 3D maps of 44 countries in Europe and extensive pre-installed travel information content. Features of the device include support for 20 languages, pedestrian navigation with 3D landmark representation, and pre-installed city guides, millions of points of interest (POIs), selected wiki info and images.

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Windows 7 phone: with 3D smarts

Wednesday, 01 September 2010 16:05 Richard McLeish

Windows Phone 7: LG E900 packs super-fast Snapdragon and 3D smarts?

Windows Phone 7 rumours are getting pretty heated with more news on the LG E900 which we caught on video just last week. It seems LG’s Windows Phone 7 launch phone will come with a 1.3GHz Snapdragon processor under the hood giving it a serious speed advantage over its rivals including the iPhone 4…

Video clips from the Polish Android fanatics at Android.com.pl show the LG E900 powering Windows Phone 7 with a next-gen 1.3GHz Snapdragon processor. That’s a noticeable jump compared to the current generation of smartphone contenders which almost universally pack a 1Ghz chip.

As well as the perky 1.3Ghz processor, the Snapdragon chipset crams 2D graphics acceleration, 3D graphics, Wi-Fi, integrated GPS, HD video recording and playback and Bluetooth onto the board.

If the LG E900 does arrive with the 1.3GHz Snapdragon chipset inside, it’ll give Windows Phone 7 a genuinely speedy showcase but that supremacy may not last for long. Earlier this month we saw benchmarks for the HTC Glacier which seems to be rocking a 1.5Ghz dual core Snapdragon chip.

You can see the Windows Phone 7 and LG E900 in action again in the video below. Despite the blurrycam shooting style, it definitely looks impressive. After our hands on with the LG Windows Phone 7 prototype, we’re excited to get a look at the finished article.

Take a gander at the latest leaked LG Windows Phone 7 video yourself and let us know what you think. Are you warming to Windows Phone 7? Or are you planning to stick with a rival OS?

source: electricpig.co.uk

http://electricpig.co.uk/2010/08/31/windows-phone-7-lg-e900-packs-super-fast-snapdragon-and-3d-smarts/?

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The rumours have been circulating about the new Windows Phone 7 and more news materialised this week about the LG E900. Apparently, the phone will come with 3D graphics capability as well as a a 1.3GHz Snapdragon processor to kick the visuals along.

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