Sounds like 3D viewing technology may soon be invading your home as well as your local movie theater: many electronics companies are planning on releasing 3D-enabled televisions this year. These new 3D TVs were previewed at the 2010 International Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas this month, generating a lot of buzz and speculation as to whether they will be marketable.
You’ve no doubt often used printers for school papers and reports. But can you imagine printing a three-dimensional object – something as complex as an action figure or a human heart? Soon such creation might be (almost) as simple as hitting Ctrl + P.
3D technology – from the new immersive animated movies to breakthrough medical imaging software – has been in the news a lot lately. So what about 3D printers? These remarkable devices, which possess the ability to print a three-dimensional object, have actually been around since the 1980s, aiding countless engineers and designers. But only recently have they become much faster, smaller, and more affordable.
Everyone take out your cardboard glasses, because these days more and more movies seem to be reaching into the next dimension. 3D movies have been around since the Great Depression and even enjoyed a brief surge of popularity in the 1950s, but recently this immersive format has returned with a vengeance.
This week Fox will release the 3D animated sci-fi movie Avatar, directed by James Cameron (who’s other projects include Terminator I and II, Alien).
Check out this unbelievable TED Talk from Blaise Aguera, where he demonstrates Photosynth, a revolutionary way to meld images together and create data-rich 3D, digital models of our surroundings.
The 3-D movies from decades past were often gimmicky stinkers. But at least the effects were fun, and you got to wear colored glasses in the theater. Now, 3-D is making a comeback, and this time, the content may equal the technology.
Sounds like 3D viewing technology may soon be invading your home as well as your local movie theater: many electronics companies are planning on releasing 3D-enabled televisions this year. These new 3D TVs were previewed at the 2010 International Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas this month, generating a lot of buzz and speculation as to whether they will be marketable.
