Samsung Sells Millionth 3D TV, Eyes Apps
By Stephen Silver on August 31, 2010
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Samsung announced Tuesday that it has sold one million 3D TVs in the products’ first six months on the market. The company also said that it accounted for 88.3 percent of the U.S. market between March and July, but did not cite external numbers. Meanwhile, the Wall Street Journal reported Tuesday that Samsung is planning to encourage software makers to develop an app store for its TVs…
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Samsung Skeptical on Glasses-Free 3D
September 6, 2010
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Samsung believes, according to reports, that glasses-free 3D must be shown at a low resolution that most viewers would find unacceptable. Add to this the need for the viewer to sit absolutely still, lest the image become distorted, and glasses-free 3D still needs more time in the incubator before it is ready for the masses….
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Sony Introducing 3D Projector Before Year’s End
by Jeff Kleist on Aug 31, 2010
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While other companies are concentrating on smaller, budget-friendly flat panels, Sony is moving ahead by introducing its first 3D projector. Based on the same SXRD tech you find in their commercial installations, as well as the company’s renowned Qualia projectors from a few years back. The company hopes that its projector will be just what the enthusiast crowd was waiting for, and it should be a boon to the emerging home 3D screen market, as well. While the new 3D projector undoubtedly pumps out more lumens, you’ll still need a screen with good gain to keep the brightness up, and a homemade, cheap, or ScreenGoo screen might not have the kind of reflectivity to really make the most of the 3D experience…
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Panasonic on Next Phases of its End-to-End 3D Strategy
By Nancy Klosek on September 1, 2010
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DirecTV’s 3D US Open Broadcasts to Start this Weekend. Panasonic is banking on an enthusiastic consumer takeup for the invitation. The company yesterday hosted an event at the USTA National Tennis Center – home of the US Open tournament – to note several milestones in the progression of 3D technology, products and broadcasting initiatives.
The event marked the debut this Labor Day weekend, and for the following two weeks through the finals, of worldwide 3D coverage of the tournament through a collaboration among Panasonic, DirecTV and CBS Sports. It also provided a forum for Panasonic to tout its end-to-end involvement in 3D – “from the camera to the couch,” said Panasonic Corp. of North America vice president of technology policy Peter Fannon…
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