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PS3 3D Firmware Update Released Today

PS3 3D Firmware Update Released Today

Posted on10. Jun, 2010 by The James.

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Over at the official Playstation Blog, they mentioned that the official firmware update was released today that allows stereoscopic 3D gaming.  Of course, you still need a 3D TV to take advantage of it, but hopefully this will inspire those in the market for a new TV to go out and get one.  As of [...]

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3D Gaming Summit – April 21-22

3D Gaming Summit – April 21-22

Posted on19. Apr, 2010 by The James.

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(Los Angeles, CA and Milford, CT; April 16, 2010) – Co-producers The Bob Dowling Group and Unicomm, LLC announced today an all-star lineup of gaming and entertainment executives who will participate in the first ever 3D Gaming Summit™ to be held April 21-22, 2010 at the Hilton Los Angeles, Universal City, CA. For complete information, [...]

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Catalyst 10.3 will bring ATI’s drivers in to the 3D game

Catalyst 10.3 will bring ATI’s drivers in to the 3D game

Posted on25. Feb, 2010 by "Mitch".

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I noticed over at the 3D Vision Blog that ATI’s long overdue support for 3D is starting to surface, based on a slide presentation that laid out the framework for Stereoscopic 3D support within the Catalyst 10.3 drivers that are due out in March.  It looks like iZ3D is supposed to be a middleware partner.  [...]

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METRO 2033 gets serious about s3D and DX11

METRO 2033 gets serious about s3D and DX11

Posted on20. Feb, 2010 by "Mitch".

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I was reading over at Marketsaw, that THQ and NVIDIA have announced that Metro 2033 will be supported by the graphics card maker’s 3D Vision technology.  It also makes use of some very impressive DirectX 11 techniques. “Our engineers have been working closely with 4A Games to ensure that Metro 2033 takes full advantage of [...]

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NVidia GF100 – In production

NVidia GF100 – In production

Posted on22. Jan, 2010 by The James.

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According to Newsfactor.com, Nvidia’s new GF100 video card is already in production and should be available later this quarter.  Here are some interesting facts about the GF100: -Geared toward 3D to create what Nvidia calls “3D Vision Surround”, an immersive environment for running games across three panels. -Though the GF100 only supports two displays per [...]

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nVidia 3D gaming – What are you waiting for?

nVidia 3D gaming – What are you waiting for?

Posted on28. Dec, 2009 by The James.

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For those of you still gaming in a 2D world, you are definitely missing out.  The nVidia website has a list over 100 games that work well in 3D.  Over half of the list are considered “Excellent” in 3D from nVidia’s experts.  Jumping into the 3D gaming market doesn’t require a huge investment either.  The [...]

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Acer G245 monitor and NVIDIA’s 3D Blu-ray playback

Acer G245 monitor and NVIDIA’s 3D Blu-ray playback

Posted on09. Dec, 2009 by "Mitch".

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Engadget has a story up on a preview of NVIDIA’s 3D Blu-ray “ecosystem”.   And from their brief report, everything seems to be falling into place. They go on to demo 3D playback on the upcoming Acer G245 120hz LCD display that can be synced with nVidia’s shutter based glasses. 3D Blu-ray is encoded in a [...]

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Optoma HD66 Projector – Affordable 3D

Optoma HD66 Projector – Affordable 3D

Posted on06. Dec, 2009 by The James.

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DV posted a short article about the Optomo HD66 projector. It is an HD projector that is 3D ready and boasts 720p at a cost of only $699.  Sounds like a great deal.  Here are the specs: Powered by Texas Instruments’ 0.65 DMD DLP chipset with BrilliantColor technology, the HD66 builds on Optoma’s strong performer, [...]

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3D Laptop Comparison

3D Laptop Comparison

Posted on05. Dec, 2009 by The James.

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A good comparison of the ASUS G51J 3D and Acer Aspire 5738DG 3D notebooks is posted over at latopmag (found via MTBS3D). The two systems differ greatly and price, and the results of the comparison seem to reflect the difference. The Acer uses a passive polarized 3D system while the ASUS uses shutter glasses. As [...]

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LG’s 3D monitor weighs in at 23 inches of full HD

LG’s 3D monitor weighs in at 23 inches of full HD

Posted on03. Dec, 2009 by "Mitch".

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Seoul, Korea (December 3, 2009) – LG Display Co., Ltd. [NYSE:LPL, KRX:034220], a leading innovator of thin-film transistor liquid crystal display (TFT-LCD) technology, announced the world’s first commercial launch of 3D LCD panel boasting full HD resolution. The new product is a 23-inch 3D 120hz monitor LCD panel for use with shutter glasses that delivers [...]

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