Category: 3D

  • Is 3D eyewear the next big trend? LG launch designer glasses – while Transformers specs invade cinemas!

    Is 3D eyewear the next big trend? LG launch designer glasses – while Transformers specs invade cinemas!

    LG have employed the services of British fashion designer Giles Deacon to bring a new look to the 3D specs required for their Cinema 3D range. Prompting the question – Is 3D eyewear the next big trend? LG are pushing for affordable 3D in the home, opting for passive methods rather than active 3D. GILES […]

  • What’s the difference between Passive and Active 3D? Jargon Busted

    What’s the difference between Passive and Active 3D? Jargon Busted

    3D Technology is taking over the cinema, sports and television, leaving a large percentage of our population feeling rather confused and out of the loop with all this new gadgetry. Fear not, dear reader, as The Gadget Helpline is here to save you! We’re going to bust some of the most used 3D jargon that […]

  • Samsung launch two new 27″ 3D TVs – TA950 & SA950 hit stores

    Samsung launch two new 27″ 3D TVs – TA950 & SA950 hit stores

    Samsung have launched two new stylish 27” monitors to its Series 9 3D TV range in the form of the TA950 and SA950 3D monitors. Both new sets come with full HD resolution with 2D to 3D conversion and two HDMI ports for your other gadgets such as PCs, games consoles and Freeview boxes.  The […]

  • Samsung launch two new 27″ 3D TVs – TA950 & SA950 hit stores

    Samsung launch two new 27″ 3D TVs – TA950 & SA950 hit stores

    Samsung have launched two new stylish 27” monitors to its Series 9 3D TV range in the form of the TA950 and SA950 3D monitors. Both new sets come with full HD resolution with 2D to 3D conversion and two HDMI ports for your other gadgets such as PCs, games consoles and Freeview boxes.  The […]

  • Carphone Warehouse gets LG Optimus 3D for July 7th UK release

    Carphone Warehouse gets LG Optimus 3D for July 7th UK release

    The LG Optimus 3D, to give its proper accolade – that’s the world’s first 3D smartphone – will be landing in the United Kingdom on July 7th with the first stores in line for a “joint exclusive” launch being Carphone Warehouse and Best Buy. Packing Google’s Android 2.2 Froyo on a highly-powerful 1GHz dual-core OMAP4 […]

  • Cello unveils £500 3D ready full HD 42inch TV’s

    Cello unveils £500 3D ready full HD 42inch TV’s

    UK Television manufacturer Cello has unveiled the UK’s cheapest and first sub-£500 3D television range with its new 42″ and 47″ high-def models. Coming in at the budget angle, Cello have been a firm supermarket favourite for some years with Sainsburys and Asda stores stocking their products, but now the company are stepping into the […]

  • Elbow Performing 3D Broadcast

    Elbow Performing 3D Broadcast

    In an awesome tech/music blend, Elbow have just released full 3D footage of their warm-ups for their latest tour. Dress rehearsals and behind the scenes footage of the tour have surfaced in the third dimension, filmed on Panasonic’s revolutionary range of 3D cameras. The tour, in support of Elbow’s latest album ‘build a rocket boys!’, […]

  • BBC receive acclaim from Sky and Freeview for bringing Wimbledon to 3D TV

    BBC receive acclaim from Sky and Freeview for bringing Wimbledon to 3D TV

    A warm welcome to the 3D revolution for the Beeb – having gotten the nod from telly giant Sky for bringing the Wimbledon tennis championships to 3D sets later in June. Sky TV have been pioneering in the introduction of three-dimensional sports broadcasting and a big pat on the back for BBC came as Sky’s 3D […]

  • E3 Gaming roundup featuring MW3, Assasins Creed, Battlefield 3 and PS Vita

    E3 Gaming roundup featuring MW3, Assasins Creed, Battlefield 3 and PS Vita

    E3 Week – Tuesday E3 2011: Tuesday Lowdown Sweet, it’s E3 time again. This means we’ll be seeing a whole bunch of new and previously unannounced games hot off the press this week from the Electronic Entertainment Expo 2011 in Los Angeles. E3 so far has given us some real game-based gems, such as THIS […]

  • Nvidia Annouce New USB Wired 3D Glasses

    Nvidia Annouce New USB Wired 3D Glasses

    The problem then is not so much the annoyance of wearing glasses, but the bank-breaking cost of kitting out your whole family with them. Thankfully Nvidia are trying their best to limit the economic burden of watching your favourite TV shows and movies in 3D. Their new glasses (which support over 65 different types of […]

  • Youtube Offering Nvidia 3D Content

    Youtube Offering Nvidia 3D Content

    YouTube is continuing its 3D content angle recently, as the website is now offering Nvidia’s new stereoscopic 3D technology as part of their service. Google’s video streaming giant has already offered a service for 3D viewing, with an in video option to use red/green anaglyph playback and additionally a cross eyed side by side mode. […]

  • Samsung announce 3D on demand for Smart TVs

    Samsung announce 3D on demand for Smart TVs

    First there was TV on demand… Now there is 3D on demand! Samsung has just released a 3D TV on demand service throughout Europe for their Smart TV range. The 3D on demand service will be available through the Samsung Smart Hub under the app ‘Explore 3D’. Initially there will be around 20 different types […]