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Oakley Releasing Transformers 3D Glasses
After a strong start, the interest in 3D movies has fallen off. Many 3D format supporters, including Jeffrey Katzenberg, CEO of Dreamworks Animation, are proclaiming however, the upcoming Transformers movie---Transformers: Dark of the Moon---will reignite consumer interest in 3D.
Oakley, the fashion eyewear manufacturer that's been associated with many professional baseball players over the years has entered the 3D glasses category and its new 3D glasses are designed to tie into the promotion of the latest Transformers movie.
The Southern California-based eyewear company's new Oakley 3D Gascan Transformers Limited Edition glasses are said to offer 3D consumers the highest levels of performance. "We are honored to team up with Paramount Pictures and Hasbro to offer this unique limited edition 3D eyewear," says Oakley CEO Colin Baden. "This film will push the envelope of 3D entertainment. With all the technology and talent that went into its creation, it deserves nothing less than the world's best 3D glasses, and the innovations of Oakley 3D Gascan represent the state-of-the-art. Our goal was to set the standard for optical performance in 3D, and we achieved it. Customers lucky enough to get their hands on this limited edition will have a rare collectible to commemorate a mind-blowing cinematic experience."
Oakley says the glasses are decorated with graphics that are inspired by the movie, which is scheduled to open on June 29, and the glasses have earned RealD certification, which means they are compatible with RealD's popular 3D technologies.
The glasses also incorporate Oakley's HDO 3D technology that are said to provide the user with a wider field of view while eliminating glare and reflections.
Oakley says the glasses are available at the company's Oakley stores, as well as other retailers that include Amazon.com, Sunglasshut.com and Zappos.com.
Panasonic to Make 3D Home Theater Projector
The new projector will be a 3D successor to the PT-AE4000U.
At the industry trade show Infocomm this week, Panasonic let loose that it is developing a 3D high definition projector for home theater viewing.
While details are sparse, Panasonic said the new projector will be a successor to the 2D model PT-AE4000U, a three-chip LCD model with 1080p resolution. In that projector, the company incorporated a 2.35:1 cinematic lens memory feature.
That's about all they're saying at this point. We assume it will be an active shutter glasses system, as Panasonic uses that technology in its 3D plasma TVs. We also assume it will be out or officially launched by this year's CEDIA Expo—at least we hope it is so we can check it out in Indianapolis.
LCD television
Liquid-crystal display televisions (LCD TV) are television sets that use LCD technology to produce images. LCD televisions are thinner and lighter than CRTs of similar display size, and are available in much larger sizes. When manufacturing costs fell, this combination of features made LCDs practical for television receivers.
In 2007, LCD televisions surpassed sales of CRT-based televisions worldwide for the first time,[citation needed] and their sales figures relative to other technologies are accelerating. LCD TVs are quickly displacing the only major competitors in the large-screen market, the plasma display panel and rear-projection television. LCDs are, by far, the most widely produced and sold television display type.
LCDs also have a variety of disadvantages. Other technologies address these weaknesses, including organic light-emitting diodes (OLED), FED and SED, but as of 2011[update] none of these have entered widespread production.
