I’m still not sold on 3D, but I’ve almost been hooked when I’ve filmed 3D home movies and watched them on a 3D TV while reviewing products. That personal connection may just be the tipping point for some people to invest in 3D cameras, and Sony’s happy to oblige. The Aussie program is a first and a pretty interesting idea. More »
I wrote up last week’s announcement of the Emergence 2.1 Speaker system, but a release can say anything. Accoustic3D is making some big claims, and it was time for them to prove their mettle. More »
What happens when you take a process that’s lost its lustre in the eyes of the moviegoing public and apply it to one of the most critically derided sci-fi films ever made? Gizmodo Australia went to the Australian premiere of Star Wars: The Phantom Menace 3D to find out. More »
The Phantom Menace is coming to 3D — but you already knew that. For my own sins, I’m going to see it this weekend. But if you’re a kid, though, George Lucas has a special trailer just for you. A special, awful trailer. (Spoiler alert: I’m going reveal plot details from a thirteen year old movie within) More »
An Australian startup company is claiming that it’s reinventing the speaker market with its 3D speakers — or as it would prefer to call them, acoustic hologram generators. More »
Ever wish you were a goat? Of course you have! Good news: Borrowing some basic concepts from Disney’s Haunted Mansion ride, artist Karolina Sobecka modified this mirror to make your dreams come true. More »
Remember after watching Piranha 3D when you walked off with a set of 3D glasses, and then wore them in public? You felt silly. These glasses are different. More »
Seeing Star Wars at the cinema is a once in a lifeti… erm… once in a deca… erm… once every few years event. This time, Señor Lucas has decided to take things to the third dimension, which means novelty 3D glasses! More »
Instead of the toxic smell of melted plastics, while the Imagine 3D printer is doing its thing, your workspace will be filled with the aroma of delicious confections. Because its printing head uses syringes that can be filled with chocolate. More »
That might be where we’re headed, but TCL’s prototype at CES was too much like that 90s arcade game, Hologram Time Traveller – more smoke and mirrors than Princess Leia freespace projection. The more immediate future of TV is all about OLED, 4K, Crystal Display, 8K glasses free 3D, and possibly, transparent screens. In fact, the Future Of TV Is Beautiful, Simple And Good [Gizmodo]
