Google Maps and Street View are great for getting the lay of the land, but not so much for actually stopping to look around. Now Google Maps has added 3D photo tours of more than 15,000 popular sites around the world, like St Mark’s Basilica or the Colosseum.
Light painting is a cool effect and all, but we’ve seen enough of it that it’s getting close to oh-god-not-another-lens-flare territory. But light painting mixed with bullet time, to create 3D light graffiti? Totally fresh and gorgeous.
We learned recently that Nine would be offering 3D broadcasts during the Olympics, but it turns out that we won’t be going goggle-eyed in prime time. The 3D transmissions will start at 11am, and finish by 4pm each day.
The FPS Russia people made this video showing a “prototype” quadrotor equipped with a machine gun. Yes, a remote-controlled flying machine gun. They take it for a spin and shoot some targets, as they usually do.
That swanky surround-sound system might have eight point one channels, but you’ve got to be sitting at their precise focal point to get the full effect. This newly-filed Microsoft patent application will track listeners throughout the room and provide 3D audio regardless of their position.
Looks like Channel 9′s mooted 3D Olympics channel will be happening — but not across the entire nation. The Australian Communications and Media Authority has given approval for Channel 9 to broadcast the Olympics in 3D in Adelaide, Brisbane, the Gold Coast, Melbourne, Perth and Sydney.
When Panasonic launched its Australian 2012 TV range, the talk was all about multi-tasking; when Samsung did so it was all about Smart TV and exclusive content. LG’s pitch to get you to buy a new telly this year is strongly tilted towards the quality of its 3D offerings.
3D movies particularly suck for people who already wear glasses since it means they have to wear two pairs while at the theatre. That, or spend the next two hours squinting at the action on screen.
As if the 3D trend spreading back in time and infecting older films like Titanic wasn’t bad enough, it now appears to be spreading outside of movies and TV. In Japan, Sharp has introduced what they claim to be the world’s first 3D fan.
