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Behind The Scenes: Microsoft Kinect Hacking Challenge in Sydney

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11:15AM July 5, 2011 | Danny Allen

About 100 developers from around Australia converged on Sydney last weekend. Their challenge: Create fun new ways to exploit the Xbox’s gesture controller – or build a new Windows Phone 7 Mango app from scratch. As you’d expect, I went along for the ride… More »


Samsung’s 3D Plasma Now On Sale

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12:11PM August 4, 2008 | Nick Broughall

When I was 10 years old, my family took my younger brother and I to Disneyland. And even though I loved the rides and the people dressed up like cartoon characters, one of my favourite experiences there (at the time) was the 3D Michael Jackson movie. Before you judge me, this was back in 1990, and MJ was still considered to be more normal than not.

My point is that it seems like 3D TV has been one of those technologies that has been coming for a long time. Like virtual reality, it’s been promised for years, with nobody actually delivering the goods.

Until now, that is. Samsung has just announced that their new 3D plasma TV model is on sale in Australia. The 450 Series not only plays back 3D-specific content, but also features some tech inside to create a pseudo-3D effect from a 2D source. More »