I knew that meerkats were small, cute and fuzzy. I’ve also heard people saying that the human race should sometimes take example of how selfless and kind these cuddly creatures can be.
What I didn’t know was that meerkats, or if you prefer the Latin term, suricata suricatta, were cruel child-killers. So should we really live the meerkat way?
Let me elaborate. 3DTVwatcher was one of the lucky few to catch an early screening of the National Geographic Channel’s production for Sky 3D called Meerkats 3D.
When…
Edita Lozovska - 21 September 2011 | comments. Read more
With 3D coming relatively hot on the heels of HD, many consumers are feeling left behind as a new format enters a newly upgraded world of audio visual entertainment.
A raft of hardware is already available that allows consumers to play, create and convert 3D content and Taiwanese firm Asus is the latest to throw its hat in the ring with the BW-12D1S-U.
One thing that looks destined never to change in the world of 3D hardware is the bar-code names for products, but maybe that’s a…
Danish Mistry - 12 April 2011 | comments. Read more
It has now been twenty years since the original educational film about sex, The Lovers’ Guide, was first released on the UK market when it managed to escape censorship and deliver explicit advice on how couples can improve their sexual lives.
This time the romantically involved will be able to learn all kinds of bed practices in 3D thanks to Optimum Home Entertainment’s latest edition of the 1991 movie.
Coming out on DVD and 3D Blu-ray on 7 February, the movie will give couples plenty of…
Boyana Draganova - 19 January 2011 | comments. Read more
As you may have read, our very own Chris has been testing out 3D in the home with Sky’s 3D channel.
But what if you don’t have Sky, are there enough alternative options to enjoy the full effects of a 3D TV?
I have to say I was optimistic after taking the delivery of a 3D TV during lunchtime on the 24th of December.
With no Sky set-up at home I was pinning all my hopes on the PS3, which after a…
Geoff Slaughter - 13 January 2011 | comments. Read more
LG predicts that the overall sales of 3D laptops are going to increase by 30 per cent in 2011.
Being one of the few brands to market 3D laptops, among tech giants like Asus, Acer and Ashiba, the manufacturer expects the sales of this product to reach 1.1 million units by next year and 13.8 million by 2015.
Considering the comparatively small earnings made by 3D laptops so far, this is quite an ambitious prediction.
The main reason…
Boyana Draganova - 10 January 2011 | comments. Read more
Disney studios is set to release up to 15 titles on 3D Blu-ray in 2011, offering fans with 3D TVs the chance to experience some of their favourite Disney films in the the three dimensional format.
For those without 3D hardware however but who wish to future proof their media collections, the Blu-rays will also come with the standard 2D format.
The studio’s most recent 3D release, Tron Legacy, is one of the titles set to be made available, alongside some classic Disney films such…
James Mitchell - 4 January 2011 | comments. Read more
Pioneer has launched it’s first 3D Blu-ray players, which can be controlled via a mobile phone or any other Wi-Fi enabled device. The players all have a HDMI 1.4a output and are capable of up scaling video to 1080p. The Wi-Fi connectivity makes the players controllable from a phone or tablet, and means that media libraries stored on other drives can be played through them, a feature which is a must for consumer electronics manufacturers who are catering for a market that is growing used to content being available…
James Mitchell - 23 December 2010 | comments. Read more
Korean consumer electronics giant LG is set to expand it’s 3D hardware line up in 2011, with three new products scheduled to be revealed at the world’s largest consumer electronics show, the CES, in January 2011. 3DTVWatcher has recently reported on the large investment LG is making into the format, with it’s aim fixed firmly on over taking Samsung in the worldwide 3D TV market, and now it is looking to compliment its range of 3D TVs with additional hardware. The HX996TS, a Real 3D Sound Home Theater…
James Mitchell - 23 December 2010 | comments. Read more
Sharp has introduced the BD-HP90S. Whilst it might sound like a tax return form, it is a lot more exciting than it’s name suggests. It is Sharp’s 3D Blu-ray player, which has a similarly sleek appearance to Sony’s PS3, which is perhaps no surprise given that the games console, which is a mainstay in many audio-visual savvy consumer’s living rooms, is set to be a major player in the 3D Blu-ray sphere.
Sharp has also done what a lot of other manufacturers are doing, by including non-3D…
James Mitchell - 19 October 2010 | comments. Read more
Acer are throwing their hat in to the 3D ring with the release of the Aspire 5745DG netbook. The Taiwanese manufacturers have upped the 3D laptop game with their hardware which boasts numerous attractive features other than just the ability to view media in 3D.
The machine comes with Arcade Deluxe, for all the aspiring James Cameron antagonists who wish to convert 2D content into 3D. The laptop also features a multi-format card reader, a webcam, and up to 16GB of DDR3 memory and an output for…
James Mitchell - 13 October 2010 | comments. Read more
