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Sharp Aquos SH-12C 3D Smartphone review

Posted by David on May 13, 2011 · 0 Comment

Well, well, well….Sharp just joined the 3D smartphone market, with the likes of HTC and LG, and I’ll have to say, it’s not a bad showing at all, particularly from a company that is not exactly the forerunner of cellphones in any of the categories. The Sharp Aquos SH-12C sports the new Android 2.3 operating system, which is always a welcome when a new entry into the smartphone [...]

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Experimental 3D User Interface on iPad 2 (video)

Posted by David on April 12, 2011 · 0 Comment

3D has been the flavor of the month for about……well….a year. While devices like the EVO 3D and LG Thrill will bring 3D displays to U.S. smartphones in the near future, glasses-free 3D display technology involved with these small screens is not exactly a brain-busting user experience yet. The quality suffers greatly due to the size of these screens and the current technology [...]

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Google Chrome 11 to include 3D & Speech-to-text

Posted by David on March 24, 2011 · 0 Comment

Google is updating their Chrome browser once again with version 11, and including two new features: speech-to-text and hardware accelerated 3D CSS. With the newly included HTML speech-to-input API, developers can enable Web applications to translate voice input into text. “When a web page uses this feature, you simply click on an icon and then speak into your computer’s microphone,” writes [...]

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Sprint’s killer HTC EVO 3D smartphone (video)

Posted by David on March 22, 2011 · 0 Comment

Sprint officially unveiled the HTC EVO 3D during its press conference at the CTIA tradeshow in Orlando today, and it could be the coolest, most robust handset thats been previewed to date. The EVO 3D is an Android 2.3 (Gingerbread) smartphone with a 4.3-inch qHD 960 x 450-pixel autostereoscopic 3D display. It’s powered by a 1.2GHz dual-core Qualcomm 8660 processor and it packs 1GB of RAM, [...]

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LG announces Optimus 3D to share 3D videos with LG YouTube app

Posted by David on February 15, 2011 · 0 Comment

LG is partnering with YouTube that will allow LG Optimus 3D users to share 3D video content using a special YouTube 3D app. The app, which will come pre-installed on LG’s new 3D smartphone, will allow users to upload 3D video content directly to YouTube’s 3D channel. This is important because the Optimus 3D’s success depends on easily accessable 3D. Unlike videos viewed on the Optimus [...]

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JVC GS-TD1 full HD 3D Consumer Camcorder

Posted by David on January 28, 2011 · 0 Comment

JVC GS-TD1 full HD 3D Consumer Camcorder —JVC is about to release the GS-TD1, a 3D high definition consumer camcorder that combines a couple of proprietary lenses, two CMOS sensors and a newly developed imaging engine to simultaneously record both left and right 1920 x 1080i resolution images. The GS-TD1 also has a 5x optical zoom while recording in 3D mode, optical image stabilization, onboard [...]

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LG to announce Optimus 3D next month

Posted by David on January 27, 2011 · 0 Comment

LG to announce Optimus 3D next month —Reports are suggesting that LG will announce their rumored 3D smartphone, the Optimus 3D, next month. LG on Tuesday circulated an invitation to press and bloggers for an event that will be held in Barcelona during this year’s Mobile World Congress. While the invitation does not mention the LG Optimus 3D by name, it does picture an unannounced LG Optimus [...]

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Nintendo 3DS Launches March 27th for $250

Posted by David on January 20, 2011 · 0 Comment

Nintendo 3DS Launches March 27th for $250 —Nintendo has announced that the 3Ds, the 3D version of their handheld video game system, will go on sale in the US March 27th and cost $250. That’s a hefty price tag for a portable system, especially when you consider the price of a home console, which now costs equally as much but lacks the built-in 3D screen and the portable form factor. Nintendo [...]

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3D iPod touch in the works?

Posted by David on January 18, 2011 · 0 Comment

3D iPod touch in the works? —Apple could be making a play into 3D. According to Kanteidan Blog, it’s claiming that Apple is ready to start building small 3D displays that may be included in the next-generation iPod touch. Apple is ready to start building small 3D displays that may be included in the next-generation iPod touch The displays would not need special glasses to operate, [...]

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Sony 3D Handycam HDR-TD10

Posted by David on January 14, 2011 · 0 Comment

Sony 3D Handycam HDR-TD10 —If you like 3D, but don’t want to sacrifice the ability to capture tack-sharp full HD video, Sony has a new camera, the Sony Handycam HDR-TD10 Full HD 3D, that captures 1080p HD with both of its dual lenses — something Sony calls Double Full HD. The built-in 3.5 LCD display can playback 3D content without the use of glasses Each lens is backed by a CMOS sensor [...]

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Sony 3D OLED Glasses

Posted by David on January 13, 2011 · 0 Comment

Sony 3D OLED Glasses —The new Sony 3D OLED Glasses has two OLED screens and a total resolution of 1280×720. There’s also room for both HD and 3D with these babies, and they also come with simulated 5.1 surround sound and connection to most gaming and media devices through HDMI. The new Sony 3D OLED Glasses has two OLED screens and a total resolution of 1280×720 Just a prototype for now, [...]

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LG Releases 4G Android 3.0 Tablet running on T-Mobile

Posted by David on January 13, 2011 · 0 Comment

LG Releases 4G Android 3.0 Tablet running on T-Mobile —LG is coordinating with T-Mobile to come out with a new Android tablet known as the G-slate. Running Android Honeycomb 3.0, it will also add 4G to the mix. The Honeycomb user experience improves on Android favorites such as widgets, multi-tasking, browsing, notifications and customization The press release says the Honeycomb user experience [...]

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SurfCube 3D Browser for Windows Phone 7

Posted by David on December 31, 2010 · 0 Comment

SurfCube 3D Browser for Windows Phone 7 —SurfCube Browser by Kinabalu Innovation Limited is a brand new 3D browser for Windows Phone 7 devices. The interface of this Web browser features a 3D cube effect. The browsing itself, however, is still done in a standard 2D interface. SurfCube sports a nifty UI that positions various browser functions on five sides of a virtual cube. SurfCube Browser [...]

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