3D TV models currently on the market utilize each one different 3D glasses that works only for their own brand. XpanD tried to break this stigma by offering their Xpand Universal X103 3D glasses, but it wasn’t enough to remedy this situation.
TV makers are being faced by 3D TV’s sluggish sales so they are starting to partnering with each other to find a solution and help the consumer in their choice. For this, they will begin with the 3D glasses.
Sony, Panasonic, Samsung and XpanD announced the Full HD Glasses Initiative that will bring a standard format for 3D glasses using active shutter technology and that communicates to the TV via IR or Bluetooth. They should be backwards compatible with the 3D TVs of 2011, but older models from 2010 are out of luck…
I’ve included the press release after the break. These 3D glasses should start appearing next year.
Via: Engadget
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So it appears that Toshiba just showed a new laptop with a display that shows 3D without glasses to a few lucky journalists in London today.
The Toshiba Qosmio F750 features a 15.6 inches glass-free 3D lenticular display. It has a HD webcam that tracks the face of the user and it tweak the position of the lenticular glass so that the 3D effect doesn’t break.
It also plays 2D content and inside the computer is embedded a software to convert that content into 3D.
But mostly, this laptop is equipped of some beasty specifications: Intel Core i7 processor, 6GB of RAM, 640GB hard-disk drive, Nvidia GeForce GT 540M graphic card, Harman Kardon stereo speakers, Dolby Advanced Audio, Blu-ray XL drive (it lets you burn double layers blu-ray discs), Wi-Fi, 4 USB drives, HDMI and Bluetooth 3.0.
This amazing piece of technology will be released this August in the UK for £1,300.
Still, no words on US availability.
But now if you want to enjoy 3D movies on the go, you can with this. Can’t wait to get me one of these! 
Marc Webb’s Spider-man reboot is being filmed in 3D, but not with any camera. They are using the Epic Red Digital Camera, the one also being used for The Hobbit as stated a few days ago by Peter Jackson himself.
The camera is making a lot of buzz in the industry right now for its unrivaled image quality that can achieve IMAX quality footage on a digital medium (pretty groundbreaking if you ask me…)
John Schwartzman, who is the director of photography on the movie, stated this on Red’s official forum. He sounds very optimistic and amazed by this technology.
Read his full statement after the jump:
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