Entries from April 2009 ↓

Toshiba Presents 3D

Among several groups, representing various 3D screens, the most amazing was Toshiba. This company offered an interesting idea. For watching 3D-TV one needs glasses, but at the same time the producer of screens for cell phones and MP3 players Toshiba Matsushita Display Technology has demonstrated small screens, showing great stereo image with no glasses. The secret is in thin film, developed in 3M company. The film itself transmits the picture to right and left eye sequentially. The effect is same to old postcards, where the light beam curves due to thick plastic layer. The film is getting the market this year, and, maybe, next Christmas you will have a cell phone with 3D screen as a present. But the problem with 3D content is still actual.

Sky News Presents Exciting 3D TV Action!

British TV company Sky News has started the translation of test programs for 3D television. This is one of few TV companies in the world that is engaged in providing 3D technology in TV broadcasting.

Rugby In 3D - What's Next? 3D Strongman Competition?

To watch such a television spectators will need to purchase 3D attachment and special glasses. The new technology was demonstrated during Rugby match translation.
For obtaining 3D image two cameras were used. They simultaneously transmitted picture from different angles and finally, with the help of glasses, spectators saw deep image with 3D effect.

EDITOR’S NOTE:

Once again…they’re wearing glasses [sigh].

Cambridge and Light Blue Optics Prototype

The specialists from Cambridge and Light Blue Optics have developed the prototype of pocket video-projector, or at least the technology, that will lead to the birth of one. To create a hologram the device doesn’t use lenses or light bulbs, instead of this it displays 2D hologram on the micro-screen and transmits laser beam through it, that transforms small picture into large projection picture. Such devices are intended to be built in cell phones and PDAs. For good operation the projector will need clear wall and dark room only.

History of Holography

At 1947 Dennis Gabor, carrying out the experiments of increasing the resolution of electron microscope, has invented the first hologram in human history. He could barely imagine his invention to be widely used today. Furthermore, the holography can be used in creation of realistic 3D movies.

If that time such a thing could be considered to be fantastic, today the idea of holographic TVs is more than real. The scientists from Arizona University managed to create the first renewable 3D holographic TV. It has memory and is able to fulfill the erase/rewrite cycle for few minutes.