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  Google sells 3D modeling program SketchUp

  Google has confirmed it has sold 3D computer modelling program SketchUp as the internet titan continues streamlining its product line with co-founder Larry Page at the helm.

  By AAP | 27 April, 2012 09:10

  Tags: 3d, business, Google, John Bacus, SketchUp

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  3D movie streaming receives a boost with new standard

  Movies in 3D could soon stream to PCs and TV sets with the development of a new video file compression standard by researchers in Germany.

  By Agam Shah | 30 August, 2010 03:44

  Tags: 3d, entertainment, Fraunhofer Institute, Heinrich-Hertz-Institute, media streaming, multimedia, Multiview Video Coding (MVC)

• Roxio Creator 2011 adds 3D

  Forget about Avatar in 3D -- thanks to software maker Roxio, now your home movies can feature grandma, the kids, and all your friends in eye-popping 3D. Roxio announced Tuesday the latest versions of its all-in-one media software suite, Creator 2011 and Creator Pro 2011.

  By Ian Paul | 25 August, 2010 02:32

  Tags: 3d, applications, digital video, graphics software, roxio

• Panasonic shows prototype 3D lens for Lumix cameras

  Panasonic showed for the first time on Wednesday a prototype lens for its Lumix DSLR (digital single-lens reflex) cameras that will give them the ability to capture 3D still images.

  By Martyn Williams | 28 July, 2010 19:25

  Tags: 3d, 3d photography, consumer electronics, digital cameras, Panasonic, Panasonic Lumix, photography

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  Blu-ray 3D, more TV models boosting 3D TV shipments

  3D TV shipments are on the rise with the availability of more TV models and increasing movie and sports content in 3D, research firm DisplaySearch said on Wednesday.

  By Agam Shah | 29 July, 2010 04:52

  Tags: 3d, 3d TV, blu-ray, Components, displays, DisplaySearch

• Lenovo tries hand at 3D with new laptop

  PC maker Lenovo on Thursday announced its first 3D laptop, aimed at gamers and users who want to watch HD movies.

  By Agam Shah | 17 June, 2010 21:08

  Tags: 3d, laptops, Lenovo, notebooks

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  Sony launches 3D TVs, gaming

  Sony's plans for 3D entertainment begin coming together on Thursday as the company kicks off sales of 3D televisions and begins offering 3D games for its PlayStation 3 console.

  By Martyn Williams | 11 June, 2010 06:39

  Tags: 3d, 3D games, 3d TV, blu-ray, Playstation 3, sony

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  Toshiba to launch 3D-capable laptop in July

  Toshiba is set to become the first PC maker to put a 3D-capable Blu-ray Disc laptop on sale, it said Monday.

  By Martyn Williams | 08 June, 2010 04:02

  Tags: 3d, blu-ray, notebooks, toshiba

• 3D craze hits PCs

  The growing 3D trend has spread from cinemas to TVs and now to computers, with PC makers including MSI and Asus showing off systems at Taiwan's Computex show this week that can play back 3D movies, games and Internet content.

  By Agam Shah | 02 June, 2010 02:58

  Tags: 3d, Computex 2010, desktop pcs, graphics cards

• Intel guru says 3D Internet will arrive within five years

  A technology guru at Intel Corp. predicts that the internet will look significantly different in five to 10 years, when much of it will be three dimensional, or 3D.

  By Sharon Gaudin | 09 April, 2010 05:07

  Tags: 3d, Intel

• Today's PC hardware limits streaming 3D content

  Content providers are increasingly streaming 3D video over the Internet, but many computers are not yet 3D-ready and users may not be all that interested in that viewing option, analysts said.

  By Agam Shah | 18 March, 2010 08:02

  Tags: 3d, desktop pcs

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  Samsung finding new ways to push 3D to users

  Samsung on Tuesday introduced new 3D home entertainment devices and said it is researching new 3D technologies while finding new ways to deliver 3D movies to TVs.

  By Agam Shah | 10 March, 2010 08:00

  Tags: 3d, 3d TV, samsung, television

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  Toshiba announces 'Cell TV' HDTV, set-top box

  At a splashy press event at CES in Las Vegas, Toshiba trotted out its latest and greatest HDTV, the Cell TV, with its companion media center set-top box.

  By Mark Sullivan | 07 January, 2010 08:08

  Tags: 3d, 3d TV, Cell processor, ces 2010, home entertainment, television, toshiba

• Why 3D will fail in 2010

  James Cameron's hotly anticipated 3D movie, "Avatar," hits theaters across the U.S. today. Besides stunning computer generated imagery and a predictable-but-appealing storyline, the movie will become well known for high-quality 3D.

  By Mike Elgan | 22 December, 2009 02:32

  Tags: 3d, avatar, James Cameron, movies

• Synaptics' 3D smartphone can be squeezed, tilted

  Looking beyond touchscreens, an alliance of companies including Synaptics and Texas Instruments is trying to exploit unused surfaces to make smartphones interactive and easier to use.

  By Agam Shah | 15 December, 2009 07:39

  Tags: 3d, smartphones, Synaptics, touchscreens, ces 2010