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• In pictures: 2012 Consumer Electronics Show highlights

  Highlights from the 2012 CES, Las Vegas Convention Centre.

  By CIO Staff | 11 January, 2012 12:28

  Tags: 3d TV, Consumer Electronics Show (CES), Huawei, Lenovo, Mercedes-Benz, samsung, sony, Windows Phone

• Panasonic debuts first consumer 3D HD camcorder

  Panasonic used the broiling, hectic setting of the U.S. Open tennis tourney in New York Wednesday to showcase the capabilities of its first handheld consumer-grade 3D camcorder. On a day so hot and humid that one athlete, Victoria Azarenka, collapsed and had to withdraw from competition, Panasonic showed how the US$1,400 Panasonic HDC-SDT750 handheld unit could record clear 3D video without the large and heavy hardware usually connected with 3D videography.

  By Robert S. Anthony | 03 September, 2010 07:51

  Tags: 3D camera, 3d TV, camcorders, consumer electronics, Digital camcorders, digital video, Panasonic

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  Samsung: Glasses-free 3D TV not ready yet

  Televisions that allow users to view 3D TV without glasses are not yet ready for prime time, a Samsung executive said on Tuesday.

  By Agam Shah | 01 September, 2010 06:58

  Tags: 3d TV, consumer electronics, Samsung Electronics

• Samsung plans 3D content streaming from online store

  Samsung on Wednesday said it would start streaming some 3D movie trailers over the Internet, establishing a new way for consumers to view 3D content on TV sets.

  By Agam Shah | 12 August, 2010 06:40

  Tags: 3d TV, 3D TVs, consumer electronics, home entertainment, samsung, Samsung Electronics

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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

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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

• Samsung vs. LG spark at World IT Show 2010 with 3D

  3D technology is one of the hottest products at 'World IT Show 2010,' the greatest IT exhibition event in Korea. The competition between Samsung and LG around 3D display will be the main highlight of the event.

  By Hyuna Kim | 28 May, 2010 04:15

  Tags: 3d TV, LED, lg, samsung

• Panasonic boosts production of its 3D HDTVs

  Panasonic has announced plans to increase its production of their 3D HDTV sets, due to higher-than-expected demand.

  By Chris Brandrick | 21 April, 2010 08:16

  Tags: 3d TV, home entertainment, Panasonic

• Sharp develops a 3D screen for mobile gadgets

  Sharp will launch an LCD panel for mobile devices this year that can show images with the illusion of 3D without requiring viewers to wear special glasses.

  By Martyn Williams | 02 April, 2010 19:59

  Tags: 3d TV, sharp

• World's first 3D LED-backlit TV coming courtesy Of LG

  LG announced this Thursday that its upcoming LX9500 will be the worlds first HDTV set to combine a fully-LED-backlit LCD with 3D support.

  By Chris Brandrick | 26 March, 2010 08:57

  Tags: 3d TV, LED TV, lg

• Sony working on a 3D camera for consumers

  Sony is developing a 3D camera that will give consumers the ability to create their own 3D content, the head of Sony's digital imaging business unit said Thursday.

  By Martyn Williams | 11 March, 2010 19:57

  Tags: 3D camera, 3d TV, sony

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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

• Sony to begin worldwide 3D TV launch in June

  Sony will begin selling 3D TVs in Japan on June 10 and worldwide at about the same time, it said Tuesday. A firmware upgrade to its PlayStation 3 console that adds 3D support and other 3D-compatible home electronics products will also be available to coincide with the television launch.

  By Martyn Williams | 09 March, 2010 16:29

  Tags: 3d TV, home entertainment, Playstation 3, sony

• Unrestricted 3D TV: 64 viewing angles, zero glasses

  Sunny Ocean Studios is announcing its contender in the glasses-free 3D television battle. While similar glasses-free 3D TVs shown at CES had flexible yet limited viewing angles (around 8 or 9 viewing angles), Sunny Ocean Studios is promising that its 3D panel will have a whopping 64 viewing angles. The company plans to demonstrate the display at next month's CeBit show in Germany.

  By David Ayala | 04 February, 2010 08:38

  Tags: 3d TV

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  Samsung begins mass producing 3D TV screens

  Samsung Electronics announced Wednesday it had started mass production of screens for 3D LED TVs and 3D LCD TVs, a bold move forward in a technology some analysts say is too expensive for most people and could take time to become mainstream.

  By Dan Nystedt | 28 January, 2010 00:33

  Tags: 3d TV, samsung