According to the video on Nokia Conversations (Nokia’s official blog) that happens to feature Jo Harlow, SVP of Smartphones, Nok’s future will include more AR and 3D on their handsets.
Jo shows no qualms when mentioning that Nokia is looking at enhancing the likes of Ovi Maps with augmented reality,
She then dives into the realm of entertainment and since “everyone’s talking about 3D” Jo reckons that there’s an opportunity for mobiles to get to the 3D promised-land quicker than television.
This means 3D games and other content “could be very, very interesting in terms of enhancing that experience.”
We’ve already seen the Nok tablet rocking a specially made stereoscopic screen so this all looks promising.
If you’re looking to spend a wad of cash on a fancy telly then, chances are, you’re the type of person that hates to miss their favourite programmes.
Toshiba hears you and has finally bounced out their very clever, next-generation Cell TV in Japan.
The reasons to be excited about this great goggle-box are many.
First of all there’s all that recording space: 3TB of it coupled with not one, not four but eight HD tuners! That’s because the Cell TV has been designed to record every one of Japan’s eight free HD channels, day and night, for a whole week. Oh my!
Basically you’d have to find eight weeks to watch everything you’ve recorded in one week which kinda means that you’d have even more catching up-to-do. But the ability is impressive all the same
As you may be aware, like digital radio, digital TV contains metadata which describes the content. So, it could suggest and record shows that are similar to the ones you watch already. You watch ‘Being Human’ so it might suggest ‘Supernatural’ – you watch ‘Fringe’ so it might nod at ‘Flashforward’ and give you a hint.
PS3 owners might be thinking “Cell TV; is that something to do with the Cell chip that’s in my gaming console?” and they’d be right. That speedy processor is shared by both chunks of gadgety loveliness which means that the Cell TV is able to perform picture processing that regular tv’s can’t and Toshiba claims that it can even turn 2D TV shows into 3D on the fly. Now there’s a clever trick!
The screen has a native resolution of 3840×2160 pixels so it’ll be able to handle the next generation of HD when it arrives and upscales 1080p video to fit its super high res eye-pleaser.
This all sounds rather spanky but I bet it costs a packet – Yup.
Toshiba told Crave that it’s working on which features to keep before sending them over to Blighty but the Japanese models are priced up to the equivalent of £10,000.
Do you need more than Mafia, Vampire and Farming games?
If you have a Facebook account you may have noticed that these ‘casual games’ are becoming increasingly (annoyingly) popular.
Personally I welcome ‘Brave Arms’ with open….err… arms as it becomes Facebook’s first ever 3D first person shooter.
Some may stand-up and say that FPS games cannot be [...]
If you want to get onto the 3D film bandwagon but would rather be behind the camera than stuck in a pub watching footie then check this out.
Ikonshop have developed a new camera that is is capable of shooting 3D video in Full HD at 1080p.
The Ikonshop A-Cam3D captures two separate video streams at once, [...]
Another feather in the cap for Sony’s PS3.
The Blu-ray Disc Association has completed the spec for the new 3D Blu-ray standards and the Play Station 3 will be fully compatible – this means that PS3 owners will be able to enjoy the full HD 3D film fest.
The new 3D Blu-ray spec will work with any [...]
The moment made famous by R2D2 slinging out a 3D image of a certain Princess is getting closer to reality.
This Sony prototype is now on show in the flesh in Tokyo.
Check out the vid below and you’ll probably be pleasantly surprised by the 96 by 128 pixel res – apparently when seeing it first-hand the [...]
Well, as most of us rushed to get on the HD tele bandwagon and bragged about the definition to our less kitted out buddies – praps they’re gonna be the ones that have the last laugh as HD is going to appear old hat next year.
3D is where all the cool kids are going to [...]
Now, I can’t promise that this is real but unless someone had a load of time on their hands, this video of the LG BL-40 Black Label Chocolate looks pretty convincing to me.
The rumored 21:9 800 x 345 display is there (which is said in the video to be 4 inches diagonal), as is the [...]
According to brains over at Digitimes Acer is planning to release a 15 inch notebook by the end of October.
So?
Well, this notebook will come complete with a glasses-free 3D display that can convert 2D movies into 3D ones.
The story says the notebook would be the first of its kind, and goes onto speculate that [...]
Movea has just shouted that their Gyration Air Mouse Go Plus wireless desktop mouse is ready to buy!
They’re boasting that it “makes the world a little easier to navigate”.
Movea says the Air Mouse Go Plus has “best of breed” gyroscopic tech for precise in-air cursor control and “ergonomic and ambidextrous desktop functionality”.
That’s some high falutin talk [...]
NVIDIA 3D Vision has just gone on sale in the UK – rejoice!!!
NVIDIA 3D Vision is a clever way to bring some fabby 3D tech to your PC gaming without having to buy a dedicated screen.
It’s all achieved by hooking up a pair of wireless 3D specs to an infrared transmitter, sprinkle in some software [...]
JVC has just disclosed their 46 inch 3D TV.
Ok, so it’s not as bit as the Mitsubishi 737 monster but it is less than three inches at its thickest point!
The JVC GD-463D10 LCD TV is fully HD and 3D ready with a 1080p screen.
What gets me is the fact that at its fattest it’s still [...]
It sounds like that Mitsubishi has launched a “3D-Ready” television over in the states with the claim that it’s a feature that will become more in demand as 3D content production continues to increase.
Mitsu are going for a double-whammy as not only is it 3D ready, the new range of tele’s includes the largest “home [...]
I spotted a cool article on VBeat about the BumpTop which I read then went and downloaded the free version.
BumpTop is a groovy Windows overlay that adds a third dimension to the flat Windows desktop and moves all the rubbish you don’t really use – widgets and the like – to a set of 3D walls [...]
Wazabee promised to bring us a 3D gaming solution for the iPhone without the need to sport some naff glasses.
Well, you can now purchase said solution from their website – just look for the 3DeeShell iPhone skin.
This will not only protect your iPhone it will add that all important extra dimension to a currently limited [...]
If you’re from the USA and/or an avid card collector you may be aware that Topps was recently bought out by Disney.
In an effort to make collecting Baseball cards, etc cool once more they’re debuting 3D augmented reality versions.
So, instead of a flat card with stats you get all the info plus a tiny player standing there in the palm [...]
3D is cool and all but wearing those glasses is a bit naff.
But, 3DFusion has announced the market launch of its 3DFMax stereoscopic, glasses free, broadcast ready 3D display at the Digital Signage Expo in Las Vegas.
The set is built upon the ‘Philips WOWvx 3D solution’ which must mean something to someone.
That’s all I have at [...]
So the new range mobiles from KDDI includes the expected multitude of 8.1 megapixel cameras, wide VGA displays, one-seg TV tuners, and possibly coffee makers knowing them!
One blower in particular does stand out, however: Hitachi’s Wooo H001.
The dual-hinge flip fone’s party piece is that it comes complete with a stereoscopic IPS display.
The phone will happily serve up 3D-ified versions of various UI elements [...]
Most of Europe is still trying to get a grasp of HD but Sky plans on hitting us with a 3D extravaganza come 2012.
The glorious city that is London is also the host city for the next Summer Olympics if you haven’t heard.
But be prepared for something very different. Brian Lenz, head of product design [...]
I unfortunately missed out on being present at this bit of cinematic history as two 3-D screens opened their doors right here in the capital.
But I was in Prague after all.
The two Odeon cinemas situated in Greenwich and Wimbledon are built around that fabby Imax technology which gives the highest video quality yet seen, and [...]
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