ESPN 3D: Wide World of Sports
Orlando, Florida may not seem the likeliest spot for 3D technology innovation.
Even less likely is a spot situated between several baseball fields. But that is where some of the most aggressive development and experimentation in 3D TV is happening, at the new Innovation Lab at the newly re-branded ESPN Wide World Of Sports Complex (formerly [...]
3D Captain EO back at D-land
Thousands of fans from as far away as North Carolina started lining up in the wee hours of the morning (Feb. 23) for the re-opening of “Captain EO” at Disneyland, the first major 3D movie created with a major star and Hollywood filmmakers for a theme park.
The 17-minute musical space adventure from George Lucas and [...]
CES 2010 is home 3D expo
The 2010 Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas quickly became the 3D show, with Panasonic, Sony and Samsung bringing in their top execs such as Sony’s Sir Howard Stringer, Panasonic partner “Avatar” producer Jon Landau, and top entertainers such as Taylor Swift to announce programming deals with DirecTV, ESPN, Discovery Communications, and IMAX, and Toshiba [...]
Panasonic delivers on 3D promise
“Avatar” producer Jon Landau praised Panasonic’s 3D products at the 2010 Consumer Electronics Show where the company delivered on its promise of 2009 CES by introducing 3D TVs and Blu-ray players, a partnership with DirecTV for three 3D TV channels, as well as WiFi-capable and faster-loading Blu-ray players along with a 152-inch plasma displat, and [...]
Hettrick: D23 Expo a 3D show
For the tens of thousands of hardcore Disney fans who made a pilgrimage from all over the country and the world, perhaps the most unlikely consistent message they heard and saw delivered at the the first annual D23 Expo fan convention in Anaheim September 10-13 was 3D.
For jaded journalists like myself, it was a pleasantly [...]
Carrey’d away w/ ‘Carol’ train tour
With a limited number of 3D theaters expected to create quite a logjam this fall, Disney is getting a six-month head start on promoting its new November 6 release of Robert Zemeckis’ motion-capture 3D adaptation of “A Christmas Carol,” starring Jim Carrey as Scrooge and all three of his ghosts.
The studio kicks off a 40-city, [...]
A 3D Bloody Valentine & Live BCS Game
The opening this weekend of Lionsgate’s 3D remake of “My Bloody Valentine” is the third major 3D event in 10 days, the combination of which serve as the de facto launch of what will be the biggest year ever for 3D technology.
Last week alone, Panasonic introduced a new Blu-ray based home 3D technology at CES [...]
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