Vietnam War In 3-D

Vietnam in 3-D: The Soldier Who Was The Only One To Capture The Historic War With Revolutionary Camera -- Daily Mail

When avid photographer, Joel Glenn, left his Florida home to become a helicopter pilot in the Vietnam War he wanted to document his strange surroundings and experiences in a war zone.

But his 35-millimetre slides did not do the place justice so he sent away for a three-dimensional camera, with which he proceeded to take the only known 3-D photographs of the historic event.

The unbelievable images, which truly jump from the screen, have been made into an hour-long Memorial Day documentary called 'Sky Soldier: A Vietnam Story in 3-D'. It airs at 9pm tonight on DirecTV, so get your 3-D glasses ready.

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My Comment: This photographer was way ahead of his time.

Is 3-D TV Dangerous?

From Live Science:

3-D television looks awesome, but can it be hazardous to your health?

That's what many are wondering now that electronics giant Samsung issued guidelines on its Web site warning consumers of potential health risks associated with the emerging technology.

The warning advises parents to monitor their children as they watch 3-D, and cautions that it could trigger seizures:

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2010 Gears Up For Explosion Of 3D

Will everyone be wandering around in 3D specs?

From BBC:

If 2009 was dominated by touch technology then 2010 looks set to be the year of 3D.

3D has been one of the biggest hits of the cinemas this year and it is likely to continue its stride into other mediums during 2010, experts agree.

TV manufacturer LG wants to sell nearly half a million 3D-ready TV sets next year as the World Cup kicks off in the format.

Meanwhile laptops and games consoles are also getting a 3D makeover.

Acer has already released what it is claiming is the world's first 3D-capable laptop, and most agree it will be the first of many.

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3-D Enthusiasm Is Anything But Flat

Welcome to my world: K.C. Blake is director of business development at the L.A.-based Entertainment Technology Center, where the Home 3D Experience Lab is housed.
(Stephanie Diani/Special to The Christian Science Monitor)

From The Christian Science Monitor:

Like high-def television before it, 3-D technology is ahead of its content, and consumers are hungry.

South Central Los Angeles

In a converted warehouse near one of Los Angeles’s toughest neighborhoods, a coterie of professional “techno-speculators” is playing around with what a growing number of entertainment industry folks hope the future of the small screen will be, namely 3-D.

This is the Entertainment Technology Center at the University of Southern California, where the Home 3D Experience Lab, ETC’s newest brainchild, is currently housed in a bare-bones room. The 3-D lab just opened this past week and isn’t complete yet, meaning the team is still assembling all the various iterations of 3-D as it will be experienced in consumers’ homes. But the fundamentals are in place – glasses, screens, and playback devices – says Bryan Gonzalez, the lab’s technical project specialist.

“For the state of the art in 3-D for the home environment, this is where the industry leaders can gather to discuss where it’s going,” says executive director David Wertheimer. The nonprofit research center is funded by content and technology companies, including nearly all the major film studios.

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