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Jan. 20 at 8:15 a.m.
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Filed under: Media, Movies, TV, Video

Push for 3-D continues despite making some sick

By Associated Press

From Hollywood studios to Japanese TV makers, powerful business interests are betting 3-D will be the future of entertainment, despite a major drawback: It makes millions of people uncomfortable or sick.

Optometrists say as many as one in four viewers have problems watching 3-D movies and TV, either because 3-D causes tiresome eyestrain or because the viewer has problems perceiving depth in real life. In the worst cases, 3-D makes people queasy, leaves them dizzy or gives them headaches. Get the full story »

Dec. 14, 2010 at 1:05 p.m.
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Filed under: Consumer electronics, TV, Technology

Sales of 3-D, Web-enabled TVs fall flat

By Reuters

New features such as 3-D screens and Internet connectivity have not inspired  U.S. television shoppers, dashing a hoped-for recovery in the global consumer electronics industry.

TV manufacturers such as Sony Corp., Samsung Electronics Co. and Sharp Corp. are learning that features such as razor-thin LED TVs are not enough to stage a comeback in the United States. Get the full story »

Oct. 18, 2010 at 2:14 p.m.
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Filed under: Entertainment, Media, TV, Technology

3-D TV to be land of jellyfish, ghost towns, animation

By Reuters

Killer jellyfish, ghost towns and a cartoon weathergirl will be among the stars of a new 3-D television network under development by Discovery Communications Inc., Sony Corp. and Imax Corp., the companies said Monday. Get the full story »

Sep. 16, 2010 at 6:19 a.m.
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Filed under: Consumer electronics, Consumer news, Media, TV, Technology

Playstation 3 to play 3-D movies, games

By Associated Press

Sony’s PlayStation 3 game console will work as a Blu-ray disc player for 3-D movies and music videos, not just 3-D games, with a software update download starting Sept. 21.

The free-of-charge update for movies and other content had been promised for later this year. But the date is being moved up to ride on the momentum of 3-D popularity, Sony executive Hiroshi Kawano said at the Tokyo Game Show Thursday.