3D is certainly back with the expected release in the market of 3D displays, cameras and related gadgets from many vendors, including the big names in the consumer electronics industry. The good thing is the HDMI organization is early in ensuring that manufacturers will adopt the same active shutter 3D glasses standards in their products. The organization has now included 3D in its 1.4 version. This version specifies protocols for different 3D display parameters at up to 1080p resolution, such as field, frame or line alternative methods; 2D plus depth methods; and side by side display modes. It also specifies standards for the input/ output connections for consumer 3D devices. The HDMI group also announced that an updated version, to be called 1.4a, is in the works and maybe released very soon. This version is expected to address specifications not only for 3D playout but also for 3D broadcast and distribution.
Netbooks are now becoming a part of our daily lives, much like our mobile phones. We carry them everyday wherever we go. But netbooks are usually equipped with storage devices that have limited storage capacities. We need a portable memory and backup solution and the SanDisk Ultra Backup Flash drive would be a perfect one. The traditional USB HDD is fine when you are in the office or in your home but they are not practical once you are on the road. They are bulky and have moving parts making them not ideal for mobile applications. The SanDisk Ultra Backup Flash drive looks like the ordinary flash drive, but what differs it from the rest is its massive capacity of up to 64GB. With this much capacity, it lets you back huge amount of important data, such as documents and multimedia content with the simple touch of a button. It’s compact yet it offers a huge storage capacity.
Lithium-ion battery technology is in some way revolutionary because it made possible the storage of a huge amount of energy in compact battery sizes and eliminated memory effect. These characteristics made it ideal for use in compact-sized consumer electronics. The shelf life of today’s lithium-ion batteries is typically 5 years, offering about 5,000 charge and discharge cycles. But a company from Japan named Eamex has just developed a way to increase the charge/ discharge cycle to over 10,000 and shelf life to 20 years! What Eamex did is they made the tin inside the battery sturdy by using a new alloy. This new material can withstand more the strain caused by the continuous charging and discharging cycles that the battery is subjected to. And when will this new battery be available in the market? Eamex has announced that this innovative product will hit the stores as early as end of 2010.
This year’s CES is the year of 3D. Almost every major name in the television industry had something to show about 3D in the CES 2010 floors. Upcoming 3D products from Sony, Panasonic, LG, Samsung and other vendors were either demonstrated or announced during the show. Though many were enthusiastic on the developments, there were still some who were skeptical. This is because of the need for 3D glasses in order to enjoy this comebacking technology. To address this issue, some companies showed a number of no-glasses solutions that are based on the same principle. If a viewer is located at a certain viewing angle from a display, he will perceive different images in each eye, thus creating a virtual 3D image. One of the most most promising solutions is from Sunny Ocean Studios from Singapore, which promises to offer 64 viewing angles compared to a typical 8 or 9 from other companies. It will show its no-glasses 3D technique at the upcoming CeBIT exhibit this March. Though 3D with glasses already had a big headstart, 3D without glasses would certainly be more convenient and exciting.
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February 7, 2010 7:37 am | 
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