21st 3D Virtual Reality Expo

The 21st 3D Virtual Reality Expo is on this year in Japan between June 19th and June 21st. For more information about this expo please refer here.

Job board Widget

For those of you who want to embed the job board widget into your blog or website you can either grab the raw code here (and stylize it yourself to suit your website) or you can grab the widget here. Further updates to the job board coming shortly (i.e a help video for the job board). Remember you can find information on how to post a job to the job board here. Any problems or suggestions on how we can improve this service further you can always contact us via our online contact form .

20th 3D & Virtual Reality Expo

The 20th 3D & Virtual Reality Expo is on this year between Jun 20-22, 2012 in Tokyo (Japan). For more information about this expo please refer to here.

Digital Recording Binoculars

In an interesting development Sony has recently come out with the DEV-5 Digital Recording Binoculars which allows one to zoom 20x in High Definition and record in either 2D or 3D with GPS tagging. More specs can be found here and here.


Purchase the Sony DEV-5 Digital Recording Binoculars, Black by clicking here

LG 3D Smart Phone

The first serious 3D smart phone is here. The technology has been around since the early 2000's but for a variety of reasons never caught on. This however, looks to change with the launch of LG 3D Smart Phone at the MWC 2011 in Barcelona. The phone is expected to be available to consumers in April this year.

3D Video Capture with Kinect

Home Brew 3D video capture has just arrived. With little more than $170 and a few tips picked up on the internet you to can create your own 3D video just like this individual . Kinect is a motion sensor that plugs into the Xbox 360 and allows users to play games simply by moving their body. It allows you to do more than just this though. With a bit of scripting knowledge you can hook it up to your PC and flick through web pages using Kinect's motion sensors. Similar to what was scene in the Minority Report. For more information have a look here and here.

Digital Design Tournament

The name of the event is Cut & Paste and its a competition open for entries in 2D, 3D, and Motion Design. This year in Japan its being held Tokyo, December 11th 2010. Japan is just one country the competition tours. You can see streaming live feeds of each countries competition on justin.tv . Each contestant has 15 minute rounds to design a concept against a competitor. Here is one such design from a contestant in Tokyo. More on Cut&Paste here and here .

3D

while 3D movies continue to make in roads at the box office some are questioning the staying power of 3D, given its history. One fundamental difference that did not exist before is that now Directors have the tools from developers to create visual stunning 3D movies. 3D is now just another tool helping that story come alive. A string of highly anticipated movies such as Tron : Legacy and Star Wars should ensure that 3D is here to stay for awhile (please note, this flash preview won't work on the iphone or ipad).

CEATEC 2010 Highlights

The main highlights of this years event can be found here . Overwhemingly, 3D was still the major theme of the trade show as evident with Sony's 3D world but there was a clear movement towards mobile. Such as 3D screens for mobile by Sharp, QVGA OLED displays from TDK and clear fluid and dual phone screens by Fujitsu. There was also a display of high speed wireless mobile connectivity from Samsung.

In other developments there was some nifty voice recognition software from MMDAgent software, and some good examples of the latest in digital signage from 3M. Some low key innovations which were just as interesting were from 3M's pocket projector and the GETPOWERPAD.

Currently, I am organizing some video highlights of the event and will be uploading them to zoomcreator's video channel.

FinePIX Real 3D V1 Picture Viewer

The FinePIX Real 3D V1 is a Picture viewer and not a TV but its one of the first LCD Monitor System devices which have hit the market which don't require the viewer to wear special 3D glasses. More about this here. To purchase the device click on the image below.

Where Are 3D T.V's Going ?

Two significant developments have recently occurred in 3D TV's. The first, 3D TV's are soon to be offered commercially without the need to wear 3D glasses. Recent improvements in 3D TV technology has allowed 3D images to appear as if there naturally coming from these 3D TV sets. A nice demo and explanation from the CES expo can been seen here.

The second, Japanese scientists have recently invented touchable 3D TV's which allows users to touch, pinch or poke images floating in front of them. Since last September Japanese scientists have been able to create touchable holograms and lately this development has moved to 3D T.V's.

It should be interesting to see what is on offer at this years up coming CEATEC expo !

NASA goes 3D in Moonbase Alpha

Even though NASA won't be returning to the moon any time soon it does however give you the opportunity to. Well even if its just in a 3D game. More about this here and here.

Safe To Watch 3D TV

Under normal conditions scientists from "The Vision Centre" say its okay to watch 3D T.V. Read more about this here.

Sony’s NEX-5/NEX-3 cameras

In case you missed this news release, Sony's NEX-5/NEX-3 firmware has been upgraded. Now you can shoot 3D panoramic photos. For more information about these cameras click here. You can buy the NEX-5 or NEX-3 by clicking on the respective image below.

Videos of the 18th 3D & Virtual Reality Expo

In the process of uploading the videos of the event. The first is up. Others will follow over the course of the week. 3D was bigger then usual this year as you might expect. 3D glasses were all the rage. further comments will follow shortly.

18th 3D & Virtual Reality Expo

Japan's largest trade show focusing on 3D and virtual reality is on again this year at Tokyo Big Sight from June 23rd to June 25th. For those who can't attend I will leave some videos of the event on ZOOMCREATOR's you tube channel.

3D TV's On The Rise

Largely thanks to the success of the film, Avatar....3D is making a come back....albeit in new 3D TV's which are taking off in Australia and elsewhere....read more about this here !

Fujifilm 3D Camera

Fujifilm is about to release a 3D camera which is set to be shipped in September this year.