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Flatley [IMG] posted Jan 7th 2010 11:14AM As expected, CES '10 is all aflutter over 3D -- and as expected, it's the glasses that are the sticking point for most people. What if we told you that you could get really "cool," "stylish" glasses -- ones that look so good that you'd want to wear them all the time? An outfit called Gunnar Optiks is pleased to announce its new i-AMP specs "for the most widely used 3D platforms in gaming and video." Apparently, this guy will become available in Q2 of 2010 (for iZ3D gaming systems and RealD video), at prices starting at $90 -- with prescription eyewear to become available in Q3. But why wait? We took a look, so you can decide for yourself if these are worthy of a repeat viewing of U23D. The Fly is unavailable for comment. 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MoonWalkerCTE MoonWalkerCTE Posted Jan 7th 2010 11:18AM Neutral Quite a bit of 3D news the last couple of days. Report Name _____________________ Email _____________________ Reason _________________________________________ _________________________________________ _________________________________________ _________________________________________ _________________________________________ _________________________________________ _________________________________________ SUBMIT Cancel - Reply %ChildReplyHTML% RandomGuy RandomGuy Posted Jan 7th 2010 11:52AM Neutral @MoonWalkerCTE It is CES this week, and the expectation was that every TV manufacturer would be introducing 3D tech. Don't worry the 3D news will die down once CES is over next week. Report Name _____________________ Email _____________________ Reason _________________________________________ _________________________________________ _________________________________________ _________________________________________ _________________________________________ _________________________________________ _________________________________________ SUBMIT Cancel - Reply %ChildReplyHTML% One Love One Love Posted Jan 7th 2010 12:33PM Highly Ranked Bono will be pleased Report Name _____________________ Email _____________________ Reason _________________________________________ _________________________________________ _________________________________________ _________________________________________ _________________________________________ _________________________________________ _________________________________________ SUBMIT Cancel - Reply %ChildReplyHTML% Eugene Action Eugene Action Posted Feb 10th 2010 1:41PM Neutral take 3D glasses from theater, remove lenses, apply lenses in old pair of sunglasses... you have your own style... Report Name _____________________ Email _____________________ Reason _________________________________________ _________________________________________ _________________________________________ _________________________________________ _________________________________________ _________________________________________ _________________________________________ SUBMIT Cancel - Reply %ChildReplyHTML% Renal Renal Posted Jan 7th 2010 11:19AM Neutral He sounded a bit Scandinavian... Report Name _____________________ Email _____________________ Reason _________________________________________ _________________________________________ _________________________________________ _________________________________________ _________________________________________ _________________________________________ _________________________________________ SUBMIT Cancel - Reply %ChildReplyHTML% PATRICKmcnicholl PATRICKmcnicholl Posted Jan 7th 2010 11:20AM Neutral lol at the Fly joke. For those who don't know, The Fly was one of Bono's Alter egos in the 90's. It was a satirical persona made to mock spoilt rock stars. Report Name _____________________ Email _____________________ Reason _________________________________________ _________________________________________ _________________________________________ _________________________________________ _________________________________________ _________________________________________ _________________________________________ SUBMIT Cancel - Reply %ChildReplyHTML% flanders flanders Posted Jan 7th 2010 11:20AM Neutral LOL at pic! Bono and U2 approved! Report Name _____________________ Email _____________________ Reason _________________________________________ _________________________________________ _________________________________________ _________________________________________ _________________________________________ _________________________________________ _________________________________________ SUBMIT Cancel - Reply %ChildReplyHTML% kingboarder kingboarder Posted Jan 7th 2010 11:21AM Neutral they should start making such stylish active shutter glasses....the only nice looking ones out there are RealD's CrystalEyes 5, but they only work with DLP tvs/projectors and they cost $450!! Report Name _____________________ Email _____________________ Reason _________________________________________ _________________________________________ _________________________________________ _________________________________________ _________________________________________ _________________________________________ _________________________________________ SUBMIT Cancel - Reply %ChildReplyHTML% RandomGuy RandomGuy Posted Jan 7th 2010 11:51AM Neutral @kingboarder The problem is, LCD glass used in shutter glasses is inherently flat, and needs battery power as well as circuitry to keep it in sync. That stuff limits the abilities to make them stylish. They can never be as slim as polarized, we can only hope they will focus on developing curved LCD glass just for shutter glasses. Report Name _____________________ Email _____________________ Reason _________________________________________ _________________________________________ _________________________________________ _________________________________________ _________________________________________ _________________________________________ _________________________________________ SUBMIT Cancel - Reply %ChildReplyHTML% bluemajik bluemajik Posted Jan 7th 2010 11:25AM Neutral I would wear these. Report Name _____________________ Email _____________________ Reason _________________________________________ _________________________________________ _________________________________________ _________________________________________ _________________________________________ _________________________________________ _________________________________________ SUBMIT Cancel - Reply %ChildReplyHTML% SirNoDroin SirNoDroin Posted Jan 7th 2010 11:26AM Neutral As much as I hated using the generic Buzzword "HD", I still think i preferred it to all this 3d garbage. Using polarized stereoscopic strains your eyes, causes asthenopia, always have been always will. It did in the 1950s and 1980s 3d movies too, which were also stereoscopic, contrary to the incorrect assumption that anaglyph, the red and blue, which was rarely used. It works for movies in short doses, yes, but to actually sit down and constantly watch Television in this way will just cause more and more strain. Stereoscopic was a parlor trick when it was invented, and still is now, there is nothing high-tech about it, and very few things to expand on with the technology, it is a passing gimmick, one in which I can't wait to go away. Now, I don't know how the glassesless 3d stuff works, maybe that will stick around, but all this investment into Stereoscopics is such a waste. Report Name _____________________ Email _____________________ Reason _________________________________________ _________________________________________ _________________________________________ _________________________________________ _________________________________________ _________________________________________ _________________________________________ SUBMIT Cancel - Reply %ChildReplyHTML% nrp nrp Posted Jan 7th 2010 11:37AM Neutral @SirNoDroin It caused strain in the 1950's - 1990's because the polarized film was literally film, in two film projects that weaved in and out of sync with each other. Your eyes had to strain to maintain a coherent view of what was happening. The sync problem no longer exists with digital projectors. Do yourself a favor and go see Avatar at a decent theater. Report Name _____________________ Email _____________________ Reason _________________________________________ _________________________________________ _________________________________________ _________________________________________ _________________________________________ _________________________________________ _________________________________________ SUBMIT Cancel - Reply %ChildReplyHTML% RandomGuy RandomGuy Posted Jan 7th 2010 11:46AM Highest Ranked @SirNoDroin Yes and reading books causes athenopia, but not quite as bad as looking at a computer monitor all day. In other words, no big deal, just take a few moments to rest your eyes by focusing on something in the distance every once in a while. I do agree that stereoscopic is a gimmick, just like HD was, just like surround sound was, just like color was. Ultimately a story can be told and be engaging without all of that. Remember the first color movies? (Wizard of Oz, etc) they were over-saturated nightmares. It was like a rainbow threw up on the set. Movie makers followed that model for years trying to put as much vivid color on the screen as possible. It took decades before films started using understated and muted colors to tell a story. In the early days of color you would have never seen something like Shawshank Redemption. 3D has had a very similar introduction. There have been stereoscopic slides since before motion pictures, and viewmasters have continued that tradition, but stereoscopic 3D is just now starting to hit the mainstream. It is no longer the occasional gimmicky movie coming out in 3D, but literally all animated films, and some of the higher budget blockbusters. This is of course possible due to technical advances in digital projection in the cinemas making it more affordable and pleasant than previous iterations. However we still haven't quite gotten past the "throw it in your face" use of 3D, but we are getting closer. Avatar was a very subtle use of 3D and added to the dimension of the movie without being garish or distracting. I saw it and followed it up the next day with an Imax 3D nature movie and was surprised that Avatar caused me no eyestrain at nearly 3 hours, while the 45 minute Imax movie (originally praised for their 3D prowess) gave me a headache and made me want to hurl. 3D will improve, once it becomes commonplace. Movies have toned down the color, and there are much fewer distracting, over the top, surround sound moments anymore. Hollywood just needs a little time to learn to use the tool. Report Name _____________________ Email _____________________ Reason _________________________________________ _________________________________________ _________________________________________ _________________________________________ _________________________________________ _________________________________________ _________________________________________ SUBMIT Cancel - Reply %ChildReplyHTML% Cg006 Cg006 Posted Jan 7th 2010 11:48AM Neutral I will take one of those glasses, in GunMetal Please :) Report Name _____________________ Email _____________________ Reason _________________________________________ _________________________________________ _________________________________________ _________________________________________ _________________________________________ _________________________________________ _________________________________________ SUBMIT Cancel - Reply %ChildReplyHTML% Tams Tams Posted Jan 7th 2010 11:57AM Neutral So now we can all look like Bono! Every time put them on you have to watch a U2 video. Music pirates will now try to steal all your "treasure". Please don't read into this, I don't mind U2 and couldn't give a monkeys about music piracy/sharing/whatever. Report Name _____________________ Email _____________________ Reason _________________________________________ _________________________________________ _________________________________________ _________________________________________ _________________________________________ _________________________________________ _________________________________________ SUBMIT Cancel - Reply %ChildReplyHTML% brettnem brettnem Posted Jan 7th 2010 11:57AM Neutral OMG, When you put these on, everything you look at is in 3D! Report Name _____________________ Email _____________________ Reason _________________________________________ _________________________________________ _________________________________________ _________________________________________ _________________________________________ _________________________________________ _________________________________________ SUBMIT Cancel - Reply %ChildReplyHTML% hodedofome hodedofome Posted Jan 7th 2010 12:02PM Neutral These will look great over my prescription glasses. Oh wait, no they won't. And neither will any other 3d glasses in existence... Report Name _____________________ Email _____________________ Reason _________________________________________ _________________________________________ _________________________________________ _________________________________________ _________________________________________ _________________________________________ _________________________________________ SUBMIT Cancel - Reply %ChildReplyHTML% Red Rover Red Rover Posted Jan 7th 2010 12:16PM Neutral @hodedofome "...with prescription eyewear to become available in Q3" reading is fundamental Report Name _____________________ Email _____________________ Reason _________________________________________ _________________________________________ _________________________________________ _________________________________________ _________________________________________ _________________________________________ _________________________________________ SUBMIT Cancel - Reply %ChildReplyHTML% danhawk911 danhawk911 Posted Jan 7th 2010 12:35PM Neutral is there a web site to order these bad boys from. if i can my prescription made at a decent cost i am all over these. Report Name _____________________ Email _____________________ Reason _________________________________________ _________________________________________ _________________________________________ _________________________________________ _________________________________________ _________________________________________ _________________________________________ SUBMIT Cancel - Reply %ChildReplyHTML% YpoCaramel YpoCaramel Posted Jan 7th 2010 1:13PM Neutral Meh. Still too out there for me, but getting close. Report Name _____________________ Email _____________________ Reason _________________________________________ _________________________________________ _________________________________________ _________________________________________ _________________________________________ _________________________________________ _________________________________________ SUBMIT Cancel - Reply %ChildReplyHTML% mynameisjay mynameisjay Posted Jan 7th 2010 1:26PM Neutral I knew they'd come one with these eventually. I wear glasses anyways.. might as well be "3d Proof".. I'd buy some, but I'll probably wait until the tech is more refined. Report Name _____________________ Email _____________________ Reason _________________________________________ _________________________________________ _________________________________________ _________________________________________ _________________________________________ _________________________________________ _________________________________________ SUBMIT Cancel - Reply %ChildReplyHTML% LarryL LarryL Posted Jan 7th 2010 2:57PM Neutral Wasn't there another article a few days ago that mentioned a manufacturer ramping up for the 'glasses-free' 3D TVs? It's just a few years behind all this tech, so no need for all the whining. Personally, I don't care about the 3D. It's not the tech that gets me to buy or see a movie, it's the quality of the story and how well it's told. 3D or any other experience enhancing tech will help the overall experience, but only the first few times. Then it gets old. A good story takes a long time to get old. It's the good story that gets me to open my wallet. Report Name _____________________ Email _____________________ Reason _________________________________________ _________________________________________ _________________________________________ _________________________________________ _________________________________________ _________________________________________ _________________________________________ SUBMIT Cancel - Reply %ChildReplyHTML% danhawk911 danhawk911 Posted Jan 7th 2010 11:18PM Neutral which brand of tvs would these work with? Report Name _____________________ Email _____________________ Reason _________________________________________ _________________________________________ _________________________________________ _________________________________________ _________________________________________ _________________________________________ _________________________________________ SUBMIT Cancel - Reply %ChildReplyHTML% PBR PBR Posted Jan 8th 2010 12:13PM Neutral That Irish cat who sings for that "You Too" band or whatever it's called, what was his name? "Boner?" He'd look just as goofy in these as he does in pretty much all the other eyewear he uses. Are any of them even subscription lenses??? (before the grammar police attempt to bust me, I'm fully aware it's "U2," "Bono," and "prescription," I just can't resist a good chance to take a jab at him) Report Name _____________________ Email _____________________ Reason _________________________________________ _________________________________________ _________________________________________ _________________________________________ _________________________________________ _________________________________________ _________________________________________ SUBMIT Cancel - Reply %ChildReplyHTML% IanKen IanKen Posted Jan 8th 2010 5:22PM Neutral Perscription option is cool. RE: "glasses free 3d" it's great if you like 4 degree viewing angles and the like. Report Name _____________________ Email _____________________ Reason _________________________________________ _________________________________________ _________________________________________ _________________________________________ _________________________________________ _________________________________________ _________________________________________ SUBMIT Cancel - Reply %ChildReplyHTML% br4nd0nh347 br4nd0nh347 Posted Jan 12th 2010 2:16PM Neutral I have a feeling Sony, Microsoft, and Nintendo will definitely do something with 3D in their next consoles. In the world of video gaming, 3D is no gimmick. Imagine Wii games in 3D (of course with even better cartoony or realistic graphics)! Gran Turismo 6 in 3D {or GT5 in 3D :)} Come on announce them already! 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