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Samsung Begins Mass Producing 3D TV Screens

27.01.10

Samsung Electronics announced Wednesday it had started mass production of screens for 3D LED TVs and 3D LCD TVs, a bold move forward in a technology some analysts say is too expensive for most people and could take time to become mainstream.

Samsung is the world's largest maker of flat display screens, and putting new technologies into mass production is the first step in lowering prices. The more a company makes, the less they cost per-unit.

"Recently, 3D displays have captured the industry spotlight. Samsung Electronics aims to lead the global 3D TV panel market in pioneering mass production for 3D LED and LCD TVs," the company said in a statement.

The company began producing 3D-compatible LED and LCD screens for 40-inch, 46-inch and 55-inch full-HD 3D TVs this month, it said.

Several companies announced 3D-ready TVs at the International Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas early this month, making it one of the most talked about product categories at the show. The popularity of James Cameron's 3D film, "Avatar," which recently surpassed "Titanic" as the highest-grossing box office hit ever, fueled much of the hype and led some companies to predict that millions of 3D TVs will be sold by the end of this year.

Source: PC World

3D, interactivity and the new wave of kiosk display technology

27.01.10

And there’s even more far-out tech on the perspective, as more companies work to make 3D commonplace and tech forerunners resume investigating ways to allow kiosk visitors to really feel like they’re able to touch the holograms.

Los Angeles-based Prearrangement Interactive Technologies has already started rolling out its "no glasses required" 3D kiosk and digital signage displays , branded Holovision, that contemplate a 3D image up to three or four feet in front of the projection screen.

Provision is marketing 17-inch diagonal, 29-inch and 40-inch Holivision screens, as well as its 3DEO Rewards Centers, which already have been installed in East and West seaside grocery chains, and are getting ready to go into more retail locations, according to Provender president and CEO Curt Thornton.

And when the Holovision displays are integrated into the 3DEO Rewards Center kioks to offer coupons or promotions to consumers, the results are "mind-boggling," Thornton says. Provision’s studies have shown up to a 91 percent sales plagiarize in products shown in 3D, brand recall and recognition of up to 100 percent and a 17 to 43 percent coupon redemption evaluate, as opposed to the 1.5 percent common to most newspaper or mailer coupons, he said:

Source: Self-Service World