There have been quite a few announcements coming from the CES this year regarding 3D television and hardware. I will keep this list updated until the show is over so bookmark it and check back often!
Keep hearing about Panasonic's "Life Wall" from James Cameron and his camp! Cameron dropped by the Panasonic booth to applaud their technology that he is using for Avatar and mentioned the Life Wall - as did John Landau, a co-creator of "Avatar" during his speech segment. Perhaps the Life Wall has a place in the movie?? Or are they using it for the production of it? Time will tell. The Life Wall is similar to Microsoft's coffee table technology only it is for an entire wall. Panasonic has unveiled a 150" Plasma TV if you're interested - its resolution is 4k by 2k... sayyyyy, those new RED Ones would work nicely with that! Hmmm...
EXPECTED 3D ANNOUNCEMENTS:
- Mitsubishi is expected to announce their Laser TV product(s)
- Sony may have a Laser TV announcement.
- Novalux may have a Laser TV announcement.
- Philips may have a new 3D TV announcement. Here is a diagram of how their 3D TV technology works:
3D TELEVISION ANNOUNCEMENTS:
The Big Trend This Year? Internet connectivity for your TV - watch YouTube videos directly. Look to Panasonic, Samsung & Sharp.
- Samsung Plasma 3D capable HDTV Series 4
(42" & 50"); Due March 2008; Will require a 3D accessory kit but apparently NO glasses will be required.
Company Site.
- Samsung Plasma 3D capable HDTV Series 5
(50" & 58"); Due March 2008; Will require a 3D accessory kit but apparently NO glasses will be required.
Company Site.
- Philips 3D HDTVs have not had a new announcement at this year's CES, but their offering is excellent - check out their 3D WOW Zone. Using the technology explained in the graphic above, they have linked together nine flat screens to make this new video wall come to life with 3D. Note that until there are consumer products to buy and view on these sets, they will remain commerical endeavours (digital signage). Current price of a 27" 3D HDTV? $10,000++ (I trust these will come down a tad...)
3D MONITOR ANNOUNCEMENTS:
- Pavonine Korea 3D 
Display "Miracube"
(Can switch from 2D to 3D) Company Site. They also have a 3D camera system for live/recorded 3D viewing.
Company Site.
(UPDATE: Jan 8th) - iZ3D + Unigine + Meant To Be Seen (Press Release / Demo Available) First Natively Supported 3D Game Engine + Monitor Stereoscopic 3D (S-3D) technologies refer to volumetric 3D and not just 3D graphics (so things are "comin' at ya"!) and even though you don't need native support to run 3D games, this gaming engine and monitor tandem can eliminate artifacts, ghosting etc. If you are at CES check them out at the Microsoft Booth #7144 In the Central Hall of the Las Vegas Convention Center. Thanks to David Chechelashvili, VP of Marketing at iZ3D for keeping me updated.
Company Sites: iZ3D / Unigine / Meant To Be Seen.
NOTE THAT in February representatives from Sony, Mitsubishi, Philips and Dreamworks are meeting to discuss 3D Home Video strategies. Can you say "Format War"? I knew you could.
On a CES side note, Texas Instruments has something called a "DualView" which actually USES 3D TECHNOLOGY, but rather than flip quickly between two images - "one for each eye", it flips between two images - "one for each game player"! Simply ingenious! Now you can throw out those damned split screens and the cheating glances at what your competitor is doing and relish in full screen gaming! Each player sees a full screen of their viewpoint through their own uniquely tuned glasses. Awesome. Caveats: You WILL need a DLP HDTV. Both Samsung and Mitsubishi have TVs that will support this tech. Also, until such time as the gaming companies build DualView into their systems, you will need two consoles to accomplish this.
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