How 3-D TV Will Go From Hasselhoff To Must-Have

Michael Wolf
Tuesday, September 29, 2009
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3-D's kitsch factor is a big hurdle for its success. Source: Franscesca

Years of American pop culture, where images of glasses-wearing movie audiences and, well, poorly done 3-D, have shaped consumer perceptions of the technology as a gimmick, making the industry's big bet on 3-D somewhat of a risk. […]

Question of the Week

Do you think 3D will overcome its history and become a hot new consumer technology?

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Simon Mackie

2009/10/01 at 04:54

theaters must love the resurgence of 3D as it a draw for the punters (Coraline was the first time I'd been out to the theater in ages), but I still think of it as a gimmick rather than a technology I would want for my home.

What Does NBComcast Mean for Hulu and TV Everywhere?

I think this is a pretty shortsighted strategy for Comcast - buying NBC-U to have more control over Hulu is a good motivation today, but online streaming of good content is a cat that'll be hard to get back in the bag. That said, I am seeing more and more momentum for the authenticated Internet.

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Why Haven’t CableCards Taken Off?

Nice piece by Todd Spangler on the lack of adoption of CableCards.

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Microsoft Brings HealthVault To MSN

More technology/health intersection news, this time with Microsoft getting into the fray.

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WiFi-enabled Bathroom Scale Slides into USA

While this is somewhat funny in concept, the overall idea of applying networking technology (and computing tech) to exercise and health industry is fairly appealing (and an intersection Nike is well aware of). And quite honestly, I do see how automatic uploads of weight data to a webpage/computer could be very helpful for tracking purposes.

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3 Billion Reasons Why Video Conferencing Is Hot

Not exactly a pure-consumer piece of news, but the Cisco acquisition of Tandberg is a big sign of both Cisco's plans for world domination in the visual communication space and also how the traditional teleconferencing business is consolidating. Stacey's piece does a nice look at the implications for home as well.

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