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Bitmob | The 3D bubble is ready to burst

Something’s wonky in the consumer electronics industry. A certain three-dimensional bubble is on the verge of bursting. The captains of industry are betting the house on a technology that no one seems to want. Meanwhile, the gaming press has seemingly done a complete 180 on the 3DS—from giddy to cautiously optimistic.

techniglee4753d ago

3DS hurts my eyes... Don't like it. 3D is great.... In the theaters. Once LCD/LED glasses free 3D improves it will become mainstream. Gotta disagree

toaster4753d ago

As with many people, I believe 3D is just a fad that will pass over quickly. And hopefully it does sooner than later.

Captain Tuttle4752d ago

This toaster man speaks the truth.

RememberThe3574752d ago (Edited 4752d ago )

I disagree. It seems everything new is labeled as a fad (Ipods, Wii, rap, the list goes on and on). 3D is cool if done right and we'll see it improved over time. There is obviously a market for it and electronic companies are putting it in everything. You guys can sit back and predict "fad" but I would be cautious to just write id off like that. Like all tech it will improve over time. TVs, videogames, theaters, etc., will get better.

Vherostar4752d ago

I dont think so but I think we won't be moving away from glasses free 3D anytime soon.

thinking4753d ago

playing the 3DS does indeed hurt the eyes a bit. I assume the same is for 3D with console gaming. it's a cool gimmick nonetheless.

Speed-Racer4753d ago

3D is a total fail, I can predict how much eye strain it will cause, so good luck to those who still want to invest millions in the fad.

colonel1794752d ago

3DS in 2D is DS 1.5... so yes, a fail...

Vherostar4752d ago

it's not even DS 1.5 as its not even graphically better its a DSI with 3d that's all the 3DS is. Nintendo are very clever at repackaging the same old stuff and making it sound and look new.

fatstarr4751d ago

O.O This guy above me is clearly blind. by your logic wii graphics dont look better than n64 graphics.

colonel1794751d ago

fatstarr.. no,it's not an N64, it's a gamecube 1.5

Vherostar is right though... nintendo hasn't made very much improvement this generation (graphically).. they are just good at marketing and they know who to sell them to (in this case, casual people)

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Amazon Slashes 33% Off On Retro Game Boy Armor Case For Nintendo 3DS

Daily Video Game writes: "The online retailer Amazon is offering 33% off on Retro Game Boy Armor Case for Nintendo 3DS right now! If you need an armor case for your Nintendo 3DS, make sure to take advantage of this deal."

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3D TVs are officially dead as Sony and LG discontinue production this year

Sony and LG have announced their plans to discontinue the production of 3D TV sets.

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Speed-Racer2641d ago

This comes as no surprise really. More of a fad if anything.

fr0sty2641d ago

Just too limiting and the effect is nowhere near as good as VR. Nobody wants to wear $100 glasses that cause headaches in some due to the flickering just to have a slight sense of depth added to the image.

Kribwalker2641d ago

I bought into it early with a LG passive 3D tv. Glasses you get from the movie theatre worked with it and you wouldn't get headaches. It also had a 2 player mode that black ops 2 actually had an option for, or else the tv itself would convert it. It was 2 sets of glasses (one set would be the equivalent to 2 left eye lenses the other would be 2 right eye lenses) and the tv would output one players screen full size with the left eye lines and vice versa. It worked great for full screen split screen gaming, but if I was in a dark area and my wife was in a bright area it would ghost the bright through to my view

Kribwalker2641d ago

https://youtu.be/bbRG-KfWyV...

It was pretty cool, jus not supported enough

yomfweeee2640d ago

VR has worse side effects than a headache.

filchron2641d ago

Everything is going to be in Holographic 3D in the future whether you like it or not, but yeah, stereoscopy was never going to last.

Zerg2641d ago

Now that Trump wants Apple to make TVs we can really see what the market will have to offer

KingPin2641d ago

not to mention lawsuits coz tvs will be rectangles.

Lon3wolf2640d ago

And shows that you can only buy from the Apple Store, you also cannot connect any non Apple product to it as that would invalidate the warranty.

Dasteru2640d ago (Edited 2640d ago )

@Lon3wolf:

Which is actually illegal but the government doesn't enforce its own laws against corporations. You have to sue them to get anywhere. It falls under the same laws the regulate unauthorized repairs that companies like to keep pretending invalidate the warranty, hoping the average person is dumb enough to fall for it and not do anything.

Put simply, anything that cannot be proven to be the direct cause of the damages a product is warrantied for, cannot invalidate the warranty.

https://www.law.cornell.edu...

ji32002641d ago

Hurray!!! 3dtv gimmick finally dead!!! we got better and its call VR!!!!! I have Vive and i love it so so so much and everytime i play, it gives me immersion!!

ChrisW2641d ago

VR does do better 3D movies...

nowitzki20042640d ago

Just like how you like VR some liked 3d. If enough people dont buy into VR just like they didnt into 3d then say bye bye to VR.

Scatpants2641d ago

I guess this means 3d movies won't be released for home viewing anymore. That's a shame. They look really great in VR. I like my 3d tv too.

ASSASSYN2641d ago

I have a 3D 55" LG OLED, I love my 3D.

level 3602641d ago

Such a shame honestly, whether passive or active 3D worked fine and delivered what's in the box.
Think "some" of the problem is in the film industry - a small number out there did not know how to fully utilize the tech.
The wearing of glasses ( so many choices and so cheap nowadays ) or distance wasn't the issue.

Amplitude2639d ago

Honestly loved 3D but the price of a 3D bluray is absolute madness, at least here in Canada

$40-$50 for one movie? Nope

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Picture this: Graphene brings 3-D holograms clearer and closer

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