From the early days of cinema, film producers have used various techniques to create the illusion of depth – with mixed results. But even with digital technology, the latest Hollywood blockbusters still rely on clunky glasses to achieve a convincing 3D effect. Avatar director James Cameron has said the future of 3D is autostereoscopic (glasses free). Now a new technology is doing just that, and might be available in time for Avatar 2 to be shown in theaters without glasses.

Sony's been trumpeting the release of its PlayStation 3D monitor for months now, promising PlayStation 3 owners that they would get the ultimate experience out of it, especially with its innovative new SimulView technology, letting two gamers play at once with full-screen displays on the same TV.  Well, now that we've gotten our hands on one, how's it shape up?  Well, despite a few flaws, it really is a cool little device.

The best 3D technology for the PC just got better with the introduction of new NVIDIA 3D Vision products, which deliver greater realism and immersion than ever for 3D games, movies and photos. NVIDIA 3D Vision 2, the next generation of NVIDIA’s award-winning 3D technology, features sleek, newly-redesigned, gamer-inspired glasses.  It also introduces NVIDIA 3D LightBoost technology, a unique new display technology that dramatically improves the 3D experience by delivering images that are up to twice as bright and colors that are far richer than those provided by other 3D display technologies. 

NVIDIA continues to promote 3D gaming on the PC front. In addition to a growing number of 3D laptops and PCs featuring 3D Vision technology, now the company is partnering with display makers. ViewSonic’s  new 24-inch 3D, full HD (1080p) LED monitor, V3D245, includes a built-in NVIDIA 3D Vision wireless emitter and NVIDIA 3D Vision glasses. Toshiba shows off an integrated 3D Vision laptop in the video below.

At Computex 2011, NVIDIA demonstrated a new addition to the NVIDIA 3D Vision product family with the NVIDIA 3D Vision wired glasses at Computex 2011.  The new glasses make the 3D PC experience more affordable at $99, while offering the same award-winning 3D quality and features of 3D Vision wireless glasses. The glasses will hit retail shelves in late June and will be on display at E3 2011 in Los Angeles.

Far from the days when the TV was content to sit on any table or open rack, consumers today are looking for fully-featured furniture solutions for their home theater to match the latest technology. In a year where 3D TV and Internet-connectivity have gained ground in homes, home theater furniture design continues to evolve to maximize the potential of cutting-edge displays, electronic components and features. Furniture manufacturer BDI is an industry leader in home theater furniture that is designed to seamlessly integrate technology into the home.

Los Angeles- April 1, 2011-Today, Nyko technologies announced their latest peripheral to hit the market for the Nintendo 3DS-- lenseless 3D glasses. These glasses contain absolutely no lenses--separating the glass/plastic-to-user barrier that impedes normal glasses. Using their patented "Lens-less is More" technology, Nyko has paved the way for what is sure to be an influx of these types of peripherals designed to enhance the overall user experience of the Nintendo 3DS.

As consumer confusion continues in the 3D TV market, the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) has stepped in. The CEA is the nation’s largest technology trade association, representing more than 2,000 technology manufacturers, retailers, service providers and installers and is best known for hosting events like CES 2011. The organization is seeking proposals for standardizing 3D active eyewear that uses an infrared (IR) synchronized interface from consumer electronics (CE) manufacturers. The organization has launched the 3D Technologies Working Group to work through submissions. More consumers, especially gamers, are migrating to 3D with Sony PlayStation 3 and NVIDIA pushing active 3D.

LAS VEGAS – At CES 2011, XPAND introduced the new YOUNIVERSAL series 3D electronic eyewear that optimizes the 3D experience by modifying the 3D parameters specifically for each user and for different 3D environments. The high-end electronic eyewear offers unprecedented personal optimization, full HD 3D performance, advanced interoperability between all 3D devices and market-leading comfort and style.

With 3D movies like Megamind continuing to dominate the box office, a new player in the 3D glasses market has emerged. Oakley has released the world’s first optically correct 3D glasses, OAKLEY 3D GASCAN. Utilizing the company’s proprietary HDO-3D technologies, these premium glasses have been engineered for 3D performance, superior visual clarity and signature Oakley comfort. OAKLEY 3D GASCAN will both complement and optimize the technology used in the majority of 3D movie theaters around the world. Jeffrey Katzenberg spoke of the collaboration at the 3D Entertainment Summit.

LOS ANGELES – Beating Nintendo and its upcoming Nintendo 3DS to the punch, Los Angeles-based Master Image, the second largest 3D digital cinema technology company, showed off its auto-stereoscopic 3D technology at the 3D Gaming Summit on a Hitachi Wooo mobile phone. The phone has been shipping in Japan and has already become the number one mobile phone there with a few hundred thousand devices sold since its introduction. Master Image’s auto-stereoscopic technology allows users to see 3D without the use of the typical 3D polarized or anaglyph red and blue glasses. The device will play movies and games in 3D.

LAS VEGAS -- At CES 2010, Jo Garcia checked out the latest gaming glasses from Gunnar Optiks in Las Vegas. While the Gunnar bus roamed the Strip, on the floor of the Consumer Electronics Show Gunnar had a booth with plenty of cool new gaming gear. Gunnar showed off its latest glasses in this exclusive interview.