[Inside the Magic] … I did indeed step into a carbon freezing chamber at Walt Disney World, voluntarily, as part of the newest line of custom collectibles offered during Star Wars Weekends 2012, which began yesterday. Disney calls the experience “Carbon Freeze Me,” enabling theme park guests to have their faces scanned and 3D-printed onto a small [...]

[YonHap News] Global TV sales contracted nearly 8 percent in the first quarter of this year from a year earlier, but the market for three-dimensional (3D) TVs more than doubled, a report showed Sunday. Overall global TV shipments amounted to 51.22 million units in the January-March period, compared with 55.54 million a year earlier, according [...]

[Smarthouse] Later this year, Australians will get the option of being able to buy an OLED TV when Samsung Electronics and LG launch new models but they won’t be cheap with the TV industry banking on the new technology to lift profits. Analysts are tipping that the new TVs will probably be priced between US$8,999-9,999 [...]

[7 days in Dubai] Pupils in the UAE could soon be soaking up flying algebra equations or feeling like they’re dodging bullets on a World War II battlefield. 3D glasses, plus educational videos and applications are set to hit the Emirates next month, which will give schools the option of holding lessons in 3D.  … [...]

[Inhabitant] 3D-printing design studio Nervous System just unveiled a stunning series of digitally printed lamps at this year’s International Contemporary Furniture Fair that are inspired by the beautiful branching patterns of veins in leaves. Befitting the biomimetic design, the lamps are dubbed Hyphae. The delicately formed lamps perfectly balance high-tech manufacturing techniques with natural forms, and their green credentials go [...]

[Junk Science] Andrew Purvis investigates whether 3D printers, artificial meat and GM can reduce food’s future environmental footprint Before the end of the year, if Professor Mark Post of Maastricht University gets his way, the world’s first test-tube burger will be flame-grilled by Heston Blumenthal at The Fat Duck in Bray and served to a [...]

[Iosono] Visitors of the Yangtze River Estuary Science and Technology Museum in Shanghai, China are now able to enjoy vivid natural soundscapes with IOSONO 3D sound. On May 18, the museum is opening a new 3D sound room that simulates the estuary’s natural environment by playing live recordings of nature sounds. Visitors will hear birds [...]

[Examiner] … TRANSFORMERS The Ride sets a new standard in immersive theme park attractions with realistic high definition 3D media, sophisticated visual effects, and one of the most elaborate roaming flight simulator systems ever integrated into a ride-car vehicle. Giving you the chance to ‘Ride The Movies®’, TRANSFORMERS The Ride transports you into the world [...]