[The Economist] The digitisation of manufacturing will transform the way goods are made—and change the politics of jobs too   … Towards a third dimension The old way of making things involved taking lots of parts and screwing or welding them together. Now a product can be designed on a computer and “printed” on a [...]

[Press Release] Silicon Imaging, the recipient of this years International 3D Society Technology Award, announces the patent-pending SI-3D Stereo Monitoring, Analysis, Recording and Transmission (S.M.A.R.T) system . SMART captures images from RAW or HD-SDI sources, such as RED, ARRI, Sony, Panasonic, Canon, P+S and Silicon Imaging SI-2K to perform stereo analysis, image correction, 3D LUT color processing and recording, all in a single portable platform [...]

[The Next Web] The cinema advertising company Screenvision is launching a second-screen experience for movie theaters. Called The Limelight, it will let users browse additional content before their movie starts. To access this pre-movie content, they will have to download a specific app,Screenfanz, which is already available for iOS, with an Android version coming within a few weeks.” The [...]

[Film Journal] As an entertainment reporter, I am not usually in awe of the A-list talent and studio execs I encounter. Nor am I intimidated by world political figures I meet and interview. But when it came time to interview Dr. Man-Nang Chong, founder and CEO of GDC Technology, I almost completely blew it. Here [...]

[Advanced TV / IndieWire / ZDNet] Findings from the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) show that global box office receipts for all films released around the world reached $32.6 billion, an increase of 3 per cent over 2010, stemming from ongoing growth of box office in international markets. Each international region experienced box office [...]

[3D Roundabout] Premiums Falling for LED, 120/240Hz and 3D, but Still High, NPD DisplaySearch Reports …  ”We were surprised to find that 3D appears to be a far more popular feature in China than North America, and the penetration rate was two times higher in the last quarter,” said Paul Gray, Director of TV Electronics [...]

  3net released its free 50 pages “3D Production Guide” in pdf format together with Sony Pictures Entertainment, IMAX, and Discovery. This guide was written for the producers of 3D content for television. Its goal is to help prepare them as they plan for and create a 3D program. Introduction Planning a 3D workflow 2D [...]

[Digital Spy] … Crave reports that the 55-inch next-generation set will be released in Britain in the second half of this year, although there has been no indication on price. The website says that the product will most likely come with Samsung’s active 3D technology and feature an internet connection to access the Samsung Smart [...]

[Metro UK] The 70cm mesolens, with its 8cm diameter, is a breakthrough in the world of microscopy that can cut the speed of scientific work and improve the development of new drugs, say researchers. Two large electrically controlled mirrors focus a laser beam to examine tissues such as the cortex of the brain or tumours. [...]

[ars technica] Every graphical and technical advance the game industry has seen from Pong to Crysis has been a small step toward the end goal of a real-time, photorealistic 3D world that is truly indistinguishable from a real-world scene. Speaking at the DICE Summit Thursday, Epic Games founder and programmer Tim Sweeney examined the speed and direction [...]

[Twice] The popularity of 3D photography may soon get a boost from a new 3D camera and photofinishing system that was unveiled at International CES by Hong Kong-based LO3D. The company is covering all phases of professional and consumer digital 3D photography, ranging from specially developed cameras to a 3D photo lab processor.  The 3D [...]

[Cinescopophilia] Sony have worked on a short music video that has used binaural sound to give a very nice rich 3D sound with wonderful dramatic complete depth and volume. Pop your headphones on for the 3 videos as Sony take you on ride showing you what it is like to be a member of the [...]

[Stereoscopy News] “Red Tails“, the last child of Georges Lucas is a 2D film with 3D sound. Released on January 20, 2012, Red Tails is the first movie in Barco’s “Auro-3D” 11.1 sound format in the few happy theaters already fitted with this revolutionary new sound system. … Auro-3D is backward compatible with the DCI-compliant 5.1 sound [...]

[Sun Herald] Toshiba’s Digital Products Division (DPD), a division of Toshiba America Information Systems, Inc., today announced an all new level of 3D Smart TV for 2012. Featuring a full suite of new capabilities including ePortal, MediaGuide, Open Browser, SearchAll, MediaShare, Send & Play, eManual, Tablet Remote App Capability (TRAC), built-in Wi-Fi® and the dual core [...]

  [The New York Times] With five days left in 2011, ticket sales in North America are running about $500 million behind last year — despite higher prices — prompting a round of soul searching by studios trying to determine what went wrong and how best to proceed. … Revenue, for instance, has been propped [...]