3d stories

 
Everybody knows the latest craze for 3D is just the most recent take on a technology that's been around since the '50s. But did you know 3D tech existed more than 40 years before that? This stereoscope, which arrived in the DVICE offices yesterday, is the proof.
 
Mice have traditionally been two-dimensional creatures, offering an easy way to navigate around flat and boring desktops. Now that 3D is a new buzzword and everybody (and their parents) are cruising around Google Earth, it's time to take advantage of all those extra degrees of freedom.
 
If you're planning to go see the upcoming Tron Legacy in theaters, you're gonna need 3D glasses to get the full experience. And sure, you could just use the crappy ones that they give everyone, but is that what a true fan would do? I don't think so.
 
You haven't seen 3D, even in a movie theater, until you've seen it through Runco's new D-73d projection system. And you probably won't ever see it since the projector costs $50,000. But if you happen to have that much spare cabbage laying around, you could buy yourself a 3D HDTV to end all 3D HDTVs.
 
Sharp last night unveiled its 3D Aquos Quattron HDTVs, each of which comes with not one but two pairs of 3D glasses. But these are not ordinary 3D glasses. If you double-tap the power button, you can watch a 3D program in 2D. And that's a great idea. Here's why.
 
If I had $100,000, I would put most of it into savings, pay off my credit card bills, buy some nice furniture and go out for a lavish meal. But hey, not everybody likes the same things, which is why the Runco SC-60d projector has a $98,995 pricetag.

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