Panasonic has been one of the biggest (and loudest) 
supporters of the 3D TV market. Now it’s ratcheting things up a bit more.
The company has introduced another pair of 3D sets – the first by Panny to offer 2D to 3D conversion, which substantially increases the library of content. (It also brings the company in parallel with Sony and Samsung, which offer the technology.)
When it comes to electronics, as Japan goes, so goes the 
rest of the world.
Well, sometimes, at least.
The Nikkei, Japan’s largest business paper, took a look at the state of 3D TV in that country – and the information it gathered could be indicative of trends that are on the way to other territories.
Nintendo’s still not ready to spill all the beans about the 
3DS, its handheld game system that projects stereoscopic 3D images without the need for special glasses, but it’s getting close.
The company cryptically announced it would give details of a ‘new product’ on Sept. 29. And while it’s possible the company has something unknown up its sleeve, most industry observers expect it will use that date to give the launch date and price for the 3DS.
Pac-Man, that pellet-eating, ghost-avoiding icon of the video game industry is ready for his close-up – again.
Namco Bandai announced late Tuesday that it was working on a new television program featuring its most popular character – one that would air in stereoscopic 3D. It’s the brainchild of Avi Arad, former CEO of Marvel Studios and current executive advisor for Namco Bandai, who showed a three-minute clip from the show at an event celebrating the 30th anniversary of Pac-Man.
Sony will jump into the motion sensing 
game this September.
The company announced Tuesday at its E3 press conference that the PlayStation Move peripheral, in essence an enhanced version of the Nintendo Wii controller, will go on sale in North America Sept. 19.
We knew it was coming – and today 
Sony has made it official. The PlayStation 3 now supports stereoscopic 3D games.
PS3 owners who happen to have a 3D set can download a total of four games and demos that showcase what the system can do. (A firmware update making the console 3D ready was quietly pushed to owners two months ago.) The downloads will be free for people who buy one of Sony’s Bravia 3D sets, which go on sale later this month.
It’s not news that Sony is leading the charge among consoles when it comes to
3D, but until today the company hadn’t committed any of its titles to the technology. But with word that “Killzone 3” would offer stereoscopic 3D support, the gloves are off.
The game, which will pick up where last year’s “Killzone 2” left off, will also reportedly boast substantially bigger levels, jetpacks and other new weapons.
Stereoscopic 3D gaming hasn’t really caught on, 
but it has certainly captured its share of headlines over the past 12 months. Now, one of the videogame industry’s largest publishers says it expects the technology to break through into the mainstream within two years.
Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot, in a recent earnings conference call, said he expects up to 50% of all games published to be 3D by 2012.
3D is coming to the living room – we all know that. TV manufacturers are making certain of it. But what do consumers want from it? Software company Roxio asked over 2,000 consumers about their interest in 3D programming and what they’d like to see.
An impressive 84 percent of those surveyed said they were interested in viewing 3D movies at home. And nearly as many expressed interest in capturing their own memories using the technology – with 80 percent saying they believe they will film or photograph family events in 3D within 5 years. But price remains a factor.
3D gaming hasn’t really caught on yet, but it has 
certainly captured its share of headlines over the past 12 months. Now, one of the industry’s largest publishers says it expects the technology to break through into the mainstream within two years.
Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot, in a recent earnings conference call, said he expects up to 50 percent of all games published to be 3D by 2012.
Chris Morris: Journalist 