Sony Teams Up with Samsung, Panasonic and Xpand to Create 3D Glasses Standard
In an effort to unify 3D technology, some of the biggest names in the electronics business are teaming up to create a 3D glasses standard. This collaboration, dubbed the “Full HD 3D Glasses Initiative” will bring Samsung, Sony, Panasonic and Xpand together to develop radio frequency system 3D active glasses tech that will serve as the industry’s standard.
According to Sony’s official report, Panasonic’s general manager of Media & Content Alliance Office Masayuki Kozuka explained their reason for this collaboration:
Panasonic has been working to standardize 3D glasses technologies, and in March, we announced a joint licensing of IR system protocols with XPAND, backed by several participant companies. We are very pleased that today’s latest collaboration will incorporate our previous concept into these new standardization efforts. We hope the expanded collaboration on this 3D standardization initiative will make a significant contribution toward accelerating the growth of 3D-related products.
The license for this initiative is expected to launch next month, with universal glasses expected to launch sometime next year. In addition, the glasses are planned on being backwards compatible with older active 3D-enabled TV sets.
For more on 3D, be sure to read our extensive interview with PlayStation’s 3D boss, Mick Hocking.
3 Responses to “Sony Teams Up with Samsung, Panasonic and Xpand to Create 3D Glasses Standard”
Awesome stuff. When Sony announced their $70 glasses my only questions was whether my tv would even be compatible with them.
About bloody time!
I like my 3D TV…4 pairs of glasses for $40, but I got 8 for free with the purchase of the set…I’m surprised these companies are working more on passive 3D tech (Uses the same glasses as the theater), which my LG TV uses, rather than continuing to work on and improve these more expensive glasses. The downfall of my 3DTV is that in 3D mode you’re only getting 540p to each eye (which I hardly notice) but the 3D effects work just as well as with Active glasses so I would think it would be a better investment for these companies to continue looking at passive tech and improve that to full 1080p…or moving away from glasses altogether with an inexpensive solution, because as soon as a cheap 3DTV that doesn’t require glasses comes out we will really see 3D take off.