3D movies from your remote control

Planning to catch Alice in Wonderland in 3D? Loved Avatar and the Na’vi world in all its 3D glory? Well, hang on to your sofa and remote control because 3D might soon land in your living room.

As television viewing in HD (High Definition) becomes more of a norm than an exception, as theatres offer more big-screen 3D magic, it seems like only a matter of time that consumer electronics makers tap into the power of 3D.

Bringing 3D to your homes sooner than you can imagine having to dodge free-falling food while catching Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs is Sony and Samsung.

The Japanese electronics giant will offer a sneak peek into the world of 3D at home as early as next week, when the doors open to Singapore’s IT Show 2010.

The event on from 12 noon at the Suntec Convention Centre on 11 March will see a Sony 3D Theatre featuring a 200inch screen where visitors can become part of the movie magic.

Visitors to the annual event will also be able to view Sony’s first 3D HD LCD TV the BRAVIA LX900 series, but hold onto your credit cards as the TV sets won’t be on sale till mid-2010.

Not keeping consumers waiting too long though, is Samsung.

It is ready to offer consumers in Southeast Asia and Oceania from March, the first suite of Samsung’s full HD 3D entertainment products including full HD 3D LED, LCD and Plasma TVs.

Samsung which has joined forces with DreamWorks Animation and Technicolor to fuel adoption and deployment of 3D in homes will also offer an exclusive feature-length 3D Blu-ray release of DreamWorks Animation’s 2009 hit, “Monsters vs. Aliens” when it rolls out its 3D Blu-ray disc player.

“We are confident that by being first-to-market with the best integrated technology and approach, we have the best opportunity to capitalize on the market anticipation and continue to strengthen our leadership in 2010” said BooKeun Yoon, President of Visual Display Business (Samsung Electronics) at the company’s Regional Forum in Singapore.

All of Samsung’s 3D TVs will feature an in-built Ethernet connection, wireless-ready capabilities and Internet@TV, which provides access to the world’s first HDTV-based application store, Samsung Apps where users can access content such as videos.

The only down-side, the development wizards still haven’t found a way to get rid of 3D glasses which Samsung has also specially developed for its latest TV sets.

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