We’ve talked about Philip’s impressive 21:9 Cinema television before (here and here), but today they’ve taken it to the next level and added full HD 3D support.
Another world first from Philips: a cinema proportion 3D TV that lets you enjoy movies the way they’re meant to be seen in the ultra-wide 21:9 movie format, plus glorious Full HD 3D. The end result? A whole new dimension to your movie, sport and gaming experiences – the likes of which has never been seen before.
I’m not really sure how you’re supposed to watch movies in 21:9, unless you just watch your regular bluRay’s in widescreen format and the top-and-bottom black bar are gone. Either way, the TV is impressive and now right on par with everything else going out these days.
A new biomedical visualization company has emerged at the recent TEDMED conference with a product called ‘The VisualMD”, which combines traditional 3D biomedical scans (CT, MRI, etc) with high-end animation rendering tools to turn classic scans into ‘stories’, presenting information to patients with new background and understanding.
Our visuals are produced using real human data from a variety of medical scans – magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), computer tomography (CT) ultrasound, and confocal laser scans. The data is collected, digitized, and recompiled using volume-visualization software. These volumes and virtual models are dissected, repositioned, colorized, and texturized as necessary to bring them to life.
Currently sponsored by Philips, the video contains examples of the product and interviews with the creators who advocate using these story-based presentations as a new means to inspire patients to make the necessary life changes to correct such problems as heart disease and high blood pressure. Be sure to watch the video (the visualizations open the clip, showing some of the impressive results), and then check out their website.
The Philips 21:9 LCD Television they’ve been demonstrating and advertising for a while finally has a price: £4,500, or $7,426 US. And that’s not including the “extra stuff” you’ll need to really take advantage of the special widescreen.
However, while the Philips Cinema 21:9 does not need to stretch films, it does need to manipulate everything else to fit the screen. The company claims its ‘smart pixel’ technology means this can be achieved without distortion.
However, to enjoy the full cinema experience, customers will need to shell out for expensive Blu-ray DVD versions of their movies, which can deliver them in 21:9 format and in high resolution.
At a whopping 8.3million pixels tho, it may just be worth it.
A new video from Philips shows the making of the “Carousel” video advertising their 21:9 cinema displays.
After a huge amount of attention for the interactive film Carousel, Tribal DDB Amsterdam and Stink Digital have created the definitive making of. Find out how they captured one frozen time tracking shot lasting exactly 2 minutes 19 seconds.
Philips has a new interactive campaign online to advertise their new CINEMA 21:9 TV. The ad shows a “frozen moment” between cops and robbers with interactive hotspots that show behind-the-scenes of how it was built. The shot was done by Stink Digital and director Adam Berg, and can be seen on Philip’s site.
Jos Swillens, 3D Solutions CEO at Philips, has sent out a letter to their resellers announcing that Philips is shutting down the 3D Solutions division, and will no longer be shipping the 42-inch 3D LCD Television (42-3D6W02).
“Unfortunately, the current market developments no longer justify such a pro-active approach,” says Swillens, “The point in time where mass adoption of no-glasses based 3D TV will occur has shifted significantly. As a consequence of this, Philips has decided to scale down its investments in this area.”
We’ve talked about Philip’s impressive 21:9 Cinema television before (here and here), but today they’ve taken it to the next level and added full HD 3D support.
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