Go 3D without goofy glasses

What’s the next big thing besides extremely high-resolution displays? 3D visual technology, of course! And we're not talking about those dated 3D glasses of yesteryear, as demonstrated by French company Alioscopy here at CommunicAsia. Onsite and attracting quite a crowd is its S$16,000 (US$11,586.65) 40-inch 3D monitor capable of reproducing the same enticing visual depth without cumbersome glasses.

The trick lies in an optical filter-coated panel and specially encoded 3D videos, derived from eight independent points of view, with up to a staggering bandwidth of 9GB per minute. The 3D footages can be premixed before playback or processed on-the-fly using a dedicated encoder. For added versatility, the display is also compatible with plain vanilla 2D programs.

As a matter of fact, its spokesperson further indicated that larger 46- and 56-inchers are next in the pipeline. So if you're into digital signage, marketing, communications and 3D application spaces, this may be exactly what the doctor ordered to help you boost sales and revenue. For home users, you can always rely on the latest Samsung plasma TVs based on the goofy 3D glasses.

More CommunicAsia 2008 coverage here.

Aztech's 1080p-ready wireless streamer

Streaming HD videos from a media server may sound like a brilliant idea, but getting the 1080p bandwidth-intensive footages across the network will almost certainly halt most wireless setups to a crawl. If you're one of the early adopters facing this problem, perhaps it's time you upgrade to Aztech's WL850MS wireless multimedia streamers. They come in a receiver/transmitter pair and are designed to sit between your modem/router and HDTV settop box/console/media player.

The WL850MS differs from most media-streaming solutions by offering three key propositions. First of all, it guarantees smooth 1080p transmission via the high-speed 802.11n Wi-Fi technology. It also has multiple-input and multiple-output (MIMO) antennas for extended coverage and 2.4/5GHz dual-band capability. The latter is less prone to interferences from common devices such as cordless phones, microwave ovens and Bluetooth devices.
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Samsung's well-rounded media center

If you aren't one for harsh, unforgiving corners in your living room, you should take a look at the Samsung HT-X715 DVD home media center in a box, which doesn't feature a harsh edge anywhere on its seven-part system. Everything is rounded to within an inch of its life, and we love it.

Not only is everything as well-rounded as George Clooney, it's also as pretty as Brad Pitt and as refined as Stephen Fry. The X715 is finished in a subtle reddish tone, designed to match its rose-black TV range. Fortunately it's a discreet look, so whatever TV you've got, this 5.1 system will sit comfortably next to it.

Via CNET Crave

Grove with your very own DJ tune!

Never mind if you're not even an amateur disc jockey. That's because A*STAR's AutoDJ software simplifies mixing professional-quality ring tones in just three simple steps. Inspired by a DJ wannabe in the research institution, the first two steps of the procedure involve selecting a user-defined voice clip and background music track. These will be subsequently analyzed and merged together with the distinct groovy effects of stretches from a turntable familiar to most, if not all, club music.

You can even preview the track in real time before synthesizing and upload the finished product onto your mobile phones quite easily. The minimum system requirement for the software is a 2GHz Intel Core Duo computer running on Microsoft's Windows XP operating system. How's that for a personalized one-of-a-kind ringtone that will almost guarantee 100 percent exclusivity?

US$449 premium network cable

Well, that's how much Denon is charging for its audiophile-grade AK-DL1 "ultra"-premium Denon Link cable used for interconnecting its DVD players and A/V receiver. For US$449, you'll get 1.5m worth of high-purity copper wire wrapped up in chunky plugs and braided jacket--the latter two have negligible impact or whatsoever on boosting electrical performance. Stripped bare of these aesthetically driven touches, we're pretty sure you will have a tough time differentiating between the AK-DL1 and any off-the-shelf US$10 shielded network cable.

You can always purchase a thick submarine cable to hook up your A/V components, but chances are a cheap generic model will perform just as well for a short run of digital transmission. Just remember, when it comes to such a format, it's just bursts of 1s and 0s.

Via Ubergizmo | Photo credit: Denon

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