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Philips: Don’t get too excited about 3D

BERLIN–Shelled out several thousands for a Philips Cinema 21:9 television? You’ll be pleased to hear it’s obsolete. Philips has bumped the firmware and added a micro polarizing lens to the screen, to create a prototype 3D TV. The TV gets its tri-dimensional input from a prototype 3D Blu-ray player. Philips said Thursday at IFA 2009 that it’s “actively participating in …

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Sony unveils 3D Bravia TV and movie downloads for PS3 and PSP in Europe

We’re at IFA at the Sony press conference, where Sony CEO Sir Howard Stringer reckons the “3D train is on the track — and we’re the ones to drive it home.” 3D is Sony’s big push, but we’re more interested in the announcement of a movie-download service for PS3 and PSP, via the PlayStation Network. Sony has announced its first …

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