Metaverse – Virtual Reality (VR), Extended Reality (XR) and Immersive Video News

Dialog Semic enables 3D experience for Smartphones and Tablet PCs with 2D to 3D video conversion IC
Dec 13, 2010 – Dialog Semiconductor (FWB:DLG) has announced the DA8223, the world's first real time 2D to 3D video conversion chip for portable devices. The chip integrates a parallax barrier screen driver that lets users view 3D content without the need for glasses.
News categories: Dialog Semi, Digital TV, ICs, Metaverse, Mobile, Portable, Semiconductor, Tablet

Imagination POWERVR VXD392 and VXE382 deliver H.264 MVC decode and encode functions
Dec 6, 2010 – Imagination Technologies (LSE:IMG) has announced new additions to its video IP core families, the POWERVR VXD392 decoder and POWERVR VXE382 encoder, including support for H.264 MVC, WebM, S3D (Stereoscopic 3D) and resolutions up to UltraHD.
News categories: Imagination Technologies, Metaverse, Semiconductor, Silicon IP

UK leading the way in new TV technologies
Dec 2, 2010 – Ofcom's fifth International Communications Market report into the global communications market looks at take-up, availability and use of broadband, landlines, mobiles, TV and radio in 17 countries. The UK and Spain lead the way in digital TV take-up.
News categories: Ofcom, Australia, Brazil, Cable TV, Canada, China, Digital TV, DVR, France, Germany, India, IPTV, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Market Research, Metaverse, Netherlands, Poland, Russia, Satellite, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Spain, Streaming, Subscribers, Sweden, Terrestrial, UK, USA

Piedmont, Italy, the World's First Region to Broadcast Backward Compatible 3D TV
Dec 1, 2010 – In Turin a news conference was held announcing the implementation, from Piedmont, of the first 3D HDTV broadcasts, free-to-air, with a system for backwards compatibility with 2D TV sets.
News categories: Sisvel, Quartarete TV, CSP Innovazione nelle ICT, Digital TV, Italy, Metaverse

3DTVs shipping faster than HDTV
Nov 30, 2010 – The retail performance of 3D hardware for the home has been developing at a healthy pace. Year one adoption of 3DTV is running at a far quicker rate in most territories than it did for high definition, according Futuresource Consulting.
News categories: Futuresource, Market Research, Metaverse, Smart TV

3D-Enabled Mobile Devices to Surpass 60 Million Units by 2014
Nov 30, 2010 – The major movie studios are taking 3D content from cinemas to the home as TV manufacturers ship increasing numbers of 3D-ready TVs. The trend is enabling the next evolution of 3D: 3D on mobile devices.
News categories: In-Stat, Digital TV, Market Research, Metaverse, Mobile

Pan-European 3D Channel Brava3D Starts on Astra
Nov 22, 2010 – SES ASTRA (Paris, LuxX: SESG) has announced that the Dutch TV channel Brava3D started broadcasting via the ASTRA satellite at 23.5 degrees East. Brava3D is the first pan-European 3D channel providing a mix of classical music, opera and ballet in 3D quality.
News categories: SES ASTRA, Europe, Metaverse, Satellite

Ambarella Introduces Complete 3D HD Camera Solution At Consumer Price Points
Nov 22, 2010 – Ambarella has announced the availability of a complete 3D camera solution that includes the new S3D™, a 3D video pre-processor. The S3D works with Ambarella's camera SoCs to enable full HD 1080p 3D video recording and high-resolution 3D photography.
News categories: Ambarella, Camcorder, Digital TV, ICs, Metaverse, Semiconductor

3DFusion NO-Glasses 3D Display Technology is Accepted By Industry Experts as Commercially Ready
Nov 18, 2010 – On Oct. 27th, 2010, 3DFusion participated in the Kagan/Panasonic 3D Media Markets event at the Waldorf Astoria, organized by PK World Media. The overall consensus was that 3D without glasses is 5 to 10 years away.
News categories: 3DFusion, Metaverse