HISTORY OF 3D TV

3D TV History

Belive it or not, but 3D TV is not as far-fetched that many may have had you to believe! Since the birth of the photographic and movie technology 3D images has also been developed. In fact 3D images in photographs and films was quite popular until the Second World War. The decline for 3D after the WWII lasted untill... NOW!

Development of the 3D Image

The development of the 3D image is an ancient idea. It was the Greek Euklides (about 300 BC) that discovered the binocular eye-sight and Leonardo da Vinci teorized over the process of pictures in 3 dimensions.David Brewster introduced the Stereoscope in 1844, a device that could rake photographic pictures in 3D. The stereoscope was then enhanced by Louis Jules Duboscq and a famous picture of the British Queen Victoria was displayed at the Great World Fair of 1851. Until the Second World War it was quite common for middle-class family to have a stereoscopic (3D) camera at home. All kind of pictures were taken, included naked ones. The war however washed away the playful 3D cameras and intriduced a new time era of photographic realism, the black and white 'war journal' inspired pictures.

 

History of 3D Movies

The 3D movie development was parallell to the development of 3D pictures and images. Already in 1855 the Kinematoscope was invented, that is the Stereo Animation Camera. The first anaglyic movie was produced in 1915 and in 1922 the first public 3D movie was displayed - Power of Love! In 1935 the first 3D color movie was produced. When TV became popular in America in the 50's the cinemas answer was 3D Movies! The first movie was the Bwana Devil from United Artists that could be seen all across the US in 1952. The year after, in 1953, came the 3D movie House of Wax which also featured 2D sound. Alfred Hitchcock originally made his film Dial M for Murder in 3D but for the purpose of maximizing profits the movie was released in 2D. This was of course due to the fact that not all cinemas was 3D capable. Sovjet also jumed the bandwagon and made the first full-length movie in 1947 - Robinson Cruseo.

3D Movies and the public

Although 3D movies was very popular with the public, they where disliked by the critics in the popular press. Just the same critics that dislikes your favourite movie and give five stars to some Albanian movie you have never heard of... There opinion was the only opinion heard, and the 3D movie expansion was halted in the early 70's. But now internet is here and everone can make up their own mind!
 

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3D APPLE TV

Currently there is a lot of speculation that Steve Jobs’s hobby, the Apple TV, is about to get an overhaul. Most rumours speculate that the box will become more reliant on cloud services, forgoing the internal hard disk for flash memory. But none of that really pushes the device ahead of the crowd, now that some TVs, Bluray players and gaming consoles are getting access to on-demand movies. In fact in 3D Apple is unusually behind the curve.


It would make sense then, that a new version of the Apple TV should get up to speed with 3D. The basic hardware requirement for 3D TVs is a dual HDMI connection, something not terribly difficult to implement. There are already devices, like the Samsung BD-C6900, which can play 3D discs, and also access movie download services like Love Film or Netflix. However there is still a missing piece of the puzzle. None of the services out there offer the ability to download 3D movies.

Here’s where Apple could potentially steal a march on the competition (albeit a short lived advantage), by offering the first downloadable, on-demand 3D movies. One of the biggest drawbacks to the 3D capable hardware out there is the lack of movies available. Meanwhile Disney/Pixar has been racking up lots of 3D movies, so as Disney’s biggest individual shareholder Steve Jobs might well have access to some of the biggest 3D titles for iTunes.

So how likely is this to happen? Well, Steve Jobs is not a fan of discs, still refusing to add Bluray to any Macs. He clearly doesn’t see a future in them. So what of 3D? Well the plethora of 3D coming from Pixar appears to suggest he is comfortable with the idea. I would say that if the next version of the Apple TV doesn’t have a 3D capability it would show an uncharacteristic lack of vision from the Apple founder.

Incidentally an accepted 3D digital download standard could also give a green light to new portable 3D devices. The Carl Zeiss Cinemizer can already display 3D in the side-by-side format. But a lack of standards for 3D has until recently meant that content is thin on the ground. So a 3D standard that’s easily downloaded from iTunes or elsewhere could give the head mounted display industry a great shot in the arm.

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UNLOCK HTC MAGIC:OVERVIEW

New HTC Touch and HTC Magic mobile phones are usually locked-in to a single network carrier. It means you can not use other SIM cards to power your smartphone. If you want to achieve more flexibility and to freely choose a network service provider, then you have to unlock HTC Touch and HTC Magic. The process of unlocking HTC smartphone is easy. You just have to obtain an unlock code for each model from a code provider. Simply key-in the codes to your smartphone and it will be unlocked almost instantly. But before you unlock HTC Magic and HTC Touch, here are a few important points that you need to consider first.


New HTC Touch and HTC Magic mobile phones are usually locked-in to a single network carrier.  It means you can not use other SIM cards to power your smartphone.  If you want to achieve more flexibility and to freely choose a network service provider, then you have to unlock HTC Touch and HTC Magic.  The process of unlocking HTC smartphone is easy.  You just have to obtain an unlock code for each model from a code provider.  Simply key-in the codes to your smartphone and it will be unlocked almost instantly.  But before you unlock HTC Magic and HTC Touch, here are a few important points that you need to consider first.  

Some people are afraid to unlock HTC Touch and HTC Magic.  They think that unlocking HTC smartphone is illegal.  This is a common misconception that prevents users to unlock HTC Magic and HTC Touch.  Unlocking HTC smartphone is perfectly legal.  The network service provider has no legal right to prevent you from getting the services of other carriers.  That is because you have established personal ownership of your smartphone the moment you paid for it.  And because you own the gadget, you have every right to use it in any way you want which includes using a different SIM card.  There is no need to worry about legality issues because unlocking HTC smartphone is allowed. 

Another important thing to consider is the ability of your smartphone to receive the unlock codes.  You may have a unit that does not have the capability to accept unlocking codes.  So before you unlock HTC Touch and HTC Magic, you have to consider this issue first.  Typically, a locked smartphone will not accept other SIM cards.  If you insert an unrecognized SIM, the unit will show an error message.  You will know that your phone can be unlocked if it prompts you to key-in the unlock codes.  If the prompt is missing, then your phone is probably not updated to accept unlock codes.  Even if you buy a code to unlock HTC Magic and HTC Touch, you will never be able to use it because there is no way for you to input the unlock codes. You have to make sure that your phone will display a utility asking for the unlock codes so you can proceed with the unlock operation. 

Lastly, you have to get specific guarantees from the unlock code provider.  Unlocking HTC smartphone can be done remotely.  You can simply request a code by providing the IMEI to the vendor.  The vendor will send you a code that corresponds to the model of your HTC smartphone.  In some cases, the unlock codes will not work.  So it is important to get a refund guarantee from the vendor if this happens.  A reputable code provider that promises to unlock HTC Touch and HTC Magic will always give you a full refund guarantee.  If you can not get a refund guarantee, then you have to look for an unlock code elsewhere. 

You can easily unlock HTC Magic and HTC Touch without a glitch.  But because these are electronic devices, some problems may occur during the unlock sequence.  The refund guarantee will enable you to get your money back if the codes will not work. 

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HTC WILDFIRE PAYG SMARTPHONE:REVIEW

April 2, 2011 6:25 am – 2nd April - UK - Leading online mobile phone and accessories retailer, PrePayMania.co.uk, has recently announced the launch of the HTC Wildfire PAYG mobile phone. While the whole world awaits the next big thing in the mobile market, the HTC Wildfire has been doing brisk and excellent sales all along, silently gaining huge market following and making huge sales. The HTC Wildfire is one of the smartest Android phone released that brings home some of the finest usability, interactivity and user-friendly features.



The HTC Wildfire PAYG has a stunning interface. It's all touch-sensitive, with a great multi-touch input interface and a simple optical trackpad for easy navigation. The HTC Sense UI gives you the best in terms of interactivity, and with cool and trendy graphics, the user is in for a treat when he uses the HTC Wildfire. It is quite sleek and at 12mm, the mobile smartphone is quite thin too. The HTC Wildfire stands as a very compact, light-weight and handy smartphone too.

One of the most important things that is demanded for in any smartphone is connectivity. The HTC Wildfire has the best social connectivity up its sleeve – with Facebook integration, integration for Twitter, and many other social websites. The mobile phone is backed with 3G and Wi-Fi – providing top-of-the-line broadband speeds wherever you go! With Email, IM, Push Email, Gmail and many more features built right into the HTC Wildfire, the smartphone always keeps you in touch with all your friends and family at all times!

“These days, connectivity is the key. A Unlocked Phones does not just let you talk. It needs to keep you active with social connectivity, camera, video recording, media player and much more! The HTC Wildfire is perfect smartphone when it comes to all these features,” said Matt Gaunt, General Manager at PrePayMania.co.uk.

The HTC Wildfire review also speaks of a powerful 5 MP camera which lets you capture high-quality photos and videos of your favorite moments. There is a great media player, a stereo FM radio with RDS and with plenty of storage both on the smartphone and also on the microSD card you get plenty of entertainment throughout!

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HTC DIAMOND: IPHONE KILLER

Fugettabout the iPhone 3G for a moment and lets look at a touchscreen cell phone that will be arriving stateside in a couple of months:  The HTC Diamond.  From all accounts, this phone just might be the “iPhone killer” gadget geeks and phone affectionatos have been waiting for.
 


To me, iPhone is just fine and dandy.  I love my 8G first gen.  But now that 3G is coming Friday, I just don’t think I am ready to jump to the next gen right now, especially since I just got my iPhone 7 months ago.

It has me thinking, when the time comes for me to start looking for a new cell phone I can use like an iPhone (as a phone, pda, and mobile web-surfing device)…what other options will there be for me?  Will there be something better?

Enter the HTC Diamond.  Granted, I have not had a chance to try the HTC Diamond, but when I read Ben Patterson’s review on Yahoo, I immediately fell in love.  I mean, what is there not to love?  For one, it has a full color VGA screen.  Kick a$$.   It truely is pretty to look at.  Moreso than the iPhone I think.  But pretty is for superficial hasbeens.  I want a phone that is like a swiss army knife.  It should allow me to receive and make calls in a couple touches.  I am a working professional, and I need a phone that will allow me to access my work email from home or when on vacation.  I should be able to pull up my email in a touch and send email using a QWERTY (in portrait or landscape if I want).  And, the most important thing for me is personally, access the internet how I would if I were at home (meaning, a html web browser).

Games…who cares.  I have a PS3, and that’s all I need.  If I have an urge to play Tetris or a hand of poker, I’ll whip my iPod video out.

Music…naw, again, I have my iPod Video for such things…I don’t need a phone to play music for me.  To me, mp3 capabilities aren’t important.

So, those two things are not important to me in my criteria for a “great” touchscreen cell phone.

Let’s see how the HTC Diamond stacks up to these three criteria then:

    Text messaging
    Making/Receiving phone calls
    Email messaging and receiving
    Web-browsing

1. Text messaging

To me, the iPhone has the best text messaging interface, but it could be better.  I love the QWERTY touchscreen keyboard, but wish I could flip my phone to landscape as other touchscreen competitors such as the LG Vu have.  The HTC Diamond has a QWERTY interface, similar to the iPhone’s.  But what about landscape view?   Not sure if it does.  I checked the HTC Diamond website, and the photos and demos didn’t have anything.  Checked HTC’s YouTube videos, and found a good demo below, but he didn’t bother demonstrating the last feature, the keyboard option for texting…maybe that’s where the landscape view comes into play?:
2. Making/Receiving calls

What I love most about my iPhone is the ease in which I can make a phone call.  Two fast clicks of the home button brings up my favorites and I can easily select a person to call from that list.  Not sure the HTC Diamond can beat that, but I sure do like the way I can flip through contacts using my finger, and its all picture based so I can easily select a photo of the person I want to call and that’s it.  To me, visual is the key.

But it all boils down for me to this one thing: I don’t want to do a lot of thinking when making a call.  So, i am not certain the HTC can offer the same ease of use as the iPhone until I can try it out in person.

3. Email messaging/receiving

With the iPhone, you can set up multiple POP email accounts and access them via the Mail icon.  I like how I can access both my Yahoo and Gmail accounts without having to login all of the time.  And, the iPhone gives me a friendly “dong” to let me know when new email arrives.  With the HTC Diamond operating on Windows Mobile, of course it has Outlook.  I believe I heard the guy say in the video below that it can handle up to three separate email accounts, so that means it can do what my iPhone does.  Plus, I really like how I can scroll through my messages in the Diamond!

4. Web-Browsing

Demo’s abound for the web-browsing feature for the HTC Diamond.  I must say that what impresses me most is that HTC incorporated the best of iPhone’s features, but abadanoned the one feature I kind of hated, which was how you zoom in and out with the pinched fingers/open fingers motion.  Instead, HTC replaces this motion with tapping (I know, you can do that with iPhone too…) as well as the option to zoom in and out using the touch navigation wheel.  I like it.  To me, the pinching didn’t always respond the way I wanted, and when I tapped, more times than not I ended up hitting a link I didn’t want.  Too cumbersome and annoying if you ask me.


The browser is Opera, which is just as good as Safari.  As long as I can see a web page the way I would at home (but in a smaller frame of course), that’s all I care about, and I get that in the HTC Diamond. See the demo video below:

P.S.:  The HTC Diamond sports a 3.5 G “true broadband” web browsing experience!

Summary:

Speaking purely for myself, I think the HTC Diamond meets all of my needs for a touchscreen cell phone.  It does everything my iPhone 8GB first gen can do, plus it has 3G (3.5 G actually), and will work with major US carriers, including AT&T, which is what I have.  I feel that HTC Diamond is a grown up version of the toyish iPhone.  It has the professional capacity that a smartphone should have, but it also has the “cool” factor stylings such as a small, light body, 3.2 MP camera, and high resolution VGA color screen.

I think I will wait until next spring and get one new and unlocked on eBay once the price goes down a couple hundred bucks.  The HTC Diamond, for me, killed all of the hype around the iPhone 3G.

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TIPS FOR HTC HD2

If you are looking for best windows which are found in mobile phone, then HTC HD2 is one of the best choices amongst all others. It uses to have flash custom ROMs, a bit faster and easier way to get entangled with things. There features like tweaks and suggestions are quite attractive. These are standard handsets which is a base for mobile beginners. Let me give you some tips in this aspect.


1. Apply official updates

A need to visit the website of HTC seems to be important after HTC battery charging and this is because of current updates or informative approaches which they have made possible over there, for convenience of their customers. You can easily download a number of items by utilizing download option available, by simply following short instructions.

2. Install BsB Tweaks

Xda is a well known developer forum, who has introduced BsB Tweaks for free. This can be best usage for HTC, as an individual can easily get registered with any of its packages. You need to choose tweak option for enabling or disabling of this particular software. There is an availability of wireless access and WiFi network through which the mobile can be used in order to handle a number of computerized working easily through the help of HD2.
3. Enable Flash support in Opera Mobile

Commonly HTC HD2 is inbuilt with a stronger technology having internet browsing options in format of  opera mobile web browser and latest version of Internet Explorer. They abet in performing different functions of flash operations, which are linked with internet web browsing. If you need to make your speed a bit more, then Skyfire can be used.
4. Get and/or tweak YouTube app

Next step is to download the YouTube application, so that you can enjoy a number of videos easily on your HD2 anywhere.
5. Increase number of Quick Links

Special feature of 9 quick links are best shots for increasing a number of quick links through xda-developers forums.
6. Add Task Manager to Quick Links

Task Manager is a special applicational aspect which uses to enhance exact working of programs. That’s why getting them added for quick links via file explorer option would be a good choice.
7. Try out VistaHide Battery Gauge

Third-party elegant and functional battery meters are there. They serve as a free utility, which is known as vista hide battery gauge. This is a kind of code bar, which is having visibility.
8. Reclaim hidden games

HTC HD2 famous games are teeter, solitaire and well known bubble breaker. All of these are technical and appropriate in their working, they can easily be reclaimed through file explorer, as they need some empty space to be installed.
9. Get an ebook reader

Considerate screen of HD2 is 4.3-inch, where as its resolution is about 800 x 480 which is best for reading any thing. That’s why you need to install e-book reader for yourself.
10. Accessorize

Along with customization of software, there is a need to have microSD cards through which a number of accessorize would be enhanced. This is versatile source for investments.

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