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A brand new trailer has hit the internet for Disney’s upcoming Tron Legacy 3D. The 3D movie which is reportedly going to give Avatar a run for its money will hit movie theaters worldwide in 2D, digital 3D and IMAX 3D, December 17th, 2010. Watch the stunning new official trailer here.

TRON LEGACY is a high-tech 3D adventure set in a digital world. Sam Flynn (Garrett Hedlund), the tech-savvy son of Kevin Flynn (Jeff Bridges), looks into his fathers disappearance and finds himself pulled into the same world of fierce programs and games where his father has been living for 25 years. Along with Kevins loyal confidant, the father and son embark on a life-and-death journey through a visually-stunning cyber universe that has become much more advanced and exceedingly dangerous in comparison to the original Disney movie.

What do The Jonas Brothers and Lady Gaga have in common? Apart from the obvious answer of bad music. That’s right, 3D concerts. The controversial and popular female musician Lady Gaga will soon be bringing the 3D Concert experience to her fans, which is reported to be followed by the release of a 3D concert DVD.

With the launch of her album ‘The Fame Monster’ in December last year, a set of 3D glasses were included in the CD case, telling Gaga fans that they will be useful for things happening soon. In a recent interview with MTV, a spokesperson for Lady Gaga revealed, “There are talks about a 3D concert and DVD in the near future”.

At this years 82nd Annual Academy Awards the battle between 2D and 3D was truly on. James Cameron’s 3D epic ‘Avatar’ was up against his ex-wife, Kathryn Bigelow’s 2D war-zone drama ‘The Hurt Locker’. Avatar was nominated for nine awards in total but only won three of its categories. It won Oscars for; Best Art Direction, Cinematography and Visual Effects.

The majority of people expected Avatar to come out victorious in the Best Picture and Director categories, however ‘The Hurt Locker’ blew Avatar away and won the ceremonies two big Oscars. Read the rest of this entry »

Following the success of Sky UK’s first ever live 3D broadcast, Sky Deutschland are now preparing to bring the same experience to German audiences. The Manchester United vs Arsenal Premier League clash received nothing but praise from its 3D admiring audience. Now Sky are hoping for the same positive response from German sports fans, as they prepare to broadcast a 3D Bundesliga soccer match between Bayer Leverkusen and Hamburger SV to a select audience in Munich, on March 14th. Read the rest of this entry »

At CeBIT, which is currently running in Hanover, Germany, ASUS announced its plans for a 3D monitor. ASUS revealed that later this year it will be releasing the 27″ full HD 3D PG276 Monitor. The 3D capable display utilizees NVIDIA 3D Vision technology and will display full HD images at 60 frames per second.

Prior to the release of the 27″ ASUS PG276 later this year, a 23″ and a 23.6″ version of the display will be made available. No price or official release date has been stated with the upcoming ASUS technology just yet.

‘Despicable Me’ is the upcoming 3D animation film from Universal Pictures (see the trailer here). ‘Despicable Me’ focuses on the world’s #2 super villain, Gru, whose evil attempts are always thwarted by Vector, the #1 super villain. In an attempt to outdo Vector, he begins plotting to steal the moon while he hides underground in a suburban neighborhood living with his minions. ‘Despicable Me’ stars Steve Carell, Jason Segel and Russell Brand and will be hitting the big screen in 3D worldwide on July 9th, 2010. Watch the trailer for it here.

The final installment from the much loved Shrek franchise is set to open the New York 2010 Tribeca Film Festival. ‘Shrek Forever After’ is the first Shrek movie to incorporate the 3D format. The Tribeca Film Festival will begin on April 21^st and the movie will be screened on the opening night and will run till May 2^nd. Other information on the Tribeca’s listings will be revealed on March 10^th and March 15^th. Shrek Forever After stars Mike Myers, Eddie Murphy and Cameron Diaz and is expected to be released on May 21^st.

Yesterday Pioneer USA introduced its new line of 5.1 channel AV receivers to the world. The new receivers are known as the VSX-820-K and the VSX-520-K. Both models come 3D ready and utilize the new HDMI 4.1 specification which provides HD connectivity for the 3D Blu-ray specification which will be hitting the consumer market in the near future. They also utilize the Dolby ProLogic IIz decoder for HD audio formats. Both the VSX-520-K and the VSX-820-K receivers are available for $299.

If vampires are immortal then they should be used to adopting new things right? That’s not the case with one of the world’s most famous vampires, Twilight actor Robert Pattinson. In a recent interview with MTV, the English actor revealed his feelings towards the idea of releasing the third Twilight installment in 3D. Pattinson who plays Edward Cullen in the Twilight phenomenon is hoping that ‘Twilight: Breaking Dawn’ isn’t released in 3D as the technology confuses him.

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Knock Knock. Who’s there? Doctor. Doctor Who? Doctor Who 3D.

The BBC recently funded the creation of a new 3D trailer for the upcoming series of the hit show, Doctor Who. The 3D trailer will be viewable in cinemas all across the UK prior to the screening of Alice in Wonderland 3D which is released in the UK and USA this weekend, March 5^th. Read the rest of this entry »