CES 2012: Stream TV Looks To Show Off Ultra-D 3D Technology [Stream TV Looks To Bring Its New Elocity 3T Autostereoscopic 3D Technology To CES 2012, No Glasses Required]

Posted on TFTS by Steve Anderson on Friday, 23. December 2011 under: Audio,Visual, HD Equipment

Another early leak about what we can expect to see out at the 2012 CES show, folks, and for you home theater buffs out there, this is going to be a slice of good news indeed. Seems that the crew out at Stream TV has plans to show off a little something new, their Elocity 3T autostereoscopic 3D technology. And the good part about the Elocity 3T is that it won’t require glasses to view.

Sure, we’ve all heard about glasses-free 3D technology before. More and more companies are discovering it and trying to put it into use, which is pretty much the only way that 3D is going to really get adopted. But the part about the Elocity 3T that’s really going to give it a bit of an edge in the marketplace is that it’s set to offer not only the ability to turn 2D into 3D, like a lot of systems already do, but it will also look to convert stereoscopic 3D (the kind that requires glasses) into autostereoscopic 3D (the kind that doesn’t require glasses).

Stream TV, at last report, has some pretty impressive plans to take this act on the road, too, looking to get it into not only the obvious choice of televisions, but also getting it into tablets, desktop computers, and a whole host of other media-based devices. Basically, they want a full-court press on this operation, getting their brand of 3D technology into most every kind of hardware segment from gaming to movies and television.

And getting 3D capability into all the potential sources out there–especially this kind of 3D technology that’s actually rather versatile–might well end up improving the stakes considerably for the 3D market and home theater in general, as home theater technology will take on an edge that was formerly only the theaters’ province, and refine that advantage to include presentations the theaters won’t–and can’t in many cases–offer.

Stream TV has a press conference planned for January 9th, which will hopefully include information about the where and how much behind the whole thing, but until then, what do you guys think? Figure this could be the start of widespread 3D? Or will 3D always be a gimmick in the hands of originality-starved Hollywood? No matter what you think, the comments section is waiting for you below!