2010 Will Be the Year of 3D TV

Channel will broadcast live games beginning in June

(NEWSER) - ESPN will kick off the first-ever 3D television station in June with a live World Cup match. After that, ESPN 3D will broadcast 85 other events this year, including the Summer X Games, and assorted NBA and college basketball and football games, all of them live. But the channel won’t run any other programming, so it’ll be dark much of the time. More»

If you thought Conan O'Brien's hair was big before, just wait

(NEWSER) - Some television shows, like The View, will remain unchanged by the coming 3D revolution—but others will never be the same. Adrian Chen takes a look at how some of your favorites might be affected, in Gawker :

• Winter Olympics: “Coverage now 90% luge.”
• CNBC: “Busty news anchors now 90% bustier.”

You'll have stuff to watch next year—but you still need specs

(NEWSER) - Admit it, your heart skips a beat at the prospect of a 3-D high-definition TV in your own home. And by this time next year, Sony and Panasonic will have ‘em on the market. But—and it’s a big one, even after the cost—you’re going to have to wear those glasses. Yes, technology seems to have cleared up the headaches, and Ray-Ban’s working up some trendy specs, but … More»

3-D TVs, wristwatch cellphone are among the excellent gadgets

(NEWSER) - The 2009 Consumer Electronics Show is full of “incredible technology,” Larry Magid writes for CNET. Problem is, it’s all “in search of a practical purpose,” making this year the “year of the gimmick.” Magid runs down a few wowee gadgets of dubious usefulness.

• Casio EX-FS10 camera: Shoots 30 frames a second and superimposes the video on another picture, doing "by itself what used to require post processing." But will anyone use the feature?